Primary afferent-driven presynaptic inhibition of C-fiber inputs to spinal lamina I neurons. 2020

E C Fernandes, and C Pechincha, and L L Luz, and E Kokai, and P Szucs, and B V Safronov
Instituto De Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde, Universidade Do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Neuronal Networks Group, Instituto De Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade Do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.

Presynaptic inhibition of primary afferent terminals is a powerful mechanism for controlling sensory information flow into the spinal cord. Lamina I is the major spinal nociceptive projecting area and monosynaptic input from C-fibers to this region represents a direct pathway for transmitting pain signals to supraspinal centers. Here we used an isolated spinal cord preparation to show that this pathway is under control of the afferent-driven GABAergic presynaptic inhibition. Presynaptic inhibition of C-fiber input to lamina I projection and local-circuit neurons is mediated by recruitment of Aβ-, Aδ- and C-afferents. C-fiber-driven inhibition of C-fibers functions as a feedforward mechanism, by which the homotypic afferents control sensory information flow into the spinal cord and regulate degree of the primary nociceptive afferent activation needed to excite the second order neurons. The presynaptic inhibition of C-fiber input to lamina I neurons may be mediated by both synaptic and non-synaptic mechanisms, and its occurrence and extent are quite heterogeneous. This heterogeneity is likely to be reflective of involvement of lamina I neurons in diverse circuitries processing specific modalities of sensory information in the superficial dorsal horn. Thus, our results implicate both low- and high-threshold afferents in the modulation of C-fiber input into the spinal cord.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009433 Neural Inhibition The function of opposing or restraining the excitation of neurons or their target excitable cells. Inhibition, Neural
D009475 Neurons, Afferent Neurons which conduct NERVE IMPULSES to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Afferent Neurons,Afferent Neuron,Neuron, Afferent
D009619 Nociceptors Peripheral AFFERENT NEURONS which are sensitive to injuries or pain, usually caused by extreme thermal exposures, mechanical forces, or other noxious stimuli. Their cell bodies reside in the DORSAL ROOT GANGLIA. Their peripheral terminals (NERVE ENDINGS) innervate target tissues and transduce noxious stimuli via axons to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Pain Receptors,Receptors, Pain,Nociceptive Neurons,Neuron, Nociceptive,Neurons, Nociceptive,Nociceptive Neuron,Nociceptor,Pain Receptor
D004558 Electric Stimulation Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses. Stimulation, Electric,Electrical Stimulation,Electric Stimulations,Electrical Stimulations,Stimulation, Electrical,Stimulations, Electric,Stimulations, Electrical
D000200 Action Potentials Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli. Spike Potentials,Nerve Impulses,Action Potential,Impulse, Nerve,Impulses, Nerve,Nerve Impulse,Potential, Action,Potential, Spike,Potentials, Action,Potentials, Spike,Spike Potential
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D018408 Patch-Clamp Techniques An electrophysiologic technique for studying cells, cell membranes, and occasionally isolated organelles. All patch-clamp methods rely on a very high-resistance seal between a micropipette and a membrane; the seal is usually attained by gentle suction. The four most common variants include on-cell patch, inside-out patch, outside-out patch, and whole-cell clamp. Patch-clamp methods are commonly used to voltage clamp, that is control the voltage across the membrane and measure current flow, but current-clamp methods, in which the current is controlled and the voltage is measured, are also used. Patch Clamp Technique,Patch-Clamp Technic,Patch-Clamp Technique,Voltage-Clamp Technic,Voltage-Clamp Technique,Voltage-Clamp Techniques,Whole-Cell Recording,Patch-Clamp Technics,Voltage-Clamp Technics,Clamp Technique, Patch,Clamp Techniques, Patch,Patch Clamp Technic,Patch Clamp Technics,Patch Clamp Techniques,Recording, Whole-Cell,Recordings, Whole-Cell,Technic, Patch-Clamp,Technic, Voltage-Clamp,Technics, Patch-Clamp,Technics, Voltage-Clamp,Technique, Patch Clamp,Technique, Patch-Clamp,Technique, Voltage-Clamp,Techniques, Patch Clamp,Techniques, Patch-Clamp,Techniques, Voltage-Clamp,Voltage Clamp Technic,Voltage Clamp Technics,Voltage Clamp Technique,Voltage Clamp Techniques,Whole Cell Recording,Whole-Cell Recordings
D036421 Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated A class of nerve fibers as defined by their nerve sheath arrangement. The AXONS of the unmyelinated nerve fibers are small in diameter and usually several are surrounded by a single MYELIN SHEATH. They conduct low-velocity impulses, and represent the majority of peripheral sensory and autonomic fibers, but are also found in the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD. C Fibers,C Fiber,Nerve Fiber, Unmyelinated,Unmyelinated Nerve Fiber,Unmyelinated Nerve Fibers

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