PMID- 19853838 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100330 LR - 20161125 IS - 1879-1506 (Electronic) IS - 0003-9969 (Linking) VI - 54 IP - 12 DP - 2009 Dec TI - Involvement of medullary dorsal horn glial cell activation in mediation of masseter mechanical allodynia induced by experimental tooth movement. PG - 1143-50 LID - 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.09.006 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the involvement of microglial and astrocytic activation in the medullary dorsal horn (MDH) during the mediation of masseter area allodynia induced by experimental tooth movement (ETM). DESIGN: Five groups of adult Sprague-Dawley rats (n=60) were divided into control (CON), minocycline (MIN), ETM, and 10mg/kg or 30mg/kg MIN plus ETM (METM) groups. The upper-first-molar was moved mesially for rats in ETM and METM groups. Rats were pre-injected with minocycline in the MIN (30mg/kg) and METM (10mg/kg or 30mg/kg) groups. Pressure pain threshold (PPT) in masseter area was tested from day 0 to 14 for all 5 groups. Immunohistochemistry against OX42 (microglial marker) or GFAP (astrocytic maker) in the MDH was examined at days 1, 3, 7 and 14 for CON, MIN and 30mg/kg METM groups. RESULTS: Baseline PPT was expectedly seen in either CON or MIN groups, masseter mechanical allodynia was detected in the ETM group from day 4 to 13 (P<0.05). OX42 expression level at days 1, 3 and 7, and GFAP expression level at days 3, 7 and 14 were higher in ETM (P<0.05), but not in 30mg/kg METM, than in CON group. Minocycline reduced activation of microglia and astrocytes, and significantly attenuated the development of masseter mechanical allodynia in this model. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that mechanical allodynia in the masseter area induced by ETM can be attenuated by minocycline. Activation of microglia, possibly together with subsequent activation of astrocytes, seems to contribute to masseter mechanical allodynia. FAU - Liu, Xiao-Dong AU - Liu XD AD - Department of Oral Anatomy & Physiology and TMD, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, PR China. FAU - Wang, Jing-Jie AU - Wang JJ FAU - Sun, Lei AU - Sun L FAU - Chen, Liang-Wei AU - Chen LW FAU - Rao, Zhi-Ren AU - Rao ZR FAU - Duan, Li AU - Duan L FAU - Cao, Rong AU - Cao R FAU - Wang, Mei-Qing AU - Wang MQ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20091024 PL - England TA - Arch Oral Biol JT - Archives of oral biology JID - 0116711 RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Neuropeptide) RN - FYY3R43WGO (Minocycline) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Astrocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Facial Pain/etiology/*physiopathology/prevention & control MH - Male MH - Masseter Muscle/*physiology MH - Microglia/drug effects/metabolism MH - Minocycline/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/biosynthesis MH - Pain Threshold MH - Posterior Horn Cells/*physiology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, Neuropeptide/biosynthesis MH - *Tooth Movement Techniques/adverse effects EDAT- 2009/10/27 06:00 MHDA- 2010/03/31 06:00 CRDT- 2009/10/27 06:00 PHST- 2009/04/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/09/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2009/09/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/10/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/10/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/03/31 06:00 [medline] AID - S0003-9969(09)00245-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.09.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Oral Biol. 2009 Dec;54(12):1143-50. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.09.006. Epub 2009 Oct 24.