PMID- 26014706 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150910 LR - 20150527 IS - 1008-8830 (Print) IS - 1008-8830 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 5 DP - 2015 May TI - [Role of transient receptor potential melastatin 8 channels in migraine mechanism in rats]. PG - 515-9 AB - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channels in migraine mechanism in rats by measuring the changes in expression of TRPM8 in the trigeminal nerve of rats with migraine. METHODS: Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly and equally divided into a blank control group and a model group. Nitroglycerin (10 mg/kg) was injected subcutaneously in the back of the neck once a week for 5 weeks, to prepared a rat model of migraine without aura. Normal saline was injected subcutaneously instead of nitroglycerin in the control group. At 4 hours after the final injection, behavior scoring of all rats was performed, and then the trigeminal nerve ganglions of rats in both groups were collected for measurement of expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), protein kinase A (PKA), and TRPM8 using immunohistochemical staining, immunofluorescence, and Western blot, respectively. RESULTS: The behavior score in each week during the rat model preparing was significantly higher in the model group than in the control group (P<0.05). The expression of NMDAR, PKA, and TRPM8 in the model group was significantly higher than in the control group (P<0.01). Both the behavior score and the expression of NMDAR were positively correlated with the expression of TRPM8 (r=0.822 and 0.794 respectively; P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: TRPM8 may be involved in migraine mechanism probably by activation of the NMDAR pathway. FAU - Qin, Dong-Mei AU - Qin DM AD - Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China. mufaguang@163.com. FAU - Zou, Zhuan AU - Zou Z FAU - Zhou, Chao-Ran AU - Zhou CR FAU - Mu, Fa-Guang AU - Mu FG LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi JT - Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics JID - 100909956 RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) RN - 0 (TRPM Cation Channels) RN - 0 (Trpm8 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/analysis MH - Male MH - Migraine Disorders/*etiology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/analysis/physiology MH - TRPM Cation Channels/*physiology EDAT- 2015/05/28 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/12 06:00 CRDT- 2015/05/28 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2015.05.020 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2015 May;17(5):515-9.