Induction of c-fos expression in the mouse brain associated with hyperalgesia induced by intrathecal injection of protein kinase C activator

Minoru Narita*, Satoshi Imai, Kousei Oe, Michiko Narita*, Chiharu Kubota, Yoshinori Yajima, Mitsuaki Yamazaki, Tsutomu Suzuki

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Abstract

Here, we found that a single intrathecal (i.t.) administration of a protein kinase C (PKC) activator, phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu), induced pain-like behaviors in mice. Furthermore, i.t.-administered PDBu caused the increased c-fos-like immunoreactivity in the parafascicular nuclei (PF), amygdala and cingulate cortex (CG), but not hippocampus. These findings suggest that the stimulation of spinal PKC results in an enhancement of neuronal activity in the PF, amygdala and CG associated with hyperalgesia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-193
Number of pages5
JournalBrain Research
Volume1015
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004/07/23

Keywords

  • Brain
  • Hyperalgesia
  • Pain modulation: pharmacology
  • Protein kinase C
  • Sensory systems
  • Spinal cord
  • c-fos

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Developmental Biology

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