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Expression of purinergic P2X receptor subtypes 1, 2, 3 and 7 in equine laminitis.

Abstract
Tissue sensitisation and chronic pain have been described in chronic-active laminitis in the horse, making treatment of such cases difficult. Purinergic P2X receptors are linked to chronic pain and inflammation. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of purinergic P2X receptor subtypes 1, 2, 3 and 7 in the hoof, palmar digital vessels and nerve, dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord in horses with chronic-active laminitis (n=5) compared to non-laminitic horses (n=5). Immunohistochemical analysis was performed on tissue sections using antibodies against P2X receptor subtypes 1-3 and 7. In horses with laminitis, there was a reduction in the thickness of the tunica media layer of the palmar digital vein as a proportion of the whole vessel diameter (0.48±0.05) compared to the non-laminitic group (0.57±0.04; P=0.02). P2X receptor subtype 3 was expressed in the smooth muscle layer (tunica media) of the palmar digital artery of horses with laminitis, but was absent in horses without laminitis. There was strong expression of P2X receptor subtype 7 in the proliferating, partially keratinised, epidermal cells of the secondary epidermal lamellae in the hooves of horses with laminitis, but no immunopositivity in horses without laminitis.
AuthorsDanae E Zamboulis, Mark Senior, Peter D Clegg, Peter I Milner
JournalVeterinary journal (London, England : 1997) (Vet J) Vol. 198 Issue 2 Pg. 472-8 (Nov 2013) ISSN: 1532-2971 [Electronic] England
PMID24080476 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2X
Topics
  • Animals
  • Foot Diseases (genetics, metabolism, pathology, veterinary)
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Horse Diseases (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
  • Horses
  • Immunohistochemistry (veterinary)
  • Organ Specificity
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2X (genetics, metabolism)

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