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Direct evidence for the ongoing brain activation by enhanced dynorphinergic system in the spinal cord under inflammatory noxious stimuli.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Dynorphin A in the spinal cord is considered to contribute to nociceptive stimuli. However, it has not yet been determined whether activation of the spinal dynorphinergic system under nociceptive stimuli plays a role in direct acceleration of the ascending nociceptive pathway. In this study, the authors investigated the role of spinal dynorphinergic transmission in ongoing brain activation under noxious stimuli in mice. METHODS:The changes in prodynorphin messenger RNA expression and dynorphin A (1-17)-like immunoreactivity in the mouse spinal cord were determined after the intraplantar injection of complete Freund's adjuvant in mice. The signal intensity in different brain regions after the intraplantar injection of complete Freund's adjuvant or intrathecal injection of dynorphin A (1-17) was measured by a pharmacological functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis. RESULTS:Complete Freund's adjuvant injection produced pain-associated behaviors and induced a dramatic increase in signal intensity in the mouse cingulate cortex, somatosensory cortex, insular cortex, and thalamic nuclei. These effects were not seen in prodynorphin knockout mice. Prodynorphin messenger RNA expression and dynorphin A (1-17)-like immunoreactivity on the ipsilateral side of the spinal cord were markedly increased in complete Freund's adjuvant-injected mice. Furthermore, intrathecal injection of dynorphin A (1-17) at relatively high doses caused pain-associated behaviors and a remarkable increase in the activities of the cingulate cortex, somatosensory cortex, insular cortex, and medial and lateral thalamic nuclei in mice. CONCLUSIONS:These findings indicate that spinally released dynorphin A (1-17) by noxious stimuli leads to the direct activation of ascending pain transmission.

journal_name

Anesthesiology

journal_title

Anesthesiology

authors

Taketa Y,Niikura K,Kobayashi Y,Furuya M,Shimizu T,Narita M,Imai S,Kuzumaki N,Maitani Y,Yamazaki M,Inada E,Iseki M,Suzuki T,Narita M

doi

10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ca31d9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-02-01 00:00:00

pages

418-31

issue

eissn

0003-3022

issn

1528-1175

journal_volume

112

pub_type

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Direct evidence for the ongoing brain activation by enhanced dynorphinergic system in the spinal cord under inflammatory noxious stimuli.