INFLAMMATION-INDUCED UP-REGULATION OF NK1 RECEPTOR MESSENGER-RNA IN DORSAL HORN NEURONS

被引:80
作者
SCHAFER, MKH [1 ]
NOHR, D [1 ]
KRAUSE, JE [1 ]
WEIHE, E [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT ANAT & NEUROBIOL, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 USA
关键词
NK1; RECEPTOR; SPINAL CORD; INFLAMMATION; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; TACHYKININ; NOCICEPTION; SUBSTANCE-P; PAIN; MOTONEURON;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199308000-00003
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
THE expression of the neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor (i.e. substance P receptor) gene in spinal cord was studied in rats subjected to unilateral inflammation by semi-quantitative in situ hybridization analysis. Low levels of NK1 receptor mRNA were detected in many neurones throughout the grey matter. Relatively strong labelling was observed in large motoneurones and a subpopulation of superficial dorsal horn neurones. Six days after Freund's adjuvant-induced unilateral hindpaw inflammation, NK1 receptor mRNA levels in lamina I/II of the dorsal horn ipsilateral to the inflamed paw increased almost two fold compared with the contralateral side. These data suggest an inflammation-induced increase of NK1 receptor synthesis in intrinsic spinal cord neurones involved in nociceptive neurotransmission.
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页码:1007 / 1010
页数:4
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