In this study, we investigate the efffects of curcumin trathecal injection on pain threshold and the expressions of TLR4, TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-10 in the spinal cord of rats with chronic constrictive injury (CCI). 120 males Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats fitted with intrathecal catheters were randomly divided into four groups: sham group (Sham), CCI group (CCI), solvent control group (SC), and curcumin treated group (Cur, 100 mu g/d). Neuropathic pain was produced by CCI of right sciatic nerve as described previously. On the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 10th, and 14th day after surgery, 100 mu g curcumin di...