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Pain modulatory properties of Phoneutria nigriventer crude venom and derived peptides: A double-edged sword. Toxicon 2020; 185:120-128. [PMID: 32668276 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Phoneutria nigriventer venom (PNV) is a complex mixture of toxins exerting multiple pharmacological effects that ultimately result in severe local pain at the site of the bite. It has been proposed that the PNV-induced pain is mediated by both peripheral and central mechanisms. The nociception triggered by PNV is peripherally mediated by the activation of B2, 5-HT4, NMDA, AMPA, NK1, and NK2 receptors, as well as TTXS-Na+, ASIC, and TRPV1 channels. The activation of tachykinin, glutamate and CGRP receptors along with the production of inflammatory mediators are, at least partially, responsible for the central component of pain. Despite its well established pro-nociceptive properties, PNV contains some toxins with antinociceptive activity, which have been studied in the last few years. The toxins ω-CNTX-Pn4a, ω-CNTX-Pn2a, ω-CNTX-Pn3a, κ-CNTX-Pn1a, U7-CNTX-Pn1a, δ-CNTX-Pn1a, and Γ-CNTX-Pn1a from PNV, as well as the semi-synthetic peptide PnPP-19 have been tested in different experimental models of pain showing consistent antinociceptive properties. This review aims to discuss the pro- and antinociceptive actions of PNV and its toxins, highlighting possible mechanisms involved in these apparently dualistic properties.
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Camargo LL, Denadai-Souza A, Yshii LM, Mesquita FPN, Soares AG, Lima C, Schenka A, Grant A, Fernandes E, Muscará MN, Costa SKP. Peripheral neurokinin-1 receptors contribute to kaolin-induced acute monoarthritis in rats. Neuroimmunomodulation 2015; 22:373-84. [PMID: 26088412 DOI: 10.1159/000381549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE intra-articular co-injection of kaolin with carrageenan (CGN) in rodents is widely used as an experimental model of arthritis. However, the ability of kaolin to cause arthritis and related immune responses when administered alone is unclear. We evaluated the contribution of prostanoids and sensory C-fibres (and their neuropeptide substance P) to kaolin-induced inflammation in the rat knee. METHODS Wistar rats, 8-10 weeks old, received an intra-articular injection of kaolin (1-10 μg/joint) or saline into the knee joint. Knee inflammation, proinflammatory cytokines, pain behaviour and secondary tactile allodynia were assessed over 5 h, when synovial leukocyte counts, histopathological changes and proinflammatory cytokine levels were evaluated. RESULTS The intra-articular injection of kaolin caused a dose- and time-dependent knee swelling and impairment of motion that were associated with secondary tactile allodynia, elevated concentrations of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα, leukocyte infiltration, and histopathological changes in the ipsilateral hindpaw. The neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist SR140333 or neonatal treatment with capsaicin markedly reduced the inflammatory parameters, cytokines and allodynia but failed to significantly inhibit the impaired motion. The cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor indomethacin partially inhibited knee oedema and allodynia but did not affect the leukocyte influx, myeloperoxidase activity or impaired motion in the kaolin-injected rat. CONCLUSIONS We show the first evidence that intra-articular injection of kaolin without CGN produced severe acute monoarthritis. This was highly dependent on substance P (released from C-fibres) and NK1 receptor activation, which stimulated local production of proinflammatory cytokines. This model may be of critical importance for mechanistic studies and screening new anti-inflammatory/analgesic drugs.
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- Livia L Camargo
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sx00E3;o Paulo (USP), Sx00E3;o Paulo, Brazil
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Costa SKP, Hyslop S, Malcangio M, Docherty RJ, Brain SD. Activation of 5-HT4 receptors causes neurogenic inflammation in the cutaneous microvasculature. Inflamm Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03354217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Rapôso C, Odorissi PAM, Oliveira ALR, Aoyama H, Ferreira CV, Verinaud L, Fontana K, Ruela-de-Sousa RR, da Cruz-Höfling MA. Effect of Phoneutria nigriventer Venom on the Expression of Junctional Protein and P-gp Efflux Pump Function in the Blood–Brain Barrier. Neurochem Res 2012; 37:1967-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0817-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Revised: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Govea RM, Zhou S, Carlton SM. Group III metabotropic glutamate receptors and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 co-localize and interact on nociceptors. Neuroscience 2012; 217:130-9. [PMID: 22609935 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Several lines of evidence indicate group III metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) have systemic anti-hyperalgesic effects. We hypothesized this could occur through modulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptors on nociceptors. To address this question we performed anatomical studies to determine if group III mGluRs were expressed on cutaneous axons and if they co-localized with TRPV1. Immunostaining at the electron microscopic level demonstrated that 22% of unmyelinated axons labeled for mGluR8. Immunostaining at the light microscopic level in lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRG) demonstrated that 80% and 28% of neurons labeled for mGluR8 or TRPV1, respectively. Of those neurons labeled for mGluR8, 25% labeled for TRPV1; of those labeled for TRPV1, 71% labeled for mGluR8. In behavior studies intraplantar injection of the group III mGluR agonist, L-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (L-AP-4: 0.1, 1.0, and 10.0 μM) had no effect on paw withdrawal latency (PWL) to heat in naïve rats but administration of 10 μM L-AP-4 prior to 0.05% capsaicin (CAP), significantly attenuated CAP-induced lifting/licking and reduced flinching behavior. The L-AP-4 effect was specific since administration of a group III antagonist α-methyl-3-methyl-4-phosphonophenylglycine (UBP1112) (100μM) blocked the L-AP-4 effect on CAP, resulting in behaviors similar to CAP alone. Intraplantar injection of UBP1112 alone did not result in nociceptive behaviors, indicating group III mGluRs are not tonically active. Finally, the anti-hyperalgesic effect of group III in this paradigm was local and not systemic since intraplantar administration of L-AP-4 in one hind paw did not attenuate nociceptive behaviors following CAP injection in the contralateral hind paw. Adenyl cyclase/cyclic AMP/PKA may be the second messenger pathway linking these two receptor families because intraplantar injection of forskolin (FSK, 10 μM) reduced PWL to heat and L-AP-4 reversed this FSK effect. Taken together, these results suggest group III mGluRs can negatively modulate TRPV1 through inhibition of adenyl cyclase and downstream intracellular activity, blocking TRPV1-induced activation of nociceptors.
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- R M Govea
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1069, USA
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Denadai-Souza A, Camargo LDL, Ribela MT, Keeble JE, Costa SK, Muscará MN. Participation of peripheral tachykinin NK1
receptors in the carrageenan-induced inflammation of the rat temporomandibular joint. Eur J Pain 2012; 13:812-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2008] [Revised: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Involvement of sensory nerves and TRPV1 receptors in the rat airway inflammatory response to two environment pollutants: diesel exhaust particles (DEP) and 1,2-naphthoquinone (1,2-NQ). Arch Toxicol 2009; 84:109-17. [PMID: 19399481 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-009-0427-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/07/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The environmental chemical 1,2-naphthoquinone (1,2-NQ) is implicated in the exacerbation of airways diseases induced by exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP), which involves a neurogenic-mediated mechanism. Plasma extravasation in trachea, main bronchus and lung was measured as the local (125)I-bovine albumin accumulation. RT-PCR quantification of TRPV1 and tachykinin (NK(1) and NK(2)) receptor gene expression were investigated in main bronchus. Intratracheal injection of DEP (1 and 5 mg/kg) or 1,2-NQ (35 and 100 nmol/kg) caused oedema in trachea and bronchus. 1,2-NQ markedly increased the DEP-induced responses in the rat airways in an additive rather than synergistic manner. This effect that was significantly reduced by L-732,138, an NK(1) receptor antagonist, and in a lesser extent by SR48968, an NK(2) antagonist. Neonatal capsaicin treatment also markedly reduced DEP and 1,2-NQ-induced oedema. Exposure to pollutants increased the TRPV1, NK(1) and NK(2) receptors gene expression in bronchus, an effect was partially suppressed by capsaicin treatment. In conclusion, our results are consistent with the hypothesis that DEP-induced airways oedema is highly influenced by increased ambient levels of 1,2-NQ and takes place by neurogenic mechanisms involving up-regulation of TRPV1 and tachykinin receptors.
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Yshii LM, Souza GH, Camargo EA, Eberlin MN, Ribela MTC, Muscará MN, Hyslop S, Costa SK. Characterization of the mechanisms underlying the inflammatory response to Polistes lanio lanio (paper wasp) venom in mouse dorsal skin. Toxicon 2009; 53:42-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Revised: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Conceição K, Bruni FM, Pareja-Santos A, Antoniazzi MM, Jared C, Lopes-Ferreira M, Lima C, Pimenta DC. Unusual profile of leukocyte recruitment in mice induced by a skin secretion of the tree frog Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis. Toxicon 2006; 49:625-33. [PMID: 17157344 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2006] [Revised: 10/24/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis skin secretion can cause both systemic and local effects. In this study, we describe the pattern of local acute inflammatory response after P. hypochondrialis skin secretion injection. The inflammatory reaction in the mice footpad was analysed, including the leukocyte recruitment into local tissue from the peripheral blood, in a mouse model of tissue injury. We also investigated the release of the cytokines IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-alpha, chemokines KC and MCP-1 and the eicosanoids LTB 4 and PGE(2) in mice. The present findings support the ability of P. hypochondrialis skin secretion to induce local inflammation. In addition, these skin secretion components play a role in the initial rolling and slowing of recruited leukocytes and the transition from rolling to adhesion. Levels of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6, chemokines KC and MCP-1 as well as the eicosanoid PGE(2) were significantly increased after injection of a skin secretion of P. hypochondrialis (0.6 microg/30 microl intraplantar), whereas no changes in other parameters were observed. Finally, the mechanisms involved in the local inflammatory process induced by P. hypochondrialis skin secretion is one of the questions of relevance related to the complex pathophysiology induced by this particular secretion and other toxins.
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- Katia Conceição
- LETA (Laboratório Especial de Toxinologia Aplicada), Center for Applied Toxinology (CAT/CEPID), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Costa SKP, Starr A, Hyslop S, Gilmore D, Brain SD. How important are NK1 receptors for influencing microvascular inflammation and itch in the skin? Studies using Phoneutria nigriventer venom. Vascul Pharmacol 2006; 45:209-14. [PMID: 16914387 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Pain and itch sensations are induced by depolarization of C-fibre nerves and possibly other types of fibres. We have evidence from several species, including mice, that skin plasma extravasation induced by the Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom (PNV) is dependent on tachykinin NK(1) receptors. We have now investigated the itching measured as bouts of scratching in response to intradermal (i.d.) PNV in wildtype (NK(1)(+/+)) and NK(1) receptor knockout (NK(1)(-/-)) mice. Mice, either NK(1)(+/+) or NK(1)(-/-), were given a single i.d. injection (0.05 ml) of test agent or vehicle into the shaved dorsal skin, in the intercostal region, in a randomized way. The bouts of scratching were recorded in a blinded manner for 60 min. Oedema formation was concomitantly assessed by the extravascular accumulation of i.v. injected (125)I-albumin. The i.d. injection of either substance P (at a high dose of 100 nmol/site), or PNV (0.3-10 microg/site) induced oedema formation in NK(1)(+/+) but substantially less was observed in NK(1)(-/-) mice, as previously reported. PNV also induced scratching, but significantly less scratching was observed in NK(1)(-/-) compared with NK(1)(+/+) mice. In contrast, SP did not induce significant scratching at amounts up to 100 nmol in NK(1)(+/+) mice. Experiments with an NK(1) receptor antagonist SR140333 (at doses that blocked PNV-induced oedema) revealed that whilst a local co-injection i.d. (1 nmol) in NK(1)(+/+) mice had no effect on PNV (3 microg/site)-induced scratching (18.5+/-3.7 vs. 14.4+/-3.5 bouts, mean+/-S.E.M., n=5-7), systemic treatment with SR140333 (120 nmol/kg, i.v.) significantly inhibited scratching (14+/-3.5 vs. 3.1+/-1.2 bouts, n=4-6; P<0.05). These results indicate that NK(1) receptors are involved in mediating PNV-induced scratching and that the location of the receptors is unlikely to be skin. Thus, a distinct separation between endogenous microvascular and PNV nociceptive NK(1)-dependent effects is suggested.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Topical
- Animals
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Edema/chemically induced
- Edema/pathology
- Edema/prevention & control
- Female
- Injections, Intradermal
- Injections, Intravenous
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists
- Piperidines/administration & dosage
- Piperidines/pharmacology
- Pruritus/chemically induced
- Pruritus/pathology
- Pruritus/physiopathology
- Quinuclidines/administration & dosage
- Quinuclidines/pharmacology
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1/genetics
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1/physiology
- Skin/blood supply
- Skin/drug effects
- Skin/pathology
- Spider Venoms/administration & dosage
- Spider Venoms/toxicity
- Substance P/administration & dosage
- Substance P/toxicity
- Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous/chemically induced
- Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous/pathology
- Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous/physiopathology
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Affiliation(s)
- Soraia K P Costa
- Cardiovascular Division, King's College, Guy's Campus, London SE1 1UL, UK.
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de Paula L, Santos WF, Malheiro A, Carlos D, Faccioli LH. Differential modulation of cell recruitment and acute edema in a model of Polybia paulista venom-induced inflammation. Int Immunopharmacol 2006; 6:182-9. [PMID: 16399622 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2005.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2004] [Revised: 02/17/2005] [Accepted: 08/04/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hymenoptera stings are quite common and can cause inflammatory reactions (in nonallergic individuals) or serious reactions (in allergic individuals). Hymenoptera venom contains histamine, vasoactive kinins, serotonin, phospholipase A, phospholipase B, hyaluronidase, antigen 5 and mastoparans. Some of these substances are responsible for local pain, as well as for activation of complement and endothelial cells. Polybia paulista is a wasp typically found in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. In the present study, we evaluated inflammatory reactions in the peritoneal cavities of rats injected with P. paulista venom (PPV). We evaluated leukocyte recruitment and edema formation at the site of inflammation. After i.p. inoculation with PPV, there was dose-dependent and time-dependent recruitment of neutrophils, eosinophils and mononuclear cells. At 4 to 48 h after stimulus, administration of MK 886, a leukotriene synthesis inhibitor, completely abolished granulocyte recruitment to the peritoneal cavity. Therefore, leukotrienes seem to be the primary mediators of PPV-induced neutrophil and eosinophil recruitment. Inoculation with PPV also induced protein extravasation into the peritoneal cavity. This phenomenon was not inhibited by treatment with MK 886 or indomethacin (a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor), demonstrating that neither leukotrienes nor prostaglandins are involved in this inflammatory reaction. However, edema formation was significantly inhibited by treatment with pyrilamine, indicating that the histamine H1 receptor plays a critical role in PPV-induced formation of acute edema.
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- Lúcia de Paula
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Costa SKP, Yshii LM, Poston RN, Muscará MN, Brain SD. Pivotal role of endogenous tachykinins and the NK1 receptor in mediating leukocyte accumulation, in the absence of oedema formation, in response to TNFα in the cutaneous microvasculature. J Neuroimmunol 2006; 171:99-109. [PMID: 16269189 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2005] [Accepted: 09/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tachykinins including substance P (SP) are well known to play a role in influencing oedema formation and leukocyte accumulation during tissue insult and inflammation. Cutaneous inflammatory models to characterize a TNFalpha-dependent mechanism where endogenous SP act via the NK1 receptor to promote leukocyte accumulation in the absence of oedema formation were used. We found that TNFalpha induced dose-dependent leukocyte accumulation at 4 h, which returned towards basal levels at 8 h in NK1+/+ mice. This response was absent in both the NK1+/+ mice treated with an NK1 receptor antagonist and NK1-/- mice. At the highest dose IL-6 induced a significant accumulation in NK1+/+ and NK1-/- mice but IL-12 was ineffective. SP induced skin oedema but none of the cytokines did. Either co-injection of SP with low dose of TNFalpha (0.3 pmol/site) or SP previously injected (30 min) to TNFalpha evoked a significant increase in MPO activity when compared with that induced by the cytokine alone. In contrast, SP injected i.d. 3.5 h after TNFalpha failed to produce additive response. Control, but not capsaicin-pretreated rats (to deplete sensory nerves), exhibited a marked increase in MPO activity in response to TNFalpha. Histological analysis showed that TNFalpha caused tissue infiltrate of leukocytes in NK1+/+ mice, whilst leukocytes accumulated at intravascular sites in NK1-/- mice, but did not appear to emigrate, suggesting a defect in trans-endothelial migration. Interestingly, monocytes in addition to neutrophils accumulated 4 h post TNFalpha injection. In conclusion, the NK1 receptor plays a functional role in mediating leukocyte accumulation independently of the historically important NK1 mediated oedema formation. It seems that TNFalpha directly activates sensory nerve in addition to its chemoattractant activity. The NK1 receptor agonist influences the accumulation of monocytes in addition to that of PMN by 4 h, thus revealing an important influence of the NK1 receptor on TNFalpha mediated events in mouse skin.
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- Soraia K P Costa
- Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, King's College, Guy's Campus London SE1, 1UL, UK.
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Costa SKP, Brain SD, Antunes E, De Nucci G, Docherty RJ. Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom activates 5-HT4 receptors in rat-isolated vagus nerve. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 139:59-64. [PMID: 12746223 PMCID: PMC1573833 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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1. The venom of Phoneutria nigriventer spider (PNV) causes intense pain and inflammation following an attack. We have investigated the involvement of capsaicin-sensitive nerve fibres by utilizing an in vitro nerve preparation. Extracellular DC potential recordings were made from the rat-isolated vagus nerve, a preparation that is rich in capsaicin-sensitive, that is, nociceptive, C-fibres. 2. PNV (1-10 microg ml(-1)), capsaicin (0.03-0.3 microM) or 5-hydroxytriptamine (5-HT) (0.3-3 microM) induced dose-dependent depolarizations of vagus nerve fibres. Depolarizing responses to capsaicin were blocked by ruthenium red (RR, 10 microM), but responses to PNV were not. Depolarizing responses to PNV or veratridine (50 microM) were inhibited by tetrodotoxin (TTX, 10 microM), but those to capsaicin were not. This suggests that capsaicin and PNV depolarize the nerve fibres by distinct mechanisms. 3. Depolarization in response to 5-HT (3 microM) was reduced by the 5-HT(3) receptor antagonists Y25130 (0.5 micro M) and tropisetron (10 nM) or, to a lesser extent, by the 5-HT(4) receptor antagonist RS39604 (1 or 10 microM). Depolarizing responses to PNV were not affected significantly by Y25130 or tropisetron, but were blocked by RS39604. 4. These data show that 5-HT(4) receptors play a significant role in the activation of nociceptive sensory nerve fibres by PNV and suggest that this is of importance in the development of the pain and inflammation associated with bites from the P. nigriventer spider.
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- Soraia K P Costa
- Centre for Cardiovascular Biology & Medicine, New Hunt's House, King's College London, London SE1 1UL.
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Zanchet EM, Cury Y. Peripheral tackykinin and excitatory amino acid receptors mediate hyperalgesia induced by Phoneutria nigriventer venom. Eur J Pharmacol 2003; 467:111-8. [PMID: 12706463 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(03)01604-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The generation of hyperalgesia by Phoneutria nigriventer venom was investigated in rats using the paw pressure test, through the intraplantar injection of the venom. Hyperalgesia was significantly inhibited by N-[2-(4-chlorophenyl) ethyl]-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-2H-2-benzazepine-2-carbothioamide (capsazepine), a vanilloid receptor antagonist, by the local administration of pGlu-Ala-Asp-Pro-Asn-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Pro (spiro-gamma-lactam) Leu-Trp-NH(2) (GR82334) or of Phenyl-CO-Ala-Ala-D-Trp-Phe-D-Pro-Pro-Nle-NH(2) (GR94800), inhibitors of tachykinin NK(1) and NK(2) receptors, respectively, or by the local injection of dizocilpine (MK 801), (+/-)-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid ((+/-)-AP-5), or 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX), antagonists of NMDA and non-NMDA excitatory amino acid receptors. The correlation between hyperalgesia and the inflammatory response induced by the venom was also investigated. The venom-induced edematogenic response was not modified by the pharmacological treatments. These results suggest that hyperalgesia induced by P. nigriventer venom is mediated by stimulation of capsaicin-sensitive neurons, with activation of peripheral tachykinin NK(1) and NK(2) receptors and of both the NMDA and AMPA receptors. Distinct mechanisms are involved in the development of hyperalgesia and edema induced by the venom.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Capsaicin/analogs & derivatives
- Capsaicin/pharmacology
- Capsaicin/therapeutic use
- Edema/chemically induced
- Edema/metabolism
- Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists/pharmacology
- Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/pharmacology
- Hindlimb
- Hyperalgesia/chemically induced
- Hyperalgesia/drug therapy
- Hyperalgesia/metabolism
- Male
- Pain Threshold/drug effects
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, AMPA/drug effects
- Receptors, AMPA/physiology
- Receptors, Drug/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Glutamate/drug effects
- Receptors, Glutamate/physiology
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/drug effects
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/physiology
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1/drug effects
- Receptors, Neurokinin-1/physiology
- Receptors, Neurokinin-2/drug effects
- Receptors, Neurokinin-2/physiology
- Receptors, Tachykinin/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Tachykinin/physiology
- Spider Venoms/toxicity
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Affiliation(s)
- Eliane Maria Zanchet
- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia, Instituto Butantan, Avenida Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Nagahama M, Morimitsu S, Kihara A, Akita M, Setsu K, Sakurai J. Involvement of tachykinin receptors in Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin-induced plasma extravasation. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 138:23-30. [PMID: 12522069 PMCID: PMC1573648 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1 Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin causes dermonecrosis and oedema in the dorsal skin of animals. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms of oedema induced by the toxin. 2 The toxin induced plasma extravasation in the dorsal skin of Balb/c mice. 3 The extravasation was significantly inhibited by diphenhydramine, a histamine 1 receptor antagonist. However, the toxin did not cause the release of histamine from mouse mastocytoma cells. 4 Tachykinin NK(1) receptor antagonists, [D-Pro(2), D-Trp(7,9)]-SP, [D-Pro(4), D-Trp(7,9)]-SP and spantide, inhibited the toxin-induced leakage in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the non-peptide tachykinin NK(1) receptor antagonist, SR140333, markedly inhibited the toxin-induced leakage. 5 The leakage induced by the toxin was markedly reduced in capsaicin-pretreated mouse skin but the leakage was not affected by systemic pretreatment with a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist (CGRP(8-37)). 6 The toxin-induced leakage was significantly inhibited by the N-type Ca(2+) channel blocker, omega-conotoxin MVIIA, and the bradykinin B(2) receptor antagonist, HOE140 (D-Arg-[Hyp(3), Thi(5), D-Tic(7), Oic(8)]-bradykinin), but was not affected by the selective L-type Ca(2+) channel blocker, verapamil, the P-type Ca(2+) channel blocker, omega-agatoxin IVA, tetrodotoxin (TTX), the TTX-resistant Na(+) channel blocker, carbamazepine, or the sensory nerve conduction blocker, lignocaine. 7 These results suggest that plasma extravasation induced by beta-toxin in mouse skin is mediated via a mechanism involving tachykinin NK(1) receptors.
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- Masahiro Nagahama
- Department of Microbiology, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Department of Functional Morphology, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Department of Functional Morphology, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima 770-8514, Japan
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Andrade MVM, Souza DG, de A Castro MS, Cunha-Melo JR, Teixeira MM. Evidence for a role of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves in the lung oedema induced by Tityus serrulatus venom in rats. Toxicon 2002; 40:283-7. [PMID: 11711125 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(01)00224-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In the most severe cases of human envenoming by Tityus serrulatus, pulmonary oedema is a frequent finding and can be the cause of death. We have previously demonstrated a role for neuropeptides acting on tachykinin NK(1) receptors in the development of lung oedema following i.v. injection of T. serrulatus venom (TsV) in experimental animals. The present work was designed to investigate whether capsaicin-sensitive primary afferent neurons were a potential source of NK(1)-acting neuropeptides. To this end, sensory nerves were depleted of neuropeptides by neonatal treatment of rats with capsaicin. The effectiveness of this strategy at depleting sensory nerves was demonstrated by the inhibition of the neuropeptide-dependent response to intraplantar injection of formalin. Pulmonary oedema, as assessed by the levels of extravasation of Evans blue dye in the bronchoalveolar lavage and in the left lung, was markedly inhibited in capsaicin-treated animals. In contrast, capsaicin treatment failed to alter the increase in arterial blood pressure or the lethality following i.v. injection of TsV. Our results demonstrate an important role for capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves in the cascade of events leading to lung injury following the i.v. administration of TsV.
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- Marcus V M Andrade
- Department of Surgery, Faculdade de Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Costa SKP, Moreno RA, Esquisatto LCM, Juliano L, Brain SD, De Nucci G, Antunes E. Role of kinins and sensory neurons in the rat pleural leukocyte migration induced by Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom. Neurosci Lett 2002; 318:158-62. [PMID: 11803123 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02498-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The leukocyte migration induced by Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom (PNV) has been investigated in rats using the pleurisy model. Intrapleural injection of PNV (10-100 microg/cavity) caused a dose- and time-dependent leukocyte accumulation. The bradykinin B(2) receptor antagonist Hoe 140 (0.5 mg/kg) substantially inhibited PNV-induced cell accumulation, whereas the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril (2 mg/kg) potentiated by 80% this effect. The non-specific kallikrein inhibitor aprotinin and the plasma kallikrein inhibitor soybean trypsin inhibitor greatly reduced PNV-induced leukocyte migration, whereas the selective tissue kallikrein inhibitor P(ac)-F-S-R-EDDnp failed to affect PNV-induced responses. Treatment of rats with capsaicin (50 mg/kg) at the neonatal stage resulted in 67% inhibition of the PNV-induced cell migration. The neurokinin NK(1) receptor antagonist SR140333, but not the NK(2) receptor antagonist SR48968, reduced by 55% venom-induced cell accumulation. We conclude that bradykinin generation is involved in the PNV-induced pleural leukocyte migration in rats, where it can directly activate sensory nerves contributing to a neurogenic inflammatory mechanism.
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- Soraia K P Costa
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6111, 13081-970, (SP), Campinas, Brazil
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Costa SK, De Nucci G, Antunes E, Brain SD. Involvement of vanilloid receptors and purinoceptors in the Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom-induced plasma extravasation in rat skin. Eur J Pharmacol 2000; 391:305-15. [PMID: 10729373 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00075-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Phoneutria nigriventer venom causes stimulation of capsaicin-sensitive primary afferent neurons in the rat dorsal skin, leading to neurogenic plasma protein extravasation due to the release of tachykinin NK(1) receptor agonist. In this study we further investigated the mechanisms involved in the venom-induced activation of capsaicin-sensitive primary afferent neurons. The plasma extravasation in response to venom intradermally injected was measured in Wistar rats as the local accumulation of i.v. injected 125I-labelled human serum albumin into skin sites. The tachykinin NK(1) receptor agonist, D-Ala-[L-Pro(9),Me-Leu(8)]substance P-(7-11) (GR73632; 10-100 pmol/site), induced a significant plasma leakage that was abolished by the selective tachykinin NK(1) receptor antagonist, (S)-1-[2-[3-(3,4-dichlorphenyl)-1 (3-isopropoxyphenylacetyl) piperidin-3-yl] ethyl]-4-phenyl-1 azaniabicyclo [2.2.2]octane chloride (SR140333; 1 nmol/site), whereas the leakage after venom (1-10 microgram/site) was significantly inhibited (but not abolished) by SR140333. The calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, CGRP-(8-37), failed to further reduce the residual plasma extravasation induced by venom plus SR140333. The mu-opioid receptor agonist, [D-Ala(2), Me-Phe(4),Gly-ol(5)]enkephalin (DAMGO), and the local anaesthetic, lignocaine, had no effect on the venom-induced plasma extravasation. Similarly, the L-, N- and P/Q-type voltage-sensitive Ca(2+) channel blockers (verapamil, omega-conotoxin MVIIA and MVIIC, respectively) as well as the Na(+) channel blockers, tetrodotoxin and carbamazepine, had no effect on the venom-induced effect. Neither the systemic treatment nor the local injection of ruthenium red prevented the venom-induced plasma extravasation. However, the vanilloid receptor antagonist, N-[2-(4-chlorophenyl) ethyl]-1,3,4, 5-tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-2H-2-benzazepine-2-carbothioamide (capsazepine; 120 micromol/kg, i.v.), reduced by 48% (P<0.05) the venom (10 microgram/site)-induced plasma extravasation. A significant inhibitory effect was also observed with the P(2) purinoceptor agonists, adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP; 10 and 30 nmol/site) and adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP; 10 nmol/site). The involvement of histamine and/or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in the venom-induced plasma extravasation was ruled out since neither histamine and 5-HT receptor antagonists nor depletion of mast cells by compound 48/80 affected the venom response. This was further supported by the failure of venom to degranulate in vitro peritoneal mast cells. In conclusion, only vanilloid receptors and P(2) prejunctional purinoceptors had an inhibitory effect on the neurogenic plasma extravasation evoked by P. nigriventer venom in rat dorsal skin.
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- S K Costa
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, 13081-970, Campinas, Brazil
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Huang ZL, Mochizuki T, Watanabe H, Maeyama K. Activation of sensory nerves participates in stress-induced histamine release from mast cells in rats. Neurosci Lett 1999; 270:181-4. [PMID: 10462124 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(99)00500-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To elucidate the mechanism by which stress induces rapid histamine release from mast cells, Wistar rats, pretreated as neonates with capsaicin, were subjected to immobilization stress for 2 h, and histamine release was measured in paws of anesthetized rats by using in vivo microdialysis after activation of sensory nerves by electrical or chemical stimulation. Immobilization stress studies indicated that in control rats stress induced a 2.7-fold increase in the level of plasma histamine compared to that in freely moving rats. Whereas pretreatment with capsaicin significantly decreased stress-induced elevation of plasma histamine. Microdialysis studies showed that electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve resulted in a 4-fold increase of histamine release in rat paws. However, this increase was significantly inhibited in rats pretreated with capsaicin. Furthermore, injection of capsaicin into rat paw significantly increased histamine release in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that activation of sensory nerves participates in stress-induced histamine release from mast cells.
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- Z L Huang
- Department of Pharmacology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Japan
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Costa SK, Hyslop S, Nathan LP, Zanesco A, Brain SD, de Nucci G, Antunes E. Activation by Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom of autonomic nerve fibers in the isolated rat heart. Eur J Pharmacol 1998; 363:139-46. [PMID: 9881581 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00767-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the isolated rat heart, Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom (10-100 microg) produced a dose-dependent and reversible rise in left ventricular developed pressure. A low dose (10 microg) of venom induced a short-lasting, positive inotropic effect (P < 0.05) with no change in heart rate or coronary flow. At a dose of 50 microg, the venom caused significant positive inotropic and chronotropic responses associated with occasional ventricular arrhythmia, whereas coronary flow was not significantly affected within 10 min after venom administration. The highest dose of venom (100 microg) caused bradycardia, transient cardiac arrest, rhythm disturbances and an increase in end diastolic pressure followed by a reduction in coronary flow. Hearts treated with the non-selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol (3 microM) and the selective beta1-adrenoceptor antagonist CGP-20712A (10 microM) were protected against all the cardiac actions of the venom. The selective beta2-adrenoceptor antagonist butoxamine (10 microM) slightly reduced the cardiac response to 50 microg, but not to 100 microg of venom. Butoxamine also prevented the reduction in coronary flow induced by 100 microg of venom. Hearts from reserpine-treated rats (5 mg kg(-1) day(-1), i.p., for 2 days) showed a marked decrease in all venom (< or = 100 microg)-induced cardiac responses. The muscarinic receptor antagonist atropine (1 microM) slightly potentiated the response to 50 microg of venom but had little or no effect on the responses to 100 microg of venom. The cardiac responses to venom (50-100 microg) were unaltered in hearts from rats treated with 8-methyl N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide (capsaicin; 50 mg/kg, s.c.). These findings indicate that P. nigriventer venom releases norepinephrine from cardiac sympathetic nerve endings and this may explain the observed increase in contractile force and heart rate.
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- S K Costa
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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