Articles: hyperalgesia.
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The role of ion channels expressed in sensory neurons on mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia was examined in a rat model of cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy. The rats were injected with 3mg/kg of cisplatin intraperitoneally once per week for five consecutive weeks. The von Frey test, pin-prick test and plantar test were performed to examine any noxious sensitivity of the skin. ⋯ Antagonists against P2X(3,2/3) and ASICs showed a suppressive effect on both skin and muscle hyperalgesia induced by cisplatin administration. Upregulation of TRPV2, P2X(3), and ASIC3 may play important roles in the mechanical hyperalgesia induced by cisplatin. Furthermore, cisplatin treatment also induced muscle hyperalgesia in muscle afferent neurons in connection with the upregulation of P2X(3) and ASIC3.
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Neurogastroenterol. Motil. · May 2010
5-HT(2B) receptors modulate visceral hypersensitivity in a stress-sensitive animal model of brain-gut axis dysfunction.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with an enhanced perception to visceral stimuli and exaggerated stress response. The serotonergic neurotransmitter system has been strongly implicated as a key player in the manifestation of IBS symptomatology including visceral hypersensitivity. However the role of 5-HT(2B) receptors in visceral pain, although speculated, is currently unclear. Thus we assessed the impact of a selective 5-HT(2B) receptor antagonist, RS-127445, on visceral hypersensitivity in a model of brain gut axis dysfunction the Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rat. ⋯ Taken together, blockade of 5-HT(2B) receptors offers an exciting novel therapeutic target for pain relief in stress-related gastrointestinal disorders such as IBS.
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Serine proteases and protease-activated receptor 2-dependent allodynia: a novel cancer pain pathway.
Mediators involved in the generation of pain in patients with cancer are poorly understood. Using a combined molecular, pharmacologic, behavioral, and genetic approach, we have identified a novel mechanism of cancer-dependent allodynia induced by protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2). Here we show that human head and neck carcinoma cells have increased levels of proteolytic activity compared to normal human cell controls. ⋯ In addition, non-contact co-culture of trigeminal ganglion neurons with human head and neck carcinoma cells increased the proportion of neurons that exhibited PAR2-immunoreactivity. Our results point to a direct role for serine proteases and their receptor in the pathogenesis of cancer pain. This previously unrecognized cancer pain pathway has important therapeutic implications wherein serine protease inhibitors and PAR2 antagonists may be useful for the treatment of cancer pain.
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Dioscorea bulbifera var sativa is a medicinal plant commonly used in Cameroonian traditional medicine to treat pain and inflammation. ⋯ Present demonstrate the antinociceptive activities of Dioscorea bulbifera both in inflammatory and neuropathic models of pain and these effects may result, at least partially, from its ability to activate the NO-cGMP-ATP-sensitive potassium channels pathway.