The Sigma 2 receptor promotes and the Sigma 1 receptor inhibits mu-opioid receptor-mediated antinociception

The Sigma-1 receptor (σ1R) has emerged as an interesting pharmacological target because it inhibits analgesia mediated by mu-opioid receptors (MOR), and also facilitates the development of neuropathic pain. Based on these findings, the recent cloning of the Sigma-2 receptor (σ2R) led us to investigate its potential role as a regulator of opioid analgesia and of pain hypersensitivity in σ2R knockout mice. In contrast to σ1R deficient mice, σ2R knockout mice developed mechanical allodynia following establishment of chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain, which was alleviated by the σ1R antagonist S1RA. The analgesic effects of morphine, [D-Ala, N-MePhe, Gly-ol]-encephalin (DAMGO) and β-endorphin increased in σ1R-/- mice and diminished in σ2R-/- mice. The analgesic effect of morphine was increased in σ2R-/- mice by treatment with S1RA. However, σ2R-/- mice and wild-type mice exhibited comparable antinociceptive responses to the delta receptor agonist [D-Pen2,5]-encephalin (DPDPE), the cannabinoid type 1 receptor agonist WIN55,212-2 and the α2-adrenergic receptor agonist clonidine. Therefore, while σR1 inhibits and σ2R facilitates MOR-mediated analgesia these receptors exchange their roles when regulating neuropathic pain perception. Our study may help identify new pharmacological targets for diminishing pain perception and improving opioid detoxification therapies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Molecular brain - 13(2020), 1 vom: 11. Nov., Seite 150

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sánchez-Blázquez, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Cortés-Montero, Elsa [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Muñoz, María [VerfasserIn]
Merlos, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Garzón-Niño, Javier [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

76I7G6D29C
Analgesia
Analgesics
Journal Article
Knockout mice
Morphine
Mu opioid receptor
Neuropathic pain
RNA, Messenger
Receptors, Opioid, mu
Receptors, sigma
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sigma 1 receptor
Sigma 2 receptor
Sigma-2 receptor

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Date Completed 05.08.2021

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13041-020-00676-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31744431X