Tannic acid modulates excitability of sensory neurons and nociceptive behavior and the Ionic mechanism.
Tannic acid modulates excitability of sensory neurons and nociceptive behavior and the Ionic mechanism.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.06.048
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发表时间:
2015-10
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5
通讯作者:
Xuan Zhang;Huiran Zhang;N. Zhou;Jiaxi Xu;M. Si;Zhanfeng Jia;Xiaona Du;Hailin Zhang
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作者:
Xuan Zhang;Huiran Zhang;N. Zhou;Jiaxi Xu;M. Si;Zhanfeng Jia;Xiaona Du;Hailin Zhang
M/Kv7 K+channels, Ca2+-activated Cl–channels (CaCCs) and voltage gated Na+channels expressed in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) play an important role in nociception. Tannic acid has been proposed to be involved in multiple beneficial health effects; tannic acid has also been described to be analgesic. However the underlying mechanism is unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of tannic acid on M/Kv7 K+, Na+currents and CaCCs, and the effects on bradykinin-induced nociceptive behavior. A perforated patch technique was used. The bradykinin-induced rat pain model was used to assess the analgesic effect of tannic acid. We demonstrated that tannic acid enhanced M/Kv7 K+currents but inhibited bradykinin-induced activation of CaCC/TMEM16A currents in rat small DRG neurons. Tannic acid potentiated Kv7.2/7.3 and Kv7.2 currents expressed in HEK293B cells, with an EC50of 7.38 and 5.40 µM, respectively. Tannic acid inhibited TTX-sensitive and TTX-insensitive currents of small DRG neurons with IC50of 5.25 and 8.43 µM, respectively. Tannic acid also potently suppressed the excitability of small DRG neurons. Furthermore, tannic acid greatly reduced bradykinin-induced pain behavior of rats. This study thus demonstrates that tannic acid is an activator of M/Kv7 K+and an inhibitor of voltage-gated Na+channels and CaCC/TMEM16A, which may underlie its inhibitory effects on excitability of DRG neurons and its analgesic effect. Tannic acid could be a useful agent in treatment of inflammatory pain conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatic arthritis and burn pain.