Journal
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 90, Issue 9, Pages 1103-1107Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0022034511413284
Keywords
lipopolysaccharide; TRPV1; pulpitis; pain; mouse; trigeminal ganglia
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- NIDCR [DE019694, DE016062]
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Tooth pain often accompanies pulpitis. Accumulation of lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a product of Gram-negative bacteria, is associated with painful clinical symptoms. However, the mechanisms underlying LPS-induced tooth pain are not clearly understood. TRPV1 is a capsaicin- and heat-gated nociceptive ion channel implicated in thermosensation and hyperalgesia under inflammation or injury. Although TRPV1 is expressed in pulpal afferents, it is not known whether the application of LPS to teeth modulates TRPV1 in trigeminal nociceptors. By assessing the levels of protein and transcript of TRPV1 in mouse trigeminal ganglia, we demonstrate that dentinal application of LPS increases the expression of TRPV1. Our results suggest that the up-regulation of TRPV1 in trigeminal nociceptors following bacterial infection could contribute to hyperalgesia under pulpitis conditions.
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