期刊
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 292, 期 -, 页码 547-554出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.07.023
关键词
TRPV1; Open elevated plus maze; Periaqueductal gray matter; Antinociception; Formalin test; Mice
资金
- CNPq [478696/2013-2, 305597/2012-4]
- FAPESP [2013/01283-6, 2013/06764-2, 2013/03445-3]
- PADC/FCF/Ar-UNESP
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [13/03445-3] Funding Source: FAPESP
Recent findings have identified the presence of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) channels within the dorsal portion of the periaqueductal gray (dPAG), suggesting their involvement in the control of pain and environmentally-induced antinociception. Environmentally, antinociception may be achieved through the use of an open elevated plus maze (oEPM, an EPM with 4 open arms), a highly aversive environmental situation. Here, we investigated the role of these TRPV1 channels within the dPAG in the modulation of a tonic pain and in the oEPM-induced antinociception. Male Swiss mice, under the nociceptive effect of 2.5% formalin injected into the right hind paw, received intra-dPAG injections of the TRPV1 agonist (capsaicin: 0, 0.01, 0.1 or 1.0 nmol/0.2 mu L; Experiment 1) or antagonist (capsazepine: 0, 10 or 30 nmol/0.2 mu L; Experiment 2) or combined injections of capsazepine (30 nmol) and capsaicin (1.0 nmol) (Experiment 3) and the time spent licking the formalin-injected paw was recorded. In Experiment 4, mice received intra-dPAG capsazepine (0 or 30 nmol) and were exposed to the oEPM or to a control situation, an enclosed EPM (eEPM; an EPM with 4 enclosed arms). Results showed that while capsaicin (1 nmol) decreased the time spent licking the formalin-injected paw, capsazepine did not change nociceptive response. Capsazepine (30 nmol) blocked pain inhibition induced by capsaicin and mildly attenuated the oEPM-induced antinociception. Our results revealed an important role of TRPV1 channels within the dPAG in the modulation of pain and in the phenomenon known as fear-induced antinociception in mice. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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