Ohta Toshio, Ikemi Yuki, Murakami Matsuka, Imagawa Toshiaki, Otsuguro Ken-Ichi, Ito Shigeo
Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Biochemical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
J Physiol. 2006 Nov 1;576(Pt 3):809-22. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.112250. Epub 2006 Aug 10.
5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is one of the major chemical mediators released in injured and inflamed tissue and is capable of inducing hyperalgesia in vivo. However, the cellular mechanisms of 5-HT-induced hyperalgesia remain unclear. Transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1) plays a pivotal role in nociceptive receptors. In the present study, we determined whether 5-HT changes TRPV1 functions in cultured dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons isolated from neonatal rats, using Ca(2+) imaging and whole-cell patch-clamp techniques. In more than 70% of DRG neurons, 5-HT potentiated the increases of Ca(2+) induced by capsaicin, protons and noxious heat. Capsaicin-induced current and depolarizing responses, and proton-induced currents were also augmented by 5-HT. RT-PCR analysis revealed the expression of 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(7) receptors in rat DRG neurons. Agonists for 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(7) receptors mimicked the potentiating effect of 5-HT, and their antagonists decreased it. In DRG ipsilateral to the complete Freund's adjuvant-injected inflammation side, expression levels of 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(7) mRNAs increased, and the potentiating effect of 5-HT was more prominent than in the contralateral control side. These results suggest that the PKC- and PKA-mediated signalling pathways are involved in the potentiating effect of 5-HT on TRPV1 functions through the activation of 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(7) receptors, respectively. Under inflammatory conditions, the increases of the biosynthesis of these 5-HT receptors may lead to further potentiation of TRPV1 functions, resulting in the generation of inflammatory hyperalgesia in vivo.
5-羟色胺(5-HT)是在受伤和发炎组织中释放的主要化学介质之一,能够在体内诱发痛觉过敏。然而,5-HT诱发痛觉过敏的细胞机制仍不清楚。瞬时受体电位V1(TRPV1)在伤害性感受器中起关键作用。在本研究中,我们使用Ca(2+)成像和全细胞膜片钳技术,确定5-HT是否会改变从新生大鼠分离的培养背根神经节(DRG)神经元中TRPV1的功能。在超过70%的DRG神经元中,5-HT增强了辣椒素、质子和有害热诱导的Ca(2+)增加。5-HT还增强了辣椒素诱导的电流和去极化反应以及质子诱导的电流。逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)分析显示大鼠DRG神经元中5-HT(2A)和5-HT(7)受体的表达。5-HT(2A)和5-HT(7)受体激动剂模拟了5-HT的增强作用,而它们的拮抗剂则降低了这种作用。在完全弗氏佐剂注射炎症侧同侧的DRG中,5-HT(2A)和5-HT(7) mRNA的表达水平增加,5-HT的增强作用比 contralateral 对照侧更明显。这些结果表明,蛋白激酶C(PKC)和蛋白激酶A(PKA)介导的信号通路分别通过激活5-HT(2A)和5-HT(7)受体参与了5-HT对TRPV1功能的增强作用。在炎症条件下,这些5-HT受体生物合成的增加可能导致TRPV1功能的进一步增强,从而在体内产生炎症性痛觉过敏。