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Blockade of Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors in the Dorsal Periaqueductal Gray Unmasks the Antinociceptive Effect of Local Injections of Anandamide in Mice

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Author(s):
Mascarenhas, Diego C. [1, 2, 3] ; Gomes, Karina S. [1] ; Sorregotti, Tatiani [1, 2, 3] ; Nunes-de-Souza, Ricardo L. [1, 2, 3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Lab Neuropsychopharmacol, Araraquara, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Joint Grad Program Physiol Sci, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] Sao Paulo State Univ, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY; v. 8, OCT 4 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Divergent results in pain management account for the growing number of studies aiming at elucidating the pharmacology of the endocannabinoid/endovanilloid anandamide (AEA) within several pain-related brain structures. For instance, the stimulation of both Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) and Cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptors led to paradoxical effects on nociception. Here, we attempted to propose a clear and reproducible methodology to achieve the antinociceptive effect of exogenous AEA within the dorsal periaqueductal gray (dPAG) of mice exposed to the tail-flick test. Accordingly, male Swiss mice received intra-dPAG injection of AEA (CB1/TRPV1 agonist), capsaicin (TRPV1 agonist), WIN (CB1 agonist), AM251 (CB1 antagonist), and 6-iodonordihydrocapsaicin (6-IODO) (TRPV1 selective antagonist) and their nociceptive response was assessed with the tail-flick test. In order to assess AEA effects on nociception specifically at vanilloid or cannabinoid (CB) substrates into the dPAG, mice underwent an intrinsically inactive dose of AM251 or 6-IODO followed by local AEA injections and were subjected to the same test. While intra-dPAG AEA did not change acute pain, local injections of capsaicin or WIN induced a marked TRPV1-and CB1-dependent antinociceptive effect, respectively. Regarding the role of AEA specifically at CB/vanilloid substrates, while the blockade of TRPV1 did not change the lack of effects of intra-dPAG AEA on nociception, local pre-treatment of AM251, a CB1 antagonist, led to a clear AEA-induced antinociception. It seems that the exogenous AEA-induced antinociception is unmasked when it selectively binds to vanilloid substrates, which might be useful to address acute pain in basic and perhaps clinical trials. (AU)

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 Opportunities: 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 Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
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 Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor