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J Neurophysiol 86: 40-48, 2001;
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The Journal of Neurophysiology Vol. 86 No. 1 July 2001, pp. 40-48
Copyright ©2001 by the American Physiological Society

Cannabinoid-Induced Presynaptic Inhibition of Glutamatergic EPSCs in Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the Rat Spinal Cord

Valerie Morisset and Laszlo Urban

Novartis, London WC1E 6BN, United Kingdom

Morisset, Valerie and Laszlo Urban. Cannabinoid-Induced Presynaptic Inhibition of Glutamatergic EPSCs in Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the Rat Spinal Cord. J. Neurophysiol. 86: 40-48, 2001. The effect of cannabinoids on excitatory transmission in the substantia gelatinosa was investigated using intracellular recording from visually identified neurons in a transverse slice preparation of the juvenile rat spinal cord. In the presence of strychnine and bicuculline, perfusion of the cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN55,212-2 reduced the frequency and the amplitude of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSCs). Furthermore, the frequency of miniature EPSCs (mEPSCs) was also decreased by WIN55,212-2, whereas their amplitude was not affected. Similar effects were reproduced using the endogenous cannabinoid ligand anandamide. The effects of both agonists were blocked by the selective CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A. Electrical stimulation of high-threshold fibers in the dorsal root evoked a monosynaptic EPSC in lamina II neurons. In the presence of WIN55,212-2, the amplitude of the evoked EPSC (eEPSCs) was reduced, and the paired-pulse ratio was increased. The reduction of the eEPSC following CB1 receptor activation was unlikely to have a postsynaptic origin because the response to AMPA, in the presence of 1 µM TTX, was unchanged. To investigate the specificity of this synaptic inhibition, we selectively activated the nociceptive C fibers with capsaicin, which induced a strong increase in the frequency of EPSCs. In the presence of WIN55,212-2, the response to capsaicin was diminished. In conclusion, these results strongly suggest a presynaptic location for CB1 receptors whose activation results in inhibition of glutamate release in the spinal dorsal horn. The strong inhibitory effect of cannabinoids on C fibers may thereby contribute to the modulation of the spinal excitatory transmission, thus producing analgesia at the spinal level.




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