Sex Differences and Estrous Cycle Effects of Peripheral Serotonin-Evoked Rodent Pain Behaviors

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作者
Kaur, Sukhbir [1 ]
Benton, William L. [1 ]
Tongkhuya, Sirima A. [1 ]
Lopez, Cierra M. C. [1 ]
Uphouse, Lynda [1 ]
Averitt, Dayna L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Texas Womans Univ, Dept Biol, 304 Adm Dr, Denton, TX 76204 USA
关键词
pain; serotonin; estrous cycle; 5HT(2A) receptor; sex differences; edema; 5-HT2A RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; THERMAL HYPERALGESIA; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; CAPSAICIN RECEPTOR; INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION; MECHANICAL ALLODYNIA; OROFACIAL PAIN; VISCERAL PAIN; RAT; PROGESTERONE;
D O I
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.05.017
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Many persistent pain conditions occur predominantly in women making pain a major women's health issue. One theory for the prevalence in females is hormone modulation of pain mechanisms. The peripheral release of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5HT) has been implicated in various sexually dimorphic pain conditions; yet no studies have examined the effect of ovarian hormones on peripheral 5HT-evoked pain behaviors. We hypothesized that peripheral 5HT evokes greater pain behaviors in female rodents during estrus and/or proestrus, stages of the estrous cycle where ovarian hormones are greatly fluctuating. Female Sprague-Dawley rats (250-350 g) from each stage of the estrous cycle, ovariectomized females, and intact males received an intraplantar hindpaw injection of 5HT (2 mu g/100 mu L) or saline (n = 6 per group) and thermal hyperalgesia, mechanical allodynia, or edema was measured at 0, 10, 20 and 30 min post-injection. A separate group of rats received an ipsilateral injection of the selective 5HT(2A) antagonist, M100907, 15 min prior to 5HT injection. We report that females in proestrus and estrus exhibited significantly greater and/or longer lasting pain behaviors compared to males, females in diestrus, and ovariectomized females. There were no significant sex differences or estrous cycle effects on 5HT-evoked edema or 5HT content in inflamed hindpaws. Local pretreatment with the 5HT(2A) receptor antagonist blocked 5HT-evoked thermal hyperalgesia and edema. These data provide evidence of a modulatory role of hormones on peripheral 5HT-evoked pain occurring via the 5HT(2A) receptor. (C) 2018 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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