Arcourt, A., Gorham, L., Dhandapani, R. et al. (7 more authors) (2017) Touch Receptor-Derived Sensory Information Alleviates Acute Pain Signaling and Fine-Tunes Nociceptive Reflex Coordination. Neuron, 93 (1). pp. 179-193. ISSN 0896-6273
Abstract
Painful mechanical stimuli activate multiple peripheral sensory afferent subtypes simultaneously, including nociceptors and low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs). Using an optogenetic approach, we demonstrate that LTMRs do not solely serve as touch receptors but also play an important role in acute pain signaling. We show that selective activation of neuropeptide Y receptor-2-expressing (Npy2r) myelinated A-fiber nociceptors evokes abnormally exacerbated pain, which is alleviated by concurrent activation of LTMRs in a frequency-dependent manner. We further show that spatial summation of single action potentials from multiple NPY2R-positive afferents is sufficient to trigger nocifensive paw withdrawal, but additional simultaneous sensory input from LTMRs is required for normal well-coordinated execution of this reflex. Thus, our results show that combinatorial coding of noxious and tactile sensory input is required for normal acute mechanical pain signaling. Additionally, we established a causal link between precisely defined neural activity in functionally identified sensory neuron subpopulations and nocifensive behavior and pain.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | pinprick pain; acute pain; nociceptor; gate control theory; Npy2r; MafA; A-fiber mechanonociceptors; optogenetics; primary; afferent; dorsal root ganglion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biomedical Sciences (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2024 13:37 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2024 16:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.11.027 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:201357 |