Yasunori Haranishi1,2, Koji Hara3, Tadanori Terada1. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Yahatanishiku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan. 2. Division of Anesthesia, Kawashima Orthopaedic Hospital, 17 Miyabu, Nakatsu, 871-0012, Japan. 3. Division of Operative Medicine, Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Yahatanishiku, Kitakyushu, 807-8556, Japan. kojihara@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The endocannabinoid system modulates a wide variety of pain conditions. Systemically administered AM404, an endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitor, exerts antinociceptive effects via activation of the endocannabinoid system. However, the mechanism and site of AM404 action are not fully understood. Here, we explored the effect of AM404 on neuropathic pain at the site of the spinal cord. METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. The effects of intrathecal administration of AM404 on mechanical and cold hyperalgesia were examined using the electronic von Frey test and cold plate test, respectively. Motor coordination was assessed using the rotarod test. To understand the mechanisms underlying the action of AM404, we tested the effects of pretreatment with the cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor antagonist AM251, CB2 receptor antagonist AM630, and transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) antagonist capsazepine. RESULTS: AM404 attenuated mechanical and cold hyperalgesia with minimal effects on motor coordination. AM251 significantly inhibited the antihyperalgesic action of AM404, whereas capsazepine showed a potentiating effect. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that AM404 exerts antihyperalgesic effects primarily via CB1, but not CB2, receptor activation at the site of the spinal cord. TRPV1 receptors appear to play a pronociceptive role in CCI rats. The endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitor may be a promising candidate treatment for neuropathic pain.
BACKGROUND: The endocannabinoid system modulates a wide variety of pain conditions. Systemically administered AM404, an endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitor, exerts antinociceptive effects via activation of the endocannabinoid system. However, the mechanism and site of AM404 action are not fully understood. Here, we explored the effect of AM404 on neuropathic pain at the site of the spinal cord. METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. The effects of intrathecal administration of AM404 on mechanical and cold hyperalgesia were examined using the electronic von Frey test and cold plate test, respectively. Motor coordination was assessed using the rotarod test. To understand the mechanisms underlying the action of AM404, we tested the effects of pretreatment with the cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor antagonist AM251, CB2 receptor antagonist AM630, and transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) antagonist capsazepine. RESULTS: AM404 attenuated mechanical and cold hyperalgesia with minimal effects on motor coordination. AM251 significantly inhibited the antihyperalgesic action of AM404, whereas capsazepine showed a potentiating effect. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that AM404 exerts antihyperalgesic effects primarily via CB1, but not CB2, receptor activation at the site of the spinal cord. TRPV1 receptors appear to play a pronociceptive role in CCI rats. The endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitor may be a promising candidate treatment for neuropathic pain.
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CB1 receptor; CB2 receptor; CCI model; Endocannabinoid system; TRPV1
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