Serotonin-induced population primary afferent depolarisation in vitro: The effects of neonatal capsaicin treatment

S. G. Khasabov, J. A. Lopez-Garcia, A. E. King

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Abstract

The effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on population primary afferent depolarisation (PAD) has been studied using in vitro spinal cord preparations from normal and capsaicin pre-treated (neonatal subcutaneous injection; 75 mg kg-1) rats aged 10-14 days. In preparations from untreated rats, the concentration-response curve for PAD in response to 0.1-100 μM 5-HT was bell-shaped but in the capsaicin pre-treated group, a non-saturating 5-HT- induced PAD concentration-response curve was generated. Quantitatively, the mean PAD responses to 0.1-10 μM 5-HT were of a greater amplitude in the control group compared to the capsaicin pre-treated group (p ≤ 0.05). For the highest 5-HT concentration of 100 μM, PAD values were significantly greater in the capsaicin pre-treated group (p ≤ 0.05). These data indicate that control of sensory afferent polarity may involve two 5-HT receptor types and that nociceptive and non-nociceptive afferents may be targets for released 5-HT.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)339-342
Number of pages4
JournalBrain Research
Volume789
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 13 1998
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
Supported by The Wellcome Trust. Technical assistance from J. Daniel and photography by D. Johanson.

Keywords

  • Capsaicin
  • GABA
  • Nociceptive afferent
  • Primary afferent depolarization
  • Serotonin (5- HT)
  • Spinal dorsal horn

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