Antinociceptive effects of galanin in the rat tuberomammillary nucleus and the plasticity of galanin receptor 1 during hyperalgesia

Journal of Neuroscience Research
Yan-Gang SunLong-Chuan Yu

Abstract

Although the tuberomammillary nucleus (TM) is well defined in terms of anatomy and neurochemistry, little is known about its function in nociceptive modulation. There was an abundance of galanin-immunoreactive fibers in the TM, and galanin has been implicated in pain processing. The present study assessed the role of galanin in the modulation of nociception in the TM of rats. Intra-TM injection of galanin dose-dependently increased the hindpaw withdrawal latency of rats to a noxious thermal stimulus, indicating an antinociceptive role of galanin in the TM. The antinociceptive effect of galanin was blocked by a subsequent intra-TM injection of galantide, a putative galanin receptor antagonist, suggesting that the antinociceptive effect of galanin is mediated by galanin receptors. Moreover, there was abundant galanin receptor 1 (GalR1) in the TM, and the number of GalR1-positive neurons in the ipsilateral TM increased significantly after unilateral loose ligation of the sciatic nerve compared with the contralateral TM or the TM of intact rats. However, the number of GalR1-positive neurons was not significantly altered by carrageenan-induced inflammation, in either the ipsilateral or the contralateral TM. The results suggest that ...Continue Reading

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