Abstract
Endothelin receptors have been involved in inflammatory, neuropathic and tumoral pain. In the case of inflammatory hyperalgesia, some previous papers have pointed towards the involvement of ETB receptors, although the stimulation of ETA receptors seems to participate in the development of the inflammatory reaction. We have studied the effect of ETA and ETB receptor antagonists in the thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia induced in a model of acute (induced by carrageenan) and chronic (induced by complete Freund’s adjuvant, CFA) inflammation in mice.
The i.pl. administration of the selective ETA antagonist BQ-123 (1–10 nmol) antagonized the thermal hyperalgesia detected by the unilateral hot plate test, observed in both inflammatory models, whereas the i.pl. administration of the ETB selective antagonist BQ-788 (17.7 nmol) failed to modify this. In contrast, both BQ-123 (3–17.7 nmol) and BQ-788 (3–17.7 nmol) antagonized the mechanical hyperalgesia, as assessed by the Randall-Selitto test in carrageenan- and CFA-treated mice. Both BQ-123 and BQ-788 were able to antagonize the mechanical hyperalgesia induced by ET-1 (200 pmol; i.pl.) in the same dose range.
Thus, ETA receptors are involved in both thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia whereas ETB receptors are only involved in mechanical hyperalgesia in these inflammatory models. In conclusion, the role of ETB receptors in inflammatory pain is further supported and new insights into the participation of ETA receptors in inflammatory hyperalgesia are given.
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Grants came from FICYT PB-MED01–15 and SAF2003–04799. Experiments were approved by the Comité Ético de Experimentación Animal de la Universidad de Oviedo (Spain).
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Baamonde, A., Lastra, A., Villazón, M. et al. Involvement of endogenous endothelins in thermal and mechanical inflammatory hyperalgesia in mice. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 369, 245–251 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-003-0841-1
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