σ1 Receptors Are Involved in the Visceral Pain Induced by Intracolonic Administration of Capsaicin in Mice
σ1 Receptors Are Involved in the Visceral Pain Induced by Intracolonic Administration of Capsaicin in Mice
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DOI:
10.1097/aln.0b013e318280a60a
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发表时间:
2013-03-01
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Cendan, Cruz M.
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作者:
Gonzalez-Cano, Rafael;Merlos, Manuel;Cendan, Cruz M.
Background: Visceral pain is an important and prevalent clinical condition whose treatment is challenging. Sigma-1 (sigma(1)) receptors modulate somatic pain, but their involvement in pure visceral pain is unexplored.Methods: The authors evaluated the role of sigma(1) receptors in intracolonic capsaicin-induced visceral pain (pain-related behaviors and referred mechanical hyperalgesia to the abdominal wall) using wild-type (WT) (n = 12 per group) and sigma(1) receptor knockout (sigma(1)-KO) (n = 10 per group) mice, selective sigma(1) receptor antagonists (BD-1063, S1RA, and NE-100), and control drugs (morphine and ketoprofen).Results: The intracolonic administration of capsaicin (0.01-1%) induced concentration-dependent visceral pain-related behaviors and referred hyperalgesia in both WT and sigma(1)-KO mice. However, the maximum number of pain-related behaviors induced by 1% capsaicin in sigma(1)-KO mice (mean +/- SEM, 22 +/- 2.9) was 48% of that observed in WT animals (46 +/- 4.2). Subcutaneous administration of the sigma(1) receptor antagonists BD-1063 (16-64 mg/kg), S1RA (32-128 mg/kg), and NE-100 (8-64 mg/kg) dose-dependently reduced the number of behavioral responses (by 53, 62, and 58%, respectively) and reversed the referred hyperalgesia to mechanical control threshold (0.53 +/- 0.05 g) in WT mice. In contrast, these drugs produced no change in sigma(1)-KO mice. Thus, the effects of these drugs are specifically mediated by sigma(1) receptors. Morphine produced an inhibition of capsaicin-induced visceral pain in WT and sigma(1)-KO mice, whereas ketoprofen had no effect in either mouse type.Conclusion: These results suggest that sigma(1) receptors play a role in the mechanisms underlying capsaicin-induced visceral pain and raise novel perspectives for their potential therapeutic value.