Abstract |
The capsaicin receptor in nociceptive neurons is a target for the sensitizing actions of algogenic inflammatory mediators. Capsaicin and potential endogenous ligands are thought not to gate this heat-activated ion channel but to sensitize it so profoundly that even room temperature can open it. We investigated the temperature dependency of capsaicin-induced CGRP release from nociceptive nerve fibers in isolated rat skin over a range of ambient temperatures using different agonist concentrations (10(-7)-10(-5)M) and KCl (60 mM) for control. Ambient temperature (4-40 degrees C) showed no significant influence on the basal iCGRP outflow. The supramaximal capsaicin concentration of 10(-6)M as a stimulus evoked a response that was not significantly diminished by temperatures decreasing from 40 to 24 degrees C but lost 65% of its amplitude between 24 and 14 degrees C (Q(10) approximately 6.7). Such a collapse of the response occurred between 40 and 32 degrees C at lower capsaicin concentration (10(-7)M). The concentration-response curves showed a rightward shift upon cooling from 40 to 24 degrees C and a major loss of slope and maximum effect at 14 degrees C which formally describes a noncompetitive antagonism. KCl-induced iCGRP release showed a much more linear temperature dependency (Q(10) approximately 2.4 between 24 and 14 degrees C). Significant capsaicin responses even at 8 degrees C suggest a contribution of noxious-cold sensitive neurons known to coexpress CGRP and the capsaicin receptor. The heat-activated ion channels (TRPV1-4) are thought to play a significant role in inflammatory pain which is effectively relieved by cooling. The present results contribute to understanding this phenomenon.
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Authors | Tatjana I Kichko, Peter W Reeh |
Journal | Pain
(Pain)
Vol. 110
Issue 1-2
Pg. 215-9
(Jul 2004)
ISSN: 0304-3959 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15275770
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Potassium Chloride
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
- Capsaicin
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Topics |
- Animals
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
(metabolism)
- Capsaicin
(pharmacology)
- Cold Temperature
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(methods)
- Female
- In Vitro Techniques
- Male
- Potassium Chloride
(pharmacology)
- Rats
- Skin
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Skin Temperature
(drug effects, physiology)
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Thermosensing
(physiology)
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