title: Receptor subtypes involved in tachykinin-mediated edema formation.
abstract: Intradermal (ID) injection of the natural tachykinins substance P (SP), neurokinin A (NKA), and neurokinin B (NKB) (0.3-30 nmol) resulted in a marked and dose-related rat paw edema, with mean ED50 values of 2.68 nmol, 1.17 nmol, and 0.80 nmol, respectively. The ID injection of the selective NK1, SP methyl-ester (1-30 nmol), NK2, [beta-Ala8]-neurokinin A4-10) (beta-Ala, 0.3-30 nmol), or NK3, senktide (1-10 nmol) agonists, caused extensive edema formation with mean ED50s of 0.48 nmol, 0.41 nmol, and 0.18 nmol, respectively. The ID injection of the selective NK1 antagonist FK888 (0.1-3 nmol) produced marked inhibition (94%, 52%, and 66%, respectively) of rat paw edema induced by SP, NKA, or SP methyl-ester. The ID co-injection of the NK2 receptor antagonist SR 48968 elicited a graded inhibition (52%, 67%, and 35%, respectively) of rat paw edema induced by NKA, beta-Ala and, to a lesser extent, the edema caused by SP. Finally, the ID co-injection of the NK, receptor antagonist SR 142801 significantly inhibited (53%, 76%, 53%, and 100%, respectively) the edema formation caused by NKB and NKA or by SP and senktide. Together, the data of the present study suggest that tachykinin-mediated rat paw edema depends on the activation of NK1, NK2 and NK3 receptor subtypes, with apparent major involvement of NK1 receptors subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Center of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Calixto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D015320:Tachykinins / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin; D015320:Tachykinins