Analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain via spinal opioidergic and adrenergic mechanisms in mice
| Autor: | Yeonhee Ryu, Jae-Gyun Choi, Jin Bong Park, Dong-Wook Kang, Jung-Wan Choi, Hyun-Woo Kim, Soo Jin Kim, Suk-Yun Kang, Sang Do Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Paclitaxel
Electroacupuncture medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment (+)-Naloxone Pharmacology Receptors N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Opioid receptor Receptors Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptors Adrenergic beta Medicine Animals Phosphorylation Opioidergic Mice Inbred ICR business.industry Antagonist General Medicine Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic Peptide Fragments Nociception Complementary and alternative medicine Spinal Cord Anesthesia Neuropathic pain Receptors Opioid Neuralgia business Idazoxan Acupuncture Points medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of Chinese medicine. 43(1) |
| ISSN: | 1793-6853 |
| Popis: | This study was designed to determine the antinociceptive effect and related neuronal mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) on paclitaxel (PTX)-induced neuropathic pain in mice. PTX (4 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered once a day for 5 consecutive days to induce neuropathic pain. EA stimulation (2 mA, 2 Hz, 30 min) was applied at the ST36 acupoint bilaterally once in every 2 days. Repeated EA stimulation significantly attenuated PTX-induced mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. In a separate set of experiment, the antinociceptive effect of a single EA stimulation 8 days after PTX treatment was reduced by intrathecal pretreatment with naloxone (opioid receptor antagonist), idazoxan (alpha2-adrenoceptor antagonist) or propranolol (beta-adrenoceptor antagonist), but not prazosin (alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist). Moreover, EA remarkably suppressed the PTX-enhanced phosphorylation of the NMDA receptor NR2B subunit in the spinal dorsal horn, and intrathecal pretreatment of naloxone, idazoxan (IDA) or propranolol blocked the effect of EA. In conclusion, EA stimulation at the ST36 acupoint significantly diminished PTX-induced neuropathic pain in mice via the mediation of spinal opioid receptor, alpha2- and beta-adrenoceptors. |
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