Tokunaga Ryota, Shimoju Rie, Shibata Hideshi, Kurosawa Mieko
Center for Medical Science, International University of Health and Welfare, 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Otawara, Tochigi, 324-8501, Japan.
Division of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Health and Welfare Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Otawara, Tochigi, 324-8501, Japan.
J Physiol Sci. 2017 Nov;67(6):689-698. doi: 10.1007/s12576-016-0498-4. Epub 2016 Oct 15.
Noxious cutaneous stimulation increases, whereas innocuous cutaneous stimulation decreases serotonin (5-HT) release in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) in anesthetized rats. In the present study, we investigated the contribution of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptors and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) to those responses. Release of 5-HT in the CeA was monitored by microdialysis before and after 10-min stimulation by pinching or stroking. Increased 5-HT release in the CeA in response to pinching was abolished by CRF receptor antagonism in the DRN. Decreased 5-HT release in the CeA in response to stroking was abolished by either CRF receptor antagonism or GABA receptor antagonism in the DRN. These results suggest that opposite responses of 5-HT release in the CeA to noxious versus innocuous stimulation of the skin are due to separate contributions of CRF, CRF and GABA receptors in the DRN.
在麻醉大鼠中,有害的皮肤刺激会增加,而无害的皮肤刺激会减少杏仁核中央核(CeA)中5-羟色胺(5-HT)的释放。在本研究中,我们调查了背缝核(DRN)中的促肾上腺皮质激素释放因子(CRF)受体和γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)受体对这些反应的作用。在通过捏或抚摸进行10分钟刺激之前和之后,通过微透析监测CeA中5-HT的释放。DRN中的CRF受体拮抗作用消除了因捏而导致的CeA中5-HT释放增加。DRN中的CRF受体拮抗作用或GABA受体拮抗作用均消除了因抚摸而导致的CeA中5-HT释放减少。这些结果表明,CeA中5-HT释放对皮肤有害与无害刺激的相反反应是由于DRN中CRF、CRF和GABA受体的不同作用。