The Role of TRPV1 and Glutamate Receptors in the Synaptic Activity of Lamina X Neurons of the Rat Spinal Cord
K.V. Koroid, I.O. Blashchak, S.V. Romanenko
- Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/fz70.05.049
Abstract
This study is aimed at understanding the mechanisms of
nociceptive signaling in lamina X of the spinal cord, which
are involved in the regulation of pain sensations. First, tetrodotoxin, which blocks action potentials, was applied to the
system, which made it possible to isolate miniature synaptic
activity (mEPSCs). After that, they added pidal, an agonist of
TRPV1 receptors, which caused a significant increase in the
frequency and amplitude of mEPSCs. Against the background
of tetrodotoxin, the effect of capsaicin was biphasic: at first, the
frequency of events increased sharply, after which it gradually
decreased, but the amplitude increased. A control, without
tetrodotoxin, application of capsaicin also caused an increase
in synaptic activity, but this effect was not biphasic. Additional blockade of NMDA receptors (AP-5) partially reduced
capsaicin-induced activity, while an AMPA receptor blocker
(CNQX) almost completely abolished it, suggesting a critical
role of glutamate receptors in maintaining this activity. The
obtained results emphasize the importance of TRPV1 receptors
in central sensitization and the possibility of its regulation,
which opens new ways of modulation of chronic pain.
Keywords:
TRPV1, capsaicin, spinal cord, lamina X, NMDA receptors, AMPA receptors, nociception, synaptic activity
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