EFFECTS OF LESIONS OF LOCUS-CERULEUS SUBCOERULEUS ON DIFFUSE NOXIOUS INHIBITORY CONTROLS IN THE RAT

被引:37
作者
BOUHASSIRA, D [1 ]
ZHU, B [1 ]
LEBARS, D [1 ]
机构
[1] INSERM, U161, 2 RUE ALESIA, F-75014 PARIS, FRANCE
关键词
PAIN; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; PAIN MODULATION; LOCUS CERULEUS;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(92)90520-J
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) acting on trigeminal convergent neurons were compared in sham-operated animals and rats with quinolinic acid induced lesions of the locus coeruleus/subcoeruleus (LC/SC). No significant differences were observed between control animals and those with ipsilateral, contralateral or bilateral lesions of the LC/SC, in respect of: (1) the general properties of the recorded units; and (2) the magnitude of the depressions of C-fiber-evoked responses of convergent neurons produced by immersing each paw in a 50-degrees-C water bath (i.e. DNIC). It is concluded that the LC/SC is not involved, at least directly, in the supraspinal part of the loop which subserves DNIC in the rat.
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页码:140 / 144
页数:5
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