Objective To observe the effects of y-aminobutyric acid （GABA） on the electric activities of pain-excited neurons （PEN） in nucleus accumbens （NAc） in central nervous system （CNS） of morphine-dependent rats. Me...Objective To observe the effects of y-aminobutyric acid （GABA） on the electric activities of pain-excited neurons （PEN） in nucleus accumbens （NAc） in central nervous system （CNS） of morphine-dependent rats. Methods After GABA or the GABAA-receptor antagonist, bicuculline （Bic）, was injected into cerebral ventricles or NAc, right sciatic nerve was stimulated by electrical pulses, which was considered as traumatic pain stimulation. Extracellular recordings methods were used to record the electric activities of PEN in NAc. Results When GABA was injected into intracerebroventricle （ICV） as well as NAc, it could decrease the pain-evoked discharge frequency and prolong the latency of PEN. Bic could interdict the above effects of GABA on the electric activities of PEN. Conclusion Exogenous GABA might have an inhibitory effect on the central pain adjustment. Furthermore, GABA and GABAA receptor participate and mediate the traumatic information transmission process in CNS.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60601010)the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, China (No. D200606)+1 种基金the Postdoctoral Fund of Heilongjiang province, China (No. LBH-Z06110)the Scientific Re- search Fund of Educational Department of Heilongjiang Province, China (No. 11531112).
文摘Objective To observe the effects of y-aminobutyric acid （GABA） on the electric activities of pain-excited neurons （PEN） in nucleus accumbens （NAc） in central nervous system （CNS） of morphine-dependent rats. Methods After GABA or the GABAA-receptor antagonist, bicuculline （Bic）, was injected into cerebral ventricles or NAc, right sciatic nerve was stimulated by electrical pulses, which was considered as traumatic pain stimulation. Extracellular recordings methods were used to record the electric activities of PEN in NAc. Results When GABA was injected into intracerebroventricle （ICV） as well as NAc, it could decrease the pain-evoked discharge frequency and prolong the latency of PEN. Bic could interdict the above effects of GABA on the electric activities of PEN. Conclusion Exogenous GABA might have an inhibitory effect on the central pain adjustment. Furthermore, GABA and GABAA receptor participate and mediate the traumatic information transmission process in CNS.
