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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Topical application of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to the adult rat isolated dorsal horn with dorsal root attached preparation inhibited the electrically evoked release of substance P (SP) from sensory neurons. This effect of BDNF was dose dependent (EC(50) 250 pM) and reversed by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, K-252a. BDNF-induced inhibition of SP release was blocked by the GABA(B) receptor antagonist CGP 55485 but not by naloxone. Acute application of BDNF significantly increased potassium-stimulated release of GABA in the dorsal horn isolated in vitro and this effect was blocked by K-252a. Intrathecal injection of BDNF into the rat lumbar spinal cord induced a short-lasting increase in hindpaw threshold to noxious thermal stimulation that was blocked by CGP 55485 and was associated with activation of ERK in dorsal horn. These data suggest that exogenous BDNF can indirectly modulate primary sensory neuron synaptic efficacy via facilitation of the release of GABA from dorsal horn interneurons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1044-7431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Afferent Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Ganglia, Spinal, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Injections, Spinal, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Narcotic Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Neural Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Pain Threshold, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Posterior Horn Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Receptors, Opioid, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Substance P, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-Synaptic Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:12359151-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
BDNF modulates sensory neuron synaptic activity by a facilitation of GABA transmission in the dorsal horn.
pubmed:affiliation
Neuroscience Research Centre, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't