کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1936109 1050683 2008 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
GPR35 is a functional receptor in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
GPR35 is a functional receptor in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons
چکیده انگلیسی

GPR35, previously an orphan G-protein coupled receptor, is a receptor for kynurenic acid. Here we examine the distribution of GPR35 in the rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and the effects of its selective activation. GPR35 was expressed predominantly by small- to medium-diameter neurons of the DRG. Many of these same neurons also expressed the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 channel, a nociceptive neuronal marker. The GPR35 agonists kynurenic acid and zaprinast inhibited forskolin-stimulated cAMP production by cultured rat DRG neurons. Inhibition required Gi/o proteins as the effect was completely abolished by pretreatment with pertussis toxin. This is the first study to report the expression and function of GPR35 in rat nociceptive DRG neurons. We propose that GPR35 modulates nociception and that continued study of this receptor will provide additional insight into the role of kynurenic acid in pain perception.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 365, Issue 2, 11 January 2008, Pages 344–348
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