Table 3 The effects of the lentiviral vector on TRPV1 protein and mRNA expression in the TG of rats

From: Transient receptor potential Vanilloid 1-based gene therapy alleviates orthodontic pain in rats

 Items

Time intervals/d

Force + TRPV1 shRNA lentivirus group

Force + blank lentivirus group

P value

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Protein expression

0

0.334 ± 0.023

0.309,0.359

0.567 ± 0.085

0.471,0.663

0.064

 

1

0.397 ± 0.090

0.295,0.499

0.892 ± 0.056

0.829,0.955

 < 0.001***

 

3

0.428 ± 0.072

0.348,0.508

1.254 ± 0.046

1.201,1.307

 < 0.001***

 

5

0.254 ± 0.159

0.074,0.434

0.963 ± 0.111

0.838,1.088

 < 0.001***

 

7

0.265 ± 0.171

0.071,0.459

0.882 ± 0.143

0.719,1.045

 < 0.001***

 

14

0.190 ± 0.063

0.117,0.263

0.758 ± 0.100

0.644,0.812

 < 0.001***

mRNA expression

0

0.847 ± 0.361

0.437,1.257

1.000 ± 0.018

0.978,1.022

0.999

 

1

3.528 ± 0.244

3.252,3.804

6.309 ± 0.566

5.668,6.952

 < 0.001***

 

3

2.808 ± 0.544

2.181,3.435

5.742 ± 0.889

4.737,6.747

 < 0.001***

 

5

2.543 ± 0.684

1.769,3.317

3.860 ± 0.242

3.586,4.134

0.016*

 

7

1.893 ± 0.464

1.368,2.418

3.295 ± 0.287

2.972,3.618

0.009**

 

14

1.387 ± 0.027

1.130,1.644

2.585 ± 0.545

1.970,3.200

0.033*

  1. *P< 0.05, **P< 0.01, ***P< 0.001