Behavioral signs of acute pain produced by application of endothelin‐1 to rat sciatic nerve
作者:
Gudarz Davar,
Guy Hans,
Moin Fareed,
Catherine Sinnott,
Gary Strichartz,
期刊:
NeuroReport
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 10
页码: 2279-2283
ISSN:0959-4965
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: G-protein coupled receptors Ischemia;Peptides;Prostate cancer;Vasoconstriction
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
WE examined whether endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictive peptide secreted in high concentration by metastatic prostate cancer cells, produces endothelin receptor-dependent pain behavior when applied to rat sciatic nerve. ET-1 (200–800 μM) applied to the epineurial surface of rat sciatic nerve produced reliable, robust, unilateral hindpaw flinching lasting 60 min. Preemptive systemic morphine completely blocked this effect in a naloxone-reversible manner, suggesting that this behavior was pain-related. Equipotent doses of epineurially applied epinephrine had no effect, suggesting that ET-1 effects are on tissue sites other than sciatic nerve microvessels. Prior and co-administration of BQ-123, an endothelin-A (ETA) receptor antagonist, also blocked ET-1-induced hindpaw flinching establishing that pain behavior induced by ET-1 application to rat sciatic nerve is ETAreceptor mediated.
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