ENHANCED RESPONSES OF RAT DORSAL HORN NEURONS AFTER UV IRRADIATION OF THE HINDPAW - ROLES OF THE NMDA RECEPTOR

被引:12
作者
CHAPMAN, V [1 ]
DICKENSON, AH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL, DEPT PHARMACOL, LONDON WC1E 6BT, ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
RAT; DORSAL HORN; UV IRRADIATION; A-BETA-FIBER; NMDA RECEPTOR;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(94)90866-4
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Recordings were made from nociceptive dorsal horn neurones in the anaesthetized rat 3 and 5 days after ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of the hindpaw. The electrically evoked A beta-fibre-evoked responses from the paw were enhanced and their thresholds were lowered. Spontaneous neuronal activity was increased but the C-fibre-evoked responses were unaltered. These enhanced responses, suggestive of allodynia, were reduced by N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA) antagonism.
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