PMID- 30339810 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200211 LR - 20200211 IS - 1872-6240 (Electronic) IS - 0006-8993 (Linking) VI - 1704 DP - 2019 Feb 1 TI - Stimulating muscarinic M(1) receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex reduces mechanical hypersensitivity via GABAergic transmission in nerve injury rats. PG - 187-195 LID - S0006-8993(18)30525-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.10.013 [doi] AB - Cholinergic systems modulate synaptic transmission across the neuraxis and play an important role in higher brain function including cognition, arousal and nociception. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is a fundamental brain region for nociception and chronic pain, and receives cholinergic projections mainly from basal forebrain. Recently, we found that the activation of muscarinic M(1) receptors in the ACC produced antinociceptive behavior in response to mechanical stimulation. However, it has not been tested whether stimulating muscarinic receptors in the ACC can reduce mechanical hypersensitivity in animal models of chronic pain. Here, we tested whether the activation of muscarinic M(1) receptors in the ACC can alleviate mechanical hypersensitivity in a nerve injury model. The activation of muscarinic M(1)/M(4) receptors by McN-A-343 injected into the contralateral side of the ACC, but not into the ventral posterolateral nucleus, was found to dose-dependently reduce mechanical hypersensitivity 7 days following partial sciatic nerve ligation in rats. The reduction of mechanical hypersensitivity by McN-A-343, was blocked by a selective muscarinic M(1) antagonist, but not a M(4) receptor antagonist. Importantly, the nerve injury model did not change the protein expression of muscarinic M(1) receptors in the ACC. Additionally, a type A gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA(A)) receptor agonist injected into the ACC reduced the mechanical hypersensitivity in this injury model. Finally, a GABA(A) receptor antagonist blocked the reduction of mechanical hypersensitivity by McN-A-343 in the injury model. Collectively, these results suggest that activations of muscarinic M(1) receptors in the ACC reduce nerve injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity through GABAergic transmission via GABA(A) receptors. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Koga, Kohei AU - Koga K AD - Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. Electronic address: kkoga@hotmail.co.jp. FAU - Matsuzaki, Yu AU - Matsuzaki Y AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. FAU - Migita, Keisuke AU - Migita K AD - Department of Drug Informatics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. FAU - Shimoyama, Shuji AU - Shimoyama S AD - Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan. FAU - Eto, Fumihiro AU - Eto F AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. FAU - Nakagawa, Tatsuki AU - Nakagawa T AD - Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. FAU - Matsumoto, Taichi AU - Matsumoto T AD - Department of Drug Informatics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. FAU - Terada, Kazuki AU - Terada K AD - Laboratory of Drug Design and Drug Delivery, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. FAU - Mishima, Kenichi AU - Mishima K AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. FAU - Furue, Hidemasa AU - Furue H AD - Department of Neurophysiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. FAU - Honda, Kenji AU - Honda K AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. Electronic address: khonda@fukuoka-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181017 PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Res JT - Brain research JID - 0045503 RN - 0 (Muscarinic Agonists) RN - 55-45-8 ((4-(m-Chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2-butynyl)trimethylammonium Chloride) RN - 56-12-2 (gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) SB - IM MH - (4-(m-Chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2-butynyl)trimethylammonium Chloride/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Animals MH - GABAergic Neurons/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Gyrus Cinguli/*drug effects/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Hyperalgesia/*drug therapy/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Male MH - Muscarinic Agonists/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Peripheral Nerve Injuries/*metabolism/physiopathology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Sciatic Nerve/injuries MH - Synaptic Transmission/*drug effects/physiology MH - gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anterior cingulate cortex OT - GABA(A) receptors OT - Mechanical hypersensitivity OT - Muscarinic M(1) receptor OT - Nerve injury EDAT- 2018/10/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/12 06:00 CRDT- 2018/10/20 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/08/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/10/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/10/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/10/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-8993(18)30525-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.10.013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res. 2019 Feb 1;1704:187-195. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.10.013. Epub 2018 Oct 17.