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Fujiwara Y, Koga K, Nakamura NH, Maruo K, Tachibana T, Furue H. Optogenetic inhibition of spinal inhibitory neurons facilitates mechanical responses of spinal wide dynamic range neurons and causes mechanical hypersensitivity. Neuropharmacology 2024; 242:109763. [PMID: 37852319 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2023.109763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
Abstract
Inhibitory interneurons in the spinal dorsal horn (DH) play a major role in regulating innocuous and noxious information. Reduction in inhibitory synaptic transmission is thought to contribute to the development of touch-evoked pain (allodynia), a common symptom of neuropathic pain. However, it is not fully understood how inhibitory neurons in the DH regulate sensory responses in surrounding neurons and modulate sensory transmission. In this study, we established a novel experimental method to analyze temporal activity of DH neurons during the optogenetically induced disinhibition state by combining extracellular recording and optogenetics. We investigated how specific and temporally restricted dysfunction of DH inhibitory neurons affected spinal neuronal activities evoked by cutaneous mechanical stimulation. In behavioral experiments, the specific and temporally restricted spinal optogenetic suppression of DH inhibitory neurons induced mechanical hypersensitivity. Furthermore, this manipulation enhanced the mechanical responses of wide dynamic range (WDR) neurons, which are important for pain transmission, in response to brush and von Frey stimulation but not in response to nociceptive pinch stimulation. In addition, we examined whether a neuropathic pain medication, mirogabalin, suppressed these optogenetically induced abnormal pain responses. We found that mirogabalin treatment attenuated the abnormal firing responses of WDR neurons and mechanical hypersensitivity. These results suggest that temporally restricted and specific reduction of spinal inhibitory neuronal activity facilitates the mechanical responses of WDR neurons, resulting in neuropathic-like mechanical allodynia which can be suppressed by mirogabalin. Our optogenetic methods could be useful for developing novel therapeutics for neuropathic pain.
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- Yuka Fujiwara
- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Physiology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1, Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo Medical University, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan
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Tamai H, Yamanaka M, Taniguchi W, Nishio N, Fukui D, Nakatsuka T, Yamada H. Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 in the knee is involved in osteoarthritis pain. Biochem Biophys Rep 2023; 34:101470. [PMID: 37293534 PMCID: PMC10244472 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Transient receptor potential families play important roles in the pathology of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. While transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) is also an essential component of the pathogenesis of various arthritic conditions, its association with pain is controversial. Thus, we researched whether TRPA1 is involved in knee OA pain by in vivo patch-clamp recordings and evaluated the behavioral responses using CatWalk gait analysis and pressure application measurement (PAM). Injection of the Trpa1 agonist, allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), into the knee joint significantly increased spontaneous excitatory synaptic current (sEPSC) frequency in the substantia gelatinosa of rats with knee OA, while injection of the Trpa1 antagonist, HC-030031, significantly decreased the sEPSC. Meanwhile, AITC did not affect the sEPSC in sham rats. In the CatWalk and PAM behavioral tests, AITC significantly decreased pain thresholds, but no difference between HC-030031 and saline injections was observed. Our results indicate that Trpa1 mediates knee OA-induced pain. We demonstrated that Trpa1 is activated in the knee joints of rats with OA, and Trpa1 activity enhanced the pain caused by knee OA.
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- Hidenobu Tamai
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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- Pain Research Center, Kansai University of Health Sciences, 2-11-1 Wakaba, Kumatorityou, Osaka, 590-0433, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8510, Japan
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Ueda Y, Uta D, Furue H, Ohtubo Y. An electrophysiological method for evaluation of topical antipruritic drugs on itch-related neuronal activities in the spinal cord in hairless mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2023; 952:175798. [PMID: 37207968 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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To evaluate the effects of antipruritic drugs, it is important to determine whether the neural responses induced by physiological itch stimuli are suppressed. Although there are several behavioral assessments for topical antipruritic drugs applied to the skin, there are few established methods at neuronal levels using in vivo electrophysiological recordings for predicting local efficacy of antipruritic drugs for cutaneous application. To establish an assessment of topical antipruritic drugs applied to skin using in vivo extracellular recording from neurons in the superficial dorsal horn, we examined the relationships between itch-related biting behavior and spinal neuronal responses elicited by intradermal injection of pruritogen serotonin (5-HT) in hairless mice. The efficacy of topical occlusive application of local anesthetics was also evaluated by an in vivo electrophysiological method. 5-HT significantly increased the firing frequency in spinal neurons. The spinal firing frequency time course was similar to that of the biting behavior after the 5-HT injections. The 5-HT-induced spinal responses were significantly decreased by topical occlusive application of lidocaine or a Nav 1.7 channel blocker to the calf. The intradermal 5-HT injection-induced spinal neuronal responses appeared to be suppressed by topical occlusive application of lidocaine or a Nav1.7 channel blocker. The electrophysiological method for evaluating topical antipruritic drugs may be beneficial in assessing local effects on the skin.
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- Yuhki Ueda
- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan; Drug Development Laboratories, Kyoto R&D Center, Drug Development Research Laboratories, Maruho Co., Ltd., Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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Uta D, Kiyohara K, Nagaoka Y, Kino Y, Fujita T. Developing a Novel Method for the Analysis of Spinal Cord-Penile Neurotransmission Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021434. [PMID: 36674942 PMCID: PMC9861114 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Sexual dysfunction can be caused by impaired neurotransmission from the peripheral to the central nervous system. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the input of sensory information from the peripheral genital area and investigate the control mechanisms in the spinal cord to clarify the pathological basis of sensory abnormalities in the genital area. However, an in vivo evaluation system for the spinal cord-penile neurotransmission mechanism has not yet been developed. Here, urethane-anesthetized rats were used to evaluate neuronal firing induced by innocuous or nociceptive stimulation of the penis using extracellular recording or patch-clamp techniques in the lumbosacral spinal dorsal horn and electrophysiological evaluation in the peripheral pelvic nerves. As a result, innocuous and nociceptive stimuli-evoked neuronal firing was successfully recorded in the deep and superficial spinal dorsal horns, respectively. The innocuous stimuli-evoked nerve firing was also recorded in the pelvic nerve. These firings were suppressed by lidocaine. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a successful quantitative evaluation of penile stimuli-evoked neuronal firing. This method is not only useful for analyzing the pathological basis of spinal cord-penile neurotransmission in sexual dysfunction but also provides a useful evaluation system in the search for new treatments.
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- Daisuke Uta
- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-76-434-7513
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- Research Unit/Neuroscience, Sohyaku, Innovative Research Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Yokohama 227-0033, Japan
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- Research Unit/Neuroscience, Sohyaku, Innovative Research Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Yokohama 227-0033, Japan
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- Digital Transformation Department, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Tokyo 100-8205, Japan
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- Research Unit/Neuroscience, Sohyaku, Innovative Research Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Yokohama 227-0033, Japan
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Nakajima N, Ohnishi Y, Yamamoto M, Setoyama D, Imai H, Takenaka T, Matsumoto M, Hosomi K, Saitoh Y, Furue H, Kishima H. Excess intracellular ATP causes neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:483. [PMID: 35972649 PMCID: PMC11072579 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04510-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Intractable neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury (NP-SCI) reduces a patient's quality of life. Excessive release of ATP into the extracellular space evokes neuroinflammation via purinergic receptor. Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the initiation and maintenance of NP. However, little is known about whether or not extracellular ATP cause NP-SCI. We found in the present study that excess of intracellular ATP at the lesion site evokes at-level NP-SCI. No significant differences in the body weight, locomotor function, or motor behaviors were found in groups that were negative and positive for at-level allodynia. The intracellular ATP level at the lesion site was significantly higher in the allodynia-positive mice than in the allodynia-negative mice. A metabolome analysis revealed that there were no significant differences in the ATP production or degradation between allodynia-negative and allodynia-positive mice. Dorsal horn neurons in allodynia mice were found to be inactivated in the resting state, suggesting that decreased ATP consumption due to neural inactivity leads to a build-up of intracellular ATP. In contrast to the findings in the resting state, mechanical stimulation increased the neural activity of dorsal horn and extracellular ATP release at lesion site. The forced production of intracellular ATP at the lesion site in non-allodynia mice induced allodynia. The inhibition of P2X4 receptors in allodynia mice reduced allodynia. These results suggest that an excess buildup of intracellular ATP in the resting state causes at-level NP-SCI as a result of the extracellular release of ATP with mechanical stimulation.
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- Nobuhiko Nakajima
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Research Promotion and Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe-Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Research Promotion and Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe-Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Research Promotion and Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe-Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Neuromodulation and Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromodulation and Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Ohashi N, Uta D, Ohashi M, Baba H. Norepinephrine restores inhibitory tone of spinal lamina X circuitry, thus contributing to analgesia against inflammatory pain. Neuroscience 2022; 490:224-235. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kawai M, Imaizumi K, Ishikawa M, Shibata S, Shinozaki M, Shibata T, Hashimoto S, Kitagawa T, Ago K, Kajikawa K, Shibata R, Kamata Y, Ushiba J, Koga K, Furue H, Matsumoto M, Nakamura M, Nagoshi N, Okano H. Long-term selective stimulation of transplanted neural stem/progenitor cells for spinal cord injury improves locomotor function. Cell Rep 2021; 37:110019. [PMID: 34818559 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
In cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury (SCI), grafted human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells (hiPSC-NS/PCs) mainly differentiate into neurons, forming synapses in a process similar to neurodevelopment. In the developing nervous system, the activity of immature neurons has an important role in constructing and maintaining new synapses. Thus, we investigate how enhancing the activity of transplanted hiPSC-NS/PCs affects both the transplanted cells themselves and the host tissue. We find that chemogenetic stimulation of hiPSC-derived neural cells enhances cell activity and neuron-to-neuron interactions in vitro. In a rodent model of SCI, consecutive and selective chemogenetic stimulation of transplanted hiPSC-NS/PCs also enhances the expression of synapse-related genes and proteins in surrounding host tissues and prevents atrophy of the injured spinal cord, thereby improving locomotor function. These findings provide a strategy for enhancing activity within the graft to improve the efficacy of cell transplantation therapy for SCI.
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- Momotaro Kawai
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Division of Microscopic Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan; Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
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Uta D, Tsuboshima K, Nishijo H, Mizumura K, Taguchi T. Neuronal Sensitization and Synaptic Facilitation in the Superficial Dorsal Horn of a Rat Reserpine-induced Pain Model. Neuroscience 2021; 479:125-139. [PMID: 34673142 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chronic widespread pain is one of the important issues to be solved in medical practice. Impaired spinal descending pain inhibitory system due to decreased monoamine neurotransmitters is assumed to cause nociceptive hypersensitivities in chronic painful conditions like that described in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). However, response behaviors and synaptic transmission of the spinal dorsal horn neurons in response to reserpine remain to be clarified. Here we examined the activities of superficial dorsal horn (SDH) neurons, as well as excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic inputs to SDH neurons, using a putative rat model of FM that was established by injecting reserpine. Extracellular recordings in vivo revealed that SDH neurons were sensitized to mechanical stimulation applied to the neurons' receptive fields, and the mechanically sensitized neurons were spontaneously more active. The sensitizing effect was evident 1 day and 3 days after the reserpine treatment, but subsided 5 days after the treatment or later. Using patch-clamp recordings in vivo, spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSCs) to SDH neurons were found to increase in the pain model, while spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) to SDH neurons decreased. These results demonstrate that the SDH neurons were strongly sensitized in response to the reserpine treatment, and that increased excitatory and decreased inhibitory postsynaptic inputs could be responsible for the spinal nociceptive hypersensitivity in the putative FM model.
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- Daisuke Uta
- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- System Emotional Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- System Emotional Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan; Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences (IHMMS), Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.
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Anesthesia and surgery induce a functional decrease in excitatory synaptic transmission in prefrontal cortex neurons, and intraoperative administration of dexmedetomidine does not elicit the synaptic dysfunction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 572:27-34. [PMID: 34332326 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.07.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Postoperative delirium (POD), a syndrome of confusion and inattention, frequently occurs after anesthesia and surgery. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays key roles in executive functions and cognitive controls. However, the neuropathogenesis of POD in the PFC remains largely unknown. We investigated whether anesthesia and surgery induced neurofunctional changes in the mouse PFC. After laparotomy was performed under isoflurane anesthesia, PFC neuronal activities were compared at the synaptic level using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. A battery of behavioral tests measuring natural and learned behaviors, and effects of intraoperative dexmedetomidine were also examined. In the anesthesia/surgery group showing changes in natural and learned behaviors, the frequency of excitatory synaptic responses in PFC pyramidal neurons was decreased after the surgery without any changes in the response kinetics. On the other hand, neuronal intrinsic properties and inhibitory synaptic responses were not changed. In the anesthesia/surgery group administered intraoperative dexmedetomidine, the excitatory synaptic transmission and the behaviors were not altered. These results suggest that anesthesia and surgery induce a functional reduction selectively in the PFC excitatory synaptic transmission, and intraoperative dexmedetomidine inhibits the plastic change in the PFC excitatory synaptic input.
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Lee JY, Lee GJ, Nakamura A, Lee PR, Kim Y, Won CH, Furue H, Oh SB. Involvement of cannabinoid type 1 receptor in fasting-induced analgesia. Mol Pain 2021; 16:1744806920969476. [PMID: 33121353 PMCID: PMC7607739 DOI: 10.1177/1744806920969476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is known to modulate not only food intake but also pain, especially via the cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1R) expressed throughout the central nervous system and the peripheral tissues. Our previous study demonstrated that fasting produces an analgesic effect in adult male mice, which is reversed by intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of CB1R antagonist (SR 141716). In the present study, we further examined the effect of CB1R expressed in the peripheral tissues. In the formalin-induced inflammatory pain model, i.p. administration of peripherally restricted CB1R antagonist (AM 6545) reversed fasting-induced analgesia. However, intraplantar administration of SR 141716 did not affect fasting-induced analgesia. Furthermore, mRNA expression of CB1R did not change in the formalin model by fasting in the dorsal root ganglia. The formalin-induced c-Fos expression at the spinal cord level was not affected by fasting, and in vivo recording from the superficial dorsal horn of the lumbar spinal cord revealed that fasting did not affect formalin-induced neural activity, which indicates minimal involvement of the spinal cord in fasting-induced analgesia. Finally, when we performed subdiaphragmatic vagotomy to block the hunger signal from the gastrointestinal (GI) system, AM 6545 did not affect fasting-induced analgesia, but SR 141716 still reversed fasting-induced analgesia. Taken together, our results suggest that both peripheral and central CB1Rs contribute to fasting-induced analgesic effects and the CB1Rs in the GI system which transmit fasting signals to the brain, rather than those in the peripheral sensory neurons, may contribute to fasting-induced analgesic effects.
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- Jeong-Yun Lee
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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In Vivo Electrophysiology of Peptidergic Neurons in Deep Layers of the Lumbar Spinal Cord after Optogenetic Stimulation of Hypothalamic Paraventricular Oxytocin Neurons in Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073400. [PMID: 33810239 PMCID: PMC8036474 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The spinal ejaculation generator (SEG) is located in the central gray (lamina X) of the rat lumbar spinal cord and plays a pivotal role in the ejaculatory reflex. We recently reported that SEG neurons express the oxytocin receptor and are activated by oxytocin projections from the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVH). However, it is unknown whether the SEG responds to oxytocin in vivo. In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of the brain–spinal cord neural circuit that controls male sexual function using a newly developed in vivo electrophysiological technique. Optogenetic stimulation of the PVH of rats expressing channel rhodopsin under the oxytocin receptor promoter increased the spontaneous firing of most lamina X SEG neurons. This is the first demonstration of the in vivo electrical response from the deeper (lamina X) neurons in the spinal cord. Furthermore, we succeeded in the in vivo whole-cell recordings of lamina X neurons. In vivo whole-cell recordings may reveal the features of lamina X SEG neurons, including differences in neurotransmitters and response to stimulation. Taken together, these results suggest that in vivo electrophysiological stimulation can elucidate the neurophysiological response of a variety of spinal neurons during male sexual behavior.
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Inada Y, Funai Y, Yamasaki H, Mori T, Nishikawa K. Effects of sevoflurane and desflurane on the nociceptive responses of substantia gelatinosa neurons in the rat spinal cord dorsal horn: An in vivo patch-clamp analysis. Mol Pain 2021; 16:1744806920903149. [PMID: 32048544 PMCID: PMC7016309 DOI: 10.1177/1744806920903149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Volatile anesthetics suppress noxiously evoked activity in the spinal dorsal horn, which could contribute in part to analgesia, immobility. Modulation of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission in substantia gelatinosa neurons could lead to the suppression of dorsal horn activity; however, this phenomenon has not yet been investigated fully. Methods In urethane-anesthetized rats, extracellular activity of dorsal horn neurons (action potentials) and excitatory/inhibitory postsynaptic currents in substantia gelatinosa neurons were recorded using extracellular and in vivo patch-clamp techniques, respectively, to assess the spontaneous and the noxious-evoked activity. Sevoflurane or desflurane at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 2 minimum alveolar concentration was administered by inhalation. Hot- and cold-plate tests were performed to assess nociceptive responses during the inhalation of volatile anesthetics at lower anesthetic doses (0.1–0.5 minimum alveolar concentration). Results At anesthetic doses (1 and 2 minimum alveolar concentration), both sevoflurane and desflurane decreased the frequency of action potentials in the dorsal horn and the activities of excitatory postsynaptic currents in substantia gelatinosa neurons during pinch stimulation and decreased the activities of spontaneous and miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents. Inhibition of the frequencies was more prominent than that of amplitudes in spontaneous and miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents at these anesthetic doses. However, at subanesthetic doses (0.1 and 0.2 minimum alveolar concentration), desflurane facilitated action potentials and excitatory postsynaptic currents. Inhibitory postsynaptic currents were inhibited by both anesthetics at anesthetic doses (1 and 2 minimum alveolar concentration). Hot- or cold-plate tests showed hyperalgesic effects of desflurane at subanesthetic doses (0.1 and 0.2 minimum alveolar concentration) and a dose-dependent analgesic effect of sevoflurane. Conclusions Sevoflurane and desflurane at anesthetic doses suppressed dorsal horn activity mainly via inhibition of excitatory postsynaptic currents in substantia gelatinosa neurons, which would contribute to their analgesic properties. Presynaptic mechanisms were likely in excitatory postsynaptic currents inhibition. Desflurane but not sevoflurane may have a hyperalgesic effect at subanesthetic doses.
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- Yosuke Inada
- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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L-bupivacaine Inhibition of Nociceptive Transmission in Rat Peripheral and Dorsal Horn Neurons. Anesthesiology 2021; 134:88-102. [PMID: 33166389 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000003596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although the widely used single L-enantiomers of local anesthetics have less toxic effects on the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, the mechanisms mediating their antinociceptive actions are not well understood. The authors hypothesized that significant differences in the ion channel blocking abilities of the enantiomers of bupivacaine would be identified. METHODS The authors performed electrophysiologic analysis on rat dorsal root ganglion neurons in vitro and on spinal transmissions in vivo. RESULTS In the dorsal root ganglion, these anesthetics decreased the amplitudes of action potentials. The half-maximum inhibitory concentrations of D-enantiomer D-bupivacaine were almost equal for Aβ (29.5 μM), Aδ (29.7μM), and C (29.8 μM) neurons. However, the half-maximum inhibitory concentrations of L-bupivacaine was lower for Aδ (19.35 μM) and C (19.5 μM) neurons than for A β (79.4 μM) neurons. Moreover, D-bupivacaine almost equally inhibited tetrodotoxin-resistant (mean ± SD: 15.8 ± 10.9% of the control, n = 14, P < 0.001) and tetrodotoxin-sensitive (15.4 ± 15.6% of the control, n = 11, P = 0.004) sodium currents. In contrast, L-bupivacaine suppressed tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium currents (26.1 ± 19.5% of the control, n = 18, P < 0.001) but not tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium currents (74.5 ± 18.2% of the control, n = 11, P = 0.477). In the spinal dorsal horn, L-bupivacaine decreased the area of pinch-evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents (39.4 ± 11.3% of the control, n = 7, P < 0.001) but not touch-evoked responses (84.2 ± 14.5% of the control, n = 6, P = 0.826). In contrast, D-bupivacaine equally decreased pinch- and touch-evoked responses (38.8 ± 9.5% of the control, n = 6, P = 0.001, 42.9 ± 11.8% of the control, n = 6, P = 0.013, respectively). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the L-enantiomer of bupivacaine (L-bupivacaine) effectively inhibits noxious transmission to the spinal dorsal horn by blocking action potential conduction through C and Aδ afferent fibers. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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Nakagawa T, Akimoto N, Hakozaki A, Noma T, Nakamura A, Hayashi Y, Sasaki E, Ozaki N, Furue H. Responsiveness of lumbosacral superficial dorsal horn neurons during the voiding reflex and functional loss of spinal urethral-responsive neurons in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Neurourol Urodyn 2019; 39:144-157. [PMID: 31663175 DOI: 10.1002/nau.24198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIMS Sensory information from the lower urinary tract (LUT) is conveyed to the spinal cord to trigger and co-ordinate micturition. However, it is not fully understood how spinal dorsal horn neurons are excited during the voiding reflex. In this study, we developed an in vivo technique allowing recording of superficial dorsal horn (SDH) neurons concurrent with intravesical pressure (IVP) during the micturition cycle in both normal and diabetic rats. METHODS Lumbosacral dorsal horn neuronal activity and IVP were recorded from urethane-anesthetized naive and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Saline was continuously perfused into the urinary bladder through a cannula to induce micturition. RESULTS We classified SDH neurons into bladder- and urethral-responsive neurons, based on their responsiveness during the voiding reflex. Bladder-responsive SDH neurons responded to the rapid increase in IVP at the start of voiding. In contrast, urethral-responsive SDH neuronal firing increased at the peak IVP and their firing lasted during the voiding phase (the high-frequency oscillations). Urethral-responsive SDH neurons were more sensitive to capsaicin, received C afferent fiber inputs, and were rarely detected in STZ-diabetes rats. Administration of a cyclohexenoic long-chain fatty alcohol (TAC-302), which is reported to promote neurite outgrowth of peripheral nerves in STZ-diabetic rats, prevented the functional loss of spinal urethral response. CONCLUSIONS Sensory information from the bladder and urethra is conveyed separately to different groups of SDH neurons. Functional loss of spinal urethral sensory information through unmyelinated C afferent fibers may contribute to diabetic bladder dysfunction.
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- Tatsuki Nakagawa
- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.,Department of Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan.,Drug Discovery and Development II, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development II, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.,Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development II, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Drug Discovery and Development II, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.,Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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Emerging Perspectives on Pain Management by Modulation of TRP Channels and ANO1. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20143411. [PMID: 31336748 PMCID: PMC6678529 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20143411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Receptor-type ion channels are critical for detection of noxious stimuli in primary sensory neurons. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels mediate pain sensations and promote a variety of neuronal signals that elicit secondary neural functions (such as calcitonin gene-related peptide [CGRP] secretion), which are important for physiological functions throughout the body. In this review, we focus on the involvement of TRP channels in sensing acute pain, inflammatory pain, headache, migraine, pain due to fungal infections, and osteo-inflammation. Furthermore, action potentials mediated via interactions between TRP channels and the chloride channel, anoctamin 1 (ANO1), can also generate strong pain sensations in primary sensory neurons. Thus, we also discuss mechanisms that enhance neuronal excitation and are dependent on ANO1, and consider modulation of pain sensation from the perspective of both cation and anion dynamics.
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Cheng YT, Lett KM, Schaffer CB. Surgical preparations, labeling strategies, and optical techniques for cell-resolved, in vivo imaging in the mouse spinal cord. Exp Neurol 2019; 318:192-204. [PMID: 31095935 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In vivo optical imaging has enabled detailed studies of cellular dynamics in the brain of rodents in both healthy and diseased states. Such studies were made possible by three advances: surgical preparations that give optical access to the brain; strategies for in vivo labeling of cells with structural and functional fluorescent indicators; and optical imaging techniques that are relatively insensitive to light scattering by tissue. In vivo imaging in the rodent spinal cord has lagged behind than that in the brain, largely due to the anatomy around the spinal cord that complicates the surgical preparation, and to the strong optical scattering of the dorsal white matter that limits the ability to image deep into the spinal cord. Here, we review recent advances in surgical methods, labeling strategies, and optical tools that have enabled in vivo, high-resolution imaging of the dynamic behaviors of cells in the spinal cord in mice. Surgical preparations that enable long-term optical access and robust stabilization of the spinal cord are now available. Labeling strategies that have been used in the spinal cord tend to follow those that have been used in the brain, and some recent advances in genetically-encoded labeling strategies remain to be capitalized on. The optical imaging methods used to date, including two photon excited fluorescence microscopy, are largely limited to imaging the superficial layers of the spinal cord by the optical scattering of the white matter. Finally, we show preliminary data that points to the use of higher-order nonlinear optical processes, such as three photon excited fluorescence, as a means to image deeper into the mouse spinal cord.
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- Yu-Ting Cheng
- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Sonohata M, Doi A, Yasaka T, Uta D, Mawatari M, Yoshimura M. Noradrenaline modulates mechanically evoked responses in the rat spinal dorsal horn: an in vivo patch-clamp study. J Pain Res 2019; 12:1269-1278. [PMID: 31114307 PMCID: PMC6489873 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s181210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose: We investigated the effects of noradrenaline (NA) on physiologically evoked synaptic responses of substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons using anesthetized animals. Methods: Male Sprague–Dawley rats (6–8 weeks, 200–300 g, n=21) were anesthetized. The lumbar spinal cord was exposed from L3 to L5; subsequently, the rats were fixed to a stereotaxic apparatus. The electrode was advanced at an angle of 30–45 degrees into the SG using a micromanipulator. We recorded excitatory post-synaptic currents (EPSC). Under these conditions, innocuous or noxious mechanical stimuli were applied to the receptive field of the ipsilateral hindlimb with or without NA, respectively. Results: NA (50 μM) pre-application induced three types of responses for pinch-evoked EPSCs. The number of neurons showing inhibition, facilitation, and no-effect was 15 (71.4%), 2 (9.5%), and 4 (19%), respectively (n=21). Pre-treatment with NA also induced three different types of responses for puff-evoked EPSC (n=21). The number of neurons showing inhibition, facilitation, and no-effect was 9 (42.9%), 9 (42.9%), and 3 (14.2%), respectively. Further, there was a significant difference in the rate distribution (inhibition, facilitation, and no change) between puff- and pinch-evoked responses. Conclusion: Our present data indicate that NA acts on noxious and innocuous mechanical transmission in the SG. Considering the distinct sensory inputs to the SG, the different actions of NA on the transmission of sensory information imply that NA exerts its analgesic effects in a manner more complicated than previously believed.
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- Motoki Sonohata
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental SciencesKagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Nakamura Hospital, Nogata, Fukuoka, Japan
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Uta D, Kato G, Doi A, Andoh T, Kume T, Yoshimura M, Koga K. Animal models of chronic pain increase spontaneous glutamatergic transmission in adult rat spinal dorsal horn in vitro and in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 512:352-359. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.03.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In vivo electrophysiological analysis of mechanisms of monoaminergic pain inhibitory systems. Pain 2018; 158 Suppl 1:S85-S91. [PMID: 28240646 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Yamada A, Koga K, Kume K, Ohsawa M, Furue H. Ethanol-induced enhancement of inhibitory synaptic transmission in the rat spinal substantia gelatinosa. Mol Pain 2018; 14:1744806918817969. [PMID: 30453825 PMCID: PMC6293375 DOI: 10.1177/1744806918817969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that ethanol produces a widespread modulation
of neuronal activity in the central nervous system. It is not fully
understood, however, how ethanol changes nociceptive transmission. We
investigated acute effects of ethanol on synaptic transmission in the
substantia gelatinosa (lamina II of the spinal dorsal horn) and
mechanical responses in the spinal dorsal horn. In substantia
gelatinosa neurons, bath application of ethanol at low concentration
(10 mM) did not change the frequency and amplitude of spontaneous
inhibitory postsynaptic currents. At medium to high concentrations
(20–100 mM), however, ethanol elicited a barrage of large amplitude
spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents. In the presence of
tetrodotoxin, such enhancement of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic
currents was not detected. In addition, ethanol (20–100 mM) increased
the frequency of spontaneous discharge of vesicular GABA
transporter-Venus-labeled neurons and suppressed the mechanical
nociceptive response in wide-dynamic range neurons in the spinal
dorsal horn. The present results suggest that ethanol may reduce
nociceptive information transfer in the spinal dorsal horn by
enhancement of inhibitory GABAergic and glycinergic synaptic
transmission.
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- Akihiro Yamada
- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of
Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Information Physiology, National
Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of
Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of
Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
- Department of Information Physiology, National
Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- School of Life Science, Graduate University for
Advanced Studies, Okazaki, Japan
- Hidemasa Furue, Department of
Neurophysiology 663–8131, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya,
Japan.
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Sánchez-Brualla I, Boulenguez P, Brocard C, Liabeuf S, Viallat-Lieutaud A, Navarro X, Udina E, Brocard F. Activation of 5-HT 2A Receptors Restores KCC2 Function and Reduces Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury. Neuroscience 2018; 387:48-57. [PMID: 28844001 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Downregulation of the potassium chloride cotransporter type 2 (KCC2) after a spinal cord injury (SCI) disinhibits motoneurons and dorsal horn interneurons causing spasticity and neuropathic pain, respectively. We showed recently (Bos et al., 2013) that specific activation of 5-HT2A receptors by TCB-2 [(4-bromo-3,6-dimethoxybenzocyclobuten-1-yl)methylamine hydrobromide] upregulates KCC2 function, restores motoneuronal inhibition and reduces SCI-induced spasticity. Here, we tested the potential analgesic effect of TCB-2 on central (thoracic hemisection) and peripheral [spared nerve injury (SNI)] neuropathic pain. We found mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia reduced by an acute administration of TCB-2 in rats with SCI. This analgesic effect was associated with an increase in dorsal horn membrane KCC2 expression and was prevented by pharmacological blockade of KCC2 with an intrathecal injection of DIOA [(dihydroindenyl)oxy]alkanoic acid]. In contrast, the SNI-induced neuropathic pain was not attenuated by TCB-2 although there was a slight increase of membrane KCC2 expression in the dorsal horn ipsilateral to the lesion. Up-regulation of KCC2 function by targeting 5-HT2A receptors, therefore, has therapeutic potential in the treatment of neuropathic pain induced by SCI but not by SNI.
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- Irene Sánchez-Brualla
- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France.
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Merighi A. The histology, physiology, neurochemistry and circuitry of the substantia gelatinosa Rolandi (lamina II) in mammalian spinal cord. Prog Neurobiol 2018; 169:91-134. [PMID: 29981393 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2018.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The substantia gelatinosa Rolandi (SGR) was first described about two centuries ago. In the following decades an enormous amount of information has permitted us to understand - at least in part - its role in the initial processing of pain and itch. Here, I will first provide a comprehensive picture of the histology, physiology, and neurochemistry of the normal SGR. Then, I will analytically discuss the SGR circuits that have been directly demonstrated or deductively envisaged in the course of the intensive research on this area of the spinal cord, with particular emphasis on the pathways connecting the primary afferent fibers and the intrinsic neurons. The perspective existence of neurochemically-defined sets of primary afferent neurons giving rise to these circuits will be also discussed, with the proposition that a cross-talk between different subsets of peptidergic fibers may be the structural and functional substrate of additional gating mechanisms in SGR. Finally, I highlight the role played by slow acting high molecular weight modulators in these gating mechanisms.
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- Adalberto Merighi
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, I-10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy.
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Pham VM, Tu NH, Katano T, Matsumura S, Saito A, Yamada A, Furue H, Ito S. Impaired peripheral nerve regeneration in type-2 diabetic mouse model. Eur J Neurosci 2018; 47:126-139. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Vuong M. Pham
- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory; Kansai Medical University; Hirakata Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology; Hyogo College of Medicine; Nishinomiya Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology; Hyogo College of Medicine; Nishinomiya Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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Hirschberg S, Li Y, Randall A, Kremer EJ, Pickering AE. Functional dichotomy in spinal- vs prefrontal-projecting locus coeruleus modules splits descending noradrenergic analgesia from ascending aversion and anxiety in rats. eLife 2017; 6:29808. [PMID: 29027903 PMCID: PMC5653237 DOI: 10.7554/elife.29808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The locus coeruleus (LC) projects throughout the brain and spinal cord and is the major source of central noradrenaline. It remains unclear whether the LC acts functionally as a single global effector or as discrete modules. Specifically, while spinal-projections from LC neurons can exert analgesic actions, it is not known whether they can act independently of ascending LC projections. Using viral vectors taken up at axon terminals, we expressed chemogenetic actuators selectively in LC neurons with spinal (LC:SC) or prefrontal cortex (LC:PFC) projections. Activation of the LC:SC module produced robust, lateralised anti-nociception while activation of LC:PFC produced aversion. In a neuropathic pain model, LC:SC activation reduced hind-limb sensitisation and induced conditioned place preference. By contrast, activation of LC:PFC exacerbated spontaneous pain, produced aversion and increased anxiety-like behaviour. This independent, contrasting modulation of pain-related behaviours mediated by distinct noradrenergic neuronal populations provides evidence for a modular functional organisation of the LC.
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- Stefan Hirschberg
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.,Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- IGMM, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Effects of naftopidil on inhibitory transmission in substantia gelatinosa neurons of the rat spinal dorsal horn in vitro. J Neurol Sci 2017; 380:205-211. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Duan B, Cheng L, Ma Q. Spinal Circuits Transmitting Mechanical Pain and Itch. Neurosci Bull 2017; 34:186-193. [PMID: 28484964 PMCID: PMC5799122 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-017-0136-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In 1905, Henry Head first suggested that transmission of pain-related protopathic information can be negatively modulated by inputs from afferents sensing innocuous touch and temperature. In 1965, Melzak and Wall proposed a more concrete gate control theory of pain that highlights the interaction between unmyelinated C fibers and myelinated A fibers in pain transmission. Here we review the current understanding of the spinal microcircuits transmitting and gating mechanical pain or itch. We also discuss how disruption of the gate control could cause pain or itch evoked by innocuous mechanical stimuli, a hallmark symptom for many chronic pain or itch patients.
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- Bo Duan
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, 830 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Institute of Brain Science, the State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, 1 Jimmy Fund Way, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Choi S, Yamada A, Kim W, Kim SK, Furue H. Noradrenergic inhibition of spinal hyperexcitation elicited by cutaneous cold stimuli in rats with oxaliplatin-induced allodynia: electrophysiological and behavioral assessments. J Physiol Sci 2017; 67:431-438. [PMID: 27896597 PMCID: PMC10718019 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-016-0505-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We investigated the spinal action of noradrenaline on cold-elicited hyperexcitation detected in dorsal horn neurons of rats with allodynia induced by an oxaliplatin (6 mg/kg, i.p.) injection. In vivo extracellular recordings from the spinal dorsal horn showed that wide dynamic range neurons responded to cutaneous acetone (10 μl) stimulation in normal rats, and cold-elicited firings in oxaliplatin-administered rats were increased with a longer duration, correlated with behavioral responses. These responses were significantly attenuated by spinal administration (50 μM) of noradrenaline or its agonists, clonidine (α2), phenylephrine (α1) and isoprenaline (β), in descending order of efficacy. Thus, the inhibitory effect of noradrenaline on spinal oxaliplatin-induced cold hyperexcitation is mediated mainly by activation of α2- and/or α1-adrenoceptors.
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- Seunghwan Choi
- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan.
- School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki, 444-8787, Japan.
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Hachisuka J, Baumbauer KM, Omori Y, Snyder LM, Koerber HR, Ross SE. Semi-intact ex vivo approach to investigate spinal somatosensory circuits. eLife 2016; 5:e22866. [PMID: 27991851 PMCID: PMC5214752 DOI: 10.7554/elife.22866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The somatosensory input that gives rise to the perceptions of pain, itch, cold and heat are initially integrated in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Here, we describe a new approach to investigate these neural circuits in mouse. This semi-intact somatosensory preparation enables recording from spinal output neurons, while precisely controlling somatosensory input, and simultaneously manipulating specific populations of spinal interneurons. Our findings suggest that spinal interneurons show distinct temporal and spatial tuning properties. We also show that modality selectivity - mechanical, heat and cold - can be assessed in both retrogradely labeled spinoparabrachial projection neurons and genetically labeled spinal interneurons. Finally, we demonstrate that interneuron connectivity can be determined via optogenetic activation of specific interneuron subtypes. This new approach may facilitate key conceptual advances in our understanding of the spinal somatosensory circuits in health and disease.
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- Junichi Hachisuka
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
- Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
- Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
- Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
- Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
- Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
- Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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Kozuka Y, Kawamata M, Furue H, Ishida T, Tanaka S, Namiki A, Yamakage M. Changes in synaptic transmission of substantia gelatinosa neurons after spinal cord hemisection revealed by analysis using in vivo patch-clamp recording. Mol Pain 2016; 12:1744806916665827. [PMID: 27573517 PMCID: PMC5006296 DOI: 10.1177/1744806916665827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND After spinal cord injury, central neuropathic pain develops in the majority of spinal cord injury patients. Spinal hemisection in rats, which has been developed as an animal model of spinal cord injury in humans, results in hyperexcitation of spinal dorsal horn neurons soon after the hemisection and thereafter. The hyperexcitation is likely caused by permanent elimination of the descending pain systems. We examined the change in synaptic transmission of substantia gelatinosa neurons following acute spinal hemisection by using an in vivo whole-cell patch-clamp technique. RESULTS An increased spontaneous action potential firings of substantia gelatinosa neurons was detected in hemisected rats compared with that in control animals. The frequencies and amplitudes of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents and of evoked excitatory postsynaptic currentss in response to non-noxious and noxious stimuli were not different between hemisected and control animals. On the contrary, the amplitude and frequency of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents of substantia gelatinosa neurons in hemisected animals were significantly smaller and lower, respectively, than those in control animals (P < 0.01). Large amplitude and high-frequency spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents, which could not be elicited by mechanical stimuli, were seen in 44% of substantia gelatinosa neurons in control animals but only in 17% of substantia gelatinosa neurons in hemisected animals. In control animals, such large amplitude spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents were suppressed by spinal application of tetrodotoxin (1 µM). Cervical application of lidocaine (2%, 10 µl) also inhibited such large amplitude of inhibitory postsynaptic currents. The proportion of multi-receptive substantia gelatinosa neurons, which exhibit action potential firing in response to non-noxious and noxious stimuli, was much larger in hemisected animals than in control animals. CONCLUSIONS These suggest that substantia gelatinosa neurons receive tonic inhibition by spinal inhibitory interneurons which generate persistent action potentials. Spinal hemisection results in hyperexcitation of substantia gelatinosa neurons at least in part by eliminating the tonic descending control of spinal inhibitory interneurons from supraspinal levels.
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- Yuji Kozuka
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Differential Activation of TRP Channels in the Adult Rat Spinal Substantia Gelatinosa by Stereoisomers of Plant-Derived Chemicals. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2016; 9:ph9030046. [PMID: 27483289 PMCID: PMC5039499 DOI: 10.3390/ph9030046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Activation of TRPV1, TRPA1 or TRPM8 channel expressed in the central terminal of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuron increases the spontaneous release of l-glutamate onto spinal dorsal horn lamina II (substantia gelatinosa; SG) neurons which play a pivotal role in regulating nociceptive transmission. The TRP channels are activated by various plant-derived chemicals. Although stereoisomers activate or modulate ion channels in a distinct manner, this phenomenon is not fully addressed for TRP channels. By applying the whole-cell patch-clamp technique to SG neurons of adult rat spinal cord slices, we found out that all of plant-derived chemicals, carvacrol, thymol, carvone and cineole, increase the frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current, a measure of the spontaneous release of l-glutamate from nerve terminals, by activating TRP channels. The presynaptic activities were different between stereoisomers (carvacrol and thymol; (-)-carvone and (+)-carvone; 1,8-cineole and 1,4-cineole) in the extent or the types of TRP channels activated, indicating that TRP channels in the SG are activated by stereoisomers in a distinct manner. This result could serve to know the properties of the central terminal TRP channels that are targets of drugs for alleviating pain.
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Jiang CY, Fujita T, Kumamoto E. Developmental change and sexual difference in synaptic modulation produced by oxytocin in rat substantia gelatinosa neurons. Biochem Biophys Rep 2016; 7:206-213. [PMID: 28955908 PMCID: PMC5613344 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2016.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have previously reported that oxytocin produces an inward current at a holding potential of −70 mV without a change in glutamatergic excitatory transmission in adult male rat spinal lamina II (substantia gelatinosa; SG) neurons that play a pivotal role in regulating nociceptive transmission. Oxytocin also enhanced GABAergic and glycinergic spontaneous inhibitory transmissions in a manner sensitive to a voltage-gated Na+-channel blocker tetrodotoxin. These actions were mediated by oxytocin-receptor activation. Such a result was different from that obtained by other investigators in young male rat superficial dorsal horn neurons in which an oxytocin-receptor agonist enhanced glutamatergic and GABAergic but not glycinergic spontaneous transmissions. In order to know a developmental change and also sexual difference in the actions of oxytocin, we examined its effect on spontaneous synaptic transmission in adult female and young male rat SG neurons by using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique in spinal cord slices. In adult female rats, oxytocin produced an inward current at −70 mV without a change in excitatory transmission. GABAergic and glycinergic transmissions were enhanced by oxytocin, the duration of which enhancement was much shorter than in adult male rats. In young (11–21 postnatal days) male rats, oxytocin produced not only an inward but also outward current at −70 mV, and presynaptically inhibited or facilitated excitatory transmission, depending on the neurons tested; both GABAergic and glycinergic transmissions were enhanced by oxytocin. The inhibitory transmission enhancements in adult female and young male rats were sensitive to tetrodotoxin. Although the data may not be enough to be estimated, it is suggested that synaptic modulation by oxytocin in SG neurons, i.e., cellular mechanism for its antinociceptive action, exhibits a developmental change and sexual difference. Oxytocin modulated synaptic transmission in spinal dorsal horn neurons. The synaptic modulation produced by oxytocin exhibited a developmental change. The synaptic modulation produced by oxytocin exhibited a sexual difference.
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- Chang-Yu Jiang
- Department of Physiology, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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Kurabe M, Furue H, Kohno T. Intravenous administration of lidocaine directly acts on spinal dorsal horn and produces analgesic effect: An in vivo patch-clamp analysis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26253. [PMID: 27188335 PMCID: PMC4870564 DOI: 10.1038/srep26253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Intravenous lidocaine administration produces an analgesic effect in various pain states, such as neuropathic and acute pain, although the underlying mechanisms remains unclear. Here, we hypothesized that intravenous lidocaine acts on spinal cord neurons and induces analgesia in acute pain. We therefore examined the action of intravenous lidocaine in the spinal cord using the in vivo patch-clamp technique. We first investigated the effects of intravenous lidocaine using behavioural measures in rats. We then performed in vivo patch-clamp recording from spinal substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons. Intravenous lidocaine had a dose-dependent analgesic effect on the withdrawal response to noxious mechanical stimuli. In the electrophysiological experiments, intravenous lidocaine inhibited the excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) evoked by noxious pinch stimuli. Intravenous lidocaine also decreased the frequency, but did not change the amplitude, of both spontaneous and miniature EPSCs. However, it did not affect inhibitory postsynaptic currents. Furthermore, intravenous lidocaine induced outward currents in SG neurons. Intravenous lidocaine inhibits glutamate release from presynaptic terminals in spinal SG neurons. Concomitantly, it hyperpolarizes postsynaptic neurons by shifting the membrane potential. This decrease in the excitability of spinal dorsal horn neurons may be a possible mechanism for the analgesic action of intravenous lidocaine in acute pain.
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- Miyuki Kurabe
- Division of Anesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi Dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata City, 951-8510 Japan
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi Dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata City, 951-8510 Japan
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Sumie M, Shiokawa H, Yamaura K, Karashima Y, Hoka S, Yoshimura M. Direct Effect of Remifentanil and Glycine Contained in Ultiva® on Nociceptive Transmission in the Spinal Cord: In Vivo and Slice Patch Clamp Analyses. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147339. [PMID: 26771515 PMCID: PMC4714899 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Ultiva® is commonly administered intravenously for analgesia during general anaesthesia and its main constituent remifentanil is an ultra-short-acting μ-opioid receptor agonist. Ultiva® is not approved for epidural or intrathecal use in clinical practice. Previous studies have reported that Ultiva® provokes opioid-induced hyperalgesia by interacting with spinal dorsal horn neurons. Ultiva® contains glycine, an inhibitory neurotransmitter but also an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor co-activator. The presence of glycine in the formulation of Ultiva® potentially complicates its effects. We examined how Ultiva® directly affects nociceptive transmission in the spinal cord. Methods We made patch-clamp recordings from substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons in the adult rat spinal dorsal horn in vivo and in spinal cord slices. We perfused Ultiva® onto the SG neurons and analysed its effects on the membrane potentials and synaptic responses activated by noxious mechanical stimuli. Results Bath application of Ultiva® hyperpolarized membrane potentials under current-clamp conditions and produced an outward current under voltage-clamp conditions. A barrage of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) evoked by the stimuli was suppressed by Ultiva®. Miniature EPSCs (mEPSCs) were depressed in frequency but not amplitude. Ultiva®-induced outward currents and suppression of mEPSCs were not inhibited by the μ-opioid receptor antagonist naloxone, but were inhibited by the glycine receptor antagonist strychnine. The Ultiva®-induced currents demonstrated a specific equilibrium potential similar to glycine. Conclusions We found that intrathecal administration of Ultiva® to SG neurons hyperpolarized membrane potentials and depressed presynaptic glutamate release predominantly through the activation of glycine receptors. No Ultiva®-induced excitatory effects were observed in SG neurons. Our results suggest different analgesic mechanisms of Ultiva® between intrathecal and intravenous administrations.
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- Makoto Sumie
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Excitatory effect of Neurotropin® on noradrenergic neurons in rat locus coeruleus. Life Sci 2015; 136:79-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yamasaki H, Funai Y, Funao T, Mori T, Nishikawa K. Effects of tramadol on substantia gelatinosa neurons in the rat spinal cord: an in vivo patch-clamp analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0125147. [PMID: 25933213 PMCID: PMC4416729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tramadol is thought to modulate synaptic transmissions in the spinal dorsal horn mainly by activating µ-opioid receptors and by inhibiting the reuptake of monoamines in the CNS. However, the precise mode of modulation remains unclear. We used an in vivo patch clamp technique in urethane-anesthetized rats to determine the antinociceptive mechanism of tramadol. In vivo whole-cell recordings of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) and spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSCs) were made from substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons (lamina II) at holding potentials of 0 mV and -70 mV, respectively. The effects of intravenous administration (0.5, 5, 15 mg/kg) of tramadol were evaluated. The effects of superfusion of tramadol on the surface of the spinal cord and of a tramadol metabolite (M1) were further analyzed. Intravenous administration of tramadol at doses >5 mg/kg decreased the sEPSCs and increased the sIPSCs in SG neurons. These effects were not observed following naloxone pretreatment. Tramadol superfusion at a clinically relevant concentration (10 µM) had no effect, but when administered at a very high concentration (100 µM), tramadol decreased sEPSCs, produced outward currents, and enhanced sIPSCs. The effects of M1 (1, 5 mg/kg intravenously) on sEPSCs and sIPSCs were similar to those of tramadol at a corresponding dose (5, 15 mg/kg). The present study demonstrated that systemically administered tramadol indirectly inhibited glutamatergic transmission, and enhanced GABAergic and glycinergic transmissions in SG neurons. These effects were mediated primarily by the activation of μ-opioid receptors. M1 may play a key role in the antinociceptive mechanisms of tramadol.
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- Hiroyuki Yamasaki
- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Yamanaka M, Taniguchi W, Nishio N, Hashizume H, Yamada H, Yoshida M, Nakatsuka T. In vivo patch-clamp analysis of the antinociceptive actions of TRPA1 activation in the spinal dorsal horn. Mol Pain 2015; 11:20. [PMID: 25896791 PMCID: PMC4422151 DOI: 10.1186/s12990-015-0021-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are nonselective cation channels expressed in a variety of sensory structures, and are important molecular mediators of thermal, mechanical, cellular and chemical signals. We investigated the function of one key member of the TRP superfamily, TRPA1, in the spinal dorsal horn using in vivo patch-clamp recordings. Results The application of allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), a TRPA1 agonist, significantly increased the frequency and amplitude of inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs; holding potential (VH) = 0 mV) as well as excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs; VH = −70 mV) in substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons. The AITC-induced increases in EPSC frequency and amplitude were resistant to the Na+ channel blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX). In the presence of the glutamate receptor antagonists CNQX and AP5, AITC did not generate any synaptic activity. The AITC-induced increases in IPSC frequency and amplitude were abolished by TTX or glutamate receptor antagonists. Moreover, the duration of IPSCs enhanced by TRPA1 activation were significantly longer than those of EPSCs enhanced by activation of this channel in the spinal dorsal horn. AITC induced hyperpolarization of the membrane potential of SG neurons in the spinal cord but depolarized the membrane potential in the presence of TTX. Furthermore, we examined the effects of mechanical stimuli to the skin during TRPA1 activation in the spinal dorsal horn in normal rats in both voltage-clamp and current-clamp modes. In the peripheral tissue stimuli test, AITC significantly suppressed EPSCs evoked by pinch or air puff stimulation of the skin. In current-clamp mode, AITC significantly suppressed excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) evoked by pinch stimuli. Conclusions TRPA1 appears to be localized not only at presynaptic terminals on SG neurons, enhancing glutamate release, but also in the terminals of primary afferents innervating spinal inhibitory interneurons, which have synaptic interactions with SG neurons. This study offers further insight into the mechanisms underlying the possible antinociceptive actions of TRPA1 activation in the spinal dorsal horn. Our findings suggest that pharmacological activation of spinal TRPA1 channels may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of pain.
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- Manabu Yamanaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
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- Pain Research Center, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Kumatori, Osaka, 590-0482, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan. .,Pain Research Center, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Kumatori, Osaka, 590-0482, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
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- Pain Research Center, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Kumatori, Osaka, 590-0482, Japan.
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Yang K, Ma R, Wang Q, Jiang P, Li YQ. Optoactivation of parvalbumin neurons in the spinal dorsal horn evokes GABA release that is regulated by presynaptic GABAB receptors. Neurosci Lett 2015; 594:55-9. [PMID: 25817363 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Among heterogeneous neural cells in the spinal dorsal horn, parvalbumin (PV)-positive neurons are one subtype of GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid)-containing interneurons. Using an optogenetic approach, we expressed blue light-sensitive cation channel channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) via a viral vector on PV neurons in the spinal dorsal horn. Combined with in vitro whole-cell recordings, we activated ChR2 expressed on PV neurons by blue light and recorded GABAA receptor-mediated light-evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents (L-IPSCs). The L-IPSCs were action potential-dependent and abolished by the GABAA receptor antagonist picrotoxin, indicating a synchronic GABA release from presynaptic terminals. Activation of GABAB receptors (the metabotropic receptors of GABA) on presynaptic terminals by a putative agonist, baclofen, depressed the amplitude of L-IPSCs. This depression was largely occluded by pretreatment with the highly selective Cav2.1 (P/Q-type) Ca(2+) channel blocker ω-agatoxin IVA. N-type Ca(2+) channel blocker ω-conotoxin GVIA showed less effects on either L-IPSCs or baclofen depression. We conclude that optoactivation of PV-ChR2 neurons in the spinal dorsal horn induces GABA release from presynaptic terminals, which is modulated by presynaptic GABAB receptors that are coupled to P/Q-type Ca(2+) channels. Importantly, our studies provide a simple and reliable optogenetic approach to study dorsal horn neural circuits.
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- Kun Yang
- School of Medicine and Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China; Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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- School of Medicine and Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Medicine and Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Medicine and Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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Matsumura S, Taniguchi W, Nishida K, Nakatsuka T, Ito S. In vivotwo-photon imaging of structural dynamics in the spinal dorsal horn in an inflammatory pain model. Eur J Neurosci 2015; 41:989-97. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shinji Matsumura
- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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- Pain Research Center; Kansai University of Health Sciences; Kumatori Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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- Pain Research Center; Kansai University of Health Sciences; Kumatori Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; 2-5-1 Shin-machi Hirakata 573-1010 Japan
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Identification of spinal circuits transmitting and gating mechanical pain. Cell 2014; 159:1417-1432. [PMID: 25467445 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 381] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Pain information processing in the spinal cord has been postulated to rely on nociceptive transmission (T) neurons receiving inputs from nociceptors and Aβ mechanoreceptors, with Aβ inputs gated through feed-forward activation of spinal inhibitory neurons (INs). Here, we used intersectional genetic manipulations to identify these critical components of pain transduction. Marking and ablating six populations of spinal excitatory and inhibitory neurons, coupled with behavioral and electrophysiological analysis, showed that excitatory neurons expressing somatostatin (SOM) include T-type cells, whose ablation causes loss of mechanical pain. Inhibitory neurons marked by the expression of dynorphin (Dyn) represent INs, which are necessary to gate Aβ fibers from activating SOM(+) neurons to evoke pain. Therefore, peripheral mechanical nociceptors and Aβ mechanoreceptors, together with spinal SOM(+) excitatory and Dyn(+) inhibitory neurons, form a microcircuit that transmits and gates mechanical pain. PAPERCLIP:
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Miyakawa T, Terashima Y, Takebayashi T, Tanimoto K, Iwase T, Ogon I, Kobayashi T, Tohse N, Yamashita T. Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 in spinal cord dorsal horn is involved in neuropathic pain in nerve root constriction rats. Mol Pain 2014; 10:58. [PMID: 25192906 PMCID: PMC4163170 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-10-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Lumbar radicular pain is categorized as a type of neuropathic pain, but its pathophysiological mechanisms are not fully understood. The substantia gelatinosa (SG) in the spinal cord dorsal horn receives primary afferent inputs and is considered to be a therapeutic target for treating neuropathic pain. In vivo patch-clamp recording is a useful procedure for analyzing the functional properties of synaptic transmission in SG neurons. Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) has been widely identified in the central and peripheral nervous systems, such as in the peripheral nociceptor, dorsal root ganglion, and spinal cord dorsal horn and is involved in synaptic transmission of pain. However, its functional role and mechanism of pain transmission in the spinal cord dorsal horn are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to use in vivo patch-clamp analysis to examine changes in the excitatory synaptic transmission of SG neurons treated with TRPA1 antagonist and to clarify the potential role of TRPA1 in the rat spinal cord dorsal horn. Results The rats with root constriction (RC) showed mechanical hypersensitivity, hyperalgesia, and thermal hyperalgesia. In addition, pin pricks elicited pain-related behavior even in the sham and naïve rats. These pain-related behaviors were significantly attenuated by intrathecal injection of a TRPA1 antagonist. The degrees of intrathecal injection efficacy were equivalent among the 3 groups (RC, sham, and naïve groups). In an electrophysiological study, the frequencies and amplitudes of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) were significantly increased in the RC rats compared with those in the sham and naïve rats. Spontaneous EPSCs and evoked-EPSCs by non-noxious and noxious stimuli were significantly decreased by TRPA1 antagonist. As in the behavioral study, there were no statistically significant differences among the 3 groups. Conclusion These data showed that the TRPA1 antagonist had an inhibitory effect on mechanical hypersensitivity and hyperalgesia as well as on physiological pain transmission in the spinal cord dorsal horn. This suggests that TRPA1 is consistently involved in excitatory synaptic transmission even in the physiological state and has a role in coordinating pain transmission.
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- Tsuyoshi Miyakawa
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S1 W16, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan.
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Nishida K, Matsumura S, Taniguchi W, Uta D, Furue H, Ito S. Three-dimensional distribution of sensory stimulation-evoked neuronal activity of spinal dorsal horn neurons analyzed by in vivo calcium imaging. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103321. [PMID: 25100083 PMCID: PMC4123881 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The spinal dorsal horn comprises heterogeneous populations of interneurons and projection neurons, which form neuronal circuits crucial for processing of primary sensory information. Although electrophysiological analyses have uncovered sensory stimulation-evoked neuronal activity of various spinal dorsal horn neurons, monitoring these activities from large ensembles of neurons is needed to obtain a comprehensive view of the spinal dorsal horn circuitry. In the present study, we established in vivo calcium imaging of multiple spinal dorsal horn neurons by using a two-photon microscope and extracted three-dimensional neuronal activity maps of these neurons in response to cutaneous sensory stimulation. For calcium imaging, a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based calcium indicator protein, Yellow Cameleon, which is insensitive to motion artifacts of living animals was introduced into spinal dorsal horn neurons by in utero electroporation. In vivo calcium imaging following pinch, brush, and heat stimulation suggests that laminar distribution of sensory stimulation-evoked neuronal activity in the spinal dorsal horn largely corresponds to that of primary afferent inputs. In addition, cutaneous pinch stimulation elicited activities of neurons in the spinal cord at least until 2 spinal segments away from the central projection field of primary sensory neurons responsible for the stimulated skin point. These results provide a clue to understand neuronal processing of sensory information in the spinal dorsal horn.
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- Kazuhiko Nishida
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Pain Research Center, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Kumatori, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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Funai Y, Pickering AE, Uta D, Nishikawa K, Mori T, Asada A, Imoto K, Furue H. Systemic dexmedetomidine augments inhibitory synaptic transmission in the superficial dorsal horn through activation of descending noradrenergic control: an in vivo patch-clamp analysis of analgesic mechanisms. Pain 2013; 155:617-628. [PMID: 24355412 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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α2-Adrenoceptors are widely distributed throughout the central nervous system (CNS) and the systemic administration of α2-agonists such as dexmedetomidine produces clinically useful, centrally mediated sedation and analgesia; however, these same actions also limit the utility of these agents (ie, unwanted sedative actions). Despite a wealth of data on cellular and synaptic actions of α2-agonists in vitro, it is not known which neuronal circuits are modulated in vivo to produce the analgesic effect. To address this issue, we made in vivo recordings of membrane currents and synaptic activities in superficial spinal dorsal horn neurons and examined their responses to systemic dexmedetomidine. We found that dexmedetomidine at doses that produce analgesia (<10 μg/kg) enhanced inhibitory postsynaptic transmission within the superficial dorsal horn without altering excitatory synaptic transmission or evoking direct postsynaptic membrane currents. In contrast, higher doses of dexmedetomidine (>10 μg/kg) induced outward currents by a direct postsynaptic action. The dexmedetomidine-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic current facilitation was not mimicked by spinal application of dexmedetomidine and was absent in spinalized rats, suggesting that it acts at a supraspinal site. Furthermore, it was inhibited by spinal application of the α1-antagonist prazosin. In the brainstem, low doses of systemic dexmedetomidine produced an excitation of locus coeruleus neurons. These results suggest that systemic α2-adrenoceptor stimulation may facilitate inhibitory synaptic responses in the superficial dorsal horn to produce analgesia mediated by activation of the pontospinal noradrenergic inhibitory system. This novel mechanism may provide new targets for intervention, perhaps allowing analgesic actions to be dissociated from excessive sedation.
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- Yusuke Funai
- Department of Information Physiology, National Institutes for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki, Japan
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Akiyama T, Tominaga M, Takamori K, Carstens MI, Carstens E. Roles of glutamate, substance P, and gastrin-releasing peptide as spinal neurotransmitters of histaminergic and nonhistaminergic itch. Pain 2013; 155:80-92. [PMID: 24041961 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We investigated roles for substance P (SP), gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), and glutamate in the spinal neurotransmission of histamine-dependent and -independent itch. In anesthetized mice, responses of single superficial dorsal horn neurons to intradermal (i.d.) injection of chloroquine were partially reduced by spinal application of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole proprionate acid (AMPA)/kainate antagonist 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX). Co-application of CNQX plus a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) antagonist produced stronger inhibition, while co-application of CNQX, NK-1, and GRP receptor (GRPR) antagonists completely inhibited firing. Nociceptive-specific and wide dynamic range-type neurons exhibited differential suppression by CNQX plus either the GRPR or NK-1 antagonist, respectively. Neuronal responses elicited by i.d. histamine were abolished by CNQX alone. In behavioral studies, individual intrathecal administration of a GRPR, NK-1, or AMPA antagonist each significantly attenuated chloroquine-evoked scratching behavior. Co-administration of the NK-1 and AMPA antagonists was more effective, and administration of all 3 antagonists abolished scratching. Intrathecal CNQX alone prevented histamine-evoked scratching behavior. We additionally employed a double-label strategy to investigate molecular markers of pruritogen-sensitive dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells. DRG cells responsive to histamine and/or chloroquine, identified by calcium imaging, were then processed for co-expression of SP, GRP, or vesicular glutamate transporter type 2 (VGLUT2) immunofluorescence. Subpopulations of chloroquine- and/or histamine-sensitive DRG cells were immunopositive for SP and/or GRP, with >80% immunopositive for VGLUT2. These results indicate that SP, GRP, and glutamate each partially contribute to histamine-independent itch. Histamine-evoked itch is mediated primarily by glutamate, with GRP playing a lesser role. Co-application of NK-1, GRP, and AMPA receptor antagonists may prove beneficial in treating chronic itch.
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- Tasuku Akiyama
- Department of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Institute for Environmental and Gender Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0021, Japan
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Fukuhara K, Katafuchi T, Yoshimura M. Effects of baclofen on mechanical noxious and innocuous transmission in the spinal dorsal horn of the adult rat: in vivo patch-clamp analysis. Eur J Neurosci 2013; 38:3398-407. [PMID: 23961926 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The effects of a GABAB agonist, baclofen, on mechanical noxious and innocuous synaptic transmission in the substantia gelatinosa (SG) were investigated in adult rats with the in vivo patch-clamp technique. Under current-clamp conditions, perfusion with baclofen (10 μm) on the surface of the spinal cord caused hyperpolarisation of SG neurons and a decrease in the number of action potentials elicited by pinch and touch stimuli applied to the receptive field of the ipsilateral hindlimb. The suppression of action potentials was preserved under blockade of postsynaptic G-proteins, although baclofen-induced hyperpolarisation was completely blocked. These findings suggest presynaptic effects of baclofen on the induced action potentials. Under voltage-clamp conditions, application of baclofen reduced the frequency, but not the amplitude, of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs), whereas the GABAB receptor antagonist CGP55845 increased the frequency of mEPSCs without affecting the amplitude. Furthermore, application of a GABA uptake inhibitor, nipecotic acid, decreased the frequency of mEPSCs; this effect was blocked by CGP55845, but not by the GABAA antagonist bicuculline. Both the frequency and the amplitude of the pinch-evoked barrage of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) were suppressed by baclofen in a dose-dependent manner. The frequency and amplitude of touch-evoked EPSCs was also suppressed by baclofen, but the suppression was significantly smaller than that of pinch-evoked EPSCs. We conclude that mechanical noxious transmission is presynaptically blocked through GABAB receptors in the SG, and is more effectively suppressed than innocuous transmission, which may account for a part of the mechanism of the efficient analgesic effects of baclofen.
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- Kaori Fukuhara
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Johannssen HC, Helmchen F. Two-photon imaging of spinal cord cellular networks. Exp Neurol 2013; 242:18-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Takiguchi N, Yoshida M, Taniguchi W, Hashizume H, Yamada H, Miyazaki N, Nishio N, Nakatsuka T. Distinct degree of radiculopathy at different levels of peripheral nerve injury. Mol Pain 2012; 8:31. [PMID: 22537715 PMCID: PMC3443045 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-8-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/06/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lumbar radiculopathy is a common clinical problem, characterized by dorsal root ganglion (DRG) injury and neural hyperactivity causing intense pain. However, the mechanisms involved in DRG injury have not been fully elucidated. Furthermore, little is known about the degree of radiculopathy at the various levels of nerve injury. The purpose of this study is to compare the degree of radiculopathy injury at the DRG and radiculopathy injury proximal or distal to the DRG. RESULTS The lumbar radiculopathy rat model was created by ligating the L5 nerve root 2 mm proximal to the DRG or 2 mm distal to the DRG with 6.0 silk. We examined the degree of the radiculopathy using different points of mechanical sensitivity, immunohistochemistry and in vivo patch-clamp recordings, 7 days after surgery. The rats injured distal to the DRG were more sensitive than those rats injured proximal to the DRG in the behavioral study. The number of activated microglia in laminas I-II of the L5 segmental level was significantly increased in rats injured distal to the DRG when compared with rats injured proximal to the DRG. The amplitudes and frequencies of EPSC in the rats injured distal to the DRG were higher than those injured proximal to the DRG. The results indicated that there is a different degree of radiculopathy at the distal level of nerve injury. CONCLUSIONS Our study examined the degree of radiculopathy at different levels of nerve injury. Severe radiculopathy occurred in rats injured distal to the DRG when compared with rats injured proximal to the DRG. This finding helps to correctly diagnose a radiculopathy.
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- Noboru Takiguchi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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Sugiyama D, Hur SW, Pickering AE, Kase D, Kim SJ, Kawamata M, Imoto K, Furue H. In vivo patch-clamp recording from locus coeruleus neurones in the rat brainstem. J Physiol 2012; 590:2225-31. [PMID: 22371480 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.226407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Locus coeruleus (LC) neurones extend noradrenergic projections throughout the neuroaxis and are involved in homeostatic functions such as pain modulation, arousal and cardio-respiratory control. To address the cellular mechanisms underlying pain modulation we have developed a patch-clamp recording technique from LC neurones in anaesthetized rats. These recordings showed LC discharge in vivo to be driven by both spontaneous membrane potential oscillations and CNQX-sensitive EPSCs opposed by bicuculine-sensitive IPSCs. Hindlimb pinch evoked a biphasic action potential response underpinned by a slow monophasic excitatory current. This approach allows detailed characterisation of the synaptic and integrative mechanisms of LC responses to naturalistic stimulation.
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8787, Japan
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Lu J, Katano T, Uta D, Furue H, Ito S. Rapid S-nitrosylation of actin by NO-generating donors and in inflammatory pain model mice. Mol Pain 2011; 7:101. [PMID: 22192148 PMCID: PMC3295738 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-7-101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background S-Nitrosylation, the reversible post-translational modification of reactive cysteine residues in proteins, has emerged as an important mechanism by which NO acts as a signaling molecule. We recently demonstrated that actin is a major S-nitrosylated protein in the spinal cord and suggested that NO directly attenuates dopamine release from PC12 cells by causing the breakdown of F-actin. However, the occurrence of S-nitrosylation of actin remained unclarified in animal pain model. Kinetic analysis of S-nitrosylation of actin in the present study was made by using NO-generating donors. The biotin-switch assay and purification on streptavidin-agarose were employed for identification of S-nitrosylated actin. Results Dopamine release from PC12 cells was markedly attenuated by NOR1 (t1/2 = 1.8 min) and much less by NOR3 (t1/2 = 30 min), but not by S-nitroso-glutathione, an endogenous NO donor. A membrane-permeable cGMP analogue could not substitute for NOR1 as a suppressor nor could inhibitors of soluble guanylate cyclase and cGMP-dependent protein kinase attenuate the suppression. S-Nitrosylated actin was detected by the biotin-switch assay at 5 min after the addition of NOR1. Consistent with the kinetic analysis, actin in the spinal cord was rapidly and maximally S-nitrosylated in an inflammatory pain model at 5 min after the injection of 2% formalin into the hind paws. In vivo patch-clamp recordings of the spinal dorsal horn, NOR3 showed an inhibitory action on inhibitory synaptic transmission in interneurons of the substantia gelatinosa. Conclusions The present study demonstrates that rapid S-nitrosylation of actin occurred in vitro in the presence of exogenous NO-generating donors and in vivo in inflammatory pain model mice. Our data suggest that, in addition to the well-known cGMP-dependent protein kinase pathway, S-nitrosylation is involved in pain transmission via disinhibition of inhibitory neurons.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Japan
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Changes in synaptic transmission of substantia gelatinosa neurons in a rat model of lumbar radicular pain revealed by in vivo patch-clamp recording. Pain 2011; 152:1024-1032. [PMID: 21295406 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Little is known about the pathophysiological mechanisms of radicular pain. We investigated changes in synaptic transmission of substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons after an injury to the L5 nerve root using in vivo patch-clamp recording. A total of 141 SG neurons were recorded at L4 and L5 segmental levels of the spinal cord in root constriction rats and sham-operated control rats. At L4 and L5 segmental levels, SG neurons without a receptive field were observed only in root constriction rats, and the frequencies of spontaneous action potential firings in SG neurons were higher in the root constriction group than in the control group. At the L5 segmental level, the frequencies and amplitudes of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) as well as the proportion of multireceptive neurons among SG neurons was higher in the root constriction group than in the control group. At the L4 segmental level, the frequencies and amplitudes of spontaneous EPSCs were increased in the root constriction group, but the proportions of cell types did not change. The mean amplitudes of EPSCs evoked by mechanical stimuli at L4 and L5 segmental levels were larger in the root constriction group than in the control group. The results indicated that injuring the nerve root led to characteristic excitatory synaptic transmission in SG neurons at each segmental level and changed sensory processing in SG neurons at the segment to which the injured nerve projected. These changes could lead to spontaneous pain, mechanical allodynia, and hyperalgesia contributing to the pathogenesis of radicular pain.
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