PMID- 32278976 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210603 LR - 20221207 IS - 1873-7064 (Electronic) IS - 0028-3908 (Print) IS - 0028-3908 (Linking) VI - 170 DP - 2020 Jun 15 TI - NOP receptor agonist attenuates nitroglycerin-induced migraine-like symptoms in mice. PG - 108029 LID - S0028-3908(20)30095-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108029 [doi] AB - Migraine is an extraordinarily prevalent and disabling headache disorder that affects one billion people worldwide. Throbbing pain is one of several migraine symptoms including sensitivity to light (photophobia), sometimes to sounds, smell and touch. The basic mechanisms underlying migraine remain inadequately understood, and current treatments (with triptans being the primary standard of care) are not well tolerated by some patients. NOP (Nociceptin OPioid) receptors, the fourth member of the opioid receptor family, are expressed in the brain and periphery with particularly high expression known to be in trigeminal ganglia (TG). The aim of our study was to further explore the involvement of the NOP receptor system in migraine. To this end, we used immunohistochemistry to examine NOP receptor distribution in TG and trigeminal nucleus caudalus (TNC) in mice, including colocalization with specific cellular markers, and used nitroglycerin (NTG) models of migraine to assess the influence of the selective NOP receptor agonist, Ro 64-6198, on NTG-induced pain (sensitivity of paw and head using von Frey filaments) and photophobia in mice. Our immunohistochemical studies with NOP-eGFP knock-in mice indicate that NOP receptors are on the majority of neurons in the TG and are also very highly expressed in the TNC. In addition, Ro 64-6198 can dose dependently block NTG-induced paw and head allodynia, an effect that is blocked by the NOP antagonist, SB-612111. Moreover, Ro 64-6198, can decrease NTG-induced light sensitivity in mice. These results suggest that NOP receptor agonists should be futher explored as treatment for migraine symptoms. This article is part of the special issue on Neuropeptides. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Targowska-Duda, Katarzyna M AU - Targowska-Duda KM AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States; Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. FAU - Ozawa, Akihiko AU - Ozawa A AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States. FAU - Bertels, Zachariah AU - Bertels Z AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States. FAU - Cippitelli, Andrea AU - Cippitelli A AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States. FAU - Marcus, Jason L AU - Marcus JL AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States. FAU - Mielke-Maday, Hanna K AU - Mielke-Maday HK AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States. FAU - Zribi, Gilles AU - Zribi G AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States. FAU - Rainey, Amanda N AU - Rainey AN AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States. FAU - Kieffer, Brigitte L AU - Kieffer BL AD - Douglas Hospital Research Center, Dep. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; INSERM U1114, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Pradhan, Amynah A AU - Pradhan AA AD - Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States. FAU - Toll, Lawrence AU - Toll L AD - Department of Biomedical Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States. Electronic address: ltoll@health.fau.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 DA023281/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA040688/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200306 PL - England TA - Neuropharmacology JT - Neuropharmacology JID - 0236217 RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Receptors, Opioid) RN - 0 (Ro 64-6198) RN - 0 (Spiro Compounds) RN - G59M7S0WS3 (Nitroglycerin) RN - 0 (Nociceptin Receptor) RN - 0 (Oprl1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Female MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Migraine Disorders/*chemically induced/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Nitroglycerin/*toxicity MH - Receptors, Opioid/*agonists/metabolism MH - Spiro Compounds/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Trigeminal Nuclei/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Nociceptin Receptor PMC - PMC7243257 MID - NIHMS1584917 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cephalic pain OT - Glyceryl trinitrate OT - NOP receptor OT - Nitroglycerine OT - Ro 64-6198 OT - Trigeminal ganglia COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/04/13 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/04 06:00 PMCR- 2021/06/15 CRDT- 2020/04/13 06:00 PHST- 2019/11/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/03/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0028-3908(20)30095-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108029 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuropharmacology. 2020 Jun 15;170:108029. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108029. Epub 2020 Mar 6.