Why cooling is beneficial: non-linear temperature-dependency of stimulated iCGRP release from isolated rat skin
Why cooling is beneficial: non-linear temperature-dependency of stimulated iCGRP release from isolated rat skin
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DOI:
10.1016/j.pain.2004.03.033
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发表时间:
2004-07-01
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影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Reeh, PW
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作者:
Kichko, TI;Reeh, PW
The capsaicin receptor in nociceptive neurons is a target for the sensitizing actions of algogenic inflammatory mediators. Capsaicin and potential endogenous ligands are thought not to gate this heat-activated ion channel but to sensitize it so profoundly that even room temperature can open it. We investigated the temperature dependency of capsaicin-induced CGRP release from nociceptive nerve fibers in isolated rat skin over a range of ambient temperatures using different agonist concentrations (10(-7)-10(-5) M) and KCl (60 mM) for control. Ambient temperature (4-40 degreesC) showed no significant influence on the basal iCGRP outflow. The supramaximal capsaicin concentration of 10(-6) M as a stimulus evoked a response that was not significantly diminished by temperatures decreasing front 40 to 24 T but lost 65% of its amplitude between 24 and 14 degreesC (Q(10) similar to 6.7). Such a collapse of the response occurred between 40 and 32 degreesC at lower capsaicin concentration (10(-7) M). The concentration-response curves showed a rightward shift upon cooling from 40 to 24 degreesC and a major loss of slope and maximum effect at 14 degreesC which formally describes a noncompetitive antagonism. KCl-induced iCGRP release showed a much more linear temperature dependency (Q(10) similar to 2.4 between 24 and 14 degreesC. Significant capsaicin responses even at 8 degreesC suggest a contribution of noxious-cold sensitive neurons known to coexpress CGRP and the capsaicin receptor. The heat-activated ion channels (TRPV1-4) are thought to play a significant role in inflammatory pain which is effectively relieved by cooling. The present results contribute to understanding this phenomenon. (C) 2004 International Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.