• Neuroscience · Sep 2014

    Hemokinin-1 mediates pruriceptive processing in the rat spinal cord.

    • H Funahashi, R Naono-Nakayama, K Ebihara, G Koganemaru, A Kuramashi, T Ikeda, T Nishimori, and Y Ishida.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
    • Neuroscience. 2014 Sep 26;277:206-16.

    AbstractHemokinin-1 (HK-1) is a new mammalian tachykinin peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence similar to substance P (SP). Although the function of SP, a representative tachykinin peptide, has been well established in the pain system, that of HK-1 has not yet been elucidated. [Leu(11)]-SP had an antagonistic effect on SP-induced scratching behavior, suggesting that [Leu(11)]-HK-1 may also attenuate the induction of scratching behavior by HK-1. Thus, the effects of a pretreatment with [Leu(11)]-HK-1 were evaluated to clarify the function of HK-1. The intrathecal administration of [Leu(11)]-HK-1 attenuated the induction of scratching by HK-1, but not SP, while [Leu(11)]-SP reduced the induction of scratching by SP, but not HK-1. These results indicated that [Leu(11)]-HK-1 may be a more specific antagonist of HK-1-preferred receptors and [Leu(11)]-SP has an antagonistic effect on the SP-preferred receptor, the neurokinin 1 receptor. In the formalin test for examining noxious response, the intrathecal administration of [Leu(11)]-SP, but not [Leu(11)]-HK-1, reduced the number of flinchings and c-Fos-positive cells in the spinal dorsal horn following formalin injection into the plantar region of the hind paw. These results indicated that SP, but not HK-1, is involved in nociceptive processing at the spinal level. To evaluate the involvement of HK-1 and SP in pruritic processing, the effect of [Leu(11)]-HK-1 and [Leu(11)]-SP on the induction of scratching behavior and c-Fos expression by serotonin (5-HT) and histamine was evaluated. The increased induction of scratching behavior and c-Fos expression by 5-HT and histamine was markedly attenuated by pretreatment with both [Leu(11)]-HK-1 and [Leu(11)]-SP, suggesting that HK-1 and SP may be involved in pruritic processing. These results indicate that HK-1 is involved in pruritic processing and [Leu(11)]-HK-1 is a valuable tool for clarifying the mechanisms underlying pruritic processing.Copyright © 2014 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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