Dynamic balance of metabotropic inputs causes dorsal horn neurons to switch functional states
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- DOI: 10.1038/nn1016
Dynamic balance of metabotropic inputs causes dorsal horn neurons to switch functional states
Abstract
Sensory relay structures in the spinal cord dorsal horn are now thought to be active processing structures that function before supraspinal sensory integration. Dorsal horn neurons directly receive nociceptive (pain) signals from the periphery, express a high degree of functional plasticity and are involved in long-term sensitization and chronic pain. We show here that deep dorsal horn neurons (DHNs) in Wistar rats can switch their intrinsic firing properties from tonic to plateau or endogenous bursting patterns, depending upon the balance of control by metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) and GABA(B) receptors. We further show that this modulation acts on at least one common target, the inwardly rectifying potassium channel (Kir3). Finally, we found that these firing modes correspond to specific functional states of information transfer in which dorsal horn neurons can faithfully transmit, greatly enhance or block the transfer of nociceptive information.
Comment in
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Plateau properties in pain pathways.Nat Neurosci. 2003 Mar;6(3):210-2. doi: 10.1038/nn0303-210. Nat Neurosci. 2003. PMID: 12601378 No abstract available.
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