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JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 130, Issue 2, Pages 117-122Publisher
JAPANESE PHARMACOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2016.01.006
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Oxaliplatin; Voltage-dependent calcium channel alpha(2)delta-1 subunit; Spinal cord; Pregabalin; Acute cold hypersensitivity
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Oxaliplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent that is effective against various types of cancer including colorectal cancer. Acute cold hyperalgesia is a serious side effect of oxaliplatin treatment. Although the therapeutic drug pregabalin is beneficial for preventing peripheral neuropathic pain by targeting the voltage-dependent calcium channel alpha(2)delta-1 (Ca-v alpha(2)delta-1) subunit, the effect of oxaliplatin-induced acute cold hypersensitivity is uncertain. To analyze the contribution of the Ca-v alpha(2)delta-1 subunit to the development of oxaliplatin-induced acute cold hypersensitivity, Ca-v alpha(2)delta-1 subunit expression in the rat spinal cord was analyzed after oxaliplatin treatment. Behavioral assessment using the acetone spray test showed that 6 mg/kg oxaliplatin-induced cold hypersensitivity 2 and 4 days later. Oxaliplatin-induced acute cold hypersensitivity 4 days after treatment was significantly inhibited by pregabalin (50 mg/kg, p.o.). Oxaliplatin (6 mg/kg, i.p.) treatment increased the expression level of Ca-v alpha(2)delta-1 subunit mRNA and protein in the spinal cord 2 and 4 days after treatment. Immunohistochemistry showed that oxaliplatin increased Ca-v alpha(2)delta-1 subunit protein expression in superficial layers of the spinal dorsal horn 2 and 4 days after treatment. These results suggest that oxaliplatin treatment increases Ca-v alpha(2)delta-1 subunit expression in the superficial layers of the spinal cord and may contribute to functional peripheral acute cold hypersensitivity. (C) 2016 Japanese Pharmacological Society. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.
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