Fos induction in the medullary dorsal horn and C1 segment of the spinal cord by acute inflammation in aged rats

K. Iwata, K. Kanda, Y. Tsuboi, K. Kitajima, R. Sumino

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In order to elucidate the effect of aging on nociceptive neurons in the central nervous system, c-fos was used as a marker of excitability of neurons in the medullary dorsal horn (MDH) and the first spinal segment (C1) following noxious stimulation of the lateral face of young and aged rats. The distribution of c-fos-positive cells was dense in the superficial laminae and sparse in the deep laminae of the MDH and C1 in both young and aged animals following subcutaneous injection of formalin into the lateral face, whereas few c-fos-positive cells were labeled after saline injection. The distribution of c-fos-positive cells in the superficial laminae of the aged rats was found to be denser and more rostro-caudally expanded compared to that in the young rats. C-fos-positive cells were distributed more rostro-caudally in aged than in young rats. There was no difference between young and aged rats in the distribution of c-fos-positive cells in the deep laminae. Substance P (SP), 5-HT and calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactive (CGRP-LI) fibers and varicosities showed similar distribution density in the MDH and C1. Furthermore, many 5-HT-LI aberrant fibers and varicosities were observed in the MDH and C1 of the aged rats. The SP-LI and CGRP-LI cells in the trigeminal ganglion of aged rats were larger than those of young rats. These findings suggest that a deficit of the descending 5-HT inhibitory system produces the increment of c-fos-positive cells in the MDH and C1 of aged rats, resulting in the recruitment of a larger number of neurons in the superficial laminae of the MDH and C1 for conveying nociceptive sensory information to the central nervous system.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)127-139
ページ数13
ジャーナルBrain Research
678
1-2
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 24 4月 1995

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