Descending mechanisms activated by the anterior pretectal nucleus initiate but do not maintain neuropathic pain in rats.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN(2015)
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BackgroundThe anterior pretectal nucleus (APtN) activates descending mechanisms of pain control. This study evaluated whether the APtN also controls neuropathic pain in rats. MethodsThe hypersensitivity to mechanical stimulation with an electronic von Frey apparatus and the number of Fos-immunoreactive (Fos-ir) neurons in the APtN were evaluated in rats before and after chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve. ResultsThe tactile hypersensitivity was characterized by an initial phase (the 2 days following the injury) and a maintenance phase (the subsequent 7 days). The injection of 2% lidocaine (0.25L) or N-methyl-D-aspartate (2.5g/0.25L) into the APtN intensified the tactile hypersensitivity observed 2 days after injury but did not alter the tactile hypersensitivity observed 7 and 14 days after injury. The injection of naloxone (10ng/0.25L) or methysergide (40pg/0.25L) but not atropine (100ng/0.25L) into the APtN also intensified the tactile hypersensitivity observed 2 days after the injury. A significant increase in the number of Fos-ir cells was found in the contralateral APtN 2 days but not 7 or 14 days after the injury. Electrical stimulation of the APtN reduced the tactile hypersensitivity at 2, 7 and 14 days after the nerve ligation. ConclusionAPtN exerts a tonic inhibitory influence on persistent pain. The results point out to an important role of opioid and serotonergic mediation into the APtN to inhibit hyperalgesia during the initial phase of neuropathic pain.
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anterior pretectal nucleus initiate,neuropathic pain
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