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  • Title: Carrageenan inflammation increases bradykinin sensitivity of rat cutaneous nociceptors.
    Author: Kirchhoff C, Jung S, Reeh PW, Handwerker HO.
    Journal: Neurosci Lett; 1990 Mar 26; 111(1-2):206-10. PubMed ID: 2336185.
    Abstract:
    The present study examined the hypothesis that the sensitivity of polymodal nociceptors to bradykinin (BK) might be increased in inflamed tissue. Inflammation was induced in the rat dorsal hindpaw skin by subcutaneous injection of blue stained carrageenan. Three hours later skin and saphenous nerve were excised and the chemical sensitivity of mechano-heat-sensitive C- and A delta fibres was examined in vitro using repeated superfusion of the receptive fields with 10(-5) M BK. Only units within and at the border of the inflamed area showed signs of sensitization, in the form of ongoing activity and lower thresholds to heat stimuli. No sensitization to mechanical (von Frey) stimulation occurred. The incidence of BK responsiveness was significantly higher and the tachyphylaxis to repeated BK application was smaller inside the inflamed skin than outside or in unconditioned skin. Thus, more nociceptive afferents would be driven more effectively than in normal skin, supporting the particular role of BK in inflammatory pain.
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