| Literature DB >> 35798932 |
Tianyu Bai1, Hengling Chen1, Wenwu Hu1, Jingtao Liu1, Xianguang Lin1, Su Chen1, Fang Luo2, Xiaofei Yang1, Jun Chen3, Chenhong Li4.
Abstract
The underlying mechanisms of opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) remain unclear. Herein, we found that the protein expression of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (mGluR1) was significantly increased in the right but not in the left laterocapsular division of central nucleus of the amygdala (CeLC) in OIH rats. In CeLC neurons, the frequency and the amplitude of mini-excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) were significantly increased in fentanyl group which were decreased by acute application of a mGluR1 antagonist, A841720. Finally, the behavioral hypersensitivity could be reversed by A841720 microinjection into the right CeLC. These results show that the right CeLC mGluR1 is an important factor associated with OIH that enhances synaptic transmission and could be a potential drug target to alleviate fentanyl-induced hyperalgesia.Entities:
Keywords: Amygdala; CeLC; Opioid-induced hyperalgesia; Pain; mGluR1
Year: 2022 PMID: 35798932 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-022-01248-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Neurobiol ISSN: 0272-4340 Impact factor: 5.046