title: Evidence for nicotinic receptors potentially modulating nociceptive transmission at the level of the primary sensory neuron: studies with F11 cells.
abstract: F11 cells are a dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cell line used to model the function of authentic type C, peptidergic, nociceptive neurons. The cellular events underlying the antinociceptive effects of (+/-)-epibatidine, a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) ligand that is 200-fold more potent than morphine, is unknown. The present study investigated the ability of cholinergic channel activators (ChCAs) to effect nAChR-gated ion flux and modulate the release of substance P (SP), a neuropeptide identified to play a critical role in nociception. The prototypical agonists (-)-nicotine and (-)-cytisine, the ganglionic stimulant 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium, the novel ChCA ABT-418 [(S)-3-methyl-5-(-1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)isoxazole], and (+/-)-epibatidine evoked a concentration-dependent stimulation of rubidium (86Rb+) efflux with EC50 values of 14.2 +/- 1.6, 63.4 +/- 24, 3.8 +/- 2.0, 29.8 +/- 2.6, and 0.019 +/- 0.001 microM as well as maximal intrinsic activities of 100, 97, 69, 75, and 102%, respectively. The noncompetitive nAChR antagonist mecamylamine potently antagonized (-)-nicotine-evoked ion flux, whereas the competitive antagonist dihydro-beta-erythroidine was a weak antagonist, giving support to an alpha3beta4 nAChR subtype. In addition, concentrations of (+/-)-epibatidine, similar to those necessary to induce maximal 86Rb+ efflux, evoked spontaneous release of SP from these cells, which was blocked by mecamylamine. Furthermore, prolonged exposure to (+/-)-epibatidine desensitized the functional response of the nAChR in this cell line (IC50 = 12 +/- 9 nM). These findings in F11 cells provide a model to investigate the role nAChRs play in modulating DRG cell function, and may lead to insights into the role these receptors have in modulating nociceptive transmission.
authors.affiliation: Neurological and Urological Diseases Research, Pharmaceutical Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-3500, U.S.A.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Puttfarcken
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Manelli
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Arneric
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Donnelly-Roberts
mesh_terms: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000494:pharmacology; D003596:Cytosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004246:Dimethylphenylpiperazinium Iodide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D007555:Isoxazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018733:Nicotinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010146:Pain; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000502:physiology*; D012413:Rubidium / Q000378:metabolism; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D007555:Isoxazoles; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D018733:Nicotinic Antagonists; D011725:Pyridines; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; C088383:3-methyl-5-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)isoxazole; D013373:Substance P; D004246:Dimethylphenylpiperazinium Iodide; D009538:Nicotine; D003596:Cytosine; C082748:epibatidine; D012413:Rubidium