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Spinal p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase mediates allodynia induced by first-degree burn in the rat

✍ Scribed by Linda Sorkin; Camilla I. Svensson; Toni L. Jones-Cordero; Michael P. Hefferan; W. Marie Campana

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
347 KB
Volume
87
Category
Article
ISSN
0360-4012

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Abstract

Activation of p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the spinal cord has been implicated in the development and maintenance of pain states. In this study, we tested whether p38 MAPK is involved in the response to first‐degree burn of the hind paw. This injury induces central sensitization leading to tactile allodynia and is mediated by activation of Ca^2+^ permeable AMPA/kainate receptors through PKC and PKA. We demonstrate that p38 MAPK is rapidly and robustly activated in the superficial spinal dorsal horn after mild thermal injury to the hind paw. Activated p38 MAPK was localized primarily to microglia and to a lesser extent in oligodendrocytes and lamina II neurons. Astrocytes were not involved in the p38 MAPK response. Intrathecal pretreatment of pharmacological inhibitors of p38 MAPK (SB203580, SD‐282) dose‐dependently blocked development of tactile allodynia, a characteristic of the first‐degree burn model. The effects of the inhibitors on tactile allodynia were lost when they were administered after injury. These studies identify p38 MAPK as a major mediator of tactile allodynia, most likely activated downstream of AMPA/kainate receptors. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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