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Biochemical changes in sciatic nerve tissue were ruled out by estimating thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), reduced glutathione (GSH) and total calcium levels. Ethanolic extract of Vernonia cinerea and pregabalin were administered for 14 consecutive days starting from the day of surgery. CCI of sciatic nerve has been shown to induce significant changes in behavioral, biochemical and histopathological assessments when compared to the sham control group. Vernonia cinerea attenuated in a dose dependent manner the above pathological changes induced by CCI of the sciatic nerve, which is similar to attenuation of the pregabalin pretreated group. The ameliorating effect of ethanolic extract of Vernonia cinerea against CCI of sciatic nerve induced neuropathic pain may be due to the presence of flavonoids and this effect is attributed to anti-oxidative, neuroprotective and calcium channel modulator actions of these compounds.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/0001-3765201420130404","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,8,27]],"date-time":"2014-08-27T21:27:55Z","timestamp":1409174875000},"page":"1435-1450","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Ameliorative potential of Vernonia cinerea on chronic constriction injury of sciatic nerve induced neuropathic pain in rats"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"86","author":[{"given":"VENKATA R.K.","family":"THIAGARAJAN","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sastra University, India; Madurai Medical College, 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