• Eur. J. Pharmacol. · Dec 2010

    Comparative Study

    Systemic cannabinoids produce CB₁-mediated antinociception by activation of descending serotonergic pathways that act upon spinal 5-HT(7) and 5-HT(2A) receptors.

    • Melik Seyrek, Serdar Kahraman, Mehmet Salih Deveci, Ozgur Yesilyurt, and Ahmet Dogrul.
    • Department of Medical Pharmacology, Gulhane Military Academy of Medicine, 06018 Ankara, Turkey.
    • Eur. J. Pharmacol. 2010 Dec 15; 649 (1-3): 183-94.

    AbstractSerotonin (5-HT) plays an important role in the descending control of pain. We evaluated the role of descending serotonergic pathways and spinal 5-HT₇ and 5-HT(2A) receptors in comparison to that of 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT₃ receptors in the antinociceptive effects of systemically administered cannabinoids. Antinociceptive effects were evaluated by radiant heat tail-flick and hot plate tests in Balb-C mice. The selective CB₁ receptor agonist, ACEA; a mixed CB₁ and CB₂ receptor agonist, WIN 55,212-2; and a selective CB₂ receptor agonist, GW405833, were given systemically to induce antinociception. Spinal 5-HT was depleted with intrathecal (i.th.) injection of 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT). Bilateral surgical lesions of the dorsolateral funiculus were performed. Selective 5-HT₇, 5-HT(2A), 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT₃ antagonists-SB-269970, ketanserin, WAY 100635 and ondansetron, respectively-were administered i.th. Risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic displaying 5-HT(2A) antagonism, also irreversibly binds to and inactivates the 5-HT₇ receptors. Thus, we also injected risperidone i.th. to elucidate the role of spinal 5-HT₇ and 5-HT(2A) receptors in cannabinoid-mediated antinociception. WIN 55,212-2 and ACEA produced dose-dependent antinociception, which were reversed by selective CB₁ receptor antagonist rimonabant. GW405833 did not produce any antinociception. The antinociceptive effects of WIN 55,212-2 and ACEA were totally absent in spinal 5-HT depleted and dorsolateral funiculus lesioned mice. I.th. administration of SB-269970, ketanserin, and risperidone, but not WAY 100635 or ondansetron, blocked both WIN 55,212-2- and ACEA-induced antinociception. These findings suggest that systemically administered cannabinoids interact with descending serotonergic pathways via CB₁-mediated mechanisms and exert a central antinociceptive effect involving spinal 5-HT₇ and 5-HT(2A) receptors.Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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