Activation of medullary dorsal horn γ isoform of protein kinase C interneurons is essential to the development of both static and dynamic facial mechanical allodynia - Université Clermont Auvergne
Article Dans Une Revue European Journal of Neuroscience Année : 2016

Activation of medullary dorsal horn γ isoform of protein kinase C interneurons is essential to the development of both static and dynamic facial mechanical allodynia

Nathalie Pham-Dang
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Amélie Descheemaeker
  • Fonction : Auteur
Radhouane Dallel
Alain Artola
  • Fonction : Auteur

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The c isoform of protein kinase C (PKCc), which is concentrated in a specific class of interneurons within inner lamina II (II i) of the spinal dorsal horn and medullary dorsal horn (MDH), is known to be involved in the development of mechanical allodynia, a widespread and intractable symptom of inflammatory or neuropathic pain. However, although genetic and pharmacological impairment of PKCc were shown to prevent mechanical allodynia in animal models of pain, after nerve injury or reduced inhibition, the functional consequences of PKCc activation alone on mechanical sensitivity are still unknown. Using behavioural and anatomical approaches in the rat MDH, we tested whether PKCc activation in naive animals is sufficient for the establishment of mechanical allodynia. Intracisternal injection of the phorbol ester, 12,13-dibutyrate concomitantly induced static as well as dynamic facial mechanical allodynia. Monitoring neuronal activity within the MDH with phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 immunoreactivity revealed that activation of both lamina I-outer lamina II and II i-outer lamina III neurons, including lamina II i PKCc-expressing interneurons, was associated with the manifestation of mechanical allodynia. Phorbol ester, 12,13-dibutyrateinduced mechanical allodynia and associated neuronal activations were all prevented by inhibiting selectively segmental PKCc with KIG31-1. Our findings suggest that PKCc activation, without any other experimental manipulation, is sufficient for the development of static and dynamic mechanical allodynia. Lamina II i PKCc interneurons have been shown to be directly activated by low-threshold mechanical inputs carried by myelinated afferents. Thus, the level of PKCc activation within PKCc interneurons might gate the transmission of innocuous mechanical inputs to lamina I, nociceptive output neurons, thus turning touch into pain.

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hal-03126324 , version 1 (04-03-2024)

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Nathalie Pham-Dang, Amélie Descheemaeker, Radhouane Dallel, Alain Artola. Activation of medullary dorsal horn γ isoform of protein kinase C interneurons is essential to the development of both static and dynamic facial mechanical allodynia. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2016, 43, pp.802 - 810. ⟨10.1111/ejn.13165⟩. ⟨hal-03126324⟩

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