Desensitization to substance P following intrathecal injection

Summary The intrathecal injection of substance P (SP) (2.5–15 g) has been shown to produce hyperalgesia in the rat tail flick test. Repeated injection of SP (7.5 or 15 g) or pretreatment with two of these doses produces desensitization to this hyperalgesic response. Desensitization is doserelated with respect to degree and duration. This phenomenon is relatively specific because the hyperalgesic response to methysergide, a serotonin receptor antagonist, is unaffected, while that produced by phentolamine, an adrenergic receptor antagonist, is much less affected than that of SP. Pretreatment with a desensitizing regimen of SP potentiates the antinociceptive effect of morphine and baclofen when they are tested immediately after the regimen but if a 30 min delay is permitted, an inhibition of their effects is observed. These results support the notion that the spinal antinociceptive effect of morphine and baclofen is due to an interaction with SP mechanisms in the spinal cord, the nature of which may be more complex than is presently understood. Desensitization produces no change in baseline responsiveness in the tail flick test. This suggests that the hyperalgesic response to SP is due either to an action at a site other than the primary afferent synapse, or if it is at this site either compensatory mechanisms occur or SP is not the primary determinant of tail flick latency but may play a modulatory role.     

鞘内注射孤啡肽对吗啡耐受形成及吗啡耐受大鼠抗伤害感受作用的影响

目的:观察孤啡肽(OFQ)对大鼠吗啡耐受的形成是否具有延缓作用,以及OFQ与吗啡间是否存在交叉耐受性.方法:本实验运用热辐射甩尾测痛模型,采用鞘内同时注射不同剂量的OFQ与吗啡,观察其对急、慢性吗啡耐受形成的影响;并观察OFQ对吗啡耐受大鼠及吗啡对OFQ耐受大鼠的抗伤害性感受作用.结果:鞘内注射OFQ可延缓慢性吗啡耐受的形成,而对急性吗啡耐受的形成几乎无影响;OFQ与吗啡间无交叉耐受性.结论:OFQ延缓慢性吗啡耐受形成的作用可能与其通过受体后信号转导途径影响G蛋白-AC-cAMP系统有关,也可能与其抑制伏隔核多巴胺的释放有关;OFQ与吗啡耐受形成的机制可能不同,OFQ可能通过其特异性受体发挥脊髓抗伤害性感受作用.     

鞘内注射胶原酶对兔脊髓及周围组织损伤作用的研究

目的:通过鞘内注射不同剂量的胶原酶,观察其对脊髓及周围组织的损伤作用。方法:把40只兔分成A、B、C、D、E5组,分别在鞘内注射0.3mL的生理盐水和24、50、100、250U的胶原酶,通过形态学、脊髓诱发电位和组织病理学的检查以观察胶原酶对上述组织的损伤。结果:鞘内注射胶原酶的4组兔中都有不同程度的瘫痪,没有瘫痪的兔其SCEP也有改变,病检发现脊髓、神经根和血管都有不同程度的损伤,胶原酶剂量越大,损伤越重。结论:胶原酶鞘内注射对兔脊髓及其周围组织有严重的损伤作用。     

Intrathecal substance P depresses the tail-flick response — Antagonism by naloxone

Summary Substance P injected into the lumbar subarachnoid space of rats depressed the tail-flick response to radiant heat in a dose-dependent way. The effective doses ranged from 0.1 g to 100 g per rat (ED 50: 1.5 g/rat). The maximum of the effect was reached 20 min after intrathecal injection and the effect lasted for about 30 min. An antinociceptive effect was also observed after intrathecal injection of substance P 1 g to spinal rats. The depression of the tail-flick response produced by intrathecal administration of substance P was abolished by intrathecal (5 g/rat) or i.p. (0.5 mg/kg) injections of naloxone.Supported by the Sonderforschungsbereich 38 Membranforschung     

Leptomeningeal Metastases: New Opportunities in the Modern Era

Leptomeningeal metastases arise from cancer cell entry into the subarachnoid space, inflicting significant neurologic morbidity and mortality across a wide range of malignancies. The modern era of cancer therapeutics has seen an explosion of molecular-targeting agents and immune-mediated strategies for patients with breast, lung, and melanoma malignancies, with meaningful extracranial disease control and improvement in patient survival. However, the clinical efficacy of these agents in those with leptomeningeal metastases remains understudied, due to the relative rarity of this patient population, the investigational challenges associated with studying this dynamic disease state, and brisk disease pace. Nevertheless, retrospective studies, post hoc analyses, and small prospective trials in the last two decades provide a glimmer of hope for patients with leptomeningeal metastases, suggesting that several cancer-directed strategies are not only active in the intrathecal space but also improve survival against historical odds. The continued development of clinical trials devoted to patients with leptomeningeal metastases is critical to establish robust efficacy outcomes in this patient population, define drug pharmacokinetics in the intrathecal space, and uncover new avenues for treatment in the face of leptomeningeal therapeutic resistance.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13311-022-01261-4.     

Outcomes of adjunctive therapy with intrathecal or intraventricular administration of colistin for post-neurosurgical meningitis and ventriculitis due to carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii

The efficacy and safety of intrathecal (ITH) or intraventricular (IVT) colistin in addition to intravenous (IV) colistin for meningitis and ventriculitis due to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is unclear. In this retrospective observational study of 40 patients with post-neurosurgical meningitis and ventriculitis due to CRAB, 33 patients without concomitant infection received appropriate dosage regimens of IV colistin. Of the 33 patients, 17 received additional ITH/IVT colistin and 16 received only IV colistin. The 14-day, 30-day and in-hospital mortality rates were nominally lower for patients who received ITH/IVT colistin adjunctive therapy versus patients who received only IV colistin (24% vs. 38%, 29% vs. 56% and 29% vs. 56%, respectively). The costs of treatment were significantly lower, the lengths of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) stay were significantly shorter, and the number of ventilator days was significantly less among patients who received ITH/IVT colistin compared with patients who did not receive ITH/IVT colistin. The initial Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores were associated with 30-day mortality with odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 1.21 (1.08–1.46) and 0.77 (0.44–0.85), respectively. Chemical meningitis from ITH/IVT colistin was mild and resolved spontaneously. Treatment of post-neurosurgical CRAB meningitis and ventriculitis with ITH/IVT colistin as an adjunct to IV colistin was associated with shorter lengths of hospital and ICU stay and a trend to lower mortality, especially among severely ill patients.     

脑出血患者微创引流术后颅内感染的临床分析

目的探讨不同抗菌药物给药途径治疗脑出血患者微创钻颅置管外引流术后颅内感染的临床疗效。方法选择2009年1月-2013年6月72例脑出血行微创钻颅置管外引流术后颅内感染患者为研究对象,将36例行全身给药+腰穿后鞘内注射为A组,25例行全身给药+腰大池引流+鞘内注射为B组,11例行全身给药+脑脊液生理盐水置换为C组,比较3组患者治疗前后脑脊液常规指标差异,治疗期间不同时点脑脊液中的药物浓度以及患者的临床效果。结果 3组患者治疗后颅内压、脑脊液各项指标平均值恢复正常,颅内压值从高到低依次为C、A、B组,差异有统计学意义(F=12.341,P<0.05),C组氯化钠含量较A、B两组低,差异有统计学意义(F=4.621,P<0.05);B组患者治疗后不同时点脑脊液中药物浓度均为最高,C组明显低于A、B两组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);3组患者各项指标恢复时间中B组时间最短,C组最长,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);3组均无明显不良反应发生。结论鞘内抗菌药物注射结合全身抗感染治疗能有效治疗颅内感染,其中腰大池置管引流比多次腰穿更能保证脑脊液中药物浓度,缩短治疗时间。     

Surgical management of spasticity

Intractable and severe spasticity in childhood has the ability to impact on the quality of life, function and care of the child. Where medical and physical measures have proved insufficient, a surgical approach may be pursued. Irrespective of the underlying pathology, intrathecal baclofen will reduce spasticity in a controllable and reversible fashion, whereas selective dorsal rhizotomy is reserved for the management of bilateral cerebral palsy due to early birth. Owing to the potential for complications of intrathecal baclofen and the permanence of selective dorsal rhizotomy, careful selection and preparation are required to produce satisfactory results.