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The current treatment of SMP has limited efficacy, and hence more mechanistic insights into this intractable pain condition are urgently needed.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A caudal trunk transection (CTT) model of neuropathic pain was established in mice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Immunofluorescence staining, small interfering RNA, pharmacological and electrophysiological studies were conducted to test the hypothesis that norepinephrine increases the excitability of small-diameter DRG neurons from CTT mice through the activation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-protein kinase G (cGMP-PKG) signaling pathway.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Behavior study showed that CTT mice developed mechanical and heat hypersensitivities, which were attenuated by intraperitoneal injection of guanethidine. CTT mice also showed an abnormal sprouting of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive nerve fibers in DRG, and an increased excitability of small-diameter DRG neurons to norepinephrine, suggesting that CTT is a useful model to study SMP. Importantly, inhibiting cGMP-PKG pathway with small interfering RNA and KT5823 attenuated the increased sympathetic sensitivity in CTT mice. In contrast, cGMP activators (Sp-cGMP, 8-Br-cGMP) further increased sympathetic sensitivity. Furthermore, phosphorylation of ATP-sensitive potassium channel, which is a downstream target of PKG, may contribute to the adrenergic modulation of DRG neuron excitability.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our findings suggest an important role of cGMP-PKG signaling pathway in the increased excitability of small-diameter DRG neurons to norepinephrine after CTT, which involves an inhibition of the ATP-sensitive potassium currents through PKG-induced phosphorylation. 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