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    PAIN FACILITATING NEURONS IN THE BRAINSTEM MEDIATE CUTANEOUS ALLODYNIA IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF HEADACHE-RELATED PAIN

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    Author
    Edelmayer, Rebecca M.
    Issue Date
    2009
    Keywords
    Allodynia
    Headache
    Migraine
    Pain
    RVM
    Advisor
    Porreca, Frank
    
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    The University of Arizona.
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    Migraine patients often demonstrate cutaneous allodynia, defined as a hypersensitivity of the skin to touch or mechanical stimuli that is considered non-noxious under normal circumstances. The allodynia sometimes begins intracranially and spreads, via unknown mechanisms, to extracranial regions. The goal of the study was to develop and validate a model of cutaneous allodynia triggered by dural inflammation for pain associated with headaches, and to explore neuronal and glial mechanisms underlying generalized allodynia. Inflammatory mediators (IM) were applied to the dura of unanesthetized rats via previously implanted cannulas and sensory thresholds of the face and hindpaws were characterized. IM elicited robust and time-related facial and hindpaw allodynia which peaked after approximately three hours as well as FOS expression in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC), indicative of central sensitization. These effects were reminiscent of cutaneous allodynia seen in patients with migraine or other primary headache conditions, and were reversed by agents used clinically in the treatment of migraine including sumatriptan, naproxen, CGRP-antagonist, and morphine. Consistent with clinical observations, the allodynia was unaffected by an NK-1 antagonist. Having established facial and hindpaw allodynia as a useful animal surrogate of headache-associated allodynia, we next showed that blocking pain-facilitating processes from the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) interfered with its expression. Inactivation of the RVM with local anesthetic, destruction of putative pain-facilitation cells, and blockade of cholecystokinin receptors all prevented or significantly attenuated IM-induced allodynia. Electrophysiological studies confirmed activation of pain-facilitating "ON" cells and transient suppression of "OFF" cells in the RVM following IM. Additionally, microinjection of the RVM with a microglial inhibitor or sumatriptan also inhibited the expression of IM-induced cutaneous allodynia as well as microglial activation. Facial and hindpaw allodynia associated with dural stimulation is a useful surrogate of pain associated with primary headache including migraine and may be exploited mechanistically for the development of novel therapeutic strategies for headache pain. The data also demonstrate a requirement for activation of descending facilitation from the RVM, likely reliant on neuronal-glial interactions, for the expression of cranial and extracranial cutaneous allodynia. Consequently, the findings are consistent with a brainstem generator of allodynia associated with headache disorders.
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    Degree Level
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    Degree Program
    Medical Pharmacology
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    University of Arizona
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