Sensitization of neonatal rat lumbar motoneuron by the inflammatory pain mediator bradykinin
- Aix-Marseille Université, France
- Aix Marseille Université, France
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
- Cornell University, United States
- Aix Marseille University, France
Abstract
Bradykinin is a potent inflammatory mediator that causes hyperalgesia. The action of bradykinin on the sensory system is well documented but its effects on motoneurons, the final pathway of the motor system, are unknown. By a combination of patch-clamp recordings and two-photon calcium imaging, we found that bradykinin strongly sensitizes spinal motoneurons. Sensitization was characterized by an increased ability to generate self-sustained spiking in response to excitatory inputs. Our pharmacological study described a dual ionic mechanism to sensitize motoneurons, including inhibition of a barium-sensitive resting K+ conductance and activation of a nonselective cationic conductance primarily mediated by Na+. Examination of the upstream signaling pathways provided evidence for postsynaptic activation of B2 receptors, G protein activation of phospholipase C, InsP3 synthesis and calmodulin activation. This study questions the influence of motoneurons in the assessment of hyperalgesia since the withdrawal motor reflex is commonly used as a surrogate pain model.
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Animal experimentation: All animals care and use conformed to the French regulations (Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries; Division of Health and Protection of Animals; Ministry of Higher Education and Research) and were approved by the local ethics committee (Comité d'Ethique en Neurosciences INT-Marseille, authorization Nb A9 01 13).
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© 2015, Bouhadfane et al.
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Sensitization of neonatal rat lumbar motoneuron by the inflammatory pain mediator bradykinin
eLife 4:e06195.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06195
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