Inhibition of glutamatergic synaptic input to spinal lamina II(o) neurons by presynaptic alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors

Journal of Neurophysiology
Yu-Zhen PanHui-Lin Pan

Abstract

Activation of spinal alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors by the descending noradrenergic system and alpha(2)-adrenergic agonists produces analgesia. However, the sites and mechanisms of the analgesic action of spinally administered alpha(2)-adrenergic receptor agonists such as clonidine are not fully known. The dorsal horn neurons in the outer zone of lamina II (lamina II(o)) are important for processing nociceptive information from C-fiber primary afferents. In the present study, we tested a hypothesis that activation of presynaptic alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors by clonidine inhibits the excitatory synaptic input to lamina II(o) neurons. Whole cell voltage-clamp recordings were performed on visualized lamina II(o) neurons in the spinal cord slice of rats. The miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) were recorded in the presence of tetrodotoxin, bicuculline, and strychnine. The evoked EPSCs were obtained by electrical stimulation of the dorsal root entry zone or the attached dorsal root. Both mEPSCs and evoked EPSCs were abolished by application of 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione. Clonidine (10 microM) significantly decreased the frequency of mEPSCs from 5.8 +/- 0.9 to 2.7 +/- 0.6 Hz (means +/- SE) without altering t...Continue Reading

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