title: Peripherally applied neuropeptide SF is equally algogenic in wild type and ASIC3-/- mice.
abstract: RFa-related peptides play a significant role in the processing of pain in the CNS of mammals. Recently it has been found that, when applied subcutaneously, these peptides elicit a powerful algogenic effect. The question arises whether this peripheral effect can be connected with the ability of RFa-related peptides to decrease the rate of desensitization of acid sensing ionic channels (ASICs) expressed in primary sensory neurons. We have addressed this question by comparing the effects of neuropeptide SF (NPSF), mammalian RFa peptide, in ASIC3-/- and wild-type C57BL/6J mice. Knockout of ASIC3 gene results in the changes in some of the behavioral parameters. However, subcutaneous injections of the NPSF into the n.saphenous innervation area result in a clearly nociceptive behavior in both strains of mice. There is no significant difference in the total time of licking of injected paw in the ASIC3-/- (194+/-22s) and C57BL/6J (227+/-25s) animals. Thus peripheral algogenic effects of NPSF cannot be explained only in terms of their action on the ASIC3 channels and involves some other, still unidentified mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Bogomoletz Str. 4, 01024 Kiev, Ukraine. yy@biph.kiev.ua
authors.forename: Yevgen K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yudin
authors.forename: Zinayida A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Tamarova
authors.forename: Oleg A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Krishtal
mesh_terms: D062565:Acid Sensing Ion Channels; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: C508378:ASIC3 protein, mouse; D062565:Acid Sensing Ion Channels; D009479:Neuropeptides; D015222:Sodium Channels; C414382:neuropeptide SF