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Role of TRPV1 channels of the dorsal periaqueductal gray in the modulation of nociception and open elevated plus maze-induced antinociception in mice

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Author(s):
Mascarenhas, Diego Cardozo [1, 2] ; Gomes, Karina Santos [1] ; Nunes-de-Souza, Ricardo Luiz [2, 1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, BR-14801902 Araraquara, SP - Brazil
[2] UFSCar UNESP Sao Carlos, Joint Grad Program Physiol Sci, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Behavioural Brain Research; v. 292, p. 547-554, OCT 1 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

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. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/03445-3 - Effects of corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) overexpression and Crf1 and CRF2 receptors knockout within limbic structures on defensive behavior in mice: influence of acute and chronic stress
Grantee:Karina Santos Gomes
Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 13/01283-6 - Hierarchic defensive system in mice: role of the corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF)
Grantee:Ricardo Luiz Nunes de Souza
Support type: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/06764-2 - Social defeat-induced antinociception: implication of spinal and supraspinal vanilloid neurotransmission in mice.
Grantee:Diego Cardozo Mascarenhas
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate