D2 receptor activation relieves pain hypersensitivity by inhibiting superficial dorsal horn neurons in parkinsonian mice.

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
Dong-Liang TangCheng Xiao

Abstract

Chronic pain is a common and undertreated nonmotor symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD). Although chronic pain is improved by L-dopa in some PD patients, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we established PD mice by unilateral microinjection of 6-OHDA in the medial forebrain bundle to investigate the contribution of spinal cord dopamine receptors to parkinsonian pain hypersensitivity. The von Frey filament tests and thermal pain tests revealed that these PD mice displayed decreased nociceptive thresholds in both hindpaws; intrathecal injection of L-dopa or apomorphine significantly increased the mechanical and thermal nociceptive thresholds, and the analgesic effect was mimicked by ropinirole (a D2 receptor agonist), but not SKF38393 (a D1/D5 receptor agonist), and blocked by sulpiride (a D2 receptor antagonist), but not SKF83566 (a D1/D5 receptor antagonist). Whole-cell recordings in lumber spinal cord slices showed that superficial dorsal horn (SDH) neurons in PD mice exhibited hyperexcitability, including more depolarized resting membrane potentials and more action potentials evoked by depolarizing current steps, which were mitigated by ropinirole. Furthermore, ropinirole inhibited the frequency of sponta...Continue Reading

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