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ArticleThe Korean journal of pain2021

Systemically administered neurotensin receptor agonist produces antinociception through activation of spinally projecting serotonergic neurons in the rostral ventromedial medulla.

Yaqun Li, Dong Ho Kang, Woong Mo Kim, Hyung Gon Lee, Seung Hoon Kim, Hyun Eung You, Jeong Il Choi, Myung Ha Yoon

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Article in The Korean journal of pain, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yaqun LiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3073-0165
Dong Ho KangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5299-6861
Woong Mo KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3523-7468
Hyung Gon LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4898-4355
Seung Hoon KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0579-6522
Hyun Eung YouDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3307-8563
Jeong Il ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-2599
Myung Ha YoonDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9962-0255
Chonnam National University · KRChonnam National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSupraspinal delivery of neurotensin (NTS), which may contribute to the effect of a systemically administered agonist, has been reported to be either pronociceptive or antinociceptive. Here, we evaluated the effects of systemically administered NTSR1 agonist in a rat model of neuropathic pain and elucidated the underlying supraspinal mechanism.

methodsNeuropathic pain was induced by L5 and L6 spinal nerve ligation in male Sprague-Dawley rats. The effects of intraperitoneally administered NTSR1 agonist PD 149163 was assessed using von Frey filaments. To examine the role of 5-HT neurotransmission, a serotonin (5-HT) receptor antagonist dihydroergocristine was pretreated intrathecally, and spinal microdialysis studies were performed to measure the change in extracellular level of 5-HT in response to PD 149163 administration. To investigate the supraspinal mechanism, NTSR1 antagonist 48692 was microinjected into the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) prior to systemic PD 149163. Additionally, the effect of intrathecal DHE on intra-RVM PD 149163 was assessed.

resultsIntraperitoneally administered PD 149163 exhibited a dose-dependent attenuation of mechanical allodynia. This effect was partially reversed by intrathecal pretreatment with dihydroergocristine and was accompanied by an increased extracellular level of 5-HT in the spinal cord. The PD 149163-produced antinociception was also blocked by intra-RVM SB 48692. Direct injection of PD 149163 into the RVM mimicked the maximum effect of the same drug delivered intraperitoneally, which was reversed by intrathecal dihydroergocristine.

conclusionsThese observations indicate that systemically administered NTSR1 agonist produces antinociception through the NTSR1 in the RVM, activating descending serotonergic projection to release 5-HT into the spinal dorsal horn.

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AnalgesiaCentral Nervous SystemMicrodialysisNeuralgiaNeurotensinRatsReceptorsSerotoninSpinal Cord

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