کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4336751 1295227 2007 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Low-speed subcellular fractionation method for determining noxious stimulus-evoked spinal neurokinin-1 receptor internalization
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب (عمومی)
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Low-speed subcellular fractionation method for determining noxious stimulus-evoked spinal neurokinin-1 receptor internalization
چکیده انگلیسی

Substance P release from nociceptive primary afferents activates post-synaptic neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptors causing subsequent NK-1 receptor internalization. Fluorescent immunohistochemistry is typically used to quantify NK-1 receptor internalization, an indirect measure of substance P (SP) release. However, this technique entails several limitations that restrict its application. Using simple subcellular fractionation and immunoblotting methods, we demonstrate that intrathecal SP invokes a rapid and dose-dependent increase in dorsal horn cytoplasmic NK-1 receptors. We also show that hind paw compression and noxious thermal stimulation increase cytoplasmic NK-1 receptor, when compared to sham stimulations. Fluorescent immunohistochemistry confirmed that increases in cytoplasmic NK-1 corresponded with increased NK-1 receptor internalization. Herein, we report that low-speed centrifugation and Western immunoblotting provide NK-1 internalization results consistent with those obtained by more traditional methods. These data support previous findings demonstrating a role for spinal NK-1 receptors in nociceptive processing.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Neuroscience Methods - Volume 161, Issue 1, 30 March 2007, Pages 23–31
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