Role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and the nitric oxide pathway in nociception/hyperalgesia elicited by protease-activated receptor-2 activation in mice and rats
Role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and the nitric oxide pathway in nociception/hyperalgesia elicited by protease-activated receptor-2 activation in mice and rats
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00702-4
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发表时间:
2002-09-06
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Ogawa, S
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作者:
Kawabata, A;Kawao, N;Ogawa, S
Activation of the peripheral protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) triggers nociceptive behaviour and thermal hyperalgesia in rats. The present study created a novel mouse model for PAR-2-triggered nociception, and then examined the roles of NMIDA receptors and the nitric oxide (NO) pathway in nociceptive processing by PAR-2. Intraplantar administration of the PAR-2 agonist SLIGRL-NH2 elicited nociceptive responses in mice, an effect being more specific in mast cell-depleted mice. This PAR-2-triggered nociception was abolished by the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801, but not the neuronal NO synthase inhibitor 7-nitro indazole. In contrast, the PAR-2-triggered thermal hyperalgesia in rats was blocked by both agents. Our study thus provides a novel mouse model for PAR-2-mediated nociception, and suggests that NMDA receptors are involved in PAR-2-triggered nociception and hyperalgesia, while NO contributes only to the latter. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.