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Neuropathic pain and the endocannabinoid system in the dorsal raphe: pharmacological treatment and interactions with the serotonergic system

Palazzo, Enza, De Novellis, Vito, Petrosino, Stefania, Marabese, Ida, Vita, Daniela, Giordano, Catia, Di Marzo, Vincenzo, Mangoni, Giuseppe Salvatore +2 more·2006·European Journal of Neuroscience

Abstract

We used a model of neuropathic pain consisting of rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve, in order to investigate whether endocannabinoid levels are altered in the dorsal raphe (DR) and to assess the effect of repeated treatment with (R)-(+)-[2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-(4-morpholinylmethyl)pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-1-naphthalenylmethanone mesylate, a synthetic cannabinoid agonist, or N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenamide (AM404), an inhibitor of endocannabinoid reuptake, on DR serotonergic neuronal activity and on behavioural hyperalgesia. CCI resulted in significantly elevated anandamide but not 2-arachidonoylglycerol levels in the DR. Furthermore, as well as thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia, CCI caused serotonergic hyperactivity (as shown by the increase of basal activity of serotonergic neurones, extracellular serotonin levels and expression of 5-HT1A receptor gene). Repeated treatment with either (R)-(+)-[2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-(4-morpholinylmethyl)pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-1-naphthalenylmethanone mesylate or AM404 reverted the hyperalgesia and enhanced serotonergic activity induced by CCI in a way attenuated by N-piperidino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-3-pyrazolecarboxamide, a selective cannabinoid subtype 1 (CB1) receptor antagonist. Despite the elevated levels of anandamide following CCI, N-piperidino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-3-pyrazolecarboxamide did not produce hyperalgesia or any other effect on serotonergic neuronal activity when administered alone. Furthermore, the effects of AM404 were not accompanied by an increase in endocannabinoid levels in the DR. In conclusion, following CCI of the sciatic nerve, the endocannabinoid and serotonergic systems are activated in the DR, where repeated stimulation of CB1 receptors with exogenous compounds restores DR serotonergic activity, as well as thermal and mechanical nociceptive thresholds, to pre-surgery levels. However, an elevated level of endogenous anandamide in the DR does not necessarily contribute to the CB1-mediated tonic control of analgesia and serotonergic neuronal activity.

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Authors
Palazzo, E., De Novellis, V., Petrosino, S., Marabese, I., Vita, D., Giordano, C., Di Marzo, V., Mangoni, G. S., Rossi, F., & Maione, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
  • Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare (IT)
Corresponding author
Maione, Sabatino
Venue
European Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-10
Volume
24
Issue
7
Pages
2011-2020
ISSN
  • 0953-816X (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-9568
OpenAlex
W2056843389
Cited by
86
References
59
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Sanofi
  • Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
Keywords
neuropathic pain, endocannabinoid system, dorsal raphe nucleus, chronic constriction injury, sciatic nerve, anandamide, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, serotonergic neurons, 5-HT1A receptor, AM404, cannabinoid receptor agonists, CB1 receptor, hyperalgesia
MeSH terms
Rimonabant, Action Potentials, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Arachidonic Acids, Behavior, Animal, Disease Models, Animal, Drug Interactions, Hot Temperature, Hyperalgesia, Male, Morpholines, Naphthalenes, Neurons, Pain Measurement, Piperidines, Pyrazoles, Raphe Nuclei, Reaction Time, Serotonin, Touch, Rats, Wistar, Microdialysis, Sciatic Neuropathy, Benzoxazines, Rats, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators, Endocannabinoids

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