I Rahbar1, M Abbasnejad1, J Haghani2, M Raoof3, R Kooshki1, S Esmaeili-Mahani1. 1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. 2. Endodontology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran. 3. Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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AIM: To assess the effects of central administration of α-pinene alone and in combination with either bicuculline or naloxone, as GABAA and μ-opioid receptor antagonists, respectively, on capsaicin-induced dental pulp stimulation in rats. METHODOLOGY: Forty-eight adult male Wistar rats aged 2 months (230-270 g) were cannulated via their lateral ventricles for the central administration of the drugs. α-Pinene was injected at 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 μmol L-1 . Then, dental pulp stimulation was induced by intradental application of capsaicin solution (100 μg), and nociceptive scores were recorded for up to 40 min. For investigation of the anti-inflammatory effects of α-pinene, expression of COX-2 in the subnucleolus caudalis (Vc) of rats was determined using immunofluorescence staining. Nonparametric repeated measure Friedman and Kruskal-Wallis tests as well as parametric one-way analysis of variance were used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS: α-Pinene at 0.2 and 0.4 μmol L-1 was able to decrease capsaicin-induced nociception. Moreover, there was a significant increase in the expression of COX-2-positive cells in the Vc of capsaicin-treated rats (P < 0.01). This effect was prohibited by α-pinene (0.4 μmol L-1 ). Co-administration of bicuculline (1 μg per rat) or naloxone (6 μg per rat) with α-pinene (0.4 μmol L-1 ), however, prevented the inhibitory effects of α-pinene on both capsaicin-induced pulp nociception and COX-2 over-expression. CONCLUSIONS: Pinene exhibited significant curable effects on capsaicin-induced pulpal nociception and inflammation mainly via pharmacological interfacing with GABAA and μ-opioid receptors.
AIM: To assess the effects of central administration of α-pinene alone and in combination with either bicuculline or naloxone, as GABAA and μ-opioid receptor antagonists, respectively, on capsaicin-induced dental pulp stimulation in rats. METHODOLOGY: Forty-eight adult male Wistar rats aged 2 months (230-270 g) were cannulated via their lateral ventricles for the central administration of the drugs. α-Pinene was injected at 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 μmol L-1 . Then, dental pulp stimulation was induced by intradental application of capsaicin solution (100 μg), and nociceptive scores were recorded for up to 40 min. For investigation of the anti-inflammatory effects of α-pinene, expression of COX-2 in the subnucleolus caudalis (Vc) of rats was determined using immunofluorescence staining. Nonparametric repeated measure Friedman and Kruskal-Wallis tests as well as parametric one-way analysis of variance were used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS: α-Pinene at 0.2 and 0.4 μmol L-1 was able to decrease capsaicin-induced nociception. Moreover, there was a significant increase in the expression of COX-2-positive cells in the Vc of capsaicin-treated rats (P < 0.01). This effect was prohibited by α-pinene (0.4 μmol L-1 ). Co-administration of bicuculline (1 μg per rat) or naloxone (6 μg per rat) with α-pinene (0.4 μmol L-1 ), however, prevented the inhibitory effects of α-pinene on both capsaicin-induced pulp nociception and COX-2 over-expression. CONCLUSIONS:Pinene exhibited significant curable effects on capsaicin-induced pulpal nociception and inflammation mainly via pharmacological interfacing with GABAA and μ-opioid receptors.
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