title: Phoenixin: a novel peptide in rodent sensory ganglia.
abstract: Phoenixin-14 amide, herein referred to as phoenixin, is a newly identified peptide from the rat brain. Using a previously characterized rabbit polyclonal antiserum against phoenixin, enzyme-immunoassay detected a high level (>4.5 ng/g tissue) of phoenixin-immunoreactivity (irPNX) in the rat spinal cords. Immunohistochemical studies revealed irPNX in networks of cell processes in the superficial dorsal horn, spinal trigeminal tract and nucleus of the solitary tract; and in a population of dorsal root, trigeminal and nodose ganglion cells. The pattern of distribution of irPNX in the superficial layers of the dorsal horn was similar to that of substance P immunoreactivity (irSP). Double-labeling the dorsal root ganglion sections showed that irPNX and irSP express in different populations of ganglion cells. In awake mice, intrathecal injection of phoenixin (1 or 5 μg) did not significantly affect the tail-flick latency as compared to that in animals injected with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF). Intrathecal administration of phoenixin (0.5, 1.25 or 2.5 μg) significantly reduced the number of writhes elicited by intraperitoneal injection of acetic acid (0.6%, 0.3 ml/30 g) as compared to that in mice injected with aCSF. While not affecting the tail-flick latency, phoenixin antiserum (1:100) injected intrathecally 10 min prior to the intraperitoneal injection of acetic acid significantly increased the number of writhes as compared to mice pre-treated with normal rabbit serum. Intrathecal injection of non-amidated phoenixin (2.5 μg) did not significantly alter the number of writhes evoked by acetic acid. Our result shows that phoenixin is expressed in sensory neurons of the dorsal root, nodose and trigeminal ganglia, the amidated peptide is bioactive, and exogenously administered phoenixin may preferentially suppress visceral as opposed to thermal pain.
authors.affiliation: Phoenix Pharmaceuticals Inc., Burlingame, CA 94010, USA.
authors.forename: R-M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lyu
authors.forename: X-F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dun
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: J-K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Dun
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid; D000818:Animals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D017950:Ganglia, Sensory / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D007028:Hypothalamic Hormones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects; D036361:Peptide Hormones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019342:Acetic Acid; D007028:Hypothalamic Hormones; D036361:Peptide Hormones; C000705635:phoenixin
keywords: ABC; ANOVA; BCA; DRG; EIA; FITC; G-protein-coupled receptor; GPCR; MALDI-TOF; PBS; PEPS; PNX; RP-HPLC; SDB-L; aCSF; analysis of variance; artificial cerebrospinal fluid; avidin–biotin complex; bicinchoninic acid protein assay; dorsal root ganglia; enzyme-immunoassay; fluorescein isothiocyanate; irPNX; irSP; matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry; nAmb; nucleus ambiguus; pericentral spikes; phoenixin immunoreactivity; phoenixin-14 amide; phosphate-buffered saline.; reverse-phase High-performance liquid chromatography; sensory neurons; spinal cord; styrene-divinylbenzene polymer; substance P immunoreactivity; thermal pain; visceral pain
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