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Effects of Antagonists and Heat on TRPM8 Channel Currents in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neuron Activated by Nociceptive Cold Stress and Menthol

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dc.creator NAZIROĞLU, Mustafa
dc.creator Ozgul, Cemil
dc.date 2012-01-31T22:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T09:50:54Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T09:50:54Z
dc.identifier 52751e2f-f9b8-4389-bc86-f9ea10547c67
dc.identifier 10.1007/s11064-011-0614-z
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/52751e2f-f9b8-4389-bc86-f9ea10547c67/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/60158
dc.description Transient receptor potential ion channel melastatin subtype 8 (TRPM8) is activated by cold temperature and cooling agents, such as menthol and icilin. Compounds containing peppermint are reported to reduce symptoms of environmental cold stress such as cold allodynia in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuron; however, the underlying mechanisms of action are unclear. We tested the effects of physiological heat (37 degrees C), anthralic acid (ACA and 0.025 mM), 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate (2-APB and 0.05) on noxious cold (10 degrees C) and menthol (0.1 mM)-induced TRPM8 cation channel currents in the DRG neurons of rats. DRG neurons were freshly isolated from rats. In whole-cell patch clamp experiments, TRPM8 currents were consistently induced by noxious cold or menthol. TRPM8 channels current densities of the neurons were higher in cold and menthol groups than in control. When the physiological heat is introduced by chamber TRPM8 channel currents were inhibited by the heat. Noxious cold-induced Ca2+ gates were blocked by the ACA although menthol-induced TRPM8 currents were not blocked by ACA and 2-APB. In conclusion, the results suggested that activation of TRPM8 either by menthol or nociceptive cold can activate TRPM8 channels although we observed the protective role of heat, ACA and 2-APB through a TRPM8 channel in nociceptive cold-activated DRG neurons. Since cold allodynia is a common feature of neuropathic pain and diseases of sensory neuron, our findings are relevant to the etiology of neuropathology in DRG neurons.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Effects of Antagonists and Heat on TRPM8 Channel Currents in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neuron Activated by Nociceptive Cold Stress and Menthol
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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