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ArticleBiomolecules2020

Co-Application of Eugenol and QX-314 Elicits the Prolonged Blockade of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Nociceptive Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons.

Sung-Min Hwang, Kihwan Lee, Sang-Taek Im, Eun Jin Go, Yong Ho Kim, Chul-Kyu Park

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Article in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Biological Properties and Prospects for the Application of Eugenol-A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sung-Min HwangGachon Pain Center and Department of Physiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2639-9761
Kihwan LeeGachon Pain Center and Department of Physiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.
Sang-Taek ImGachon Pain Center and Department of Physiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.
Eun Jin GoGachon Pain Center and Department of Physiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.
Yong Ho KimGachon Pain Center and Department of Physiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8704-3553
Chul-Kyu ParkGachon Pain Center and Department of Physiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4152-3022
Gachon University · KR

Funding

the Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development from the Rural Development Administration, Korea Project No. 01327702the National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2017M3C7A1025600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Local anesthetics (LAs) can completely block nociception by inhibiting voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), and thus, blocking action potentials (APs) within sensory neurons. As one of the several LAs, eugenol is used for dental pain treatment. It reportedly features multiple functions in regulating diverse ion channels. This study aimed to investigate the long-lasting analgesic effect of eugenol alone, as well as that of the combination of eugenol as a noxious-heat-sensitive transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channel agonist and a permanently charged sodium channel blocker (QX-314), on neuronal excitability in trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons. Eugenol alone increased inward current in a dose-dependent manner in capsaicin-sensitive TG neurons. Eugenol also inhibited the VGSC current and AP. These effects were reversed through wash-out. The combination of eugenol and QX-314 was evaluated in the same manner. The combination completely inhibited the VGSC current and AP. However, these effects were not reversed and were continuously blocked even after wash-out. Taken together, our results suggest that, in contrast to the effect of eugenol alone, the combination of eugenol and QX-314 irreversibly and selectively blocked VGSCs in TG neurons expressing TRPV1.

Indexed as

EugenolLidocaineTrigeminal GanglionTRPV Cation ChannelsVoltage-Gated Sodium ChannelsAction PotentialsAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsMaleMiceNeuronsNociceptionRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel BlockersAnesthetics, LocalEugenolLidocaineQX-314TRPV Cation ChannelsVoltage-Gated Sodium Channel BlockersVoltage-Gated Sodium Channelseugenollocal anestheticnociceptionQX-314trigeminal ganglionTRPV1voltage-gated sodium channels

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PMID33167484
PMCPMC7694476
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