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Activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors suppresses C-fiber responses and windup in spinal wide dynamic range neurons in the absence and presence of inflammation.

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Nackley, AG; Zvonok, AM; Makriyannis, A; Hohmann, AG
Published in: J Neurophysiol
December 2004

Effects of the CB2-selective cannabinoid agonist AM1241 on activity evoked in spinal wide dynamic range (WDR) neurons by transcutaneous electrical stimulation were evaluated in urethane-anesthetized rats. Recordings were obtained in both the absence and the presence of carrageenan inflammation. AM1241, administered intravenously or locally in the paw, suppressed activity evoked by transcutaneous electrical stimulation during the development of inflammation. Decreases in WDR responses resulted from a suppression of C-fiber-mediated activity and windup. Abeta- and Adelta-fiber-mediated responses were not reliably altered. The AM1241-induced suppression of electrically evoked responses was blocked by the CB2 antagonist SR144528 but not by the CB1 antagonist SR141716A. AM1241 (33 microg/kg intraplantar [i.p.l.]), administered to the carrageenan-injected paw, suppressed activity evoked in WDR neurons relative to groups receiving vehicle in the same paw or AM1241 in the opposite (noninflamed) paw. The electrophysiological effects of AM1241 (330 microg/kg intravenous [i.v.]) were greater in rats receiving i.p.l. carrageenan compared with noninflamed rats receiving an i.p.l. injection of vehicle. AM1241 failed to alter the activity of purely nonnociceptive neurons recorded in the lumbar dorsal horn. Additionally, AM1241 (330 microg/kg i.v. and i.p.l.; 33 microg/kg i.p.l.) reduced the diameter of the carrageenan-injected paw. The AM1241-induced decrease in peripheral edema was blocked by the CB2 but not by the CB1 antagonist. These data demonstrate that activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors is sufficient to suppress neuronal activity at central levels of processing in the spinal dorsal horn. Our findings are consistent with the ability of AM1241 to normalize nociceptive thresholds and produce antinociception in inflammatory pain states.

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J Neurophysiol

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0022-3077

Publication Date

December 2004

Volume

92

Issue

6

Start / End Page

3562 / 3574

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rimonabant
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats
  • Pyrazoles
  • Posterior Horn Cells
  • Piperidines
  • Nociceptors
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated
 

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Nackley, A. G., Zvonok, A. M., Makriyannis, A., & Hohmann, A. G. (2004). Activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors suppresses C-fiber responses and windup in spinal wide dynamic range neurons in the absence and presence of inflammation. J Neurophysiol, 92(6), 3562–3574. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00886.2003
Nackley, A. G., A. M. Zvonok, A. Makriyannis, and A. G. Hohmann. “Activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors suppresses C-fiber responses and windup in spinal wide dynamic range neurons in the absence and presence of inflammation.J Neurophysiol 92, no. 6 (December 2004): 3562–74. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00886.2003.
Nackley, A. G., et al. “Activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors suppresses C-fiber responses and windup in spinal wide dynamic range neurons in the absence and presence of inflammation.J Neurophysiol, vol. 92, no. 6, Dec. 2004, pp. 3562–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1152/jn.00886.2003.

Published In

J Neurophysiol

DOI

ISSN

0022-3077

Publication Date

December 2004

Volume

92

Issue

6

Start / End Page

3562 / 3574

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rimonabant
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats
  • Pyrazoles
  • Posterior Horn Cells
  • Piperidines
  • Nociceptors
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated