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  • Title: Neuropeptide Y inhibits capsaicin-sensitive nociceptors via a Y1-receptor-mediated mechanism.
    Author: Gibbs J, Flores CM, Hargreaves KM.
    Journal: Neuroscience; 2004; 125(3):703-9. PubMed ID: 15099684.
    Abstract:
    Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is expressed in certain primary afferent fibers, is up-regulated in response to tissue injury and is capable of inhibiting nociceptive behavior at the spinal level. However, the spinal mechanism(s) for NPY-evoked antinociception is unknown. In this study, we evaluated the hypothesis that agonists at the NPY Y1 receptor subtype (Y1-R) inhibit exocytosis from the capsaicin-sensitive class of nociceptors. Using in vitro superfusion of rat dorsal spinal cord slices, pre-treatment with the Y1-R agonist [Leu(31)Pro(34)]NPY significantly inhibited capsaicin-evoked release of immunoreactive calcitonin gene-related peptide with an EC(50) value of 10.6 nM. This inhibitory effect was concentration dependent, significantly attenuated by pre-treatment with the Y1 receptor antagonist BIBP3226 and reproduced by synthetic NPY. Examination of adult rat dorsal root ganglia using double immunofluorescent labeling revealed frequent co-localization of Y1 receptor immunoreactivity in vanilloid receptor type 1-immunoreactive neurons, indicating that Y1 agonists may directly modulate the capsaicin-sensitive class of nociceptors. Collectively, these results indicate that NPY is capable of inhibiting capsaicin-sensitive neurons via a Y1 receptor mechanism, suggesting the mechanisms for spinal NPY-induced antinociception is due, at least in part, to inhibition of central terminals of capsaicin-sensitive nociceptors.
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