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J Neuroinflammation ; 9: 258, 2012 Nov 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23181395

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BACKGROUND: In the orofacial region, limited information is available concerning pathological tongue pain, such as inflammatory pain or neuropathic pain occurring in the tongue. Here, we tried for the first time to establish a novel animal model of inflammatory tongue pain in rats and to investigate the roles of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5)-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling in this process. METHODS: Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) was submucosally injected into the tongue to induce the inflammatory pain phenotype that was confirmed by behavioral testing. Expression of phosphorylated ERK (pERK) and mGluR5 in the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis (Vc) and upper cervical spinal cord (C1-C2) were detected with immunohistochemical staining and Western blotting. pERK inhibitor, a selective mGluR5 antagonist or agonist was continuously administered for 7 days via an intrathecal (i.t.) route. Local inflammatory responses were verified by tongue histology. RESULTS: Submucosal injection of CFA into the tongue produced a long-lasting mechanical allodynia and heat hyperalgesia at the inflamed site, concomitant with an increase in the pERK immunoreactivity in the Vc and C1-C2. The distribution of pERK-IR cells was laminar specific, ipsilaterally dominant, somatotopically relevant, and rostrocaudally restricted. Western blot analysis also showed an enhanced activation of ERK in the Vc and C1-C2 following CFA injection. Continuous i.t. administration of the pERK inhibitor and a selective mGluR5 antagonist significantly depressed the mechanical allodynia and heat hyperalgesia in the CFA-injected tongue. In addition, the number of pERK-IR cells in ipsilateral Vc and C1-C2 was also decreased by both drugs. Moreover, continuous i.t. administration of a selective mGluR5 agonist induced mechanical allodynia in naive rats. CONCLUSIONS: The present study constructed a new animal model of inflammatory tongue pain in rodents, and demonstrated pivotal roles of the mGluR5-pERK signaling in the development of mechanical and heat hypersensitivity that evolved in the inflamed tongue. This tongue-inflamed model might be useful for future studies to further elucidate molecular and cellular mechanisms of pathological tongue pain such as burning mouth syndrome.


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Quinasas MAP Reguladas por Señal Extracelular/metabolismo , Dolor/patología , Receptores de Glutamato Metabotrópico/fisiología , Transducción de Señal/fisiología , Médula Espinal/metabolismo , Núcleo Caudal del Trigémino/metabolismo , Análisis de Varianza , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Electromiografía , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Agonistas de Aminoácidos Excitadores/farmacología , Antagonistas de Aminoácidos Excitadores/farmacología , Flavonoides/farmacología , Adyuvante de Freund/efectos adversos , Lateralidad Funcional , Glositis/inducido químicamente , Glositis/complicaciones , Glicina/análogos & derivados , Glicina/farmacología , Hiperalgesia/fisiopatología , Masculino , Dolor/etiología , Dimensión del Dolor , Umbral del Dolor/efectos de los fármacos , Fenilacetatos/farmacología , Fosforilación/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley , Tiempo de Reacción/efectos de los fármacos , Receptor del Glutamato Metabotropico 5 , Región Sacrococcígea/patología , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Lengua/patología
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