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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Although activation of spinal glia has been implicated in the development of pathological pain, the mechanisms underlying glial activation are not fully understood. One such mechanism may be triggered by reaction to neuroactive substances released from central axons of sensory afferents. The vanilloid receptor TRPV1, a nonselective cation channel in nociceptive sensory afferents, mediates the release of neurotransmitters, such as glutamate and CGRP in the dorsal horn, which can subsequently activate glia. To test the hypothesis that activation of spinal glia is mediated, at least in part, by TRPV1, we studied the expression of markers for microglia (ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1, Iba1) and astrocytes (glial fibrillary acidic protein, GFAP) in the spinal cord of TRPV1 knockout mice (KO) vs. wild-type mice (WT) in models of acute (intraplantar capsaicin), inflammatory (adjuvant-induced arthritis, AIA), and neuropathic pain (partial sciatic nerve ligation, PSNL). We found that (i) naïve KO mice had denser immunostaining for both Iba1 and GFAP than naive WT mice; (ii) the immunostaining for Iba1 increased significantly in treated mice, compared to naïve mice, 3 days after capsaicin and 7-14 days after AIA or PSNL, and was significantly greater in WT than in KO mice 3 days after capsaicin, 7-14 days after AIA, and 7 days after PSNL; and iii) the immunostaining for GFAP increased significantly in treated mice, compared to naïve mice, 3 days after capsaicin and 14-21 days after AIA or PSNL, and was significantly greater in WT than in KO mice 14 days after AIA or PSNL. Our results suggest that TRPV1 plays a role in the activation of spinal glia in mice with nociceptive, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1090-2430
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
220
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
383-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Arthritis, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Hyperalgesia, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Peripheral Nerves, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:19815011-TRPV Cation Channels
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of the vanilloid receptor TRPV1 on the activation of spinal cord glia in mouse models of pain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural