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Increased spinal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor function after 20 h of carrageenan-induced inflammation.

Abstract
Spinal N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are thought to be important in states of central hyperexcitability induced by e.g. inflammation or painful neuropathies. The carrageenan model of inflammatory pain has been and still is widely used as is the NMDA receptor antagonist 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (AP5) to investigate NMDA receptor function. Here we present two novel findings using electrophysiological technique: the NMDA receptor function in the spinal cord is increased following 20 h of carrageenan-induced inflammation and further that only the D-isomer of AP5 is active in the spinal cord. Exogenous NMDA (0.5 and 5 nmol) applied onto the dorsal spinal cord produced a significantly greater facilitation and D-AP5 (1.25 micromol) a significantly greater inhibition of the C-fibre evoked response of the wide dynamic range (WDR) neurones studied in carrageenan (20 h after injection) compared to control rats. The present and two recent studies suggest central changes are different and possibly greater in the later (20 h) compared to the earlier (2-6 h) phase of carrageenan-induced inflammation. In conclusion, 20 h of carrageenan-induced inflammation increases the function of spinal NMDA receptor involved in nociceptive transmission and in addition the D-isomer of AP5 should be used when NMDA receptor antagonism is wanted in the spinal cord.
AuthorsLars Jørgen Rygh, Frode Svendsen, Kjell Hole, Arne Tjølsen
JournalPain (Pain) Vol. 93 Issue 1 Pg. 15-21 (Jul 2001) ISSN: 0304-3959 [Print] United States
PMID11406334 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • 2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate
  • Carrageenan
Topics
  • 2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate (pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Carrageenan
  • Electrophysiology
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists (pharmacology)
  • Female
  • Inflammation (chemically induced, metabolism)
  • Rats
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (physiology)
  • Spinal Cord (metabolism)
  • Stereoisomerism

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