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J Neurophysiol 65: 133-140, 1991;
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Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 65, Issue 1 133-140, Copyright © 1991 by APS

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Spatial distribution of nociceptive processing in the rat spinal cord

R. C. Coghill, D. D. Price, R. L. Hayes and D. J. Mayer
Department of Physiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298.

1. Quantitative 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) experiments were undertaken to determine the spatial distribution of nociceptive responses in the rat spinal cord. Twenty unanesthetized, paralyzed rats with T2 transected spinal cords were divided into groups (n = 4) and stimulated with non-noxious (35 degrees C) or graded noxious temperatures (45 degrees, 47 degrees, 48 degrees, and 49 degrees C). Stimulation was delivered by cyclical immersion of one hind paw in a temperature-controlled water bath. 2. When stimulation began, 50 microCi of 2-DG was injected into the rat, and timed sequential blood samples were drawn to monitor plasma glucose and 2-DG levels. On termination of stimulation, spinal cords were removed, sectioned, and prepared for autoradiography. Local rates of spinal cord metabolism were obtained by microcomputer analysis of autoradiographs. 3. Nociceptive stimulation produced increases in glucose utilization in some of the grey matter laminae previously implicated in nociceptive processing. Within the nociceptive range, 49 degrees and 48 degrees C intensities elicited significantly greater responses than did 45 degrees C stimulation. 4. The rostrocaudal spatial distribution of nociceptive responses was most extensive within laminae V-VI with stimulus-evoked metabolic activity extending 9 mm from L2-L5. Similarly, metabolic increases occurred over 7 mm within lamina VII. In contrast, metabolic activity within the upper dorsal horn (laminae I-IV) extended only 3 mm and was limited to L4. Metabolic patterns within laminae VIII-IX sharply differed from those within other laminae in that no increases occurred within L4, although regions of L3 and L5 were responsive to stimulation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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