Enhanced antinociception by intracerebroventricularly and intrathecally-administered orexin A and B (hypocretin-1 and -2) in mice.
Orexins are neuropeptides located exclusively in neurons of the lateral hypothalamic area, which send projections to most monoaminergic nuclei, such as noradrenergic locus coeruleus, dopaminergic ventral tegmental areas, and histaminergic tuberomammillary nuclei. The present work was carried out to examine the role of orexins in nociception in mice. C57BL/6 mice were administered with orexin A and B intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.), intrathecally (i.t.) and subcutaneously (s.c.) to reveal the sites of action of these peptides and to examine the pain thresholds using four kinds of nociceptive tasks. Orexins showed antinociceptive effects in all four types of assays for thermal (hot-plate, tail-flick, paw-withdrawal), mechanical (tail-pressure), chemical (formalin, capsaicin and abdominal stretch) nociceptions and nociceptin-induced behavioral responses, when administered i.c.v. or i.t., whereas the s.c. administration was ineffective. The antinociceptive effects of orexin A were more remarkable than those of orexin B. The i.c.v. administration of orexin A was as effective as, or more potent than the i.t. administration. The effects of orexin A were completely blocked by adenosine type 1 receptor antagonists, 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (DPCPX) and theophylline, but not by naloxone, suggesting a possible involvement of the adenosine-containing neurons and/or the adenosine pathway in these orexin actions. The i.c.v. administration of nociceptin had no significant effects on orexin expression in the brain and spinal cord. The present findings suggest that orexins have an antinociceptive role in at least four different types of pains, probably acting on both the brain and spinal cord.
Mobarakeh
Jalal Izadi
JI
Department of Pharmacology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryo-machi 2-1, Aoba-Ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan. izadi@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
Takahashi
Kazuhiro
K
Sakurada
Shinobu
S
Nishino
Seiji
S
Watanabe
Hiroyuki
H
Kato
Motohisa
M
Yanai
Kazuhiko
K
D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018847:Opioid Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D064446:Orexin Receptors; D000068797:Orexins; D010147:Pain Measurement; D058915:Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D018013:Receptors, Neuropeptide; D013806:Theophylline / Q000494:pharmacology; D014970:Xanthines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000097629:Nociceptin
D000700:Analgesics; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009270:Naloxone; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009479:Neuropeptides; D018847:Opioid Peptides; D064446:Orexin Receptors; D000068797:Orexins; D058915:Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D018013:Receptors, Neuropeptide; D013806:Theophylline; D014970:Xanthines; D000097629:Nociceptin; C051360:1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine