Sensitization of capsaicin-sensitive lung vagal afferents by anandamide in rats: role of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptors

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 1142-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Shuei Lin ◽  
Ruei-Lung Lin ◽  
Mauo-Ying Bien ◽  
Ching-Yin Ho ◽  
Yu Ru Kou
Keyword(s):  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Mechanical Stimulation ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Lung Inflation ◽  
Trpv1 Receptors ◽  
Tracheal Pressure ◽  
Transient Receptor

Anandamide (AEA), an arachidonic acid derivative produced during inflammatory conditions, is an endogenous agonist of both transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptors and cannabinoid CB1 receptors. Sensitization of capsaicin-sensitive lung vagal afferent (CSLVA) fibers by chemical mediators is important in the pathogenesis of hyperreactive airway diseases. We investigated the effect of the intravenous infusion of AEA (2 mg·kg−1·ml−1, 0.5 ml/min for 2 min) on the sensitivity of CSLVA fibers to chemical and mechanical stimulation in anesthetized rats. In artificially ventilated rats, AEA infusion only mildly elevated the baseline activity of CSLVA fibers. However, CSLVA fiber responses to right atrial injection of capsaicin, AEA, or adenosine and to lung inflation (tracheal pressure = 30 cmH2O) were all markedly potentiated during AEA infusion, which reverted 20 min after termination of the infusion. The potentiating effect on the sensitivity of CSLVA fibers to adenosine injection or lung inflation was completely blocked by pretreatment with capsazepine (a TRPV1 receptor antagonist) but was unaffected by pretreatment with AM281 (a CB1 receptor antagonist). In spontaneously breathing rats, right atrial injection of adenosine evoked an apneic response that is presumably mediated through CSLVA fibers. Similarly, the adenosine-evoked apneic response was potentiated during AEA infusion, and this potentiating effect was also completely prevented by pretreatment with capsazepine. These results suggest that AEA infusion at the dose tested produces a mild activation of TRPV1 receptors and this nonspecifically increases CSLVA fiber sensitivity to chemical and mechanical stimulation.

Intra-arterial instillation of a nociceptive agent modulate cardiorespiratory parameters involving 5-HT3 and TRPV1 receptors in anesthetized rats

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeev K. Singh ◽  
M. S. Muthu ◽  
Ravindran Revand ◽  
M. B. Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Sensory Nerve ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Neural Mechanisms ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Anesthetized Rats ◽  
Trpv1 Receptors ◽  
Perivascular Nerves ◽  
Transient Receptor

Background: Since long back, it has been a matter of discussion regarding the role of peripheral blood vessels in regulation of cardiorespiratory (CVR) system. Objective: The role of 5-HT3 and TRPV1 receptors present on perivascular nerves in elicitation of CVR reflexes was examined after intra-arterial instillation of bradykinin in urethane anesthetized rats. Materials and Methods: Femoral artery was cannulated retrogradely and was utilized for the instillation of saline/agonist/antagonist and recording of blood pressure (BP), using a double ported 24G cannula. BP, respiration and ECG were recorded for 30 min after bradykinin (1 µM) in the absence or presence of antagonists. Results: Instillation of bradykinin produced immediate hypotensive (40%), bradycardiac (17%), tachypnoeic (45%) and hyperventilatory (96%) responses of shorter latencies (5-8 s) favoring the neural mechanisms in producing the responses. In lignocaine (2%) pretreated animals, bradykinin-induced hypotensive (10%), bradycardiac (1.7%), tachypnoeic (13%) and hyperventilatory (13%) responses attenuated significantly. Pretreatment with ondansetron (100 µg/kg), 5-HT3-antagonist attenuated the hypotensive (10%), bradycardiac (1.7%), tachypnoeic (11%) and hyperventilatory (11%) responses significantly. Pretreatment with capsazepine (1 mg/kg), transient receptor potential vanilloid 1- antagonist blocked the hypotensive (5%), bradycardiac (1.2%), tachypnoeic (6%) and hyperventilatory (6%) responses significantly. Conclusion: In conclusion, presence of a nociceptive agent in the local segment of an artery evokes vasosensory reflex responses modulating CVR parameters involving TRPV1 and 5-HT3 receptors present on the perivascular sensory nerve terminals in anesthetized rats.

scholarly journals Hydrogen sulfide induces hypersensitivity of rat capsaicin-sensitive lung vagal neurons: role of TRPA1 receptors

2013 ◽  
Vol 305 (7) ◽  
pp. R769-R779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Chun Hsu ◽  
Ruei-Lung Lin ◽  
Lu-Yuan Lee ◽  
You Shuei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Sodium Hydrosulfide ◽  
Lung Inflation ◽  
Baseline Activity ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Transient Receptor ◽  
Sensitizing Effect

The sensitization of capsaicin-sensitive lung vagal (CSLV) afferents by inflammatory mediators is important in the development of airway hypersensitivity. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous mediator inducing hyperalgesia through transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) receptors located on nociceptors. We conducted this study to determine whether H2S elevates the sensitivity of rat CSLV afferents. In anesthetized, artificially ventilated rats, the inhalation of aerosolized sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, a H2S donor) caused no significant changes in the baseline activity of CSLV afferents. However, the afferent responses to right atrial injection of capsaicin or phenylbiguanide and to lung inflation were all markedly potentiated after NaHS inhalation. By contrast, the inhalation of its vehicle or NaOH (with a similar pH to NaHS) failed to enhance the afferent responses. Additionally, the potentiating effect on the afferent responses was found in rats inhaling l-cysteine (a substrate of H2S synthase) that slowly releases H2S. The potentiating effect of NaHS on the sensitivity of CSLV afferents was completely blocked by pretreatment of HC-030031 (a TRPA1 receptor antagonist) but was unaffected by its vehicle. In isolated rat CSLV neurons, the perfusion of NaHS alone did not influence the intracellular Ca2+ concentration but markedly potentiated the Ca2+ transients evoked by capsaicin. The NaHS-caused effect was totally abolished by HC-030031 pretreatment. These results suggest that H2S induces a nonspecific sensitizing effect on CSLV fibers to both chemical and mechanical stimulation in rat lungs, which appears mediated through an action on the TRPA1 receptors expressed on the nerve endings of CSLV afferents.

Perivagal antagonist treatment in rats selectively blocks the reflex and afferent responses of vagal lung C fibers to intravenous agonists

2013 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jung Lin ◽  
You Shuei Lin ◽  
Ching Jung Lai ◽  
Zung Fan Yuan ◽  
Ting Ruan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Stimulatory Action ◽  
Lung Inflation ◽  
Intravenous Injections ◽  
C Fibers ◽  
Electrophysiological Studies ◽  
Vehicle Treatment ◽  
Transient Receptor

The terminals of vagal lung C fibers (VLCFs) express various types of pharmacological receptors that are important to the elicitation of airway reflexes and the development of airway hypersensitivity. We investigated the blockade of the reflex and afferent responses of VLCFs to intravenous injections of agonists using perivagal treatment with antagonists (PAT) targeting the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, P2X, and 5-HT3 receptors in anesthetized rats. Blockading these responses via perivagal capsaicin treatment (PCT), which blocks the neural conduction of C fibers, was also studied. We used capsaicin, α,β-methylene-ATP, and phenylbiguanide as the agonists, and capsazepine, iso-pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonate, and tropisetron as the antagonists of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, P2X, and 5-HT3 receptors, respectively. We found that each of the PATs abolished the VLCF-mediated reflex apnea evoked by the corresponding agonist, while having no effect on the response to other agonists. Perivagal vehicle treatment failed to produce any such blockade. These blockades had partially recovered at 3 h after removal of the PATs. In contrast, PCT abolished the reflex apneic response to all three agonists. Both PATs and PCT did not affect the myelinated afferent-mediated apneic response to lung inflation. Consistently, our electrophysiological studies revealed that each of the PATs prevented the VLCF responses to the corresponding agonist, but not to any other agonist. PCT inevitably prevented the VLCF responses to all three agonists. Thus these PATs selectively blocked the stimulatory action of corresponding agonists on the VLCF terminals via mechanisms that are distinct from those of PCT. PAT may become a novel intervention for studying the pharmacological modulation of VLCFs.

The Role of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 (Trpv1) Receptors in Dextran Sulfate-Induced Colitis in Mice

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Istvan Szitter ◽  
Gabor Pozsgai ◽  
Katalin Sandor ◽  
Krisztian Elekes ◽  
Agnes Kemeny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Dextran Sulfate ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Trpv1 Receptors ◽  
Transient Receptor

scholarly journals Propofol Restores Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Receptor Subtype-1 Sensitivity via  Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin Receptor Subtype-1 in Sensory Neurons

2011 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 1169-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyu Zhang ◽  
Peter J. Wickley ◽  
Sayantani Sinha ◽  
Ian N. Bratz ◽  
Derek S. Damron
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Vanilloid Receptor ◽  
Receptor Subtype ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Peripheral Sensitization ◽  
Drg Neurons ◽  
Trpv1 Receptors ◽  
Transient Receptor

Background Cross talk between peripheral nociceptors belonging to the transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor subtype-1 (TRPV1) and ankyrin subtype-1 (TRPA1) family has been demonstrated recently. Moreover, the intravenous anesthetic propofol has directly activates TRPA1 receptors and indirectly restores sensitivity of TRPV1 receptors in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory neurons. Our objective was to determine the extent to which TRPA1 activation is involved in mediating the propofol-induced restoration of TRPV1 sensitivity. Methods Mouse DRG neurons were isolated by enzymatic dissociation and grown for 24 h. F-11 cells were transfected with complementary DNA for both TRPV1 and TRPA1 or TRPV1 only. The intracellular Ca concentration was measured in individual cells via fluorescence microscopy. After TRPV1 desensitization with capsaicin (100 nM), cells were treated with propofol (1, 5, and 10 μM) alone or with propofol in the presence of the TRPA1 antagonist, HC-030031 (0.5 μM), or the TRPA1 agonist, allyl isothiocyanate (AITC; 100 μM); capsaicin was then reapplied. Results In DRG neurons that contain both TRPV1 and TRPA1, propofol and AITC restored TRPV1 sensitivity. However, in DRG neurons containing only TRPV1 receptors, exposure to propofol or AITC after desensitization did not restore capsaicin-induced TRPV1 sensitivity. Similarly, in F-11 cells transfected with both TRPV1 and TRPA1, propofol and AITC restored TRPV1 sensitivity. However, in F-11 cells transfected with TRPV1 only, neither propofol nor AITC was capable of restoring TRPV1 sensitivity. Conclusions These data demonstrate that propofol restores TRPV1 sensitivity in primary DRG neurons and in cultured F-11 cells transfected with both the TRPV1 and TRPA1 receptors via a TRPA1-dependent process. Propofol's effects on sensory neurons may be clinically important and may contribute to peripheral sensitization to nociceptive stimuli in traumatized tissue.

Role of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptors in endotoxin-induced airway inflammation in the mouse

2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (5) ◽  
pp. L1173-L1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Helyes ◽  
Krisztián Elekes ◽  
József Németh ◽  
Gábor Pozsgai ◽  
Katalin Sándor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Airway Inflammation ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Bronchial Hyperreactivity ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Trpv1 Receptors ◽  
Transient Receptor

Airways are densely innervated by capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons expressing transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptors/ion channels, which play an important regulatory role in inflammatory processes via the release of sensory neuropeptides. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of TRPV1 receptors in endotoxin-induced airway inflammation and consequent bronchial hyperreactivity with functional, morphological, and biochemical techniques using receptor gene-deficient mice. Inflammation was evoked by intranasal administration of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (60 μl, 167 μg/ml) in TRPV1 knockout (TRPV1−/−) mice and their wild-type counterparts (TRPV1+/+) 24 h before measurement. Airway reactivity was assessed by unrestrained whole body plethysmography, and its quantitative indicator, enhanced pause (Penh), was calculated after inhalation of the bronchoconstrictor carbachol. Histological examination and spectrophotometric myeloperoxidase measurement was performed from the lung. Somatostatin concentration was measured in the lung and plasma with radioimmunoassay. Bronchial hyperreactivity, histological lesions (perivascular/peribronchial edema, neutrophil/macrophage infiltration, goblet cell hyperplasia), and myeloperoxidase activity were significantly greater in TRPV−/− mice. Inflammation markedly elevated lung and plasma somatostatin concentrations in TRPV1+/+ but not TRPV1−/− animals. In TRPV1−/− mice, exogenous administration of somatostatin-14 (4 × 100 μg/kg ip) diminished inflammation and hyperreactivity. Furthermore, in wild-type mice, antagonizing somatostatin receptors by cyclo-somatostatin (4 × 250 μg/kg ip) increased these parameters. This study provides the first evidence for a novel counterregulatory mechanism during endotoxin-induced airway inflammation, which is mediated by somatostatin released from sensory nerve terminals in response to activation of TRPV1 receptors of the lung. It reaches the systemic circulation and inhibits inflammation and consequent bronchial hyperreactivity.

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