title: Beneficial effect of chronic treatment with the selective bradykinin B1 receptor antagonists, R-715 and R-954, in attenuating streptozotocin-diabetic thermal hyperalgesia in mice.
abstract: Kinins are important mediators of cardiovascular homeostasis, inflammation and nociception. Bradykinin (BK) B(1) receptors (BKB1-R) are over-expressed in pathological conditions including diabetes, and were reported to play a role in hyperglycemia, renal abnormalities, and altered vascular permeability associated with type 1 diabetes. Recent studies from our laboratory demonstrated that BKB1-R are implicated in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetes-mediated hyperalgesia, since acute administration of the selective BKB1-R antagonists significantly and dose-dependently inhibited such hyperalgesic activity. In the present study, we examined the effect of chronic treatment of STZ-diabetic mice with the selective BKB1-R agonist desArg9bradykinin (DBK) and two specific antagonists R-715 and R-954, on diabetic hyperalgesia. Diabetes was induced in male CD-1 mice by injecting a single high dose of STZ (200mg/kg, i.p.) and nociception was assessed using the hot plate, plantar stimulation, tail immersion and tail flick tests. Drugs were injected i.p. twice daily for 7 days, starting 4 days after STZ. We showed that chronically administered R-715 (400 micrograms/kg) and R-954 (200 micrograms/kg), significantly attenuated the hyperalgesic effect developed in STZ-diabetic mice as measured by the four thermal nociceptive tests. Further, chronic treatment with DBK (400 micrograms/kg) produced a marked potentiation of the hyperalgesic activity, an effect that was reversed by both R-715 and R-954. The results from this chronic study confirm a pivotal role of the BKB1-R in the development of STZ-diabetic hyperalgesia and suggest a novel approach to the treatment of this short-term diabetic complication using BKB1-R antagonists.
authors: Institute of Pharmacology of Sherbrooke, School of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada J1H 5N4.
authors: Bichoy H
authors: BH
authors: Gabra
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Sirois
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D065169:Bradykinin B1 Receptor Antagonists; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: C476306:Ac-Orn-(Oic2, alpha-MePhe5, D-betaNal7, Ile8)desArg9-bradykinin; D065169:Bradykinin B1 Receptor Antagonists; C120984:R 715; D001920:Bradykinin