stress and cortisol – the puzzle of their influence on pain sensitivity [email protected]
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Stress and cortisol – the puzzle of their influence on pain sensitivity [email protected]. Introduction. Stress may not only lead to the well known phenomenon of stress-induced suppression of pain (SIA) It may under certain conditions also induce an enhancement - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Introduction
Stress may not only lead to the well known phenomenon ofstress-induced suppression of pain (SIA)
It may under certain conditions also induce an enhancementand prolongation of pain states
Several cascades may be involved
We have been focusing on the impact of a relative hypocortisolism
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Material & methods
Hargreaves & von Frey testsPaw volume
Blood sampling
Post mortem brains, DRG and spinal cord (L5+L6) sampling
Blood sampling → Cort. Assay
Inflammation → carrageenan 2,7%
Sacrifice → intracardial perfusion of zamboni’s fixative
Spinal cord → IHC (DAB method) for FosB/ΔFosB, TNFα, GFAP, OX-42/Iba1, mGluR5
DRG → immunofluorescence
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1st study: effects of carrageenan-induced in Lweis and Fischer rats
synopsis
Pre-inflammation(d -2, -1, & 0)
Behavioural tests (Hargreaves & von Frey) and paw volume on day -2, -1, 0 and 1,2, 4 and 7On day 0, intraplantar injection of carrageenan 2.7% (left hindpaw) and NaCl 0.9% (right hindpaw)
Sacrifice
-2 0 1 4 7
Time (d)
Lewis rats: low level of corticosteroneFischer rats: high level of CORT.
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Comparison of pain behavior and paw volumein Lewis & Fischer rats
Data are shown as mean + SD. ** P<1%; ***P<0.1%, 1-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni test; comparison Fis vs Lew
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von Frey test
Fischer rats (n=10): ■ Lewis rats (n=10): ■
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Comparison of neuron and glia cell activation in Lewis and Fischer rats
Fischer rats (n=10): ■ Lewis rats (n=10): ■
Data are shown as mean + SD. ***P<0.1%, t-test 2-tailed; comparison Lew vs Fis
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Discussioninflammation
0 1 2 4 7
- ↑ thermal and mechanical hypersensitivity and paw volume- ↑ expression FosB/ΔFosB
Central and peripheral sensitization
Activation of neutrophils(Fecho & Valtschanoff 2006)
GC+
Fos expression, responses to behavioral tests, and paw volume higher in Fischer
Pro-inflammatory cytokines, NF-κB, BK, PGE2, AP-1 complex
Maintenance of pain hypersensitivity
Substance P
Microglial activation
Better recovery in FISPain thresholds lower in LEW
microglial expression higher in LEW
-GC-(Goulding et al., 1998)
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2nd study: effects of carrageenan-induced inflammation after
pharmacological manipulation of the HPA axis
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synopsis
Daily (d-2 to d0) subcutaneous injection of RU 486 (20 mg/Kg/d), dexamethasone (5 mg/Kg/d) or vehicle (olive oil + 1% ethanol). Behavioural tests (Hargreaves & von Frey) and paw volume on day -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0 and 1.On day 0, intraplantar injection of carrageenan 2.7% (left hindpaw) and NaCl 0.9% (right hindpaw)
Time (d)
Pre-treatment(d-5, -4, -3)
Pre-inflammation(d-2, -1, 0) Sacrifice
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1Short term inflammationAnimal model: Wistar rats
Long term inflammationAnimal model: Wistar rats
Pre-treatment(d -5, -4 & -3)
Pre-inflammation(d -2, -1, & 0)
Daily (d-2 to d14) subcutaneous injection of RU 486 (4 mg/Kg/d), dexamethasone (0.5 mg/Kg/d) or vehicle (olive oil + 1% ethanol). Behavioural tests (Hargreaves & von Frey) and paw volume on day -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0 and 1, 4, 7, 10 and 14.On day 0, intraplantar injection of carrageenan 2.7% (left hindpaw) and NaCl 0.9% (right hindpaw)
Sacrifice
-5 -2 0 1 4 7 10 14
Time (d)
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Effect of GRantagonist/agonist treatment on pain behaviors after an acute inflammation
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von Frey test
Data are shown as mean + SD. ***P<0.1%, 1-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni test; comparison treatment vs control
Dexamethasone (n=7): ■ RU486 (n=7): ■ Control (n=5): ■
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Effect of GRantagonist/agonist treatment on spinal cell activation after an acute inflammation
Data are shown as mean + SD. ***P<0.1%, t-test 2-tailed; comparison treatment vs control
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Dexamethasone (n=7): ■ RU486 (n=7): ■ Control (n=5): ■
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Effect of GRantagonist/agonist treatment on spinal cell activation after an acute inflammation
Data are shown as mean + SD. *P<5%, ***P<0.1%, t-test 2-tailed; comparison treatment vs control
Astrocytes
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Dexamethasone (n=7): ■ RU486 (n=7): ■ Control (n=5): ■
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Effect of GRantagonist/agonist treatment on behavioural tests after a chronic inflammation
Data are shown as mean + SD. ***P<0.1%, 1-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni test; comparison treatment vs control
Dexamethasone (n=7): ■ RU486 (n=7): ■ Control (n=5): ■
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Effect of GRantagonist/agonist treatment on spinal cell activation after a chronic inflammation
Data are shown as mean + SD. ***P<0.1%, t-test 2-tailed; comparison treatment vs control
Dexamethasone (n=7): ■ RU486 (n=7): ■ Control (n=5): ■
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Effect of GRantagonist/agonist treatment on spinal cell activation after a chronic inflammation
astrocytes
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Data are shown as mean + SD. * P<5%, **P<1%, t-test 2-tailed; comparison treatment vs control
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3rd study: effects of carrageenan-induced inflammation after a chronic restraint stress
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Synopsis
Pre-stress(d -10, -9 & -8)
Pre-inflammation(d -2, -1, & 0)
Daily (d-7 to d14) chronic restraint stress 2h/d Behavioural tests (Hargreaves & von Frey) and paw volume on day -10, -9, -8, -2, -1, 0 and 1, 4, 7, 10 and 14.On day 0, intraplantar injection of carrageenan 2.7% (left hindpaw) and NaCl 0.9% (right hindpaw)
Sacrifice
-2 0 1 4 7 10 14
Time (d)
-7
Animal model: Wistar rats
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Effect of chronic restraint stress on behavioural tests after a chronic inflammation
Paw volumeTime (day)
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Stress (n=10): ■ Control (n=10): ■
Data are shown as mean + SD. * P<5%, ***P<0.1%, 1-way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni test; comparison stress vs control
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Effect of chronic restraint stress on spinal cell activation after a chronic inflammation
Stress (n=10): ■ Control (n=10): ■
Data are shown as mean + SD. ***P<0.1%, t-test 2-tailed; comparison stress vs control
FosB/ΔFosB
Level
L5 L6
Nu
mb
er
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r c
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Effect of chronic restraint stress on spinal cell activation after a chronic inflammation
Data are shown as mean + SD. ***P<0.1%, t-test 2-tailed; comparison stress vs control
astrocytes
LevelL5 L6
De
ns
ity
of
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AP
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/rig
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microglia
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Density of mGluR5
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Discussion
Stress ↑ opioid activity Pain inhibition (Gamaro et al., 1998 Machelska et al., 2003)
Early phase of inflammation
↓ opioid activity(Dantas et al., 2005)
↑ pain sensitivity
Inflammation-induced hypernociceptionStress ↑ FosB (Perrotti et al., 2004), mGluR5 (Chaouloff et al., 2007) and TNFα expression (Frick et al., 2008), astroglial and microglial activation (Kwon et al., 2008).
Late phase of inflammation
OR: Descending inhibitory pathway? (Watkins et al., 1982)
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Conclusions
Biphasic effect of the corticosterone level in Lewis and Fischer rats. (neutrophil activation followed by domination of immunosuppressive effects of glucocorticoids).
Treatment with dexamethasone inhibited pain processing, TNFα and Fos activation and increased mGluR5 expression. RU486 increased hypernociception, FosB and TNFα expression via an inhibition of the trans-repression of the pro-inflammatory genes.
Chronic stress reduced pain sensitivity during the first days of inflammation (opioid activation) and then induced a strong maintenance of hypernociception, an increased of FosB, TNFα, mGluR5 and glia cell activation.
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Clinical
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Cooperation with the colleagues from the Omsk State Medical Academy
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Psychophysics:
Causal relationships: Do alterations of glucocorticoid levels havean impact or pain sensitivity or....?
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Protocol of the study
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Saliva and plasma concentrations of cortisol and ACTH
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Lowering of mechanical pain thresholds (higher pain sensitivity) underconditions of relative hypocortisolosm
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Relative hypocortisolism depresses mechanically induced wind-up
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Relative hypocortisolism enhances repeated interdigital web pinching-inducedhyperalgesia
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(First) conclusions
Our studies support the enhancement of pain processing under conditions of (stress-related) relative hypocortisolism, at least for conditions of inflammation-related pain
A disinhibition of the release of inflammatory mediators by immunocompetent and glia cells may be involved and lead to central states of sensitization
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However!!!!!!
(back to the puzzle indicated in the title)
• Contrary to our studies, enhanced glucocrticoid levels have been shown to increase spinal nociceptive processing, mainly via a direct positive interaction with NMDA-receptors and a downregulation of glial glutamate transporters (This has mainly been shown for neuropathic pain: Alexander et al, 2009; Wang et al, 2004, 2005, 2006)
• In the periphery, glucocorticoids may (in synergy with sympathetic activity) lead to an ongoing sensitization ( and hence enhanced pain processing) of nociceptive nerve endings (Khasar et al, 2008; Rechling and Levine, 2009)
Are there differences between inflammatory and neuropathic pain? Do time scales play a role??
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Additional potential factors and mechanisms that need consideration
• possible involvement of stress-related alterations of neurosteroid levels or reactivity (cooperation with Pierrick Poisbeau and Pascal Darbon, Strasbourg)
• stress-induced switching of descending pain modulation pathways, from inhibition to facilitation (Martenson et al, 2009; Roberts et al, 2009)
• many other factors (genes, gender and sex hormones, peri-natal experiences......
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Thanks for your attention!!!