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The Journal of Neuroscience, August 1, 2002, 22(15):6388-6393

Peripheral Group II Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors (mGluR2/3) Regulate Prostaglandin E₂-Mediated Sensitization of Capsaicin Responses and Thermal Nociception

Dongni Yang¹ and Robert W. Gereau IV^{1, 2}

¹ Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and ² Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030

Previous studies have shown that group II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are present on the peripheral terminals of primary sensory neurons, suggesting that they might be involved in nociception. In this study, we investigated the modulation of nociception by peripheral group II mGluRs and the molecular basis of this modulation. Subcutaneous injection of a group II mGluR agonist, 2R,4R 4-aminopyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate (APDC), did not alter thermal sensitivity but blocked prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂)-induced thermal hyperalgesia. This effect was blocked by (2s)-2-amino-2-[(1s,2s)-2-carboxycycloprop-1-yl]-3-(xanth-9-yl) propanoic acid, a selective group II mGluR antagonist. In cultured primary sensory neurons, APDC blocked PGE₂-induced potentiation of capsaicin responses, which was abolished when neurons were pretreated with pertussis toxin. Similar potentiating effects induced by forskolin but not 8-bromo-cAMP were also blocked by the activation of group II mGluRs. These results indicate that peripheral group II mGluRs act via inhibition of adenylyl cyclase to reverse the sensitization of capsaicin receptors and the thermal hyperalgesia induced by PGE₂, and suggest that peripheral group II mGluRs might be targeted for therapeutic intervention in inflammatory pain states.

Key words: capsaicin; DRG; mGluR; VR1; pain; phosphorylation; PKA; prostanoid; PGE₂; inflammation; cAMP

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