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Moraska AF, Hickner RC. Response to Letter to the Editor on "Biochemicals Associated With Pain and Inflammation Are Elevated in Sites Near to and Remote From Active Myofascial Trigger Points". Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2024:S0003-9993(24)00086-8. [PMID: 38301880 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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- Albert F Moraska
- College of Nursing, Division of Adult and Senior Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
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- College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, Department of Health, Nutrition and Food Sciences, The Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
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Yi J, Bertels Z, Del Rosario JS, Widman AJ, Slivicki RA, Payne M, Susser HM, Copits BA, Gereau RW. Bradykinin receptor expression and bradykinin-mediated sensitization of human sensory neurons. Pain 2024; 165:202-215. [PMID: 37703419 PMCID: PMC10723647 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003013] [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: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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ABSTRACT Bradykinin is a peptide implicated in inflammatory pain in both humans and rodents. In rodent sensory neurons, activation of B1 and B2 bradykinin receptors induces neuronal hyperexcitability. Recent evidence suggests that human and rodent dorsal root ganglia (DRG), which contain the cell bodies of sensory neurons, differ in the expression and function of key GPCRs and ion channels; whether bradykinin receptor expression and function are conserved across species has not been studied in depth. In this study, we used human DRG tissue from organ donors to provide a detailed characterization of bradykinin receptor expression and bradykinin-induced changes in the excitability of human sensory neurons. We found that B2 and, to a lesser extent, B1 receptors are expressed by human DRG neurons and satellite glial cells. B2 receptors were enriched in the nociceptor subpopulation. Using patch-clamp electrophysiology, we found that acute bradykinin increases the excitability of human sensory neurons, whereas prolonged exposure to bradykinin decreases neuronal excitability in a subpopulation of human DRG neurons. Finally, our analyses suggest that donor's history of chronic pain and age may be predictors of higher B1 receptor expression in human DRG neurons. Together, these results indicate that acute bradykinin-induced hyperexcitability, first identified in rodents, is conserved in humans and provide further evidence supporting bradykinin signaling as a potential therapeutic target for treating pain in humans.
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- Jiwon Yi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Yi J, Bertels Z, Del Rosario JS, Widman AJ, Slivicki RA, Payne M, Susser HM, Copits BA, Gereau RW. Bradykinin receptor expression and bradykinin-mediated sensitization of human sensory neurons. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.31.534820. [PMID: 37034782 PMCID: PMC10081334 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.31.534820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Bradykinin is a peptide implicated in inflammatory pain in both humans and rodents. In rodent sensory neurons, activation of B1 and B2 bradykinin receptors induces neuronal hyperexcitability. Recent evidence suggests that human and rodent dorsal root ganglia (DRG), which contain the cell bodies of sensory neurons, differ in the expression and function of key GPCRs and ion channels; whether BK receptor expression and function are conserved across species has not been studied in depth. In this study, we used human DRG tissue from organ donors to provide a detailed characterization of bradykinin receptor expression and bradykinin-induced changes in the excitability of human sensory neurons. We found that B2 and, to a lesser extent, B1 receptors are expressed by human DRG neurons and satellite glial cells. B2 receptors were enriched in the nociceptor subpopulation. Using patch-clamp electrophysiology, we found that acute bradykinin increases the excitability of human sensory neurons, while prolonged exposure to bradykinin decreases neuronal excitability in a subpopulation of human DRG neurons. Finally, our analyses suggest that donor’s history of chronic pain and age may be predictors of higher B1 receptor expression in human DRG neurons. Together, these results indicate that acute BK-induced hyperexcitability, first identified in rodents, is conserved in humans and provide further evidence supporting BK signaling as a potential therapeutic target for treating pain in humans.
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- Jiwon Yi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University Pain Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Brusco I, Fialho MFP, Becker G, Brum ES, Favarin A, Marquezin LP, Serafini PT, Oliveira SM. Kinins and their B 1 and B 2 receptors as potential therapeutic targets for pain relief. Life Sci 2023; 314:121302. [PMID: 36535404 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.121302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Kinins are endogenous peptides that belong to the kallikrein-kinin system, which has been extensively studied for over a century. Their essential role in multiple physiological and pathological processes is demonstrated by activating two transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptors, the kinin B1 and B2 receptors. The attention is mainly given to the pathological role of kinins in pain transduction mechanisms. In the past years, a wide range of preclinical studies has amounted to the literature reinforcing the need for an updated review about the participation of kinins and their receptors in pain disorders. Here, we performed an extensive literature search since 2004, describing the historical progress and the current understanding of the kinin receptors' participation and its potential therapeutic in several acute and chronic painful conditions. These include inflammatory (mainly arthritis), neuropathic (caused by different aetiologies, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, antineoplastic toxicity and diabetes) and nociplastic (mainly fibromyalgia) pain. Moreover, we highlighted the pharmacological actions and possible clinical applications of the kinin B1 and B2 receptor antagonists, kallikrein inhibitors or kallikrein-kinin system signalling pathways-target molecules in these different painful conditions. Notably, recent findings sought to elucidate mechanisms for guiding new and better drug design targeting kinin B1 and B2 receptors to treat a disease diversity. Since the kinin B2 receptor antagonist, Icatibant, is clinically used and well-tolerated by patients with hereditary angioedema gives us hope kinin receptors antagonists could be more robustly tested for a possible clinical application in the treatment of pathological pains, which present limited pharmacology management.
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- Indiara Brusco
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry Toxicology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry Toxicology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry Toxicology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry Toxicology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurotoxicity and Psychopharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurotoxicity and Psychopharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurotoxicity and Psychopharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry Toxicology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Fibromyalgia in women: association of inflammatory plasma proteins, muscle blood flow, and metabolism with body mass index and pain characteristics. Pain Rep 2022; 7:e1042. [PMID: 36213597 PMCID: PMC9534367 DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Metabolism and inflammation interact in fibromyalgia with obesity that can lead to chronic low-grade inflammation. Introduction: Obesity is a common comorbidity in fibromyalgia (FM). Both FM and obesity have been connected to low-grade inflammation, although it is possible that previously reported inflammatory alterations in FM primarily may be linked to increased body mass index (BMI). Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether the inflammatory plasma protein profile, muscle blood flow, and metabolism and pain characteristics (clinical parameters and patient-reported outcome measurements) differed between female patients with FM with and without obesity. Methods: Patients with FM underwent clinical examinations, physical tests, and answered questionnaires. They were dichotomized according to BMI (<30 kg/m2 [n = 14]; ≥30 kg/m2 [n = 13]). Blood samples were collected and analyzed using a panel of 71 inflammatory plasma proteins. Results: There were significant (P < 0.05) differences in blood pressure, pulse, max VO2, pain intensity, physical capacity, and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire between the groups; the obese group had higher blood pressure, pulse, pain intensity, and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. There were 14 proteins that contributed to the group belonging. The 4 most important proteins for the group discrimination were MIP1β, MCP4, IL1RA, and IL6, which showed higher concentrations in obese patients with FM. Significantly decreased blood flow and increased concentration of pyruvate were detected in obese patients compared with nonobese patients. There was significant correlation between inflammatory proteins and sedentary behavior and health status in obese patients with FM. Conclusions: These findings suggest that metabolism and inflammation interact in female patients with FM with obesity and might cause chronic low-grade inflammation. Screening for obesity and monitoring of BMI changes should be considered in the treatment of patients with FM.
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Brusco I, Justino AB, Silva CR, Scussel R, Machado-de-Ávila RA, Oliveira SM. Inhibitors of angiotensin I converting enzyme potentiate fibromyalgia-like pain symptoms via kinin receptors in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 895:173870. [PMID: 33476653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Fibromyalgia is a potentially disabling chronic disease, characterized by widespread pain and a range of comorbidities such as hypertension. Among the mechanisms involved in fibromyalgia-like pain symptoms are kinins and their B1 and B2 receptors. Moreover, angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, commonly used as antihypertensive drugs, can enhance pain by blocking the degradation of peptides such as substance P and bradykinin, besides enhancing kinin receptors signalling. We investigated the effect of ACE inhibitors on reserpine-induced fibromyalgia-like pain symptoms and the involvement of kinins in this effect in mice. Nociceptive parameters (mechanical and cold allodynia and overt nociception) were evaluated after ACE inhibitors administration in mice previously treated with reserpine. The role of kinin B1 and B2 receptors was investigated using pharmacological antagonism. Additionally, bradykinin levels, as well as the activity of ACE and kininase I, were measured in the sciatic nerve, spinal cord and cerebral cortex of the mice. The ACE inhibitors enalapril and captopril enhanced reserpine-induced mechanical allodynia, and this increase was prevented by kinin B1 and B2 receptor antagonists. Substance P and bradykinin caused overt nociception and increased mechanical allodynia in animals treated with reserpine. Reserpine plus ACE inhibitors increased bradykinin-related peptide levels and inhibited ACE activity in pain modulation structures. Since hypertension is a frequent comorbidity affecting fibromyalgia patients, hypertension treatment with ACE inhibitors in these patients should be reviewed once this could enhance fibromyalgia-like pain symptoms. Thus, the treatment of hypertensive patients with fibromyalgia could include other classes of antihypertensive drugs, different from ACE inhibitors.
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- Indiara Brusco
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry Toxicology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Biotechnology Institute, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Genetics and Biochemistry, Biotechnology Institute, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Health Sciences Academic Unit, University of Extreme South Catarinense, Criciuma, SC, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry Toxicology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Swimming Physical Training Prevented the Onset of Acute Muscle Pain by a Mechanism Dependent of PPARγ Receptors and CINC-1. Neuroscience 2020; 427:64-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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de Melo Aquino B, da Silva Dos Santos DF, Jorge CO, Marques ACS, Teixeira JM, Parada CA, Oliveira-Fusaro MCG. P2X3 receptors contribute to muscle pain induced by static contraction by a mechanism dependent on neutrophil migration. Purinergic Signal 2019; 15:167-175. [PMID: 31115830 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-019-09659-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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P2X3 receptors are involved with several pain conditions. Muscle pain induced by static contraction has an important socioeconomic impact. Here, we evaluated the involvement of P2X3 receptors on mechanical muscle hyperalgesia and neutrophil migration induced by static contraction in rats. Also, we evaluated whether static contraction would be able to increase muscle levels of TNF-α and IL-1β. Male Wistar rats were pretreated with the selective P2X3 receptor antagonist, A-317491, by intramuscular or intrathecal injection and the static contraction-induced mechanical muscle hyperalgesia was evaluated using the Randall-Selitto test. Neutrophil migration was evaluated by measurement of myeloperoxidase (MPO) kinetic-colorimetric assay and the cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Intramuscular or intrathecal pretreatment with A-317491 prevented static contraction-induced mechanical muscle hyperalgesia. In addition, A-317491 reduced static contraction-induced mechanical muscle hyperalgesia when administered 30 and 60 min of the beginning of static contraction, but not after 30 and 60 min of the end of static contraction. Intramuscular A-317491 also prevented static contraction-induced neutrophil migration. In a period of 24 h, static contraction did not increase muscle levels of TNF-α and IL-1β. These findings demonstrated that mechanical muscle hyperalgesia and neutrophil migration induced by static contraction are modulated by P2X3 receptors expressed on the gastrocnemius muscle and spinal cord dorsal horn. Also, we suggest that P2X3 receptors are important to the development but not to maintenance of muscle hyperalgesia. Therefore, P2X3 receptors can be pointed out as a target to musculoskeletal pain conditions induced by daily or work-related activities.
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- Bruna de Melo Aquino
- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Monteiro Lobato 255, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Monteiro Lobato 255, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Santos DFDSD, Melo Aquino BD, Jorge CO, Azambuja GD, Schiavuzzo JG, Krimon S, Neves JDS, Parada CA, Oliveira-Fusaro MCG. Muscle pain induced by static contraction in rats is modulated by peripheral inflammatory mechanisms. Neuroscience 2017; 358:58-69. [PMID: 28673715 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Muscle pain is an important health issue and frequently related to static force exertion. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether peripheral inflammatory mechanisms are involved with static contraction-induced muscle pain in rats. To this end, we developed a model of muscle pain induced by static contraction performed by applying electrical pulses through electrodes inserted into muscle. We also evaluated the involvement of neutrophil migration, bradykinin, sympathetic amines and prostanoids. A single session of sustained static contraction of gastrocnemius muscle induced acute mechanical muscle hyperalgesia without affecting locomotor activity and with no evidence of structural damage in muscle tissue. Static contraction increased levels of creatine kinase but not lactate dehydrogenase, and induced neutrophil migration. Dexamethasone (glucocorticoid anti-inflammatory agent), DALBK (bradykinin B1 antagonist), Atenolol (β1 adrenoceptor antagonist), ICI 118,551 (β2 adrenoceptor antagonist), indomethacin (cyclooxygenase inhibitor), and fucoidan (non-specific selectin inhibitor) all reduced static contraction-induced muscle hyperalgesia; however, the bradykinin B2 antagonist, bradyzide, did not have an effect on static contraction-induced muscle hyperalgesia. Furthermore, an increased hyperalgesic response was observed when the selective bradykinin B1 agonist des-Arg9-bradykinin was injected into the previously stimulated muscle. Together, these findings demonstrate that static contraction induced mechanical muscle hyperalgesia in gastrocnemius muscle of rats is modulated through peripheral inflammatory mechanisms that are dependent on neutrophil migration, bradykinin, sympathetic amines and prostanoids. Considering the clinical relevance of muscle pain, we propose the present model of static contraction-induced mechanical muscle hyperalgesia as a useful tool for the study of mechanisms underlying static contraction-induced muscle pain.
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- Diogo Francisco da Silva Dos Santos
- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pedro Zaccaria 1300, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Monteiro Lobato 255, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Limeira 901, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Monteiro Lobato 255, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Schiavuzzo JG, Teixeira JM, Melo B, da Silva dos Santos DF, Jorge CO, Oliveira-Fusaro MCG, Parada CA. Muscle hyperalgesia induced by peripheral P2X3 receptors is modulated by inflammatory mediators. Neuroscience 2014; 285:24-33. [PMID: 25446353 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
ATP, via activation of P2X3 receptors, has been highlighted as a key target in inflammatory hyperalgesia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to confirm whether the activation of P2X3 receptors in the gastrocnemius muscle of rats induces mechanical muscle hyperalgesia and, if so, to analyze the involvement of the classical inflammatory mediators (bradykinin, prostaglandins, sympathetic amines, pro-inflammatory cytokines and neutrophil migration) in this response. Intramuscular administration of the non-selective P2X3 receptor agonist α,β-meATP in the gastrocnemius muscle of rats induced mechanical muscle hyperalgesia, which, in turn, was prevented by the selective P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors antagonist A-317491, the selective bradykinin B1-receptor antagonist Des-Arg9-[Leu8]-BK (DALBK), the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin, the β1- or β2-adrenoceptor antagonist atenolol and ICI 118,551, respectively. Also, the nonspecific selectin inhibitor fucoidan. α,β-meATP induced increases in the local concentration of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin 1β (IL-1β), which were reduced by bradykinin antagonist. Finally, α,β-meATP also induced neutrophil migration. Together, these findings suggest that α,β-meATP induced mechanical hyperalgesia in the gastrocnemius muscle of rats via activation of peripheral P2X3 receptors, which involves bradykinin, prostaglandins, sympathetic amines, pro-inflammatory cytokines release and neutrophil migration. It is also indicated that bradykinin is the key modulator of the mechanical muscle hyperalgesia induced by P2X3 receptors. Therefore, we suggest that P2X3 receptors are important targets to control muscle inflammatory pain.
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- J G Schiavuzzo
- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences - UNICAMP, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences - UNICAMP, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences - UNICAMP, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences - UNICAMP, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Studies of Pain and Inflammation, School of Applied Sciences - UNICAMP, Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Petho G, Reeh PW. Sensory and signaling mechanisms of bradykinin, eicosanoids, platelet-activating factor, and nitric oxide in peripheral nociceptors. Physiol Rev 2013; 92:1699-775. [PMID: 23073630 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00048.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Peripheral mediators can contribute to the development and maintenance of inflammatory and neuropathic pain and its concomitants (hyperalgesia and allodynia) via two mechanisms. Activation or excitation by these substances of nociceptive nerve endings or fibers implicates generation of action potentials which then travel to the central nervous system and may induce pain sensation. Sensitization of nociceptors refers to their increased responsiveness to either thermal, mechanical, or chemical stimuli that may be translated to corresponding hyperalgesias. This review aims to give an account of the excitatory and sensitizing actions of inflammatory mediators including bradykinin, prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes, platelet-activating factor, and nitric oxide on nociceptive primary afferent neurons. Manifestations, receptor molecules, and intracellular signaling mechanisms of the effects of these mediators are discussed in detail. With regard to signaling, most data reported have been obtained from transfected nonneuronal cells and somata of cultured sensory neurons as these structures are more accessible to direct study of sensory and signal transduction. The peripheral processes of sensory neurons, where painful stimuli actually affect the nociceptors in vivo, show marked differences with respect to biophysics, ultrastructure, and equipment with receptors and ion channels compared with cellular models. Therefore, an effort was made to highlight signaling mechanisms for which supporting data from molecular, cellular, and behavioral models are consistent with findings that reflect properties of peripheral nociceptive nerve endings. Identified molecular elements of these signaling pathways may serve as validated targets for development of novel types of analgesic drugs.
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- Gábor Petho
- Pharmacodynamics Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Meotti FC, Campos R, da Silva K, Paszcuk AF, Costa R, Calixto JB. Inflammatory muscle pain is dependent on the activation of kinin B₁ and B₂ receptors and intracellular kinase pathways. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 166:1127-39. [PMID: 22220695 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01830.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE B(1) and B(2) kinin receptors are involved in pain transmission but they may have different roles in the muscle pain induced by intense exercise or inflammation. We investigated the contribution of each of these receptors, and the intracellular pathways involved, in the initial development and maintenance of the muscle pain associated with inflammation-induced tissue damage. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Mechanical hyperalgesia was measured using the Randall-Selitto apparatus after injecting 5% formalin solution into the gastrocnemius muscle in mice treated with selective antagonists for B(1) or B(2) receptors. The expression of kinin receptors and cytokines and the activation of intracellular kinases were monitored by real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. KEY RESULTS The i.m. injection of formalin induced an overexpression of B(1) and B(2) receptors. This overexpression was associated with the mechanical hyperalgesia induced by formalin because treatment with B(1) receptor antagonists (des-Arg(9) [Leu(8)]-BK, DALBK, and SSR240612) or B(2) receptor antagonists (HOE 140 and FR173657) prevented the hyperalgesia. Formalin increased myeloperoxidase activity, and up-regulated TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 in gastrocnemius. Myeloperoxidase activity and TNF-α mRNA expression were inhibited by either DALBK or HOE 140, whereas IL-6 was inhibited only by HOE 140. The hyperalgesia induced by i.m. formalin was dependent on the activation of intracellular MAPKs p38, JNK and PKC. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Inflammatory muscle pain involves a cascade of events that is dependent on the activation of PKC, p38 and JNK, and the synthesis of IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6 associated with the up-regulation of both B(1) and B(2) kinin receptors.
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- F C Meotti
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Schweitzer GG, Castorena CM, Hamada T, Funai K, Arias EB, Cartee GD. The B2 receptor of bradykinin is not essential for the post-exercise increase in glucose uptake by insulin-stimulated mouse skeletal muscle. Physiol Res 2011; 60:511-9. [PMID: 21401298 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Bradykinin can enhance skeletal muscle glucose uptake (GU), and exercise increases both bradykinin production and muscle insulin sensitivity, but bradykinin's relationship with post-exercise insulin action is uncertain. Our primary aim was to determine if the B2 receptor of bradykinin (B2R) is essential for the post-exercise increase in GU by insulin-stimulated mouse soleus muscles. Wildtype (WT) and B2R knockout (B2RKO) mice were sedentary or performed 60 minutes of treadmill exercise. Isolated soleus muscles were incubated with [³H]-2-deoxyglucose +/-insulin (60 or 100 microU/ml). GU tended to be greater for WT vs. B2RKO soleus with 60 microU/ml insulin (P=0.166) and was significantly greater for muscles with 100 microU/ml insulin (P<0.05). Both genotypes had significant exercise-induced reductions (P<0.05) in glycemia and insulinemia, and the decrements for glucose (approximately 14 %) and insulin (approximately 55 %) were similar between genotypes. GU tended to be greater for exercised vs. sedentary soleus with 60 microU/ml insulin (P=0.063) and was significantly greater for muscles with 100 microU/ml insulin (P<0.05). There were no significant interactions between genotype and exercise for blood glucose, plasma insulin or GU. These results indicate that the B2R is not essential for the exercise-induced decrements in blood glucose or plasma insulin or for the post-exercise increase in GU by insulin-stimulated mouse soleus muscle.
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- G G Schweitzer
- Muscle Biology Laboratory, University of Michigan, School of Kinesiology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Pethő G, Reeh PW. Effects of Bradykinin on Nociceptors. NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-7443(08)10407-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Strøm V, Knardahl S, Stanghelle JK, Røe C. Pain induced by a single simulated office-work session: time course and association with muscle blood flux and muscle activity. Eur J Pain 2008; 13:843-52. [PMID: 19083247 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2008] [Revised: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 11/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study aimed to assess the development of pain during computer work with high precision demand and time pressure, and the association between pain and muscle blood fluxes and muscle activity. Twenty-eight healthy subjects (range 22-44 years) performed a 90-min standardized task of correcting a text on a word-processor. Monetary reward was given according to productivity in order to induce time pressure. Pain intensity, general tension, and eye strain were reported on visual analogue scales before, during and after the computer session. Intramuscular trapezius blood fluxes were recorded by laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) and analyzed as % of baseline level. Muscle activity was measured from the upper trapezius and forearm extensors by surface electromyography (EMG), analyzed as % of a maximal calibration contraction, %EMG(max). Pain, tension, and eye strain increased considerably during the computer session with different time course for pain and tension. The LDF of the active side of trapezius was elevated for 30 min followed by a falling trend. There was an initial short-lasting increase in the inactive trapezius. The upper trapezius EMG was low (<3 % of EMG(max)) but increased during the work, similar in both the active and passive side. There was a significant time and blood flux interaction effect on pain in the shoulders/neck, but no association with EMG. In conclusion, considerable neck/shoulder pain may develop in healthy pain-free subjects during 90 min of office-work and seems to be related to the regulation of trapezius muscle blood flow.
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- Vegard Strøm
- National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.
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Larsson B, Rosendal L, Kristiansen J, Sjøgaard G, Søgaard K, Ghafouri B, Abdiu A, Kjaer M, Gerdle B. Responses of algesic and metabolic substances to 8 h of repetitive manual work in myalgic human trapezius muscle. Pain 2008; 140:479-490. [PMID: 19006649 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2008] [Revised: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The trapezius muscle often develops pain as the result of repetitive and stressful work tasks although it is unclear to what extent this pain is due to alterations in muscle concentrations of algesic/nociceptive substances. Twenty women with chronic neck- and shoulder pain (TM) whose work required highly repetitive work tasks and 20 pain-free female colleagues (CON) were studied during and after a full 8-hour workday. We collected microdialysates from their dominant/most painful trapezius muscle; concentrations of serotonin, glutamate, lactate, pyruvate, potassium, bradykinin, and cytokines and blood flow were determined. In addition, we measured surface electromyogram, task exposure level, pain intensity, perceived mental stress, and urine-cortisol. In connection to the clinical neck and shoulder examination, we determined pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) over the trapezius and tibialis muscles. TM had higher concentrations of glutamate (71+/-42 vs. 36+/-15 micromol l(-1)) and pyruvate (187+/-89 vs. 125+/-63 micromol l(-1)) than CON. Interstitial serotonin was higher in TM (before work: 10.6+/-10.8 vs. 2.2+/-1.2 nM; after work: 9.2+/-8.3 vs. 1.5+/-2.9 nM). The trapezius blood flow during the working day was higher in TM than in CON. TM had lower PPT and higher pain intensity throughout the working day. No differences in EMG, task exposure level, mental stress, or urine-cortisol in the groups were found. These findings support the idea that peripheral nociceptive processes are activated in occupationally active subjects, who are diagnosed with trapezius myalgia. In contrast, no sign of low blood flow or increased stress or muscle activity markers were found in TM.
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- B Larsson
- Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, and Pain and rehabilitation Centre, University Hospital, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden DanTrials A/S, Markvangen 20, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark Occupational medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden Plastic Surgery, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden Sports Medicine Research Unit and Copenhagen Muscle Research Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gerdle B, Hilgenfeldt U, Larsson B, Kristiansen J, Søgaard K, Rosendal L. Bradykinin and kallidin levels in the trapezius muscle in patients with work-related trapezius myalgia, in patients with whiplash associated pain, and in healthy controls - A microdialysis study of women. Pain 2008; 139:578-587. [PMID: 18657364 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2008] [Revised: 05/09/2008] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The origins of chronic muscle pain development and maintenance are debated regarding the relative contributions of peripheral nociception and central pain processing. Bradykinin (BKN) and kallidin (KAL) have been suggested to be algesic kinins involved in muscle pain. This in vivo study investigates whether there were significant differences in interstitial muscle concentrations of BKN and KAL between chronic work-related trapezius myalgia (TM), chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD), and healthy controls (CON). These subjects were studied at rest, during a 20-min repetitive low-force exercise and recovery. The interstitial concentrations of BKN and KAL of trapezius were determined using the microdialysis technique. The interstitial concentration of KAL was overall significantly higher in TM than in CON. [KAL] and [BKN] increased significantly during the brief exercise in all groups. The increase in [BKN] during exercise was significantly higher in TM than in the other two groups, whereas the increase in [KAL] during exercise was highest in WAD. In chronic pain, positive correlations existed between the two kinins and the difference in pain intensity between recovery and baseline. In this in vivo study of two groups of patients with chronic pain clinically involving the trapezius muscle, we found alterations - most prominent in TM - in the interstitial concentrations of BKN and KAL. The results indicated that the two kinins were involved in aspects of hyperalgesia.
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- Björn Gerdle
- Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE 581 85 Linköping, Sweden Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden Department of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark Cyncron Clinical Research Unit, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Wilson SR, Jankowski M, Pepaj M, Mihailova A, Boix F, Vivo Truyols G, Lundanes E, Greibrokk T. 2D LC Separation and Determination of Bradykinin in Rat Muscle Tissue Dialysate with On-Line SPE-HILIC-SPE-RP-MS. Chromatographia 2007. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-007-0341-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Larsson B, Søgaard K, Rosendal L. Work related neck-shoulder pain: a review on magnitude, risk factors, biochemical characteristics, clinical picture and preventive interventions. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2007; 21:447-63. [PMID: 17602993 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2007.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The purpose of this review is to scrutinize the physiology of neck-shoulder pain and trapezius myalgia based on the most recent scientific literature. Therefore, systematic literature searches have been conducted. Occurrence of neck-shoulder pain, risk factors for development of neck-shoulder pain, and its work-relatedness are addressed. Furthermore, the latest information on the biochemical milieu within healthy and painful neck-shoulder muscles is reviewed. Finally diagnosis of and intervention for neck and shoulder pain are discussed.
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- Britt Larsson
- Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Pain and rehabilitation centre, University Hospital, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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Moraes MR, Bacurau RFP, Ramalho JDS, Reis FCG, Casarini DE, Chagas JR, Oliveira V, Higa EMS, Abdalla DSP, Pesquero JL, Pesquero JB, Araujo RC. Increase in kinins on post-exercise hypotension in normotensive and hypertensive volunteers. Biol Chem 2007; 388:533-40. [PMID: 17516849 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2007.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Post-exercise hypotension is an important event for blood pressure regulation, especially in hypertensive individuals. Although post-exercise hypotension is a well-known phenomenon, the mechanism responsible is still unclear. The kallikrein-kinin system is involved in blood pressure control, but its role in post-exercise hypotension has not yet been investigated. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the involvement of the vasodilators bradykinin and des-Arg(9)-BK and kallikrein activity in post-exercise hypotension promoted by 35 min of cycle ergometer (CE) or circuit weight-training (CWT) bouts in normotensive and hypertensive individuals. A significant decrease in mean arterial pressure at 45 and 60 min after CE and 45 min after CWT was observed in normotensive individuals. Hypertensive values of mean arterial pressure were significantly reduced at 45 and 60 min after CE and at 60 min after CWT. Before exercise, plasma bradykinin concentrations and kallikrein activity were higher in hypertensive compared to normotensive volunteers. Kinin levels increased in the groups evaluated at the end of the training period and 60 min post-exercise. These data suggest that the kallikrein-kinin system may be involved in post-exercise hypotension in normotensive and hypertensive individuals subjected to CE and CWT bouts.
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- Milton R Moraes
- Department of Biophysics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Neuropeptides and kinins are important messengers in the nervous system and--on the basis of their anatomical localisation and the effects produced when the substances themselves are administered, to animals or to human subjects-a significant number of them have been suggested to have a role in pain and inflammation. Experiments in gene deletion (knock-out or null mutant) mice and parallel experiments with pharmacological receptor antagonists in a variety of species have strengthened the evidence that a number of peptides, notably substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and the kinins have a pathophysiological role in nociception. Clinical studies with non-peptide pharmacological antagonists are now in progress to determine if blocking the action of these peptides might have utility in the treatment of pain.
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- R G Hill
- Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Terlings Park, Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR, UK.
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Wang H, Kohno T, Amaya F, Brenner GJ, Ito N, Allchorne A, Ji RR, Woolf CJ. Bradykinin produces pain hypersensitivity by potentiating spinal cord glutamatergic synaptic transmission. J Neurosci 2006; 25:7986-92. [PMID: 16135755 PMCID: PMC6725443 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2393-05.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bradykinin, an inflammatory mediator, sensitizes nociceptor peripheral terminals reducing pain threshold. We now show that the B2 kinin receptor is expressed in rat dorsal horn neurons and that bradykinin, a B2-specific agonist, augments AMPA- and NMDA-induced, and primary afferent-evoked EPSCs, and increases the frequency and amplitude of miniature EPSCs in superficial dorsal horn neurons in vitro. Administration of bradykinin to the spinal cord in vivo produces, moreover, an NMDA-dependent hyperalgesia. We also demonstrate that nociceptive inputs result in the production of bradykinin in the spinal cord and that an intrathecal B2-selective antagonist suppresses behavioral manifestations of central sensitization, an activity-dependent increase in glutamatergic synaptic efficacy. Primary afferent-evoked central sensitization is, in addition, reduced in B2 receptor knock-out mice. We conclude that bradykinin is released in the spinal cord in response to nociceptor inputs and acts as a synaptic neuromodulator, potentiating glutamatergic synaptic transmission to produce pain hypersensitivity.
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- Haibin Wang
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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Wilson SR, Boix F, Holm A, Molander P, Lundanes E, Greibrokk T. Determination of bradykinin and arg-bradykinin in rat muscle tissue by microdialysis and capillary column-switching liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection. J Sep Sci 2005; 28:1751-8. [PMID: 16224970 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200500062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Quantification of bradykinin peptides in limited amounts of rat muscle tissue dialysate has been performed using a packed capillary LC-ESI-TOF-MS method. The micro dialysate samples (450 microL) with added internal standard were loaded onto a 1 mm x 5 mm loading column packed with 5 microm Kromasil C18 particles by a carrier solution of 0.1% formic acid in ACN/water (5:95, v/v) at a flow rate of 250 microL/min for online preconcentration of the analytes. Back-flushed elution onto a 150 mm x 0.5 mm Zorbax C18 column packed with 5 microm particles was conducted using a linear solvent ACN/H2O gradient containing 0.1% formic acid. (Tyr8)-bradykinin was used as an internal standard and was added to the dialysis sample prior to injection. Baseline separation of bradykinin, arg-bradykinin and (tyr8)-bradykinin was achieved within 10 min. Positive ESI was performed in the m/z range of 200-1300. The method was validated in the range 0.2-1.0 ng/mL dialysate, yielding correlation coefficients of 0.995 and 0.990 for bradykinin and arg-bradykinin, respectively. The within-assay and between-assay precisions were between 4.3-9.6% and 6.2-10.6%, respectively. Both arg-bradykinin and bradykinin were detected in dialysate from rat muscle tissue, at concentrations of 0.1 and 0.4 ng/mL for bradykinin and arg-bradykinin, respectively, confirming the presence of arg-bradykinin in rat muscles.
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