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ArticleNeuroscience2019

Expression of Neuropeptide FF Defines a Population of Excitatory Interneurons in the Superficial Dorsal Horn of the Mouse Spinal Cord that Respond to Noxious and Pruritic Stimuli.

Maria Gutierrez-Mecinas, Andrew Bell, Erika Polgár, Masahiko Watanabe, Andrew J Todd

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Article in Neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Gutierrez-MecinasInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
Andrew BellInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
Erika PolgárInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
Masahiko WatanabeDepartment of Anatomy, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Andrew J ToddInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. Electronic address: andrew.todd@glasgow.ac.uk.
University of Glasgow · GBHokkaido University · JP

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/S002987/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The great majority of neurons in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord are excitatory interneurons, and these are required for the normal perception of pain and itch. We have previously identified 5 largely non-overlapping populations among these cells, based on the expression of four different neuropeptides (cholecystokinin, neurotensin, neurokinin B and substance P) and of green fluorescent protein driven by the promoter for gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) in a transgenic mouse line. Another peptide (neuropeptide FF, NPFF) has been identified among the excitatory neurons, and here we have used an antibody against the NPFF precursor (pro-NPFF) and a probe that recognises Npff mRNA to identify and characterise these cells. We show that they are all excitatory interneurons, and are separate from the five populations listed above, accounting for ~6% of the excitatory neurons in laminae I-II. By examining phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases, we show that the NPFF cells can respond to different types of noxious and pruritic stimulus. Ablation of somatostatin-expressing dorsal horn neurons has been shown to result in a dramatic reduction in mechanical pain sensitivity, while somatostatin released from these neurons is thought to contribute to itch. Since the great majority of the NPFF cells co-expressed somatostatin, these cells may play a role in the perception of pain and itch.

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AnimalsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGastrin-Releasing PeptideGreen Fluorescent ProteinsInterneuronsMice, TransgenicNeuronsNeurotensinOligopeptidesPosterior Horn CellsSpinal CordSpinal Cord Dorsal HornExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGastrin-Releasing PeptideGreen Fluorescent ProteinsNeurotensinOligopeptidesphenylalanyl-leucyl-phenylalanyl-glutaminyl-prolyl-glutaminyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamidecholecystokiningastrin releasing peptideneurokinin BneurotensinNPFFsubstance P

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PMID31421202
PMCPMC6839401
OpenAlexW2967170695

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