title: Modulation of P2X receptors via adrenergic pathways in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons after sciatic nerve injury.
abstract: The present study examined noradrenaline-induced modulation of ATP-evoked currents in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons after sciatic nerve injury (transection). ATP (10 microM) generated fast/mixed type of whole-cell membrane currents, possibly as mediated via P2X(3)/P2X(3)-like receptors, and slow type of the currents, possibly as mediated via P2X(2/3) receptors, in acutely dissociated L4/5 DRG neurons, without significant difference between sham and injury group. For sham group, noradrenaline (10 microM) enhanced fast/mixed type of ATP-evoked currents in ipsilateral DRG neurons, that is not inhibited by H-7, a broad inhibitor of protein kinases, but otherwise it had no effect on slow type of the currents. For injury group, noradrenaline (10 microM) significantly potentiated slow type of ATP-evoked currents in ipsilateral DRG neurons, that is abolished by H-7 or GF109203X, a selective inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), while it depressed fast/mixed type of the currents. In the analysis of real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, an increase in the mRNAs for alpha(1b), alpha(2a), alpha(2d), and beta(2) adrenergic receptors was found with the ipsilateral DRGs after sciatic nerve injury. Collectively, the results of the present study suggest that noradrenaline potentiates P2X(2/3) receptor currents by activating PKC via alpha(1) adrenergic receptors linked to G(q) protein, perhaps dominantly alpha(1b) adrenergic receptors, in DRG neurons after sciatic nerve injury. This may account for a nociceptive pathway in response to noradrenergic sprouting after peripheral nerve injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan Department of Orthopedics, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruo
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yaguchi
authors.forename: Soji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruo
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshiya
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishizaki
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D020671:Posterior Horn Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D058469:Receptors, Purinergic P2X; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058469:Receptors, Purinergic P2X; D009638:Norepinephrine