The burst-like firing of spinal neurons in rats with peripheral inflammation is reduced by an antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate

被引:14
作者
Grubb, BD [1 ]
Riley, RC [1 ]
Hope, PJ [1 ]
Pubols, L [1 ]
Duggan, AW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,ROYAL DICK SCH VET STUDIES,DEPT PRECLIN VET SCI,EDINBURGH EH9 1QH,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
peripheral inflammation; spinal neurons; afterdischarges; bursts; NMDA receptors;
D O I
10.1016/0306-4522(96)00272-2
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Ankle inflammation was induced in rats by subcutaneous injection of complete Freund's adjuvant and the firing properties of spinal neurons receiving afferent input from the inflamed areas were studied four to six days later. Comparable neurons in normal rats were also studied. In normal animals the response of neurons to ankle compression consisted of a brief burst of action potentials followed by sustained firing during stimulus application. On cessation of the stimulus there was no prolonged afterdischarge. In rats with an inflamed ankle, compression of the ankle produced firing while the stimulus was applied, but with 17 of 22 neurons there was a prolonged (219 +/- 55 s) post-stimulus afterdischarge. All neurons studied in rats with peripheral inflammation fired with intermittent bursts of action potentials, particularly during the afterdischarge and spontaneous firing. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist DL-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoate was ejected microiontophoretically near the cells studied. The major effect was a near abolition of bursts present in spontaneous firing and post-stimulus afterdischarges with a lesser reduction in firing during stimulus application. Effects on afterdischarge duration were variable. Since firing in bursts is known to increase transmitter release at some sites in the brain, it is proposed that when the relevant spinal neurons fire in bursts, additional intraspinal pathways are recruited and this contributes to the expanded receptive fields of neurons and possibly to the enhanced pain experienced by manipulation of inflamed peripheral tissues. Copyright (C) 1996 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:1077 / 1086
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