ArticleFrontiers in neurology2017
Cholinergic Nociceptive Mechanisms in Rat Meninges and Trigeminal Ganglia: Potential Implications for Migraine Pain.
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- The role of the meningeal lymphatic system in local meningeal inflammation and trigeminal nociception.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Trigeminal Nerve Control of Cerebral Blood Flow: A Brief Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Review
- Should "Retro-ocular Pain, Photophobia and Visual Acuity Loss" Be Recognised as a Distinct Entity? The ROPPVAL Syndrome.Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) · 2021Article
- Functional gene networks reveal distinct mechanisms segregating in migraine families.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2020Article
- Intervention in Neuropsychiatric Disorders by Suppressing Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Signal and Exploration of In Silico Studies for Potential Lead Compounds fromBiomolecules · 2020Article
- Cross-talk signaling in the trigeminal ganglion: role of neuropeptides and other mediators.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2020Review
- Protective Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide Against the ATP-Induced Meningeal Nociception.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundParasympathetic innervation of meninges and ability of carbachol, acetylcholine (ACh) receptor (AChR) agonist, to induce headaches suggests contribution of cholinergic mechanisms to primary headaches. However, neurochemical mechanisms of cholinergic regulation of peripheral nociception in meninges, origin place for headache, are almost unknown.
methodsUsing electrophysiology, calcium imaging, immunohistochemistry, and staining of meningeal mast cells, we studied effects of cholinergic agents on peripheral nociception in rat hemiskulls and isolated trigeminal neurons.
resultsBoth ACh and carbachol significantly increased nociceptive firing in peripheral terminals of meningeal trigeminal nerves recorded by local suction electrode. Strong nociceptive firing was also induced by nicotine, implying essential role of nicotinic AChRs in control of excitability of trigeminal nerve endings. Nociceptive firing induced by carbachol was reduced by muscarinic antagonist atropine, whereas the action of nicotine was prevented by the nicotinic blocker d-tubocurarine but was insensitive to the TRPA1 antagonist HC-300033. Carbachol but not nicotine induced massive degranulation of meningeal mast cells known to release multiple pro-nociceptive mediators. Enzymes terminating ACh action, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase, were revealed in perivascular meningeal nerves. The inhibitor of AChE neostigmine did not change the firing
conclusionTrigeminal nerve terminals in meninges, as well as dural mast cells and trigeminal ganglion neurons express a repertoire of pro-nociceptive nicotinic and muscarinic AChRs, which could be activated by the ACh released from parasympathetic nerves. These receptors represent a potential target for novel therapeutic interventions in trigeminal pain and probably in migraine.
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