Participation of central GABAA receptors in the trigeminal processing of mechanical allodynia in rats.
10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.1.65
- Author:
Min Ji KIM
1
;
Young Hong PARK
;
Kui Ye YANG
;
Jin Sook JU
;
Yong Chul BAE
;
Seong Kyu HAN
;
Dong Kuk AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Korea. dkahn@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
GABA(A) receptor;
IL-1β;
Mechanical allodynia;
NKCC1;
Paradoxical anti-allodynic effect
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bicuculline;
Bumetanide;
Capsaicin;
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid;
Gramicidin;
Humans;
Hyperalgesia*;
Injections, Subcutaneous;
Interleukin-1beta;
Male;
Membranes;
Muscimol;
Myelin Sheath;
Neurons;
Nociceptors;
Rats*;
Rats, Sprague-Dawley;
Receptors, GABA-A;
Sensation
- From:The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
2017;21(1):65-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Here we investigated the central processing mechanisms of mechanical allodynia and found a direct excitatory link with low-threshold input to nociceptive neurons. Experiments were performed on male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 230-280 g. Subcutaneous injection of interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) (1 ng/10 µL) was used to produce mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. Intracisternal administration of bicuculline, a gamma aminobutyric acid A (GABAA) receptor antagonist, produced mechanical allodynia in the orofacial area under normal conditions. However, intracisternal administration of bicuculline (50 ng) produced a paradoxical anti-allodynic effect under inflammatory pain conditions. Pretreatment with resiniferatoxin (RTX), which depletes capsaicin receptor protein in primary afferent fibers, did not alter the paradoxical anti-allodynic effects produced by the intracisternal injection of bicuculline. Intracisternal injection of bumetanide, an Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC 1) inhibitor, reversed the IL-1β-induced mechanical allodynia. In the control group, application of GABA (100 µM) or muscimol (3 µM) led to membrane hyperpolarization in gramicidin perforated current clamp mode. However, in some neurons, application of GABA or muscimol led to membrane depolarization in the IL-1β-treated rats. These results suggest that some large myelinated Aβ fibers gain access to the nociceptive system and elicit pain sensation via GABA(A) receptors under inflammatory pain conditions.
