Effects of opioids and non-opioids on c-Fos-like immunoreactivity induced in rat lumbar spinal cord neurons by noxious heat stimulation - PubMed (original) (raw)
Effects of opioids and non-opioids on c-Fos-like immunoreactivity induced in rat lumbar spinal cord neurons by noxious heat stimulation
C Abbadie et al. Eur J Pharmacol. 1994.
Abstract
This study evaluated Fos-like immunoreactivity in rat lumbar spinal cord neurons following peripheral noxious heat stimulation and the modifications induced by pharmacological agents. Under urethane anaesthesia, the hindpaw was stimulated by dipping it in a regulated temperature bath at various temperatures (44-65 degrees C) and for various durations (5 s to 2 min). There was no Fos-like immunoreactivity in lumbar spinal cord neurons when the paw was stimulated at 44 degrees C for 15 s. From 46 to 52 degrees C, the number of Fos-like immunoreactivity neurons increased with increasing stimulation temperature, but was decreased at 65 degrees C as compared to 52 degrees C. At 52 degrees C, the number of Fos-like immunoreactivity neurons increased with the duration of stimulation. Fos-like immunoreactive neurons in the L4 segment were almost exclusively located in laminae I-II. On the basis of the results of the latter experiments, we chose a stimulation of 52 degrees C for 15 s to perform pharmacological investigations. The number of Fos-like immunoreactive neurons induced by the heat stimulation was significantly decreased by pretreatment with morphine (42, 64 and 75% decrease as compared to control values after 2.5, 5 and 7.5 mg/kg i.v. respectively), and these effects were blocked by naloxone. When various stimulation intensities (46-52 degrees C) were used, the effects of morphine (5 mg/kg i.v.) were most marked when the temperature was highest. In morphine-tolerant rats, morphine (5 mg/kg i.v.) was half as potent in decreasing Fos-like immunoreactivity induced by the heat stimulation than in non-tolerant rats. RB 101, a systemically active mixed inhibitor of enkephalin-metabolising enzymes, significantly decreased Fos-like immunoreactivity induced by heat stimulation (19, 29 and 48% decreases as compared to control values at 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg i.v. respectively) and these effects were blocked by naloxone. Aspirin (150 mg/kg i.v.), proacetaminophen (300 mg/kg i.v.) and tizanidine, a centrally acting myorelaxant (0.25-1 mg/kg i.v.), had no effect on the number of Fos-like immunoreactivity neurons induced by heat stimulation. The use of immunochemistry of the c-Fos protein as a pharmacological test in order to gauge antinociceptive effects at the dorsal horn level is discussed.
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