期刊
PAIN
卷 139, 期 3, 页码 681-687出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.08.002
关键词
Histamine; Capsaicin; Pruritis; Nociception; Cheek
资金
- NIH [P01 NS 047399]
The standard rodent model of itch uses scratching with the hind limb as a behavioral response to pruritic stimuli applied to the nape of the neck. The assumption is that scratching is an indicator of the sensation of itch. But because only one type of site-directed behavior is available, one cannot be certain that scratching is not a response to nociceptive or other qualities of sensations in addition to, or instead of, itch. To extend the model, we administered chemical stimuli to the cheek of the mouse and counted scratching with the hind limb as an indicator of itch and wiping with the forelimb as an indicator of pain. An intradermal injection of histamine kind capsaicin, known to evoke predominantly itch and pain, respectively, in humans, each elicited hind limb scratching behavior when injected into the nape of the neck of the Mouse. In contrast, When the same chemicals were injected into the cheek of the mouse, there were two site-directed behaviors: histamine again elicited scratching with the hind limb, but capsaicin evoked wiping with the forelimb. We conclude that the cheek model of itch in the mouse provides a behavioral differentiation of chemicals that elicit predominantly itch in humans from those that evoke nociceptive sensations. That is, the model provides a behavioral differentiation between itch and pain in the mouse. (C) 2008 International Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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