Role of CRF1 receptor in post-incisional plasma extravasation and nociceptive responses in mice
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Medica, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain)
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Murcia, Murcia (Spain)
The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is involved in a number of physiological functions including pain perception. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of CRF1 receptor in the long-lasting post-surgical changes in somatic nociceptive thresholds and in local inflammatory responses, using genetically engineered mice lacking functional CRF1 receptor. Animals underwent a plantar incision under anaesthesia with remifentanil (80 μg/kg s.c.) and sevoflurane. Mechanical thresholds (von Frey) and plasma extravasation (Evan's blue) were evaluated at different time points. On postoperative day 20, mechanical thresholds had returned to baseline in CD1 mice (3.07 ± 6.21%), while B6,129CRH{sup tklee} mice presented significant hyperalgesia, which was similar in wild-type (WT) (− 29.81 ± 8.89%) and CRF1 receptor knockout (KO) (− 37.10 ± 10.75%) mice, showing strain differences. The administration of naloxone (1 mg/kg, s.c.) on postoperative day 21 produced hyperalgesia revealing surgery-induced latent pain sensitization. The extent of hyperalgesia was greater in KO versus WT mice, suggesting a role of CRF1 receptors in the upward modulation of endogenous opioid release. Furthermore, two days after surgery, plasma extravasation returned to baseline in WT mice but remained elevated in KO mice. In non-manipulated B6,129CRH{sup tklee} KO mice we observed an increase in the number of writhes (41.25 ± 11.36) versus WT (23.80 ± 4.71), while in the tail immersion test no differences could be detected. Our results show that CRF/CRF1 receptors seem to be a protective role in latent pain sensitization induced by surgery and in the local inflammatory response to injury. - Highlights: • We have used genetically engineered mice lacking CRF1 receptor to evaluate the role of this receptor in the long-lasting post-surgical changes in nociceptive thresholds and in local inflammatory responses. • Our results suggest a role of CRF/CRF1 receptor in latent pain sensitization induced by surgery and in the inflammatory processes. • The results of the present study may contribute to further understanding the mechanisms implicated in the latent pain sensitization and in the local inflammatory response to tissue injury.
- OSTI ID:
- 22722932
- Journal Information:
- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Vol. 332; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0041-008X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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