Suppressive effect of vagal afferents on cervical dorsal horn neurons responding to tooth pulp electrical stimulation in the rat

The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that vagal afferent (VA) inputs modify the tooth pulp (TP) stimulation-evoked activity of the first cervical dorsal horn (C1) neurons via the activation of endogenous noradrenergic and serotonergic systems. In 30 anesthetized rats, the activity of 56 C1 spinal neurons and the amplitude in a digastric muscle electromyogram (dEMG, n=30) increased proportionally during TP stimulation at an intensity of 1-3.5 times the threshold for the jaw-opening reflex (JOR). The activity in 46 of these C1 neurons (82.1%) was suppressed by VA stimulation (1.0 mAx0.1 ms, 50 Hz for 30 s) of the right vagus nerve. The suppressive effects of VA stimulation on C1 spinal neuron activity were significantly reduced after intravenous administration of either the alpha-adrenergic receptor antagonist phenoxybenzamine (POB, 2.0 mg/kg and 4.0 mg/kg) or the 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 (5-HT(3)) receptor antagonist ICS 205-930 (1.0 mg/kg and 2.0 mg/kg). But the 5-HT(1/2) receptor antagonist methysergide (1.0 mg/kg and 2.0 mg/kg) had no significant effect on VA stimulation-induced inhibition of the C1 spinal neuron activity. These results suggest that VA stimulation inhibits nociceptive transmission in the C1 spinal neuron activity via the activation of both noradrenergic and serotonergic (5-HT(3)) descending inhibitory systems.     

Chronic blockade of sciatic nerve transmission by tetrodotoxin does not produce central changes in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord of the rat

Rat sciatic nerves were treated with tetrodotoxin (TTX) for 4–10 days, by implanting a glass capillary tube filled with TTX into the nerve through the epineurium. Following this treatment the somatotopic organization of receptive fields in the L4 dorsal horn cells was mapped. This was done by making a series of microelectrode tracks through the medial L4 dorsal horn, an area of cord normally responding only to foot stimulation. The map was normal in animals treated with TTX. Dorsal horn levels of fluoride-resistant acid phosphatase, substance P, somatostatin, cholecystokinin-like peptide, neurotensin and neurophysin were also normal as assessed from density of staining. These results are discussed in the light of the positive changes that are seen following chronic sciatic nerve section.     

前列腺酸性磷酸酶在慢性痛大鼠脊髓背角和背根神经节的表达变化

目的:观察前列腺酸性磷酸酶(prostatic acid phosphatase,PAP)在多种慢性痛大鼠脊髓背角(spinaldorsal horn,SDH)和背根神经节(dorsal root ganglion,DRG)内的表达变化。方法:应用免疫组织化学染色法以及免疫荧光多重染色技术在多种慢性痛模型大鼠观察PAP的表达变化。结果:在正常大鼠,PAP阳性反应产物主要位于DRG的中、小型的非肽能神经元,PAP阳性神经元约占DRG神经元总数的64±4.3%;在脊髓背角,PAP阳性纤维和终末主要位于Ⅱ层。在神经病理性痛模型大鼠,术侧脊髓背角Ⅱ层的PAP阳性初级传入终末较对侧减少甚至消失,DRG内PAP阳性神经元较对侧明显减少。在慢性炎性痛模型大鼠,双侧脊髓背角和DRG内PAP的表达未见明显改变。结论:PAP特异地定位于DRG神经元以及脊髓背角Ⅱ层,可能与神经病理性痛信号的传递和加工密切相关。     

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目的：研究益肾骨康方对骨转移癌疼痛大鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白表达的调控作用。方法：在裸鼠肺腺癌溶骨性骨转移模型的基础上,采用免疫组织化学染色的方法,分别观察各组裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质等蛋白的表达。并使用MIA4.0图像分析软件进行图像分析,每张切片取五个视野,显微镜放大倍数为400倍,统计每个高倍镜视野中表达的阳性物质的光密度值。结果：模型组裸鼠发生了100%的骨转移,免疫组织化学结果显示模型组脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白过表达;而“益肾骨康方”低剂量组与中+西药组裸鼠未发生骨转移,免疫组织化学结果显示GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白的表达处于较低的水平(P<0.01);“益肾骨康方”中、高剂量组裸鼠也发生了骨转移,但是这两组裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白等与疼痛相关的蛋白表达明显低于模型组(P<0.05)。结论：“益肾骨康方”可能通过抑制裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质等蛋白的表达,从而抑制肺腺癌细胞的骨侵袭与转移所引起的疼痛,即“益肾骨康方”通过抑制裸鼠脊髓背角GFAP、c-fos、P物质蛋白的表达而起到一定的镇痛作用。     

Origins of endomorphin-2 immunopositive fibers and terminals in the spinal dorsal horn of the rat

Endomorphin 2 (EM2) plays essential roles in regulating nociceptive transmission within the spinal dorsal horn, where EM2-immunopositive (EM2-IP) fibers and terminals are densely encountered. However, the origins of these EM2-IP structures are still obscure. Unilateral primary sensory afferents disruption (lumbar 3–6 dorsal roots rhizotomy) significantly decreased the density of EM2-IP fibers and terminals in the superficial laminae (laminae I and II) on the ipsilateral but not contralateral lumbar dorsal horn (LDH). Spinal hemisection at the 7th thoracic (T7) segment down-regulated bilateral EM2 expression, with a higher influence on the ipsilateral side of the LDH. Unilateral L3–6 dorsal roots rhizotomy combined with spinal transection but not with hemisection at T7 level completely obliterated EM2-IP fibers and terminals on the rhizotomized-side of the LDH. Disruption of bilateral (exposure to the primary afferent neurotoxin, capsaicin) primary sensory afferents combined with spinal hemisection at T7 decreased the EM2-IP density bilaterally but could obliterate it on neither side of the LDH. While in capsaicin plus transection rats, EM2 was depleted symmetrically and completely. In the colchicine treated rats, no EM2-IP neuronal cell bodies could be detected in the spinal gray matter. After injecting tetramethyl rhodamine dextran-amine (TMR) into the LDH, some of the TMR retrogradely labeled neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) showed EM2-immunoreactivities. The present results indicate that EM2-IP fibers and terminals in the spinal dorsal horn originate from the ipsilateral primary afferents and bilateral descending fibers from NTS.     

Nociceptive neurones in the superficial dorsal horn of cat lumbar spinal cord and their primary afferent inputs

Summary The morphology, background activity and responses to stimulation of primary afferent inputs of small neurones in the superficial dorsal horn which could only be excited from the skin by noxious stimulation were investigated by intracellular recording and ionophoresis of HRP. Neurones which gave similar responses to afferent stimulation were morphologically heterogeneous with respect to dendritic tree geometry and axonal projection, but were located around the lamina I/II border. Cutaneous excitatory receptive fields responding to noxious stimulation were generally small; most neurones had more extensive inhibitory fields responding to innocuous mechanical stimulation, in many cases overlapping the excitatory fields. Generally, stimulation of the excitatory field resulted in depolarization of the neurone and increased action potential firing, and stimulation of the inhibitory field resulted in hyperpolarization. Electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves revealed the existence of converging excitatory inputs carried by different fibre groups, and all neurones received an inhibitory input activated at low threshold. Excitatory responses were short-lived and occurred consistently in response to repeated stimulation. Central delay measurements gave evidence of a number of A monosynaptic inputs but only one A monosynaptic input; inhibitory inputs along A fibres were polysynaptic. The constant latency and regularity of the C response suggested monosynaptic connections. Low intensity stimulation of inhibitory inputs elicited a short-lived i.p.s.p. which increased in amplitude with increasing stimulus strength until it disappeared into a more prolonged hyperpolarization. This was associated with inhibition of background action potentials, and increased in duration with increasing stimulus strength up to C levels, indicating an A and C component. It is suggested that the level of excitability of these neurones depends on the relative amounts of concurrent noxious and innocuous stimulation, and that the resultant output, which is conveyed mainly to other neurones within the spinal cord, could modulate reflex action at the spinal level as well as affecting components of ascending sensory pathways.Supported by grant no. 11853/1.5 from the Wellcome Trust     

Involvement of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors and glutamate transporters in the slow excitatory synaptic transmission in the spinal cord dorsal horn

Our experiments demonstrate a novel role for group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) subtypes 1 and 5 in generating a long-lasting synaptic excitation in the substantia gelatinosa (SG) and deep dorsal horn (DH) neurons of the rat spinal cord. In the present study we have investigated a slow excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC), elicited by a brief high intensity (at Adelta/C fiber strength) and high frequency (20 or 100 Hz) stimulation of primary afferent fibers (PAFs) using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from neurons located in the DH (laminae II-V) in spinal cord slices of young rats and wild-type and gene-targeted mice lacking mGluR1 subtype. The results shown here suggest that the activation of both mGluR1 and mGluR5 along with NK1 receptors, may be involved in the generation of the slow EPSC in the spinal cord DH. Inhibition of glial and neuronal glutamate transporters by dl-threo-beta-benzyloxyaspartate (TBOA) enhanced the group I mGluR-dependent slow EPSC about eightfold. Therefore, we conclude, that glutamate transporters strongly influence the group I mGluR activation by PAFs possibly at sensory synapses in the DH. Overall these data indicate that stimulus trains can generate a sustained and widespread glutamate signal that can further elicit prolonged EPSCs predominantly mediated by the group I mGluRs. These slow excitatory synaptic currents may have important functional implications for DH cell firing and synaptic plasticity of sensory transmission, including nociception.     

大鼠中缝大核向脊髓投射神经元与神经降压素能终末的突触联系

神经降压素(NT)是中枢下行抑制系统的重要神经活性物质。本研究运用免疫组织化学与逆行追踪法相结合的双标技术,在电镜下观察NT能终末与中缝大核(NRM)向脊髓投射神经元的突触联系。在光镜下可见NT阳性纤维和终末散在分布于NRM,但未见NT阳性神经元;将HRP注入腰髓背角后,在NRM内可见比较密集的HRP逆标神经元。在电镜下可见NT阳性终末与HRP逆标神经元的胞体和树突形成以非对称性为主的轴-体突触和轴-树突触。上述结果说明NT可能调控NRM向脊髓背角投射神经元的活动,借此对伤害性信息向中枢的传递发挥抑制效应。     

Thiopental inhibits glycine receptor function in acutely dissociated rat spinal dorsal horn neurons

Whole-cell patch-clamp was used to assess the modulatory effect of thiopental (Thio) on glycine (Gly) receptor in mechanically dissociated rat spinal dorsal horn neurons. It was found that Thio inhibited the amplitude, accelerated the desensitization and prolonged the deactivation of Gly-induced currents (I_Gly) in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, a rebound current occurred after washout of the co-application of Gly and Thio in most neurons tested. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of Thio was not the result of cross-inhibition between Gly and GABA_A receptors. Furthermore, taurine-induced currents, a low-affinity agonist for Gly receptors, were also markedly inhibited by Thio in a similar way to I_Gly. These results indicate that Thio suppresses Gly receptor function and suggest that Thio anesthetic actions might not be mediated by Gly receptors. We speculate that the weak muscle relaxation and the limited analgesic effects observed during Thio anesthesia may attribute to its inhibitory effects on Gly receptors.     

炎性痛致大鼠脊髓后角ProBDNF及其受体的表达变化

目的:探讨完全弗氏佐剂(complete Freund’s Adjuvant,CFA)致炎性疼痛后大鼠脊髓后角内ProBDNF及受体P75NTR和Sortilin的表达变化及意义。方法:大鼠随机分为正常组和实验组,实验组大鼠左侧足底皮下注射CFA和生理盐水混合溶剂100μl,建立炎性疼痛模型,实验组包括注射CFA后6 h、1、3、7和14 d组。采用Von Frey纤维测定不同时间点大鼠机械缩足阈值(pawwithdrawal threshold,PWT)的变化;采用免疫组织化学方法检测ProBDNF及P75NTR、Sortilin在脊髓后角的表达变化。结果:足底注射CFA后1 h PWT即下降,并在6 h后达到最低值,3 d后逐渐上调,至14 d仍低于基础值。ProBDNF在正常脊髓后角可见阳性表达;注射CFA后1 d注射侧脊髓后角较对侧其ProBDNF的表达明显上调,上调持续到7 d左右,至14 d逐渐恢复。正常大鼠脊髓后角P75NTR有较弱表达,主要集中在后角I、II层纤维;注射CFA后6 h开始,注射侧脊髓后角内P75NTR的表达明显上调,III-V层的阳性产物也逐渐增加,这种上调持续到7 d左右达高峰,至14 d逐渐下降。Sortilin在正常脊髓后角浅层仅有较弱阳性产物表达,注射CFA后不同时间点脊髓后角Sortilin的表达无明显差异。结论:CFA能诱导大鼠产生为期2周以上的炎性痛病程;脊髓后角ProBDNF和P75NTR的表达上调可能与炎性疼痛中外周痛觉信号的传导和中枢敏化有关。     

慢性神经病理性疼痛对大鼠脊髓背角miRNA表达的影响

目的 筛选慢性神经病理性疼痛大鼠脊髓背角差异表达的miRNA,并预测其调控的靶基因.方法 建立大鼠坐骨神经慢性压迫损伤CCI模型,在术后疼痛高峰期取腰膨大脊髓背角,用miRNA芯片筛选CCI大鼠差异表达的miRNAs,再用荧光实时定量RT-PCR验证差异表达的miRNAs,并利用MIRANDA、TARGETSCAN、PICTAR 3个数据库找出这些miRNA可能调控的靶基因.结果 CCI大鼠表达上调的有miR-99b,表达下调的有miR-674-3p、miR-879与miR-325-5p.RT-qPCR验证结果与芯片基本相符.预测这些miRNA可能的靶基因约26个,这些基因功能广泛.结论 慢性神经病理性疼痛可导致miRNA的表达发生变化,这些miRNA及其调控的靶基因为进一步研究奠定了基础.     

ClC-3在神经病理性痛大鼠脊髓背角及背根神经节的表达及其参与痛行为调控的研究

目的:观察电压门控性氯通道(voltage-gated chloride channel,ClC)3型在腓总神经结扎神经病理性痛模型大鼠脊髓背角(spinal dorsal horn,SDH)和背根神经节(dorsal root ganglion,DRG)内的表达变化及阻断氯离子通道后痛行为的改变。方法:应用免疫组织化学染色法、蛋白印迹法以及痛行为检测观察ClC-3在神经病理性痛大鼠SDH和DRG的变化和作用。结果:在正常大鼠,ClC-3主要位于DRG神经元胞膜;在SDH,ClC-3阳性纤维主要位于Ⅰ层。在腓总神经结扎大鼠,1周内结扎侧背角Ⅰ层及DRG的ClC-3表达增加,2～4周表达逐渐减少,在DRG也观察到相同的现象。给予氯离子通道阻断剂后,腓总神经结扎大鼠的痛阈下降。结论:ClC-3在神经病理性痛早期表达上调,随病程发展逐渐下降;阻断ClC-3可使大鼠痛阈下降。     

Intersegmental synchronization of spontaneous activity of dorsal horn neurons in the cat spinal cord

Extracellular recordings of neuronal activity made in the lumbosacral spinal segments of the anesthetized cat have disclosed the existence of a set of neurons in Rexed's laminae III–VI that discharged in a highly synchronized manner during the occurrence of spontaneous negative cord dorsum potentials (nCDPs) and responded to stimulation of low-threshold cutaneous fibers (<1.5×T) with mono- and polysynaptic latencies. The cross-correlation between the spontaneous discharges of pairs of synchronic neurons was highest when they were close to each other, and decreased with increasing longitudinal separation. Simultaneous recordings of nCDPs from several segments in preparations with the peripheral nerves intact have disclosed the existence of synchronized spontaneous nCDPs in segments S1–L4. These potentials lasted between 25 and 70 ms and were usually larger in segments L7–L5, where they attained amplitudes between 50 and 150 μV. The transection of the intact ipsilateral hindlimb cutaneous and muscle nerves, or the section of the dorsal columns between the L5 and L6, or between the L6 and L7 segments in preparations with already transected nerves, had very small effects on the intersegmental synchronization of the spontaneous nCDPs and on the power spectra of the cord dorsum potentials recorded in the lumbosacral enlargement. In contrast, sectioning the ipsilateral dorsal horn and the dorsolateral funiculus at these segmental levels strongly decoupled the spontaneous nCDPs generated rostrally from those generated caudally to the lesion and reduced the magnitude of the power spectra throughout the whole frequency range. These results indicate that the lumbosacral intersegmental synchronization between the spontaneous nCDPs does not require sensory inputs and is most likely mediated by intra- and intersegmental connections. It is suggested that the occurrence of spontaneous synchronized nCDPs is due to the activation of tightly coupled arrays of neurons, each comprising one or several spinal segments. This system of neurons could be involved in the modulation of the information transmitted by cutaneous and muscle afferents to functionally related, but rostrocaudally distributed spinal interneurons and motoneurons, as well as in the selection of sensory inputs during the execution of voluntary movements or during locomotion. Electronic Publication     

Projection field of primary afferent fibers innervating the ventral portion of the lumbar intervertebral disc in the spinal cord dorsal horn

In the present study, we investigated the central projection of afferent fibers innervating the lumbar intervertebral disc using the fluorescent neurotracer 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate (Dil). The tracer Dil was applied to the ventrolateral portion of the L5-L6 intervertebral disc in 11 adult rats. Fluorescent sites were observed microscopically on spinal cord transverse sections. Fluorescent spots in laminae I-III were plotted on the central projection map of cutaneous afferents. In six of 11 rats, Dil was restricted to the application site. Of these six rats, three showed no evident fluorescent sites. In the remaining three rats, small fluorescent spots were scattered in the dorsal horn. Fluorescent spots in dorsal horn lamina I were located in the central projection fields of the low back and groin skin. Fluorescent spots were observed, also sporadically, in Clarke's column in T12-L1 segments. The central projection of afferent fibers innervating the rat lumbar intervertebral disc was indistinct with Dil labeling. We presumed this was due to the scarcity of central terminal arbors of disc afferent fibers. Spotty projections in laminae I-IllIIere present near the central projection fields of the loin and groin, indicating that pain would be perceived in the groin.     

脊髓背角和背根神经节ERK1/2磷酸化表达在鞘内注射高乌甲素抗大鼠神经病理性疼痛中的作用

目的探讨鞘内注射高乌甲素对神经病理性疼痛大鼠脊髓背角和背根神经节ERK1/2磷酸化(p-ERK1/2)表达的影响。方法将90只SD大鼠随机分为假手术组(S组)、手术组(O组)和高乌甲素(L组)(n=30),建立坐骨神经慢性压迫(chronic constriction injury of sciatic nerve,CCI-SN)模型,术后L组鞘内注射高乌甲素20μg/kg,S组和O组以同样方式注射等体积生理盐水,末次给药后每组又分为术后第4、7和10天三个亚组(n=10);分别于相应时间点测定大鼠机械刺激缩足阈值(paw withdrawal mechanical threshold,PWMT),并采用Western blot技术检测脊髓背角和背根神经节p-ERK1/2的表达。结果与S组相比,O组术后第4、7和10天PWMT值均显著降低(第4、7天:P0.001;第10天:P0.01)。与O组相比,L组术后第4、7和10天PWMT值均明显升高(第4、7天:P0.05;第10天:P0.01)。在脊髓背角和背根神经节中,O组术后第4、7和10天p-ERK1/2表达均明显高于相应S组(脊髓背角:第4、7天,P0.001;第10天,P0.01;背根神经节:第4、10天,P0.01;第7天,P0.001);与O组相比,L组p-ERK1/2水平明显降低(脊髓背角:第4、10天,P0.05;第7天,P0.01;背根神经节:第4、7天,P0.05;第10天,P0.01)。结论鞘内注射高乌甲素能有效缓解CCI-SN大鼠神经病理性疼痛,其机制可能与其抑制脊髓背角和背根神经节中p-ERK1/2的表达有关。     

Superficial dorsal horn neurons with double spike activity in the rat

Superficial dorsal horn neurons promote the transfer of nociceptive information from the periphery to supraspinal structures. The membrane and discharge properties of spinal cord neurons can alter the reliability of peripheral signals. In this paper, we analyze the location and response properties of a particular class of dorsal horn neurons that exhibits double spike discharge with a very short interspike interval (2.01+/-0.11 ms). These neurons receive nociceptive C-fiber input and are located in laminae I-II. Double spikes are generated spontaneously or by depolarizing current injection (interval of 2.37+/-0.22). Cells presenting double spike (interval 2.28+/-0.11) increased the firing rate by electrical noxious stimulation, as well as, in the first minutes after carrageenan injection into their receptive field. Carrageenan is a polysaccharide soluble in water and it is used for producing an experimental model of semi-chronic pain. In the present study carrageenan also produces an increase in the interval between double spikes and then, reduced their occurrence after 5-10 min. The results suggest that double spikes are due to intrinsic membrane properties and that their frequency is related to C-fiber nociceptive activity. The present work shows evidence that double spikes in superficial spinal cord neurones are related to the nociceptive stimulation, and they are possibly part of an acute pain-control mechanism.     

体视学研究SNL模型大鼠脊髓背角胶质细胞数量的动态变化

目的:探讨L5脊神经结扎(SNL)术后7 d和28 d大鼠脊髓背角内胶质细胞数量的改变与意义。方法:3月龄雄性SD大鼠随机分为SNL组和假手术组,分别于术后7 d和28 d取腰5节段脊髓制作石蜡包埋连续切片50张,等距随机抽选2套切片(每套各5张)分别用IBa-1和GFAP的免疫组织化学染色显示小胶质细胞(microglia,MG)和星形胶质细胞(astrocyte,AS)。采用体视学技术-光学体视框估计单位体积脊髓背角内MG或AS的数量(数密度),将其乘以脊髓背角的横断面积和单位长度(1 mm),即可得到1 mm长脊髓背角内MG和AS的数量。结果:与未手术侧相比,SNL组手术侧1 mm长腰5节段脊髓背角内MG的数量在术后7 d和28 d分别显著增加了210%和120%;AS的数量在术后7 d显著增加了62%,术后28 d无明显增加。结论:神经病理性疼痛可能与胶质细胞数量的动态改变相关。     

Mechanisms of modulation of pregnanolone on glycinergic response in cultured spinal dorsal horn neurons of rat

The glycine receptors and neurosteroids in spinal cord are both implicated in nociceptive signal processing. However, the modulatory effects of neurosteroid pregnanolone (5beta-pregnan-3alpha-ol-20-one) on native glycine receptors remain unclear. In the present study, we examined the effects of pregnanolone and its three isomers on glycine receptors by using whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Our results showed that pregnanolone reversibly inhibited the amplitude of glycine-induced current mediated by native glycine receptors and recombinant alpha1-, alpha2-, alpha3- and alpha1beta-glycine receptors. In cultured spinal dorsal horn neurons of rats, pregnanolone inhibited the glycine-induced current in dose-dependent manner, with an antagonist concentration inducing half-maximal response of 1.0+/-0.3 microM. The inhibitory effect of pregnanolone on glycine-induced current was voltage-independent and pregnanolone shifted the concentration-response curve for glycine-induced current rightward in a parallel manner without altering the maximal value and Hill coefficient. The isomer of pregnanolone, allopregnanolone (5alpha-pregnan-3alpha-ol-20-one) slightly enhanced glycine-induced current, whereas iso-pregnanolone (5beta-pregnan-3beta-ol-20-one) and iso-allopregnanolone (5alpha-pregnan-3beta-ol-20-one) did not affect the glycine-induced current significantly in cultured spinal dorsal horn neurons. Thus, our results suggest that the inhibitory effect of pregnanolone on glycine-induced current is of a competitive type and depends on the stereo structure of pregnanolone. Furthermore, pregnanolone decreased the amplitude and frequency of the glycinergic miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents. Through modulating the glycinergic inhibitory neurotransmission, pregnanolone may affect the nociceptive sensory processing under physiological and pathological conditions.     

酪氨酸家族激酶在大鼠脊髓背角LTP中的作用及其机制

目的: 探讨酪氨酸家族激酶(SFKs)在大鼠脊髓背角C纤维诱发电位的长时程增强(LTP)中的作用及其机制。 方法: 用在体电生理方法检测SFKs抑制剂对高频刺激坐骨神经诱导的脊髓背角LTP的影响;用Western blotting方法检测高频刺激诱导脊髓LTP的不同时点大鼠脊髓背角磷酸化SFKs的表达情况;用免疫荧光双染方法检测高频刺激诱导脊髓LTP后大鼠脊髓背角磷酸化SFKs表达的细胞学定位。 结果: SFKs的抑制剂(PP2或SU6656)可以完全阻断LTP的诱导,甚至将LTP逆转为长时程抑制(LTD);高频电刺激大鼠坐骨神经诱导脊髓LTP后15 min开始,刺激同侧的脊髓背角中磷酸化SFKs表达明显增加,并且这些高表达的磷酸化SFKs仅仅存在于脊髓小胶质细胞中。 结论: 在脊髓背角,小胶质细胞中的SFKs 是诱导LTP的必要条件,抑制SFKs及其下游分子可能有助于治疗病理性疼痛。