吗啡耐受增加福尔马林致痛大鼠脊髓Fos和NADPH-d阳性神经元的表达

运用Ｆｏｓ免疫组织化学、ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ组织化学及Ｆｏｓ／ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ双标技术,研究了吗啡耐受对福尔马林致痛大鼠脊髓Ｆｏｓ、ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ阳性及Ｆｏｓ／ＮＡＤＰＨ－ｄ双标神经元表达的影响。结果观察到：在非吗啡耐受大鼠,福尔马林诱发的Ｆｏｓ－ｌｉｋｅ ｉｍｍｕｎｏｒｅａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ（Ｆｏｓ－ＬＩ）主要分布在同侧脊髓背角浅层和颈部,急性静注吗啡可减少Ｆｏｓ－ＬＩ表达;长时间应用吗啡导致福尔马林诱发的     

心外膜应用腺苷时c—fos在脊髓延髓和丘脑中的表达

在１２只切断两侧缓冲神经和迷走神经的麻醉大鼠,观察了心外膜应用腺苷对脊髓,延髓和丘脑ｃ－ｆｏｓ原部基因表达的影响。结果显示：心外膜应用腺苷组大鼠,动脉血压和心率无明显变化;脊髓Ｔ３节段背角,延髓巨细胞旁外侧核以及丘脑的腹后外侧核,后核,中央外侧核和束旁核等部位Ｆｏｓ蛋白样免疫阳性反应神经元显著增加;而在溶剂对照组大鼠,仅见少数ＦＬＩ细胞。     

缺氧诱导体外培养大鼠海马神经元c-fos的表达及人重组白细胞介素-1β的影响

采用免疫组化方法,观察缺氧诱导体外培养大鼠海马神经元ｃ－ｆｏｓ的表达及人重组白细胞介素－１β（ｒｈＩＬ－１β）的影响。结果显示,缺氧后海马神经元中Ｆｏｓ染色阳性胞核的百分率随缺氧时间的延长而显著增加。图像分析的结果显示,缺氧后Ｆｏｓ染色阳性胞核的平均光密度亦随缺氧时间的延长而显著增加。经ｒｈＩＬ－１β孵育的神经元缺氧后Ｆｏｓ染色阳性胞核的百分率和Ｆｏｓ染色阳性胞核的平均光密度均明显低于对照组。本结果表明,缺氧能诱导体外培养海马神经元ｃ－ｆｏｓ表达,ｒｈＩＬ－１β能抑制缺氧神经元ｃ－ｆｏｓ表达。提示ｒｈＩＬ－１β对海马神经元缺氧损伤具有一定调控作用。     

外周P物质受体介导伤害性刺激所致脊髓背角c-fos基因的表达

用免疫组化染色方法,观察了Ｐ物质受体在外周对伤害性刺激信息的介导作用。于福尔马林注入双侧后肢足底前１０ｍｉｎ,将不同浓度的ＳＰ受体特异性拮抗剂Ｌ６６８,１６９注入一侧足底,另一侧注入生理盐水。结果：１０＾－４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的Ｌ６６８,１６９明显抑制了该侧脊髓背角浅层ｃ－ｆｏｓ基因的表达而对深层影响不大;     

吗啡－3－葡糖苷酸（M3G）对伤害性刺激诱导大鼠脊髓c－fos表达的影响

本工作观察吗啡在体内的主要代谢产物──吗啡－３－葡糖苷酸（Ｍ３Ｇ）椎管内注射（ｉ．ｔ．）对福尔马林（Ｆ）致病诱导脊髓神经元ｃ－ｆｏｓ表达的影响。实验在清醒的ＳＤ大鼠上进行。结果表明,Ｍ３Ｇ１．１×１０－８ｍｏｌ（５μｇ）,５．４×１０－８ｍｏｌ（２５μｇ）,１．１×１０－７ｍｏｌ（５０μｇ）ｉ．ｔ,均能使后掌注射Ｆ１ｈ后,用ＡＢＣ法检测的腰段脊髓神经元Ｆｏｓ蛋白样免疫阳性反应（ＦＬＩ）细胞显著增加,效应呈剂量依赖性。低剂量的Ｍ３Ｇ,ＦＬＩ细胞主要位于致痛肢体同侧脊髓的Ⅰ,Ⅱ层;高剂量则使ＦＬＩ细胞出现于双侧脊髓的浅层与深层。上述结果提示Ｍ３Ｇ增强脊髓伤害性传入神经通路的活动。     

癫痫模型大鼠海马原癌基因c-fos mRNA和蛋白质表达时程的研究

为了探讨癫痫发病机理与原癌基因的关系,将马桑内酯注入侧脑室,于大鼠癫痫发作后不同时间点取材海马,用Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ印迹杂交和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ印迹分析技术对海马ｃ－ｆｏｓｍＲＮＡ和Ｆｏｓ蛋白表达的动力学进行了定量研究,激光扫描仪定量分析表明：（１）ｃ－ｆｏｓｍＲＮＡ在０．５ｈ表达最高,依次渐减,至４ｈ几无表达;（２）Ｆｏｓ蛋白在１ｈ开始表达,２ｈ最多,以后渐少。以上结果表明：ｃ－ｆｏｓｍＲＮＡ和Ｆｏｓ蛋白的表达随癫痫的发生发展出现规律性变化,ｃ－ｆｏｓｍＲＮＡ是快速,一过性表达,Ｆｏｓ蛋白的表达滞后且延长。提示：ｃ－ｆｏｓ在癫痫发病的基因机制中发挥作用,本文对此进行了讨论。本实验为深入研究癫痫发病的分子机制奠定了基础。     

胃肠道伤害性刺激诱导中缝背核触液神经元Fos表达

本文以ＣＢ－ＨＲＰ逆行追踪和原癌基因ｃ－ｆｏｓ表达技术相结合,观察胃肠道伤害性刺激后中缝背核触液神经元Ｆｏｓ的表达。在中缝背核发现三种标记神经元,包括ＣＢ－ＨＲＰ逆行标记神经元（３０８）、Ｆｏｓ阳性神经元（４２）和ＣＢ－ＨＲＰ／Ｆｏｓ双重标记神经元（５）。本研究提示中缝背核含有一些具有双重功能的神经元,它们既在脑－脑脊液神经体液回路中传递信息,又在胃肠道伤害性刺激的中枢传递和功能调控中起一定的作用     

大鼠电惊厥后c－fos在中枢神经系统中的表达

本实验应用Ｆｏｓ蛋白免疫组织化方法对大鼠电惊厥后不同时程中枢神经系统内的ｃ－ｆｏｓ表达进行了观察,结果表明;①ｃ－ｆｏｓ表达于电惊厥后３０ｍｉｎ开始,２ｈ达高峰,４ｈ后逐渐下降,１２ｈ基本恢复正常。②Ｆｏｓ阳性神经元呈对称性分布,分布于颞叶听皮质、梨状皮质、内嗅皮质、ｓｔｒ１８区、杏仁体、海马、齿状回、斜角带核、弓状核、下丘脑腹内侧核、．视前区、丘脑、上丘灰质、中央灰质和脑桥腹侧部等结构。③ｃ－ｆｏｓ在颞叶听皮质、梨状皮质和内嗅皮质最先表达,表达程度最强,恢复也最慢,提示这些结构可能是电惊厥发生的起源结构,并呈现皮层结构向皮层下结构播散的过程,主要播及边缘结构。     

CCK－8和NDAP对大鼠脑和脊髓组织c－fos表达的影响

为探讨八肽胆囊收缩素（ＣＣｋ－８）和阿片肽相互作用的分子机理,利用抗体免疫沉淀技术研究了ＣＣＫ－８与ＮＤＡＰ（ｋ阿片受体激动剂）对大鼠脑（去皮层和小脑）和脊髓背柱组织Ｆｏｓ蛋白的影响。结果表明,０．１μｍｏｌ／ＬＣＣＫ－８可显著刺激脑和脊髓组织中Ｆｏｓ蛋白增加（分别是对照组的３．８倍和３．６倍）。相同浓度的ＮＤＡＰ对Ｆｏｓ蛋白的生成亦有一定的诱导作用,分别是对照组的２．７倍和２．６倍。ＣＣＫ－８和ＮＤＡＰ共同处理组织,Ｆｏｓ蛋白生成水平相似（脑）或高于（脊髓）ＣＣＫ~－８单独诱导的水平。结果表明,ＣＣＫ－８和ＮＤＡＰ均可直接诱导大鼠脑和脊髓组织ｃ－ｆｏｓ的表达,它们对ｃ－ｆｏｓ表达的相互作用在脑和脊髓中呈现不同的模式。     

缺氧诱导体外培养大鼠海马神经元c—fos的表达及人重组…

采用免疫组化方法,观察缺氧诱导体外培养大鼠海马神经元ｃ－ｆｏｓ的表达及人重组白细胞介素－１β（ｒｈｌＬ－１β）的影响,结果显示,缺氧后海马神经元中Ｆｏｓ染色了性胞核的百分率随缺氧时间的延长而显著增加。图像分析的结果显示,缺氧后Ｆｏｓ染色阳性胞核的平均光密度亦随缺氧时间的延长而显著增加。经ｒｈＩＬ－１β孵育的神经元缺氧后Ｆｏｓ染色阳性胞核的百分率和Ｆｏｓ染色阳性胞核的平均光密度均明显低于对照组。本结     

Attenuation of reflex pressor and ventilatory responses to static contraction by an NK-1 receptor antagonist.

The chemical messengers released onto second-order dorsal horn neurons from the spinal terminals of contraction-activated group III and IV muscle afferents have not been identified. One candidate is the tachykinin substance P. Related to substance P are two other tachykinins, neurokinin A (NKA) and neurokinin B (NKB), which, like substance P, have been isolated in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and have receptors there. Whether NKA or NKB plays a transmitter/modulator role in the spinal processing of the exercise pressor reflex is unknown. Therefore, we tested the following hypotheses. After the intrathecal injection of a highly selective NK-1 (substance P) receptor antagonist onto the lumbosacral spinal cord, the reflex pressor and ventilatory responses to static muscular contraction will be attenuated. Likewise, after the intrathecal injection either of an NK-2 (NKA) receptor antagonist or an NK-3 (NKB) receptor antagonist onto the lumbrosacral spinal cord, the reflex pressor and ventilatory responses to static contraction will be attenuated. We found that, 10 min after the intrathecal injection of 100 micrograms of the NK-1 receptor antagonist, the pressor and ventilatory responses to contraction were significantly (P < 0.05) attenuated. Mean arterial pressure was attenuated by 13 +/- 3 mmHg (48%) and minute volume of ventilation by 120 +/- 38 ml/min (34%). The cardiovascular and ventilatory responses to contraction before either 100 micrograms of the NK-2 receptor antagonist or 100 micrograms of the NK-3 receptor antagonist were not different (P > 0.05) from those after the NK-2 or the NK-3 receptor antagonists.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

NK(1) receptor and its interaction with NMDA receptor in spinal c-fos expression after lower urinary tract irritation

The role of neurokinin 1 (NK(1)) receptor and possible interaction between NK(1) and N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) glutamatergic receptors were investigated on spinal c-fos expression after lower urinary tract irritation with acetic acid infusion in rats. At both levels of the first (L(1)) and sixth lumbar (L(6)) spinal cord, where most of hypogastric nerve and pelvic nerve afferent terminals project, respectively, the selective NK(1) receptor antagonist CP-99,994 dose dependently reduced the total number of c-fos protein (Fos)-positive cells. However, CP-100,263, the enantiomer of CP-99,994 with a very low affinity for NK(1) receptor, did not have any effect on the total number of Fos-positive cells. Coadministration of a low dose (1 mg/kg) of CP-99,994 and NMDA receptor antagonist (MK-801), either of which alone did not affect c-fos expression, significantly inhibited c-fos expression at both levels of the spinal cord. Regarding regional differences, the number of Fos-positive cells decreased significantly at all regions of the L(6) level, but only at the dorsal horn of the L(1) level. These results indicate that NK(1) receptor is involved in spinal c-fos expression after lower urinary tract irritation and that NK(1) and NMDA receptors have a synergistic interaction in the spinal processing of nociceptive input from the lower urinary tract.     

蛋白激酶C部分参与伤害性刺激在脊髓背角神经元中引起的c-fos蛋白的表达而可能不参与阿片受体对脊髓痛感受的调制

实验用免疫细胞化学技术观察了大鼠鞘内分别注入蛋白激酶(PKC)抑制剂Chelerythrine(Chel)、纳洛酮(Nal)、或二者同时注入后,由后脚掌注射福尔马林引起的脊髓腰膨大背角中c-fos蛋白样免疫活性(Fos-LI)神经元数目的改变。结果发现:(1)鞘内注入Chel可显著降低福尔马林注射侧脊髓背角中Fos-LI神经元的数目,同空白对照组(鞘内注入生理盐水或10％的DMSO)相比,降低60.3％(P<0.001):(2)鞘内注入Nal后,福尔马林注射侧背角中Fos-LI神经元显著增加,同对照组相比,增加46.0％(P<0.01),而以背角深层增加最为明显;(3)在鞘内同时注入Chel和Nal后,与单独注入Nal组相比,脊髓背角中Fos-LI神经元的数目显著降低(降低53.2％),此数值与上述单独注入Chel时引起Fos-LI神经元降低的百分率近似。结果提示:(1)PKC只参与脊髓背角中部分Fos-LI神经元中c-fos蛋白的表达;(2)PKC可能不参与背角中同时激活的μ-(以及部分δ-)阿片受体对脊髓伤害性感受的调制。     

The glutamatergic nature of TRPV1-expressing neurons in the spinal dorsal horn

The transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) is expressed on primary afferent terminals and spinal dorsal horn neurons. However, the neurochemical phenotypes and functions of TRPV1-expressing post-synaptic neurons in the spinal cord are not clear. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that TRPV1-expressing dorsal horn neurons are glutamatergic. Immunocytochemical labeling revealed that TRPV1 and vesicular glutamate transporter-2 were colocalized in dorsal horn neurons and their terminals in the rat spinal cord. Resiniferatoxin (RTX) treatment or dorsal rhizotomy ablated TRPV1-expressing primary afferents but did not affect TRPV1- and vesicular glutamate transporter-2-expressing dorsal horn neurons. Capsaicin significantly increased the frequency of glutamatergic spontaneous excitatory post-synaptic currents and miniature excitatory post-synaptic currents in almost all the lamina II neurons tested in control rats. In RTX-treated or dorsal rhizotomized rats, capsaicin still increased the frequency of spontaneous excitatory post-synaptic currents and miniature excitatory post-synaptic currents in the majority of neurons examined, and this effect was abolished by a TRPV1 blocker or by non-NMDA receptor antagonist. In RTX-treated or in dorsal rhizotomized rats, capsaicin also produced an inward current in a subpopulation of lamina II neurons. However, capsaicin had no effect on GABAergic and glycinergic spontaneous inhibitory post-synaptic currents of lamina II neurons in RTX-treated or dorsal rhizotomized rats. Collectively, our study provides new histological and functional evidence that TRPV1-expressing dorsal horn neurons in the spinal cord are glutamatergic and that they mediate excitatory synaptic transmission. This finding is important to our understanding of the circuitry and phenotypes of intrinsic dorsal horn neurons in the spinal cord.     

Endomorphin-2, deltorphin II and their analogs suppress formalin-induced nociception and c-Fos expression in the rat spinal cord

In this study, we evaluated the effects of intrathecally administered agonists of mu- and delta-opioid receptor and their analogs on the pain-induced behavior and expression of c-Fos immunoreactivity in the spinal cord, elicited by intraplantar injection of 12% formalin to the hindpaw of the rat. Previous report from our laboratory and other author's study indicated that intrathecal administration of mu agonists morphine and endomorphin-2 and delta-opioid agonist deltorphin II produced a dose-dependent antinociceptive effects in acute and inflammatory pain. In this study, intrathecal injection of morphine (10 microg), endomorphin-2 (5 microg) and its analog Dmt-endomorphin-2 (10 microg) significantly decreased the formalin-induced pain behavior, and lowered a number of c-Fos positive neurons in the laminae I, II and III of the spinal cord by about 40%, 30% and 40%, respectively. Significant reduction of formalin-induced behavioral responses was also observed after i.th. administration of deltorphin II (15 microg) and its analog ile-deltorphin II (15 microg). Agonists of delta-opioid receptor significantly reduced a number of c-Fos positive neurons by about 28% and 40%, respectively. Analog of endomorphin-2 and analog of deltorphin II suppressed more potently expression of c-Fos in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord than the parent peptides. Our study indicates that new analogs of mu- and delta-opioid receptor exhibit strong antinociceptive potency similar or even higher than the parent peptides, and that their effect is positively correlated with the inhibition of c-Fos expression.     

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and substance P mediate nociception in acute pancreatitis

The mechanism of pancreatitis-induced pain is unknown. In other tissues, inflammation activates transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) on sensory nerves to liberate CGRP and substance P (SP) in peripheral tissues and the dorsal horn to cause neurogenic inflammation and pain, respectively. We evaluated the contribution of TRPV1, CGRP, and SP to pancreatic pain in rats. TRPV1, CGRP, and SP were coexpressed in nerve fibers of the pancreas. Injection of the TRPV1 agonist capsaicin into the pancreatic duct induced endocytosis of the neurokinin 1 receptor in spinal neurons in the dorsal horn (T10), indicative of SP release upon stimulation of pancreatic sensory nerves. Induction of necrotizing pancreatitis by treatment with L-arginine caused a 12-fold increase in the number of spinal neurons expressing the proto-oncogene c-fos in laminae I and II of L1, suggesting activation of nociceptive pathways. L-arginine also caused a threefold increase in spontaneous abdominal contractions detected by electromyography, suggestive of referred pain. Systemic administration of the TRPV1 antagonist capsazepine inhibited c-fos expression by 2.5-fold and abdominal contractions by 4-fold. Intrathecal, but not systemic, administration of antagonists of CGRP (CGRP(8-37)) and SP (SR140333) receptors attenuated c-fos expression in spinal neurons by twofold. Thus necrotizing pancreatitis activates TRPV1 on pancreatic sensory nerves to release SP and CGRP in the dorsal horn, resulting in nociception. Antagonism of TRPV1, SP, and CGRP receptors may suppress pancreatitis pain.     

CGRP受体拮抗剂CGRP8-37对甲醛炎性痛大鼠自发痛反应及脊髓后角NOS表达和NO含量的影响

目的:探讨CGRP受体拮抗剂CGRP8-37对甲醛炎性痛大鼠自发痛反应及脊髓后角NOS表达和NO含量的影响.方法:大鼠足底注射甲醛制造炎性痛模型;计数缩足反射次数反映自发痛程度;NADPH-d组织化学法观察脊髓后角NOS表达;硝酸还原酶法测定NO-3/NO-2含量以反映NO含量.结果:足底注射甲醛后,动物出现自发痛反应行为.足底注射甲醛后24 h,双侧脊髓后角NOS表达及NO含量明显增加.预先鞘内注射CGRP8-37可使甲醛诱导的自发性缩足反射次数明显减少,并可明显抑制甲醛炎性痛诱导的脊髓后角NOS表达及NO含量的增加.结论:甲醛炎性痛时,脊髓后角CGRP受体激活可促进NOS活性表达及NO的产生.     

The effect of galanin on wide-dynamic range neuron activity in the spinal dorsal horn of rats

The present study investigated the effect of galanin on wide-dynamic range (WDR) neuron activity in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord of rats. The evoked discharge of WDR neurons was elicited by transdermic electrical stimulation applied on the ipsilateral hindpaw of rats. Galanin was administered directly on the spinal dorsal surface of L3-L5. The evoked discharge frequency of the WDR neurons decreased significantly after the administration of galanin and the effect lasted for more than 30 min. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of galanin on the evoked discharge frequency of WDR neurons was blocked by following administration of the galanin antagonist galantide, indicating that the inhibitory effect of galanin on the activity of WDR neurons was induced by activating galanin receptors in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. The results suggest that galanin has an inhibitory role in the transmission of presumed nociceptive information in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord in rats.     

Hot receptors in the brain

Background

The complex neuronal circuitry of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord is as yet poorly understood. However, defining the circuits underlying the transmission of information from primary afferents to higher levels is critical to our understanding of sensory processing. In this study, we have examined phosphodiesterase 1C (Pde1c) BAC transgenic mice in which a green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter gene reflects Pde1c expression in sensory neuron subpopulations in the dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord.

Results

Using double labeling immunofluorescence, we demonstrate GFP expression in specific subpopulations of primary sensory neurons and a distinct neuronal expression pattern within the spinal cord dorsal horn. In the dorsal root ganglia, their distribution is restricted to those subpopulations of primary sensory neurons that give rise to unmyelinated C fibers (neurofilament 200 negative). A small proportion of both non-peptidergic (IB4-binding) and peptidergic (CGRP immunoreactive) subclasses expressed GFP. However, GFP expression was more common in the non-peptidergic than the peptidergic subclass. GFP was also expressed in a subpopulation of the primary sensory neurons immunoreactive for the vanilloid receptor TRPV1 and the ATP-gated ion channel P2X₃. In the spinal cord dorsal horn, GFP positive neurons were largely restricted to lamina I and to a lesser extent lamina II, but surprisingly did not coexpress markers for key neuronal populations present in the superficial dorsal horn.

Conclusion

The expression of GFP in subclasses of nociceptors and also in dorsal horn regions densely innervated by nociceptors suggests that Pde1c marks a unique subpopulation of nociceptive sensory neurons.