Abe T, Shimoda T, Sugiyo S, Ohshita N, Takao T, Takemura M (2004) Altered effects of systemic bicuculline on intensity-dependent c-Fos expression in rats ablated with NK-1 receptor-bearing neurons in the trigeminal caudal nucleus. Neuroscience 2004 Abstracts 294.12. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Summary: In rats pretreated with saporin conjugated to substance P (SP-Sap: 5 μM, 5 μl) into cisterna magna, the numbers of neurons-immunoreactive for NK-1 receptor (NK-1R) in laminae I and III of trigeminal caudal nucleus (Vc) were significantly decreased compared with rats similarly treated with saline (Sal; 5 μl) or blank-saporin (Bl-Sap; 5 μM, 5 μl). We examined the effects of selective ablation of NK-1R-bearing neurons and systemic administration of bicuculline (2 mg/kg, i.p.) on the expression of c-Fos induced 2 hr after electrical stimulation (5 Hz, 5 ms) of the trigeminal ganglion (TG) at low (0.1 mA) and high intensities (1.0 mA). In Sal- or Bl-Sap treated rats, 10 min stimulation at 0.1 and 1.0 mA of the TG induced c-Fos-immunoreactive (c-FosIR) cells in the ipsilateral superficial layers of the Vc (VcI/II) in a intensity-dependent manner. In rats treated with SP-Sap, and stimulated at 1.0 mA but not at 0.1 mA, the numbers of c-FosIR cells in the Vc were significantly decreased compared to Sal- or Bl-Sap treated rats. In Sal- or Bl-Sap treated rats preadministed with bicuculline and stimulated at 0.1 mA and 1.0 mA, the numbers of c-FosIR cells in VcI/II were significantly increased and decreased, respectively. However, in SP-Sap treated rats preadministered with bicuculline and stimulated at 0.1 mA and 1.0 mA, the numbers of c-FosIR cells in VcI/II were significantly increased. These results indicate that NK-1R-bearing neurons in the Vc have pivotal role in the modality and/or intensity-dependent sensory (nociceptive) processing in the TSN through GABAA receptors.
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