Adult spinal opioid receptor μ1 expression after incision is altered by early life repetitive tactile and noxious procedures in rats

Developmental Neurobiology
N J van den HoogenE A Joosten

Abstract

Clinical and experimental data suggests that noxious stimulation at critical stages of development results in long-term changes on nociceptive processing in later life. Here, we use an established, well-documented rat model of repetitive noxious procedures closely mimicking the clinical situation in the NICU. In order to understand molecular changes underlying the long-term consequences of repetitive stimulation of the developing nociceptive system the present study aims to analyze the presence of the µ-opioid-receptor-1 (OPRM1). Neonatal rats received either four needle pricks per day in the left hind-paw from postnatal day 0-7 as a model of procedural pain in infancy. Control pups were handled in the same way but were instead tactile stimulated, or were left undisturbed. At the age of 8 weeks, all animals received an ipsilateral hind-paw incision as a model for post-operative pain, and mechanical sensitivity was tested at multiple time-points. Before, and 1 or 5 days post-incision, spinal cord tissue was collected for immunostaining of opioid receptor OPRM1. Semi-quantitative immunocytochemical analysis of superficial laminae in lumbar spinal dorsal horn revealed that: (1) early life repetitive tactile or noxious procedures d...Continue Reading

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