The Toothache Tree
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LAs preferentially bind to the open and inactivated states of Na v channels by binding to specific residues in the S6 segments within the ion-conduction pore Hille, ; Ragsdale et al. Structure—function studies for an insecticidal alkylamide that is structurally related to sanshool showed that the residues in S6 required for LA activity are also important for inhibition by alkylamides Du et al. For example, the efficacy of block by lidocaine is dependent on the fraction of inactivated channels present at a given membrane potential, and this fraction varies between channel subtypes Wright et al.
The different subtypes of Na v channels expressed in DRG neurons also displayed varying degrees of sanshool-induced tonic inhibition at resting potentials Fig. This in turn would allow sanshool to inhibit Na v 1. Although both Na v 1. Thus the potent, dual action of sanshool on the current magnitude and steady-state inactivation properties of Na v 1.
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Our Na v channel subtype expression and sanshool- sensitivity analyses Fig. C fibres represented by group III neurons are also resistant to sanshool because they rely on Na v 1. These results support a model in which different Na v channels play specific roles in somatosenosory neuron function. Unfortunately, we were unable to probe the sanshool sensitivity of Nav1. The role of Na v 1. Expression of Na v 1. In addition, Na v 1. Likewise, our results showed robust expression of Na v 1. Thus, the relative contribution of Na v 1. Our results implicate Na v 1. Consistent with this model, Na v 1.
Future fibre recordings using Na v 1. Our results suggest that Na v 1.
A ‘toothache tree’ alkylamide inhibits Aδ mechanonociceptors to alleviate mechanical pain
The functional consequence of inhibiting Na v 1. Many unmyelinated nociceptors also express Na v 1. However, C fibres remained largely resistant to the inhibitory effect of sanshool. While our PCR results suggest that Na v 1. In addition, electrophysiologically, unmyelinated nociceptors appear to rely more on Na v 1. Indeed, the relative resistance of C fibres to lidocaine is thought to be due to high expression of Na v 1. Thus, sanshool resistance of C fibres may also be due to their reliance on Na v 1. However, central inhibition would be expected to alter both mechanical and thermal responsiveness Chung et al.
Thus our data support a model whereby sanshool directly inhibits peripheral nociceptor terminals to mediate analgesia. Studies on Na v channel knockout mice have shown significant roles for Na v 1. As such, it has been proposed that neurons that predominantly depend on Na v 1.
Humans with loss of function mutations in Na v 1. The lack of an effect of sanshool on thermal sensitivity was surprising given these studies.
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However, differences between acute inhibition of function and chronic genetic loss of Na v 1. Additionally, inhibition of other channel subtypes by sanshool may contribute to the specificity of sanshool action. One such possibility might suggest that the dual suppression of Na v 1. Regardless, our data offer insights into the mechanism by which modality-specific analgesia is induced by sanshool.
In addition, the development of synthetic sanshool derivatives Wu et al. We would like to thank Ted Cummins for generously providing the Na v 1. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript. Behavioural assays, cellular electrophysiology and molecular biology were performed at UC Berkeley. Ex-vivo skin—nerve experiments and cellular electrophysiology were carried out at Medical College of Wisconsin.
National Center for Biotechnology Information , U. Journal List J Physiol v. Published online May 7. Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer. Received Jan 23; Accepted May 3.
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This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Key points Extracts from the toothache tree Zanthoxylum are used to treat inflammatory pain, such as toothache and arthritis. Our data implicate Na v 1. Behavioural assays von Frey, radiant heat and hot plate assays were carried out essentially as described Hargreaves et al. Teased nerve fibre recordings Mice were briefly anaesthetized with isoflurane and killed via cervical dislocation. Cell and neuron cultures Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing recombinant human Na v 1. Calcium imaging Calcium imaging was carried out essentially as described Lennertz et al.
Quantitation of sodium channel mRNA expression Between three and 10 cultured neurons classified based on their calcium response to sanshool and cell size were collected and pooled in lysis buffer using a pulled glass pipette.
Data analysis Fura-2 ratios were calculated using Metafluor Molecular Devices. Results Behavioural responses to mechanical stimuli are reduced by sanshool To examine the analgesic properties of sanshool, we measured the effect of topical application of sanshool on mouse somatosensory behaviours. Open in a separate window. Sanshool suppresses the mechanosensitivity of somatosensory fibres We next used the ex-vivo skin—nerve preparation to determine if sanshool alters sensory transduction in the peripheral nervous system, and if so, whether sanshool targets specific subsets of somatosensory fibre types.
Table 1 Distribution of cutaneous sensory fibres that are activated or inhibited by sanshool. Electrical excitability of sensory fibres and dissociated sensory neurons is suppressed by sanshool Sanshool may attenuate mechanically evoked AP firing by either inhibiting mechanosensitive channels that trigger excitability, or by directly inhibiting voltage-gated channels. Sanshool suppresses electrical excitability in myelinated nociceptors A , example recordings demonstrate the inhibition of electrically evoked action potentials in AM fibres but not in C fibres.
Sanshool attenuates excitability by inhibiting voltage-gated sodium channels in dorsal root ganglion neurons We next used whole-cell voltage clamp recording to examine the effects of sanshool on endogenous Na v channels in sensory neurons. Sodium channel subtypes are selectively sensitive to sanshool If sanshool dampens sensory neuron excitability by inhibiting Na v channels, sanshool sensitivity may correlate with the expression of sanshool-sensitive Na v channel subtypes.
Sanshool preferentially targets Na v 1. Discussion Extracts from the toothache tree have been used for decades to treat inflammatory pain. Selective silencing of myelinated nociceptors Sanshool is commonly used to treat toothache and rheumatoid arthritis. Differential inhibition of Na v channel subtypes The analgesic properties of sanshool resemble those of local anaesthetics LAs such as lidocaine, at both the physiological and molecular levels. Na v channel subtypes in sensory fibre function Our Na v channel subtype expression and sanshool- sensitivity analyses Fig.
Acknowledgments We would like to thank Ted Cummins for generously providing the Na v 1. Additional information Competing interests None.
A ‘toothache tree’ alkylamide inhibits Aδ mechanonociceptors to alleviate mechanical pain
Supplementary material Supplemental Fig. Pungent agents from Szechuan peppers excite sensory neurons by inhibiting two-pore potassium channels. Lidocaine block of cardiac sodium channels. Spinal sensory neurons express multiple sodium channel alpha-subunit mRNAs. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. Upregulation of a silent sodium channel after peripheral, but not central, nerve injury in DRG neurons. A quantitative study of cutaneous receptors and afferent fibres in the cat and rabbit.
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Alkylamides that produce tingling paresthesia activate tactile and thermal trigeminal neurons. Primary afferent tachykinins are required to experience moderate to intense pain.
Quantitative assessment of tactile allodynia in the rat paw. Differential modulation of Nav1. Factors influencing peripheral nerve stimulation produced inhibition of primate spinothalamic tract cells. An SCN9A channelopathy causes congenital inability to experience pain. The TTX-resistant sodium channel Nav1. Sensory and electrophysiological properties of guinea-pig sensory neurones expressing Nav 1. Batrachotoxin, pyrethroids, and BTG share overlapping binding sites on insect sodium channels.
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