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5-HT_2CR blockade in the amygdala conveys analgesic efficacy to SSRIs in a rat model of arthritis pain

Authors: Stéphanie Grégoire, Volker Neugebauer

Published in: Molecular Pain | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Background

Pain, including arthritic pain, has a negative affective component and is often associated with anxiety and depression. However, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SSRIs) show limited effectiveness in pain. The amygdala plays a key role in the emotional-affective component of pain, pain modulation and affective disorders. Neuroplasticity in the basolateral and central amygdala (BLA and CeA, respectively) correlate positively with pain behaviors. Evidence suggests that serotonin receptor subtype 5-HT_2CR in the amygdala contributes critically to anxiogenic behavior and anxiety disorders. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that 5-HT_2CR in the amygdala accounts for the limited effectiveness of SSRIs in reducing pain behaviors and that 5-HT_2CR blockade in the amygdala renders SSRIs effective.

Results

Nocifensive reflexes, vocalizations and anxiety-like behavior were measured in adult male Sprague–Dawley rats. Behavioral experiments were done in sham controls and in rats with arthritis induced by kaolin/carrageenan injections into one knee joint. Rats received a systemic (i.p.) administration of an SSRI (fluvoxamine, 30 mg/kg) or vehicle (sterile saline) and stereotaxic application of a selective 5-HT_2CR antagonist (SB242084, 10 μM) or vehicle (ACSF) into BLA or CeA by microdialysis. Compared to shams, arthritic rats showed decreased hindlimb withdrawal thresholds (increased reflexes), increased duration of audible and ultrasonic vocalizations, and decreased open-arm choices in the elevated plus maze test suggesting anxiety-like behavior. Fluvoxamine (i.p.) or SB242084 (intra-BLA) alone had no significant effect, but their combination inhibited the pain-related increase of vocalizations and anxiety-like behavior without affecting spinal reflexes. SB242084 applied into the CeA in combination with systemic fluvoxamine had no effect on vocalizations and spinal reflexes.

Conclusions

The data suggest that 5-HT_2CR in the amygdala, especially in the BLA, limits the effectiveness of SSRIs to inhibit pain-related emotional-affective behaviors.

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Title: 5-HT2CR blockade in the amygdala conveys analgesic efficacy to SSRIs in a rat model of arthritis pain
Authors: Stéphanie Grégoire
Volker Neugebauer
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Molecular Pain / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1744-8069
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8069-9-41

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5-HT_2CR blockade in the amygdala conveys analgesic efficacy to SSRIs in a rat model of arthritis pain

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