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[医护心情] rextao的华西麻醉研究生成长历程—我也开博(就在这个麻醉的天堂)

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 楼主| 发表于 2009-4-1 12:24:35 | 只看该作者

愚人节这天开始下临床了

上了差不多一年的临床了,也该准备实验了 今天开始下临床看文献···设计实验 时机成熟到实验室开始···
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 楼主| 发表于 2009-4-2 10:03:16 | 只看该作者

中心静脉穿刺并发症及其预防措施

1.气胸
  无论是颈内静脉或是锁骨下静脉穿刺时都有穿破胸膜和肺尖的可能。
原因:锁骨下进路时,针干与皮肤角度太大使针尖离开锁骨下缘,很易穿破胸膜和肺。颈内静脉穿刺时,为避开颈总动脉而针尖指向过于偏外,往往会穿破胸膜顶和肺尖。
处理:如果仅为一针眼产生少量气胸不需特殊处理,可自行吸收。如果针尖在深部改变方向使破口扩大再加上正压机械通气,气胸会急剧加重甚至形成张力性气胸,这时应提醒外科医生在劈开胸骨后打开胸膜,并处理肺部破口。
    2.血胸
  锁骨下进路穿刺时,进针过深,易误伤锁骨下动脉,这时应立即撤针并从锁骨上压迫止血,若同时穿破胸膜势必会引起血胸。此时应改换穿刺点或经锁骨上路穿刺锁骨下静脉。颈内静脉穿刺尤其易损伤动脉,只要及时退针局部压迫3-5分钟即可止血,不致造成严重后果。
    3.液胸
  无论是颈内静脉还是锁骨下静脉穿刺时,在送管时将穿透静脉而送入胸腔内,此时液体都输入胸腔内。
表现:从此路给药(麻醉药,肌松药等)均无效;测量中心静脉压时出现负压(体外循环前不应出现负压); 此路输液通畅但抽不出回血。
处理:若出现上述现象应确诊导管在胸腔内,不应再使用此通路,应另行穿刺置管。原导管不宜当时拔出,应开胸后在外科医生监视下拔除原导管,必要时从胸腔内缝合止血。
    4.空气栓塞
  穿刺前未使病人头低位,如病人处于低血容量状态,当穿中静脉后一旦撤掉注射器与大气相通,由于心脏的舒张而将空气吸入心脏。后天性心脏病(无心内分流)的病人进入少量空气不致引起严重后果。有心内分流的先天性心脏病病人(尤其是右向左分流的紫绀病人)可能引起严重后果,穿刺时应注意避免。
    5.心肌穿孔
  由于导管太硬且送管太深直至右房,由于心脏的收缩而穿破心房壁(也有穿破右室壁的报道),在心脏直视手术切开心包即能发现,给予适当处理即可。但在非心脏手术或是抢救危重病人时常常引起心包填塞,如不能及时发现作出正确诊断,后果十分严重,死亡率很高。
预防方法:不用劣质导管,送管不宜过深,一般送入8-10cm即可。
    6.感染
原因:
⑴导管消毒不彻底;
⑵穿刺过程中无菌操作不严格;
⑶术后护理不当;
⑷导管留置过久。
预防方法:在病情允许的情况下留置时间越短越好;若病情需要最长7-10天应该拔除或重新穿刺置管。

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 楼主| 发表于 2009-4-2 10:09:26 | 只看该作者

CVP穿刺术—颈内静脉穿刺

中心静脉压(CVP)或右房压是指血液在右心室舒张充盈期被推送进入心室时的压力。放置CVP监测导管的指征包括:测量中心静脉压,了解病人的循环血容量和心脏功能;快速输血输液抢救大出血、低血容量性休克; 经静脉紧急放置起搏器;缺乏足够的外周静脉,以及长时间输注高张力的液体(如全胃肠外营养)或对外周血管有刺激性的药物(如氯化钾和多巴胺);现代麻醉监测和治疗中,角色的多样性,即术前预测术中可能出现血流动力学剧烈波动,或手术时间较长,术中有大量液体置换时,在麻醉诱导后置入中心静脉导管,必要时置入右心漂浮导管。

中心静脉穿刺常选择颈内静脉和锁骨下静脉,也有选择股静脉进行操作。

(一) 颈内静脉
  颈内静脉的解剖特点:起源于颅底;全程均被胸锁乳突肌覆盖;上部位于胸锁乳突肌前沿内侧; 中部位于胸锁乳突肌锁骨头前缘的下面和颈总动脉后外侧;下行至胸锁关节处于锁骨下静脉汇合成无名静脉;再下行与对侧无名静脉汇合成上腔静脉进入右心房。颈内静脉穿刺特点:成人颈内静脉较粗大,易被穿中; 右侧无胸导管而且右颈内静脉至无名静脉入上腔静脉段几乎为一直线;右侧胸膜顶较左侧为低;临床上常选用右侧颈内静脉穿刺置管,尤其是放置Swan-Ganz导管更为方便。
  颈内静脉穿刺的进针点和方向根据个人的习惯各有不同,一般根据颈内静脉与胸锁乳突肌的关系,可分别在胸锁乳突肌的前、中、后三个部位进针。
  ⑴前路颈内静脉穿刺
  病人仰卧头低位,右肩部垫起,头后仰使颈部充分伸展,面部略转向对侧。操作者以左手食指和中指在中线旁开3cm,于胸锁乳突肌的中点前缘相当于甲状软骨上缘水平触及颈总动脉搏动,并向内侧推开颈总动脉,在颈总动脉外缘的0.5cm处进针,针干与皮肤成30-40°角,针尖指向同侧乳头或锁骨中内1/3交界处前进。此路进针造成气胸的机会不多,但易误入颈总动脉。
  ⑵中路颈内静脉穿刺
  在锁骨与胸锁乳突肌的锁骨头和胸骨头形成的三角区的顶点,颈内静脉正好位于此三角的中心位置,该点距锁骨上缘约3-5cm,进针时针干与皮肤呈30°角,与中线平行直接指向足端。如果试穿未成功,将针尖退到皮下,再向外偏斜10°左右,指向胸锁乳突肌锁骨头以内的后缘,常能成功。若遇肥胖、短颈或小儿,全麻后胸锁乳突肌标志常不清楚,定位会有一些困难。此时可以利用锁骨内侧,颈内静脉正好经此而下行与锁骨下静脉汇合。穿刺时以左手拇指按压,以确认此切迹,在其上方约1-1.5cm处进针,针干与中线平行,针尖指向足端,一般进针2-3cm即可进入颈内静脉。若未成功再将针退至皮下,略向外侧偏斜进针常可成功。
  ⑶后路颈内静脉穿刺
在胸锁乳突肌的后缘中下1/3的交点或在锁骨上缘3-5cm处作为进针点。在此处颈内静脉位于胸锁乳突肌的下面略偏向外侧。穿刺时面部尽量转向对侧,针干一般保持水平,在胸锁乳突肌的深部指向胸骨上窝方向前进。针尖不宜过分向内侧深入,以免损伤颈总动脉,甚至穿入气管内。
以上三种进针点一般以中路为多,直接触及颈总动脉,可以避开颈总动脉,故误伤动脉的机会较少,而且颈内静脉位置较表浅,穿中率较高。由于颈内静脉与颈总动脉相距很近,为避免误伤动脉,以确定穿刺的角度和深度,在正式穿刺前强调先用细针试穿。

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 楼主| 发表于 2009-4-2 10:13:39 | 只看该作者

CVP穿刺术—锁骨下静脉穿刺

(二)锁骨下静脉
  锁骨下静脉的解剖特点。锁骨下静脉是腋静脉的延续,起于第1肋的外侧缘,成人长约3-4cm,前面是锁骨的内侧缘。在锁骨中点稍内位于锁骨与第1肋骨之间略向上向内呈弓形而稍向内下,向前跨过前斜角肌于胸锁关节处与颈内静脉汇合为无名静脉,再与内侧无名静脉汇合成上腔静脉。锁骨下静脉粗大,直径达2cm,走行平缓,近心脏,解剖标志明显,血管畸形罕见,易于穿中。
锁骨下静脉穿刺多选用右侧锁骨下静脉作为穿刺置管用,穿刺进路有锁骨上路和锁骨下路两种。
  ⑴经锁骨上路穿刺
  病人取仰卧头低位,右肩部垫高,头偏向对侧,使锁骨上窝显露出来。在胸锁乳突肌锁骨头的外侧缘,锁骨上缘约1.0cm处进针,针与身体正中线或与锁骨成45°角,与冠状面保持水平或稍向前15°,针尖指向胸锁关节,缓慢向前推进,且边进针边回抽,直到有暗红色血为止。当穿中静脉后将钢丝送入,用扩张器沿钢丝送入静脉内,而后撤出扩张器,再将导管沿钢丝送入静脉。导管送入的长度据病人的具体情况而定,一般5-10cm即可,但必须置于上腔静脉(SVC)或右心房。导管固定。
  锁骨上路穿刺的特点:在穿刺过程中,针尖前进的方向远离锁骨下动脉和胸膜腔,较锁骨下进路为安全。不经过肋间隙,送管时阻力小,用外套管穿刺时可直接将套管送入静脉,到位率比锁骨下路高。可经此路放置Swan-Ganz导管和肺动脉导管或心内膜起搏器。
  ⑵经锁骨下路穿刺
  病人取仰卧位,右上肢垂于体侧,略向上提肩,使锁骨与第一肋间的间隙张开便于进针。右肩部可略垫高(也可不垫),头低位约15~30°。从锁骨中内1/3的交界处,锁骨下缘约1~1.5cm 进针。针尖指向胸骨上窝,针体与胸壁皮肤的夹角小于10°,紧靠胸锁内下缘徐徐推进。在进针的过程中,边进边轻轻回抽,当有暗红色血液时停止前进,并反复测试其通畅情况,确定在静脉腔内时便可置导管。如果以此方向进针已达4~5cm仍无回血时,不可再向前推进,以免损伤锁骨下动脉。此时应徐徐向后退针并边退边抽,往往在撤针过程中抽到回血,说明已穿透锁骨下静脉。在撤针过程中仍无回血,可将针尖撤到皮下而后改变方向,使针尖指向锁骨上切迹以同样方法徐徐前进,往往可以成功。
此进路穿刺过深时有误伤锁骨下动脉的可能。如果针干与胸部皮肤角度过大有穿破胸腔和肺组织的可能。锁骨下进路置管到位率较低,导管可进入同侧颈内静脉、对侧无名静脉。心脏手术时撑开胸骨时可能影响导管的位置。

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 楼主| 发表于 2009-4-7 14:35:32 | 只看该作者

丁香园令我感触最深的一张帖子(作者:陶教授)

本人几次回国,在美国接待国内学者,最大的感觉就是,国内现在仪器种类和药品不比美国差(虽然分布程度不一样),但理念上差别很大。这里列举一些我所知道的差异之处,供大家讨论:

1.区域麻醉过于滥用:
麻醉的三大成分是:镇痛(analgesia),不知晓(amnesia),和肌肉松弛(muscle relaxation)。理想的麻醉这三样都要做到。这正是美国现在绝大多数病人都做全麻,即使上了区域麻醉,那也是为了术后镇痛,不是单靠它来做手术。病人手术中不愿听到各种仪器声音,外科医生也不愿意病人听到自己的谈论,麻醉医生全麻后有效控制呼吸(如腹腔镜手术),大家皆大欢喜,法律起诉少,病人安全,满意度高。我也知道国内区域麻醉主要是从经济角度考虑,但有时候区域麻醉对某些病人是危险的。有一位朋友,做乳腺手术,用了硬膜外,术中呼吸困难,差点过去,其后对麻醉的恐怖心理一直没有消除。另一位朋友,鼻中隔手术,用表麻,可以想象病人在手术显微镜和外科医生的刀工器械下是多么恐怖,病人如果呛咳或烦躁乱动,又是多么危险。这样做麻醉,病人没有什么满意而言,会对麻醉很反感和恐怖,不利于树立麻醉医生的良好形象。有关费用问题,我不太清楚国内麻醉收费。在美国,大头费用在人工费,也就是麻醉医生的Professional Fees,这在全麻和区域麻是一样的。全麻所用的药可能是贵一些,但在整个住院费中比例很小。更重要的是,为了省钱,使病人经受不必要的痛苦和风险,从伦理和法律上是讲不过去的
还有一点要注意,有人认为区域麻醉比全麻安全,这是没有依据的。在很多情况下,全麻比区域麻更安全。比如,二氧化碳人工气腹,全麻可以良好地控制血气,要知道高碳酸血症对冠心病,肺动脉高压等是很危险的,血二氧化碳增高在清醒病人是很难受的。区域麻醉,除了剖宫产外,没有明显优势,应用不好,反而会成灾难。

2。 对快速诱导(Rapid Sequence Induction, RSI)理解应用不够:

RSI 是现代麻醉的重要原则。是防止病人误吸的重要手段。全麻诱导的方式,分为普通诱导(Starndard Induction)和快速诱导(RSI)。RSI 主要用以下下病人:

a。有胃食管反流者(gastroesophageal reflux disorder, GERD);
b。急腹症,机械或动力肠梗阻;
c。Full stomach 需要急诊手术;
d。所有产妇;
e。外伤(急诊,多为 full stomach,且交感兴奋,胃排空延时);
f。部分人认为糖尿病人,胃动障碍应该 RSI,但这有争议。

RSI 的具体方法是,面罩给氧,不辅助通气,事先可给胃辅助动力药(metoclopramide),和中和胃酸药(sodium citrate),喉头 Sellick 压迫,同时给诱导和快速肌松药(succinylcholine or rocuronium), 30 秒后插管。

有RSI指征得病人,一定要表明你用的上述方法。在 RSI 时用Vercuronium 是不对的,因为起效太慢,不能迅速控制气道。看到国内很多同行在饱胃,肠梗阻,或产妇用面罩加压给氧,vecuronium 诱导,很为他们捏把汗。

3。困难气道处理时,肌松药用不适当:
有些同道在没有充分估计气道难度,没有建立有效面罩通气的情况下给中效肌松剂如 vecuronium ,这在美国俗称为 burn bridges ,意指你走上了绝命路。Vecuronim 作用达20分钟,不能建立有效通气等于死亡。计算一下,正常人功能残气量2升,充分氧和后,按每分钟耗氧200毫升计,病人可以不通气坚持5-10分钟。在没有建立好通气时,你给的药物要在5-10分钟内清除,否则病人有可能死亡。能达到如此效果的诱导药物只有propofol + succinylcholine。有很多人把 succinylcholine 妖魔化(增加胃内压,颅内压等顾虑),是没有依据的。Succinylcholine 使用合理时,是你最好的朋友。没有哪一种药物能在这么快的时间内,给你完全的肌松效果,然后快速消失。当然,对它的副作用和禁忌症也要了如指掌。

4。某些药物使用有些过时,达不到效果:

经常见到同道们用多巴胺。这个药在美国除了少数肾病人用一点外,在外科和麻醉领域已经淘汰。其理由是,作用广泛但又不清楚。在需要它缩血管时,它有心肌刺激作用,导致心肌氧耗增加,心律失常。需要它的beta效果时,它又有alpha 作用,增加后负荷,效果很难说。目前,我们都选择目的清楚的药物,需要alpha, 就用 phenylephrine (alpha),norepinephrine (alpha 为主),需要beta, 就用 dobutamine, milronone, 需要混合就用 epinephrine , 或多药合用,分别调节,可攻可守,不象是给了多巴胺,不知道会发生什么事情。

地塞米松也是大家爱用的万金油。困难气道也用,低血压也用。其实激素使用的真正的指征只有糖皮质缺乏,部分神经组织手术,和部分口鼻手术。病人气道不能建立,麻烦事那么多,还在地塞米松上浪费时间?要知道,普通病人和糖尿病病人,给了激素,血糖耐受更差,对预后更不好。

碳酸氢钠的使用,会增加细胞内酸中毒,没有有效通气时,形成高碳酸血症,同时使血红蛋白曲线左移,不利组织获氧,应尽量少用。改善组织酸中毒的最佳方法是改善循环和提高血氧携带能力(fluids and blood)。

5。麻醉医生的职业规范:

我们和外科是共生关系。更严格的说,我们是为外科提供服务,否则我们没有存在的必要。我们和外科医生打交道,要有理有节。手术前要看病人,有特殊病情的,和外科医生交流,摆清事实,做出检查方案。比如,外科医生要把一个没有控制好的冠心病人安排择期手术,我们可以提出,该病人风险大,对病人,家属,你我都不利,术后并发症几率高,费用高,吃官司可能大,我们还是让内科把他病情稳定后再来吧。这样外科医生会感激和尊重你,因为他不会评估冠心病人的危险性。

此外,麻醉医生手术中不能脱岗。没有人顶替你,你就是xx 在裤子里,也不能离开病人,哪怕是局麻,这是基本的职业规范。国内有同行抱怨外科医生对他们不信任,宁可叫护士,灌注师解决问题,也不叫麻醉医生,而外科医生说这是麻醉医生很多时候不在场的结果。这多少和我们平时自己职业规范有关。

先写到这里,以后想到多的,再补充。

补充:

6。美国住院医生训练完成,就是主治医师独立负责制,你就是这台手术的最终的负责人和法律承担人。白天遇到困难,如果你不要求,别人是不会来帮你的,这是对你职业技术的信任和尊敬。夜间值班时,就你一个人。白天晚上都没有什么叫主任之说(兴许主任更不如你)。当然你可以叫人帮你,特别是气道遇到麻烦时,如ASA推荐的。
一次国内医生来参观,看到我为一个大胖子作刨宫产腰麻,折腾了好长时间,护士和产科医生就在旁边老老实实地看着。国内医生说,说这要是在国内,护士和外科医生就会嚷着换人了。
此外,我们麻醉有困难,打不进 IV ,插不进管,外科医生可以看,但未经要求和允许,他们不会主动上来帮忙。同样,他们手术出了问题,或手脚慢,我们也不会批评他们。这也是职业规范。

7。同行和上下级之间,要彼此互相学习,彼此尊重。我们在工作中经常遇到自己不熟悉或是忘记了的事。我当住院医师时,和科主任一起在产科值班。该主任是全国危重医学专家,行政事务多,很长时间没来产科了。做全麻诱导时,他问我 thiopental 要推多少 - 他知道产妇中枢需要量少,加血浆蛋白低,用药量要少,但少多少他忘记了。后来我到一家新医院,当地主任是心血管麻醉专家。有一次因为处理产科麻醉事务时,问我刨宫产用什么药。人不可能什么都会,永远不忘,我并没有因为两个主任问了我一个基本问题,就失去了对他们的尊重。上周,我和一位住院医师在一起做脊柱全麻,我忘记了 propofol 对诱导电位图形的影响,这位住院医生马上有了回答。我想他也不会因为我忘了这个问题,就会失去对我的尊重。容易自满和鄙视同行的人,是很难通找到合适的工作伙伴的(请各位勿对号入座)。

8。病人和医生的诚信(有些事是各地体制环境不同,我这里只是介绍,不是指责):

病人来到医院,面对的是受过高等教育和漫长训练的医生,其中麻醉医生是手术有没有生命危险和有没有疼痛和知晓的关键人物,病人对麻醉医生说的话是当圣旨的。我们的义务是将麻醉的方式,所需要的操作,和各类麻醉的优点和风险,介绍给病人,然后提出合理方案,病人一般是会理解同意我们的方案。出现了意外情况,要和病人和家属说清楚,获得谅解。记得我在做住院医生时,主治是刚毕业的新手,周六遇见一位某种癌症胸段脊柱转移,脊柱外科和胸外科要行转移病灶切除。此手术估计范围极大,失血多,动静脉管,双腔插管,特殊体位都要使用,病人一般状况已经很差,但他和家属愿意冒险获得最后一次治疗的机会。我们对病人讲述了麻醉的风险,明确地告诉他,也许他不会醒过来。病人和家属都很理解我们,最后病人在 ICU ,直到去世,我们去探访过几次,家属一直都很感激。上周,我叫停一台手术:一位慢性阴道出血患者,由于特肥胖(400多磅),没有人能在门诊为这为患者检查。妇科医生要求在全麻和肌松下进行检查。早上住院医生告诉我说病人早上上车时有心慌胸痛症状,让我决定是否手术。我知道这类贫困患者,非急诊手术,要排很长时间才获得手术机会,况且妇科怀疑该患者是肿瘤,我是很想让手术进行下去,尽管由于她的体重和体型原因,心脏评估很不令人满意。我在自我介绍时,把这些想法告诉了病人,病人很感激,也愿意和我们同担风险。但随后我继续查看了新出来的胸片结果和当日氧饱和度,发现病人有缺氧,胸片有 infiltration 病灶,我想如果全麻,她很可能脱不了机。术后在 ICU ,呼吸机很难管理,加上感染因素,病人有可能死亡。我把这些想法告诉了妇科,他们非常理解,说他们是很想知道患者的诊断,为她做点什么,但也不希望让她冒不必要的风险。我后来向病人解释了我的思维经过,最后说,我很想帮你,但我也不希望看到你死亡,我们至少要把肺部病灶弄清楚。病人听了很泄气,但也很理解。回想我执业多年,自己本人和手下经管住院医,出现过多种并发症,如区域麻醉无效,角膜损伤,导管断裂,术中心跳骤停,术后负压肺水肿,每次都是和病人说清情况,说明原因,获得病人理解。


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版主,我觉得你应该说说你自己所在医院的特色。华西的魔鬼式的训练都训练了什么啊,让我们也参考参考。

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这不是舒芬太尼的说明书吗?靶控输注怎么用好像没有,现在做心脏手术基本都是用它靶控(成人)。

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重度主动脉关闭不全麻醉管理的目标是不是心率可以相对快一点,血压可以相对低一点?小儿高钾的处理是不是利尿,胰岛素和钙剂呢。小儿心衰怎么判断呢?左心衰是不是肺罗音,右心衰应该是肝大和眼睑肿胀。

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Intradermal Injection of Capsaicin in Humans

The Journal of Neuroscience, November 1, 1998, 18(21):8947-8959


Intradermal Injection of Capsaicin in Humans Produces Degeneration and Subsequent Reinnervation of Epidermal Nerve Fibers: Correlation with Sensory Function
Donald A. Simone1, 2, Maria Nolano3, Timothy Johnson4, Gwen Wendelschafer-Crabb4, and William R. Kennedy4
Departments of 1 Psychiatry, 2 Preventive Sciences, and 4 Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, and 3 Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Campoli M.T. (BN), Italy

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The ability of capsaicin to excite and subsequently to desensitize a select group of small sensory neurons has made it a useful tool to study their function. For this reason, application of capsaicin to the skin has been used for a variety of painful syndromes. We examined whether intradermal injection of capsaicin produced morphological changes in cutaneous nerve fibers that would account for its analgesic properties by comparing cutaneous innervation in capsaicin-treated skin with psychophysical measures of sensation. At various times after capsaicin injection, nerve fibers were visualized immunohistochemically in skin biopsies and were quantified. In normal skin the epidermis is heavily innervated by nerve fibers immunoreactive for protein gene product (PGP) 9.5, whereas fibers immunoreactive for substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are typically associated with blood vessels. There was nearly complete degeneration of epidermal nerve fibers and the subepidermal neural plexus in capsaicin-treated skin, as indicated by the loss of immunoreactivity for PGP 9.5 and CGRP. The effect of capsaicin on dermal nerve fibers immunoreactive for SP was less obvious. Capsaicin decreased sensitivity to pain produced by sharp mechanical stimuli and nearly eliminated heat-evoked pain within the injected area. Limited reinnervation of the epidermis and partial return of sensation occurred 3 weeks after treatment; reinnervation of the epidermis was ~25% of normal, and sensation improved to 50-75% of normal. These data show that sensory dysfunction after capsaicin application to the skin results from rapid degeneration of intracutaneous nerve fibers.

Key words: pain; analgesia; protein gene product 9.5; intracutaneous nerves; immunohistochemistry; confocal microscopy

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Capsaicin, the active pungent ingredient in hot peppers, is a unique tool used to study the functions of a subset of sensory neurons, including nociceptive neurons. Early studies focused on the neurotoxic actions of capsaicin applied systemically in high doses to neonatal or adult rats (for review, see Nagy, 1982; Fitzgerald, 1983; Russell and Burchiel, 1984; Buck and Burks, 1986; Holzer, 1991). It was found that capsaicin destroys a subset of small diameter primary afferent fibers and their cell bodies.

Topical application of capsaicin evokes burning pain, neurogenic inflammation (vasodilatation and plasma extravasation), and hyperalgesia to heat and mechanical stimuli (Szolcsányi, 1977; Carpenter and Lynn, 1981; Culp et al., 1989; Simone and Ochoa, 1991). After repeated applications, the treated area becomes less sensitive to pain. This desensitizing action has made capsaicin attractive for use as a peripherally acting analgesic for chronic painful syndromes (Capsaicin Study Group, 1991; Fusco and Giacovazzo, 1997).

Intradermal injection of capsaicin quickly deposits a quantified amount directly into human skin. This produces a sensation of intense burning pain and hyperalgesia to heat and mechanical stimuli (Simone et al., 1987, 1989; LaMotte et al., 1991, 1992), followed by a rapid desensitization characterized by diminished pain sensation at the site of application (LaMotte et al., 1991). Electrophysiological studies have shown that shortly after intradermal injection of capsaicin, C-fiber polymodal nociceptors can become insensitive to mechanical and heat stimuli (Baumann et al., 1991). Furthermore, this effect of capsaicin is well localized to the injection site because only the portion of the receptive field exposed to capsaicin becomes desensitized. Thus, diminished pain sensation at the site of capsaicin injection is attributed to desensitization of nociceptors.

The mechanisms underlying rapid desensitization and hypalgesia after local capsaicin application in humans are unclear. Desensitization of capsaicin-sensitive afferent fibers involves a continuum of physiological and morphological changes that are dependent on capsaicin dose and route of administration. The effects of capsaicin on neural function, whether applied systemically or locally, have been categorized into various stages in animal studies and range from conduction block with reversible ultrastructural changes in peripheral nociceptive endings to irreversible degeneration of nociceptive neurons and their processes (Szolcsányi, 1993). For example, although systemic application of high doses of capsaicin destroys certain sensory neurons, capsaicin applied to the peripheral nerve endings in the cornea produces swelling of mitochondria and a reduction in the number of microvesicles in unmyelinated nerve endings without evidence of axonal degeneration (Szolcsányi et al., 1975). Morphological correlates of functional desensitization after capsaicin application to skin are unknown. Although topical capsaicin decreased the number of nerve fibers in the epidermis as observed in a blister roof (Reilly et al., 1997), this was not verified by skin biopsy or sensory testing. Therefore, in this correlative study in humans, psychophysical measures of cutaneous sensation and immunohistochemical techniques were used to determine whether the hypalgesia after intradermal injection of capsaicin could be attributed to morphological changes in epidermal nerve fibers (ENFs).

A preliminary report has been published previously (Simone et al., 1996).

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Subjects. Eight subjects (six male and two female) ranging in age from 24 to 69 years participated. Each subject provided informed consent to a protocol that was approved by the Institutional Review Board Human Subjects Committee of the University of Minnesota.

Intradermal injection of capsaicin. Capsaicin was dissolved in a vehicle containing 7.5% Tween 80 in saline as described previously (Simone et al., 1987, 1989; LaMotte et al., 1991). All injections were given into test areas (5 mm in diameter) marked on the lateral aspect of the upper arm. Capsaicin doses of either 0.2, 2, or 20 µg in a volume of 20 µl or an equal amount of the vehicle was injected into each site using a 0.5 ml insulin syringe. A maximum of seven injections were given into each shoulder. Before each injection, the skin was anesthetized with an intradermal injection of 1% lidocaine (0.3-0.5 ml).

Psychophysical measures of cutaneous sensation. Heat pain, pricking pain, cold sensation, and tactile threshold were evaluated within each 5-mm-diameter test site. Thermal stimuli of 5 sec duration were applied via a 2-mm-diameter contact probe maintained at 53°C for heat pain or 1°C for cold sensation. Subjects judged the magnitude of heat pain and the magnitude of cold sensation using a visual analog scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (most severe pain imaginable). Heat and cold stimuli were each applied five times, and the mean magnitude of pain and cold sensation was determined. Pricking pain was evoked by a sharp probe (50-µm-diameter tip) attached to a nylon monofilament with a bending force of 95 mN. This probe did not penetrate the skin. The stimulus was applied 10 times, each for a duration of 1-2 sec. The proportion of stimulus presentations that evoked pain, as well as the magnitude of pain, was recorded. Tactile threshold (in mN) was determined by the use of calibrated Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments. Threshold was defined as the smallest monofilament that could be perceived at least 50% of the time. Individual monofilaments were applied 10 times beginning with a suprathreshold stimulus. All sensory tests were performed at each test site before and at various times after injection.

Skin biopsy and immunohistochemistry. Skin biopsies were obtained from vehicle- and capsaicin-treated sites and occasionally from untreated skin. After the skin was anesthetized by intradermal injection of 1% xylocaine (Astra, Westborough, MA), the biopsy was made with a 3 mm punch tool (Acupunch; Acuderm, Fort Lauderdale, FL) and processed as described previously (Kennedy et al., 1996). Briefly, biopsies were fixed in Zamboni's solution, cryoprotected, and sectioned with a freezing sliding microtome (Leica, Nussloch, Germany). Diluent and washing solutions comprised 1% normal donkey serum (Jackson ImmunoResearch, West Grove, PA) in 0.1 M PBS with 0.3% Triton X-100 (Sigma, St. Louis, MO). Floating sections were blocked with 5% normal donkey serum in the diluent solution. Nerve and tissue antigens were localized using primary antibodies to protein gene product (PGP) 9.5 (1:800; Ultraclone, Isle of Wight, England), substance P (SP) (1:1000; Incstar, Stillwater, MN), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) (1:1000; Amersham, Arlington Heights, IL) and type IV collagen (Chemicon, Temecula, CA), each diluted in PBS-Triton X-100-NGS. Nonimmune serum was used for negative controls. Secondary antibodies specific to the IgG species used as a primary antibody and labeled with cyanine dye fluorophores 3.18 and 5.18 (Jackson ImmunoResearch) were used to locate two antigens in each section. After immunohistochemical processing, sections were adhered to coverslips with agar, dehydrated via an alcohol series, cleared with methyl salicylate, and mounted in DPX (Fluka BioChemika, Ronkonkoma, NY).

Imaging and quantification of ENFs. Images of sections that were double stained with PGP 9.5 and type IV collagen were collected with a laser-scanning confocal microscope (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA) with a Nikon 20× planapochromate objective (numerical aperture, 0.75) and appropriate filters. Each image set comprised a z-series that was acquired in 2 µm increments throughout the thickness of the section.

Quantitative analyses of ENFs were performed as described previously (Kennedy et al., 1996). Briefly, z-series image stacks of PGP 9.5-immunostained ENFs were acquired from the biopsy sections with the confocal microscope, and the images were analyzed with Neurolucida software (MicroBrightField, Colchester, VT) by tracing nerve fibers in three dimensions. Individual ENFs are counted as they pass through the basement membrane. Branching occurring within the epidermis did not increase the number of ENFs counted. Epidermal nerve counts of PGP 9.5-immunoreactive fibers were standardized for section thickness (30 µm) and expressed as the number of fibers per millimeter of epidermis.

The subepidermal neural plexus and SP- and CGRP-immunoreactive fibers were examined qualitatively by visual inspection with the use of fluorescence microscopy.

Data analyses. ENFs were counted, quantified, and compared with the number of ENFs per millimeter length in normal epidermis. A one-way ANOVA was used to compare the number of ENFs present 3 d after intradermal injection of vehicle and of 0.2, 2, and 20 µg doses of capsaicin. The innervation of epidermis before and between 1 and 4 weeks after an intradermal injection of 20 µg was assessed by repeated-measures ANOVA. Comparisons were made between the number of ENFs in capsaicin-treated skin, vehicle-treated skin, and normal untreated skin.

The effect of capsaicin on psychophysical measures of heat pain sensation, cold sensation, and tactile sensation and on the proportion of sharp stimuli perceived as painful was assessed using ANOVAs with repeated measures. Separate analyses were used to examine the effect of capsaicin dose on the various sensory modalities and to evaluate changes in sensation over a 4 week time period after a single injection of 20 µg of capsaicin.

Experimental design. To determine the effect of graded doses of capsaicin on the sensation and morphology of ENFs, we gave each of five subjects one set of four intradermal injections on each upper arm. A set of injections consisted of capsaicin doses of 0.2, 2, and 20 µg and the vehicle. Sensation was assessed and skin biopsy was performed at each injection site after 24 hr for one set of injections and after 72 hr for the other set.

In a separate experiment, we determined the time course and extent of reinnervation and whether reinnervation is accompanied by the return of normal pain sensation. Five subjects were given four intradermal injections of 20 µg of capsaicin into the upper arm. Evoked sensation and cutaneous innervation were assessed at each injection site at 1, 2, 3, or 4 weeks after injection. Three subjects received one additional injection of capsaicin, and measurements were also made at 6 weeks after injection.

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Effect of capsaicin on the number of ENFs and cutaneous sensation: dose-response relationships

In vehicle-treated skin, like normal untreated skin, PGP 9.5-immunoreactive nerve fibers are abundant in the subepidermal neural plexus, which lies just below the basement membrane (Fig. 1, Veh). The epidermis is richly innervated by fibers that originate in the subepidermal plexus and project up through the basement membrane and terminate in the epidermis. It is likely that all nerve fibers have been visualized because PGP 9.5-immunoreactive axons are greater in number and density and the staining is stronger than that seen with antisera to other neural markers (Karanth et al., 1991). It has been shown previously that nerve fibers extending into the epidermis are unmyelinated (Ochoa, 1984; Wang et al., 1990; Kennedy and Wendelschafer-Crabb, 1993).



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   Figure 1.   Confocal images showing innervation of epidermis and superficial dermis for one subject at 72 hr after a single injection of vehicle (Veh) or capsaicin doses of 0.2, 2.0, or 20 µg. Nerve fibers (N) immunoreactive for PGP 9.5 appear yellow-green; the basement membrane (B) and vessels (V) appear red. Scale bars, 100 µm.




Capsaicin produced a rapid, dose-dependent degeneration of intracutaneous nerve fibers and a dramatic decrease in the sensation of pain produced by heat and mechanical stimuli. All three doses of capsaicin caused a significant reduction in the mean number of ENFs as compared with that in vehicle-treated skin (p < 0.05). Although nerve degeneration was evident at 24 hr after injection, the magnitude and spatial extent of fiber loss were more pronounced at 72 hr after injection. An example of nerve degeneration after capsaicin injection is provided in Figure 1, which shows confocal images of skin biopsies for one subject with typical neural degeneration observed at 72 hr after injection. After the lowest dose of capsaicin, loss of PGP 9.5-immunoreactive nerve fibers was restricted primarily to fibers located in the epidermis, with little to moderate disruption of nerve fibers in the subepidermal neural plexus. Higher doses of capsaicin resulted in complete loss of PGP 9.5-immunoreactive ENFs plus various degrees of disruption or complete loss of the subepidermal nerve plexus.

Nerve fibers immunoreactive for CGRP and SP are sparsely distributed throughout the papillary dermis where they are typically associated with capillary loops. CGRP-immunoreactive nerve fibers occasionally penetrate the epidermis, whereas SP-immunoreactive fibers are sparse in the subepidermal neural plexus and rarely enter the epidermis. Complete loss of CGRP- immunoreactive fibers was also observed 72 hr after capsaicin injection. The effect of capsaicin on SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers was difficult to assess because very few fibers are normally found in the superficial dermis, and after capsaicin a few SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers were found in some subjects, whereas no SP-immunoreactive fibers were found in other subjects.

The relationship between capsaicin dose, somatic sensation, and the number of PGP 9.5-immunoreactive ENFs at 72 hr after injection is summarized for all five subjects in Figure 2. The mean (± SEM) decrease in the number of ENFs per length (in millimeters) of epidermis at 72 hr after injection of 0.2, 2, and 20 &micro;g of capsaicin was 43.5 ± 13.2, 98.7 ± 1.33, and 99.9 ± 0.99%, respectively, compared with that in vehicle-treated skin. The decrease in the number of ENFs was associated with diminished pain sensation. One-way ANOVAs revealed that capsaicin decreased the magnitude of heat pain sensation (p < 0.001) and the detection of sharp pain sensation (p < 0.001). However, heat pain sensation was more sensitive to capsaicin treatment than was mechanical pain sensation. The magnitude of heat pain sensation decreased significantly after injection of 2 and 20 &micro;g of capsaicin (p < 0.05), whereas the proportion of sharp mechanical stimuli perceived as painful decreased significantly after the 20 &micro;g dose (p < 0.05). Tactile threshold was not altered significantly after capsaicin injection, but the effect of capsaicin on this measure varied considerably between subjects. Although the magnitude of cold sensation did not decrease significantly, the subjective magnitude of cold decreased >50% in two of five subjects after the 2 &micro;g dose and in three of five subjects after the 20 &micro;g dose. The remaining subjects experienced a lesser decrement in cold sensation or no change at all. Injection of the vehicle did not produce significant changes in any evoked sensations or in innervation density as compared with that in normal untreated skin.



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   Figure 2.   Somatic sensation and the number of ENFs for all five subjects at 72 hr after injection of capsaicin. Data are expressed as the mean (± SEM) percent change from the data for vehicle-treated skin. For heat pain and cold sensation, data represent the change in the magnitude of sensation. Mechanical pain sensation is represented as the change in the proportion of stimuli perceived as painful.




Reinnervation of the epidermis and restoration of sensory function

To determine the extent to which ENFs regenerated after capsaicin as well as the time course of epidermal reinnervation, we performed skin biopsies and sensory tests at capsaicin injection sites 1-4 (n = 5) or 6 (n = 3) weeks after the injection. A one-way ANOVA indicated a significant decrease in ENFs after capsaicin (p < 0.001) compared with that in normal skin. All subjects exhibited denervation in capsaicin-treated skin during the first 2 weeks after injection, and ENFs were rarely observed. Similarly, nerve fibers in the subepidermal neural plexus were also sparse during this time period. Reinnervation of the epidermis by ENFs began during the third and fourth weeks after the capsaicin injection and was characterized by the return of an intact subepidermal neural plexus and the reappearance of sparse nerve fibers in the epidermis. However, the innervation of epidermis during this time was still dramatically impaired, and the number of ENFs per length (in millimeters) of epidermis ranged from only 12 to 29% of that in normal skin. Figure 3 shows confocal images of biopsy sections stained for PGP 9.5 immunoreactivity in normal untreated skin and in skin at 1, 2, and 4 weeks after capsaicin treatment for one subject. For this subject, who exhibited the most reinnervation of all subjects tested, innervation of the epidermis did not improve further between 4 and 6 weeks (we did not examine at any later time).



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   Figure 3.   Confocal images showing denervation and reinnervation of epidermis and superficial dermis by PGP 9.5-immunoreactive nerve fibers for one subject. Biopsies were taken from capsaicin-treated (20 &micro;g) skin at 1, 2, and 4 weeks after injection and from normal untreated skin. The appearance of nerve fibers immunoreactive for PGP 9.5 is the same as that described in Figure 1. Scale bars, 100 &micro;m.




Nerve fibers immunoreactive for CGRP also reappeared 3-4 weeks after capsaicin (Fig. 4). These CGRP-immunoreactive nerve fibers were never observed in the epidermis or superficial dermis 1 week after capsaicin. However, they were found in the dermis, but not the epidermis, 4 weeks after injection of capsaicin. Although quantitative measures of the number of CGRP-immunoreactive fibers were not made, the number of fibers present at 4 weeks after capsaicin appeared to be less than normal, as with PGP 9.5-immunoreactive fibers.



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   Figure 4.   Confocal images of skin biopsies from one subject showing nerve fibers immunoreactive for CGRP and SP in normal skin and skin at 1 and 4 weeks after capsaicin injection. Right, CGRP-immunoreactive fibers were completely absent 1 week after capsaicin injection and reappeared 4 weeks after injection (arrows). Left, There was not a complete loss of SP-immunoreactive fibers at 1 week after capsaicin injection, and one fiber can be seen oriented horizontally below the basement membrane (arrow). At 4 weeks after capsaicin injection, fibers were occasionally found deep in the dermis (arrow) and oriented vertically toward the basement membrane. Scale bars, 100 &micro;m.




The extent of reinnervation of SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers was difficult to assess because of the small number of fibers normally observed in the superficial dermis and epidermis. A few nerve fibers were found in at least some of the subjects at all times examined after capsaicin. These fibers were observed only in the dermis, and the number of these fibers found was similar to that in normal skin.

Gradual reinnervation of the epidermis coincided with the gradual restoration of evoked pain sensation. This is illustrated in Figure 5 that shows the mean change in the number of PGP 9.5-immunoreactive ENFs and the mean change in sensation for all subjects. The magnitude of heat pain sensation and the percent of mechanical stimuli perceived as painful decreased significantly after capsaicin (p < 0.001). During the first 2 weeks after capsaicin injection, heat pain sensation was nearly eliminated, and subjects exhibited an ~65% decrease in the proportion of sharp mechanical stimuli perceived as painful. However, the decrease in mechanically evoked pain sensation was variable compared with the changes in heat pain sensation. For example, during the first 2 weeks after capsaicin, three of the six subjects did not perceive sharp pain, whereas the detection of sharp pain was not altered in one subject. Although there were no significant alterations in the sensation of cold during the first 2 weeks after capsaicin, all but one subject exhibited at least a 16% decrease in the magnitude of cold sensation. Similarly, there was no significant change in tactile threshold during this time. Tactile thresholds were increased in three of the six subjects and were unchanged in the remaining three subjects.



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   Figure 5.   The mean (± SEM) change in sensation and in the number of ENFs for all subjects through 1-6 weeks after injection of 20 &micro;g of capsaicin. Data are presented as the percent change from normal untreated skin.




At 3 and 4 weeks after capsaicin, detection of heat pain and of pricking pain sensation had improved and was consistent with the onset of reinnervation of the epidermis. There remained a 37 ± 19.9% decrease in heat pain at 4 weeks after capsaicin as compared with that in normal skin. Similarly, the sensation of pricking pain also improved but was more variable than was the pain sensation evoked by heat.

Localization of capsaicin-evoked nerve degeneration

To determine the extent to which capsaicin diffused from the injection site to cause degeneration of nerve fibers adjacent to the injection site, we made one biopsy 72 hr after injection of 20 &micro;g of capsaicin that included part of the injection site (as defined by the appearance of the bleb) and adjacent skin. A confocal image of this biopsy is provided in Figure 6. It can be seen that the left portion of the biopsied skin does not contain ENFs, whereas ENFs are clearly seen in the right portion. The right portion of the biopsy, which has a normal appearance and number of ENFs, was ~1-2 mm from the edge of the capsaicin injection. This demonstrates that capsaicin diffuses minimally from the injection site and that nerve degeneration is restricted to the capsaicin-treated area.



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   Figure 6.   The localization of degeneration of ENFs after an intradermal injection of 20 &micro;g of capsaicin as shown by confocal images of skin biopsy from one subject. Top, Montage of confocal images that span across the skin biopsy. Abundant ENFs are seen only at the far right portion of the biopsy, which was located outside the capsaicin injection site and presumably not exposed to the neurotoxin. Bottom, The two opposite ends of the skin biopsy, outlined by the squares in the top image, shown at greater magnification to illustrate differences in epidermal innervation.




    DISCUSSION
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The present findings demonstrate that intradermal injection of capsaicin produces rapid degeneration of nerve fibers in the epidermis and superficial dermis. This phenomenon is local in that it occurred only at the site of injection and presumably only to those nerve fibers that came in contact with capsaicin. We used loss of immunoreactivity for PGP 9.5 as evidence of degeneration. It could be argued that capsaicin interferes with expression of PGP 9.5 without producing nerve fiber destruction. However, we believe the initial loss and subsequent reappearance of immunoreactivity for PGP 9.5 coincides with degeneration and subsequent regeneration for the following reasons. First, capsaicin produced a clear disruption of the subepidermal neural plexus within 3 d after intradermal injection, followed by a gradual loss within the next 2 weeks. Second, loss of immunoreactivity also occurred for the neuropeptide CGRP, and there appeared to be a decrease in the number of SP-immunoreactive fibers. Third, the reappearance of immunoreactivity for PGP 9.5 was gradual and consistent with the gradual regeneration of the subepidermal neural plexus and reinnervation of the epidermis. Fourth, the number of PGP 9.5-immunoreactive fibers that reappeared was less than that in normal skin, even at 4 and 6 weeks after capsaicin injection. Fifth, the loss and subsequent reappearance of immunoreactivity for PGP 9.5 correlated well with the loss and recovery of somatic sensation. The combined disappearance of immunoreactivity for a cytoplasmic protein and two neuropeptides and the associated decrement in sensation strongly suggest that intracutaneous nerve fibers degenerated.

Degeneration of intradermal and epidermal nerve fibers by locally applied capsaicin raises several important issues regarding (1) the mechanisms of hypalgesia produced by capsaicin, (2) the mechanisms by which capsaicin produces local degeneration of nerve fibers, and (3) the function of epidermal nerve fibers in sensation, which are each discussed below. It is noteworthy that capsaicin produced degeneration of ENFs in the presence of local anesthesia. This suggests that degeneration produced by capsaicin is not dependent on excitation and generation of action potentials.

Hypalgesia and degeneration after capsaicin

Many studies have documented that application of capsaicin to the skin initially produces pain and hyperalgesia followed by diminished pain sensation, referred to as functional desensitization. The peripheral neural mechanisms that contribute to the positive sensory phenomena of pain and hyperalgesia produced by intradermal injection of capsaicin include excitation and sensitization of C polymodal nociceptors, whereas the neural mechanisms underlying functional desensitization subsequent to capsaicin treatment are unclear. One possibility is that capsaicin depletes C-fibers of neuropeptides, such as SP and CGRP, resulting in desensitization of nociceptors. Capsaicin has been shown to release these and other peptides from the peripheral endings of primary afferent fibers (Holzer, 1988; Maggi and Meli, 1988; Saria et al., 1988). Recent electrophysiological studies, however, suggest that initial desensitization and hypalgesia are related to the effects of capsaicin on neuronal ion channels. It has been found that capsaicin initially excites nociceptors by interacting with a specific receptor (Szallasi and Blumberg, 1990a,b; Caterina et al., 1997) to decrease the input resistance (Heyman and Rang, 1985), to evoke an inward current (Bevan and Docherty, 1993), and to open nonselective cation channels (Wood et al., 1988; Bleakman et al., 1990; Docherty et al., 1991). This is followed by the inactivation of voltage-gated ion channels that prevents the generation of action potentials and may account for short-lasting desensitization and hypalgesia. It is therefore possible that capsaicin interferes with the generation of action potentials by causing ultrastructural damage (e.g., mitochondrial swelling) to nociceptive endings as a result of prolonged opening of cation channels. Although the mechanisms described above may account for initial desensitization and corresponding hypalgesia, it is unlikely that they account for the long-lasting hypalgesia observed in the present study. Rather, our findings demonstrate that hypalgesia results from the loss of nerve fibers. This is the first study to examine the morphology of intradermal and ENFs located at the site of capsaicin injection. Our results are compatible with a previous study in which repeated application of topical capsaicin to the rat hindpaw produced no evidence of either nerve damage in the sciatic nerve (proximal to capsaicin application) or neuron loss in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) (McMahon et al., 1991). Although topical capsaicin did not produce remote degeneration of nerve fibers in the nerve trunk or of sensory neurons in the DRG, it was not determined whether capsaicin produced degeneration locally at the site of application. It has been shown, however, that systemic administration of capsaicin caused some degeneration of the subepidermal neural plexus (Chung et al., 1990), demonstrating susceptibility of intracutaneous nerve fibers to the neurotoxic actions of capsaicin. Also, local application of capsaicin has been shown to cause degeneration of DRG neurons and axons (Handwerker et al., 1984; Marsh et al., 1987; Pini et al., 1990). As illustrated in the present study, degeneration occurred only at the site of capsaicin application and in those fibers exposed to the neurotoxin. Moreover, degeneration was progressive in that only ENFs were affected at 24 hr after capsaicin, whereas degeneration included the subepidermal neural plexus within 1 week and the dermal CGRP- and SP-immunoreactive nerve fibers. This was illustrated more clearly in a parallel study (Nolano et al., 1996) in which repeated topical application of capsaicin produced gradual degeneration of nerve fibers in the epidermis. Recently, Reilly et al. (1997) confirmed the use of the blister technique to show degeneration of ENFs by capsaicin. Thus, capsaicin seems to produce a gradual but limited dying back of fibers from the nerve endings in the epidermis. This pattern of degeneration is common with various types of clinical neuropathies, such as diabetic neuropathy (Kennedy et al., 1996) and neuropathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus injection (McCarthy et al., 1995).

Functions of epidermal nerve fibers

The present findings provide new information about the function of ENFs. Because loss of ENFs correlated primarily with diminished pain sensation, we believe that many of the ENFs are nociceptors. Furthermore, many are likely to be polymodal nociceptors because pain evoked by heat and mechanical stimuli was depressed. However, an interesting paradox is that cold and tactile sensitivities were not altered significantly, although virtually all fibers in the superficial skin were absent. Although the probe used for cold sensation was small and maintained at very low temperature, it evoked cold sensation without pain. This suggests that cold-specific receptors normally sensitive to innocuous cold temperatures were excited. The finding that cold and tactile sensations were not altered by capsaicin is in agreement with electrophysiological studies showing that evoked responses of low threshold receptors were not altered after intradermal injection of capsaicin (Baumann et al., 1991). It is likely that those sensations arose from activation of receptors located deep in the dermis or just adjacent to the capsaicin injection where innervation is normal. Similarly, deep nociceptors or activated proximal segments of ENFs are likely to account for the residual pricking pain sensation that persisted after capsaicin treatment.

There seemed to be a mismatch in the relationship between the number of regenerated ENFs and evoked sensation. During reinnervation when there were relatively few fibers in the epidermis, there was a striking return of heat and sharp pain sensation. For example, at 3 weeks after capsaicin injection, the mean magnitude of heat pain and sharp pain sensation was 61 and 77%, respectively, of that obtained in normal skin. At this time, however, epidermal reinnervation was only ~17% of normal. Two possibilities might account for the apparent mismatch between the magnitude of sensation and the number of epidermal nerve fibers. One is that relatively few epidermal nerve fibers are needed for pain detection. This is supported by microneurography studies in humans that suggest activation of a small number of nociceptive primary afferent fibers evoke clear pain sensation (Ochoa and Torebj&ouml;rk, 1989). If this is true, sensory testing by conventional methods may not be sensitive enough to detect neuropathy in the early stages of degeneration. A second possibility is that the subepidermal neural plexus and receptors located on these fibers contribute to evoked sensation. Indeed at 3 weeks or less after capsaicin treatment, the subepidermal neural plexus appeared to have returned to normal, on visual inspection, with respect to its density and continuity.

Conclusions

The present study demonstrates that the hypalgesia after application of capsaicin to the skin results from degeneration of ENFs. This finding has important clinical implications because topical capsaicin has been used for a variety of painful syndromes, including diabetic neuropathy. Because we have shown that degeneration of ENFs also occurs after topical capsaicin, although the degeneration has a slower onset and is not as severe as that produced by intradermal injection (Nolano et al., 1996), it is debatable whether capsaicin should be used in syndromes in which there is ongoing nerve pathology and nerve regeneration is necessary to preserve or restore detection of noxious stimuli. In this regard, the capsaicin model may be useful to study mechanisms of regeneration of intracutaneous nerve fibers and to assess the effects of neurotrophins and other pharmacological agents in correlative morphological and psychophysical studies.

    FOOTNOTES

Received May 13, 1998; revised Aug. 12, 1998; accepted Aug. 13, 1998.

This work was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grants NS31223 (D.A.S.) and NS31397 (W.R.K.) and by a grant from Toray Industries Inc. (W.R.K.). We thank Dr. Paul Thuras for assistance with statistical analyses.

Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Donald A. Simone, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Box 392, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

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Capsaicin-an effective topical treatment in pain

Capsaicin-an effective topical treatment in pain

Emanuel Markovirs, MD, and Amos Gilhar, MD



From the Department of Rehabilitation. Flieman Geriatric Hospital, and Skin Research Laboratory, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-lsrael lnstitute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Correspondence

Amos Gilhar, MD, skin Research Laboratory, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, PO Box 9649,31096 haifa, Israel



    A number of articles published in the past 5 years have focused on capsaicin - a pungent and irritating ingredient found in red hot peppers that has safely and successfully been used in the treatment of various painful conditions; e.g. postherpetic neuralagia, painful diabetic neuropathy, painful musculo-skeletal conditions like fibromyalgia and arthritis, hypersensitive bladder disease, postmastectomy pain syndrome, cluster headache ,and others.

This paper synthesizes data regarding the properties and the clinical use of capsaicin, obtained from Medline searches of original articles and review articles published in the past 5 years in North American and European publications.



    Pharmacology

    Capsaicin is a naturally occurring substance derived from plants of the Solanaceae family (red peppers),and has the chemical name 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide.It is widely consumed as a food additive, particularly in South East Asia and Latin America It causes burning and inflammation upon contact with mucous membranes of the oral mucosa.

    Capsaicin exerts its major pharmacologic effects on the peripheral part of the sensory nervous system, particularly on the primary afferent neurons of C-fiber type. Capsaicin excites nociceptive C-afferents and causes the release of the neurotransmitter substance P from these sensory nerve fibers [1,2].

    Release of substance P then results in prolonged cutaneous pain transmission, histamine release, the "pathologic itch" sensation, and erythema because of axon reflex-mediated vasodilation. Prolonged repeat applications of capsaicin deplete the peripheral sensory C-fiber of substance P, resulting in inhibition of pain sensation. Capsaicin may work in pain syndromes by altering the balance between large and small fiber afferents, specifically by causing a reduction in small fiber input. Capsaicin does not interfere with the axonal transport of other neurotransmitters. local administration of capsaicin to the peripheral sensory nerve endings in the skin results in depletion of substance P from the whole neuron, both peripherally(nerve endings)and centrally.

    A recent study indicates that cutaneous injection of the capsaicin analogue NE-21610 produces analgesia to heat, but not to mechanical stimuli in man[3] The mechanism is supposed to be a selective action of the drug on heat transducers in nociceptors responive to both heat and mechanical stimuli. The long lasting(several weeks) hyperalgesia to heat stimuli may be clinically useful in burns.

    Another investigation has focused on capsaicin-evoked hyperalgesia, by injecting capsaicin intradermally into normal subjects. the injection of capsaicin adjacent to nociceptors receptive field failed to sensitize the nociceptors to mechanical stimuli.

    Capsaicin has been shown to have a role in preventing the development of thermal hyperalgesia in neonatal rats[5]. In capsaicin-treated rats there was no evidence of thermal hyperalgesia compared with a control group. Radioimmunoassay revealed that there was a significant depletion of substance P (43.8%) and calcitonin-gene-related peptide (72.6%) in the lumbal spinal cord of neonatal capsaicin-treated rats compared with vehicle-treated rats .Thermal hyperalgesia is mediated via the small diameter unmyelinated capsaicin-sensitive fibers.

    The role of capsaicin-sensitive small-diameter fibers in the development of thermal and mechanical allodynia (causalgia) in a rat model for neuropathic pain has also been investigated[6] The destruction of A, lamda and C nociceptive fibers by capsaicin, injected neonatally prior to the nerve injury, prevented activities induced in these fibers by the nerve injury from producing a central sensitization and, thus, allodynia (thermal and mechanical).

    It has been shown that capsaicin is effective in treating superficial pain (like burning, tingling, and allodynia) of patients with diabetic neuropathy.7This kind of pain is caused by increased firing of abnormally excitable or damaged nociceptive sprouting regenerating fibers. Capsaicin penetrates to the subdermal layer and can cause loss of unmyelinated nerve fibers, depletes nerves of substance P, inhibits axonal transport of substance P and reduces conduction in type C fibers. Continued use of topical capsaicin produces a densitization and raise the threshold for thermal, mechanical, and chemical stimuli by blocking the nociceptive afferents[7].

    Experimentally, capsaicin causes a dose- and species-dependent loss of unmyelinated fibers in sensory or mixed nerves and produces a selective degeneration of primary sensory neurons containing substance P, cholecystokinin, somatostatin, and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in the cranial and spinal ganglia. These effects are prominent and irreversible in neonatal animals but are less striking in adults. When applied topically to the skin of experimental animals and humans, capsaicin initially lowers the threshold for thermal, chemical, and mechanical nociception possibly by direct stimulation of receptors, causing local warmth, redness, burning, and spontaneous pain. Continued application causes desensitization and raises the threshold for thermal, chemical, and mechanical stimuli, probably by blocking polymodal nociceptors, warm receptors, and conduction in nociceptive afferents[8].

The onset of action of capsaicin is up to 4 weeks from the beginning of application. The duration of action after every application is 3-6 h. The elimination is hepatic, via microsomal cytochrome P 450[9]



    General toxicity

    Ingestion of capsaicin in large doses has been reported to cause histopathologic and biochemical changes, including acute erosion of gastric mucosa and hepatic necrosis. The irreversible interaction of capsaicin with liver microsomal protein may account for its impact on hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes as well as hepatotoxicity.

Genotoxicity

    Capsaicin has been tested for mutagenicity in both bacterial and mammalian cells in culture, but the results are conflicting. Capsaicin causes chromosome aberrations in cultured human lymphocytes.



    Tumorigenicity

    A case-control study conducted in the Mexico City area, where hot chili peppers are heavily consumed, has shown a significant correlation between hot pepper consumption and the incidence of gastric cancer in the Mexican population.

    Recent data underlines the chemoprotective activities of capsaicin, due to its inhibitory effects on metabolism, DNA binding ,and mutagenicity of certain chemical carcinogens[10].

    Adverse manifestations of capsaicin application are burning, stinging, erythema, pruritus, and superficial ulcers of the skin.



    Preparation

    Capsaicin cream: 0.025%,in tubes of 0.7 oz, 1.5 oz, and 3 oz.

    Capsaicin cream: 0.075% in tubes of 1 oz and 2 oz.

    Application: three to five times a day, over one painful site.[9]



    Clinical applications of capsaicin

    Painful diabetic neuropathy

    An 8-week controlled study with topical 0.075% capsaicin in patients with chronic severe diabetic neuropathy proved that capsaicin was beneficial in the clinical improvement of pain status as measured by the physician's global evaluation, by the categorical pain severity scale, and by the visual analogue scale[8]. Capsaicin cream was applied to painful areas four times a day for 8 weeks. At a follow-up of 22 weeks, 50% of subjects had improvement of pain or were cured, 25% remained unchanged, and 25%worsened.[9]

    Another study by the same authors[10] deals with the safety of capsaicin application-possible impairment of "useful senses" in pin prick sensitivity, vibration, and touch-pressure sensations. After 8 weeks of treatment there were no significant changes in warm and vibration thresholds, but the cold threshold was significantly reduced by capsaicin and vehicle creams to an equal degree. there were no adverse effects on sensory function even in subjects with pre-existing neuropathic sensory impairment. The topical effects of capsaicin on cutaneous sensations depend on the concentration used and on the duration of treatment. At 0.1%-1%, topical capsaicin reduces or abolishes the flare response elicited by intradermal injections of substance P and histamine. However, the maximal concentration of topical capsaicin prescribed today is 0.075% cream.[10]

    Fifty diabetic patients suffering from "superficial pain"(burning, tingling, allodynia) were successfully treated by 0.075% capsaicin, four times a day, over 12 weeks.[7]



    Chronic postherpetic neuralgia

    This painful condition, manifested by dysaesthesia/paraesthesia and allodynia/hyperpathia, was treated using 0.025% capsaicin cream for 8 weeks, four times a day. After 8 weeks,48.7% of patients improved, 12.8% discontinued therapy due to side-effects (burning sensation, mastitis),and 38.5% reported no benefit. The onset of pain relief was noticed within the first 3 weeks of application, and the maximum pain relief was obtained after 5 weeks in most patients. Postherpetic pain may arise from uninhibited activity of unmyelinated afferents at hypersensitive neurons in the dorsal horn. Accordingly, decreased C-fiber input due to capsaicin-induced block or degeneration might produce pain relief in these patients.[11]

    Rheumatic diseases

    In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial, involving 70 patients with knee osteoarthritis and 31 with rheumatoid arthritis with involvement of the knees, Deal et al.[12] used 0.025% capsaicin cream four times daily for 4 weeks. Significantly more relief of pain was reported by the capsaicin-treated patients than the placebo patients. After 4 weeks of treatment, rheumatoid arthritis patients and osteoarthritis patients demonstrated a mean reduction in pain of 57% and 33%, respectively.

    This topical treatment may be combined with other nonmedical and noninvasive therapies, like diathermy, exercise, acupuncture, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, low energy laser, and pulsed electromagnetic fields.[13]

    Topical capsaicin may permit a substantial reduction in NSAID dosage in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, being an important addition to the treatment of these diseases.[14]

    Capsaicin 0.025% cream four times a day for 5 weeks was successfully used in the treatment of the painful neck and shoulder condition known as fibromyalgia and. It was applied over a maximum of five sites, by gently rubbing it into the skin for 30 s. Seventy-four percent of the patients reported mild burning associated with capsaicin use.

    The wrists and forearms of 40 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were injected intradermally with capsaicin[15]. The results showed a selective increase of capsaicin-induced vasodilatation in skin overlying joints, suggesting that the activity of a subpopulation of periarticular small sensory fibers is altered.



    Postmastectomy pain syndrome

    Postmastectomy pain syndrome caused mainly by intercostobrachial nerve injury during axillary clearing, has been successfully treated by 0.025% capsaicin cream, three times daily for 2 months. Sixty-eight per cent of patients have obtained good pain relief.[16]



    Cluster headache

    Cluster headache, whose pathogenesis is supposed to be linked to a subpopulation of trigeminal primary sensory neurons- C fibers - containing neuropeptides, has been treated by intranasal application of 10 mM capsaicin suspension once a day for 30 days. Seventy per cent of the patients treated on the ipsilateral-nostril showed a marked amelioration. The maximum period of amelioration lasted no more than 40 days.[17]

    Fifty microliters of capsaicin (50 nmol) were applied to the human nasal mucosa, once a day for 5-7 days[18]. The results - almost mucosa, once a day for 5-7 days[18]. The results - almost complete densitization - suggest that prolonged topical capsaicin treatment leads to selective desensitization to certain algesic stimuli as capsaicin itself and hydrogen ions.



    Hypersensitive vesical syndrome

    Hypersensitive vesical syndrome, defined as an abnormal increase of perceived sensation from the lower urinary tract in the absence of infection and/or detrusor contraction, has been treated by intravesical instillation of capsaicin (10 uM in saline) three times during 28 days (days 0,14,and 28).The results were beneficial for the patients. Capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves are present in the human bladder and mediate pain and the regulation of bladder capacity [19].

    Irrigation of the bladder with capsaicin solution (1 mmol/L solution of capsaicin in 30% ethanol in saline) has been reported to be successful in modifying the detrusor reflex arc in paraplegics[20].



    The loin pain/hematuria syndrome

    The loin pain/hematuria syndrome, of unknown cause and pathology and manifested by lengthy episodes of pain with acute exacerbation, has been successfully treated by capsaicin instillation in the renal pelvis (1 mmol/L solution).The relief from pain lasted for 2-5 months after a single instillation[21].



    Psoriasis and PUVA-induced skin pain

    In psoriasis and PUVA-induced skin pain, application of capsaicin cream 0.075% four times a day for 10 days led to a complete resolution of pain and puritus. In the first 3 days of treatment there was an initial transient worsening of the burning sensation, probably due to initial release of substance P by capsaicin [22,23].



    Notalgia paresthetica

    Notalgia paresthetica is characterized by episodes of a localized itch or skin pain, close to the medial border of the scapula. Capsaicin cream 0.025% was used for 4 weeks, five times a day during the first week and three times a day during the three subsequent weeks [24]. Seventy per cent of the patients improved with this treatment, the main adverse reaction being burning and stinging at the site of application.



    Conclusions

    It may be concluded that capsaicin represents a valuable adjuvant therapy in various pain conditions, acting locally by topical application or instillation and being a safe and simple to use treatment, although a burning sensation or "itch" may accompany its application at the beginning of therapy.



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From: International Journal of Dermatology 1997, 36, 401-404





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辣椒碱——一种有效的外用镇痛药



    辣椒碱是从红辣椒中提取的一种具有辛辣和刺激性的成分,近五年的文献研究报导该药能安全而有效地用于治疗各种疼痛疾患。在临床上用于治疗带状疱疹后遗神经痛、糖尿病性神经痛、肌肉关节的疼痛(如纤维肌痛症)、丛集性头痛等疾患。本文综述了近五年北美和欧洲的相关文献,阐述辣椒碱的药理作用及其临床作用。



    1 药理作用

    辣椒碱是从茄科植物红辣椒中提取的天然成分,其化学名称为反-甲基-N-香草基-6-壬烯基酰胺。在东南亚和拉丁美洲,一直被广泛作为食品调味剂使用,如果接触眼和口腔粘膜能产生灼热感和局部炎症。

    作为镇痛药物,它主要作用于外周感觉神经系统,选择性地兴奋C型感觉神经元导致该神经纤维释放神经递质P物质。初期P物质的释放将出现一系列现象,如导致皮肤疼痛,组胺释放引起的皮肤局部发痒,神经反射性血管扩张导致的局部发红等。持续的反复使用辣椒碱将耗竭C型感觉神经纤维上的P物质,使神经失敏,疼痛的产生和传导明显抑制。局部使用辣椒碱不仅能耗竭外周感觉神经末梢的P物质,而且能导致整个神经元的P物质耗竭。所以,辣椒碱被认为是通过减少小直径感觉神经纤维的外周传入而起作用的。研究还发现辣椒碱对其他神经递质并无明显作用。

    最近一项研究表明,人体皮内注射辣椒碱拮抗剂NE-21610能阻断热刺激,但是对机械性刺激无阻断作用,提示辣椒碱选择性作用于相同的感受器中的温热觉传导部分的效应。这种持久的温热觉阻断效应提示该药可能使用于烧伤临床。另一项皮下注射辣椒碱的研究同样显示辣椒碱对机械性刺激感受器无明显影响。动物实验发现辣椒碱能阻止新生大鼠热过敏的形成;放免检测发现这种辣椒碱处理的新生大鼠腰椎脊髓背根神经节中有明显的P物质和降钙素基因相关多肽的耗竭现象。研究还发现新生鼠注射辣椒碱,能破坏辣椒碱敏感的小直径神经纤维Aδ和C型纤维,从而阻断热和化学性神经损伤产生的中枢敏感。

    辣椒碱能有效治疗糖尿病性神经痛患者浅表的疼痛(烧伤、刺痛等),这些疼痛的产生和再生的神经纤维异常兴奋有关。皮下组织辣椒碱给药能使无髓神经纤维的P物质耗竭从而阻断P物质介导的C型神经的痛觉传导。持续局部使用辣椒碱能诱导神经失敏,并且通过阻断伤害感受的传入提高热和化学性伤害刺激阈。

    动物实验发现辣椒碱使无髓神经失敏和选择性诱导脑和脊髓中枢初级神经元退变这种作用呈现出剂量和个体依赖性;这些神经元含有某些特定物质,包括P物质、肠促胰酶肽、生长抑素、血管活性肠肽。在新生动物模型上这些作用明显而不可逆,但是在成年动物上作用并不显著。无论动物还是人类,初次皮肤局部使用辣椒碱将直接激活伤害感受器,从而使热和化学性刺激的痛阈降低,并产生局部发热、发红甚或灼痛。持续给药,则阻断刺激伤害感受器的反应性和传入神经对伤害性刺激的上传,导致神经神经元变得迟钝而失敏,最终使痛阈提高。

    辣椒碱在连续使用后第四周发挥最佳疗效,每次用药后作用时间达到3-6小时。辣椒碱通过肝脏内的微粒体细胞色素酶P450代谢清除。

    一般毒性

    有报导摄入大量辣椒碱能导致机体形态学和生化病理改变,如胃粘膜急性腐蚀和肝坏死。

    特殊毒性

    辣椒碱对培养的细菌和哺乳动物细胞均无诱导突变的作用。辣椒碱能使培养的人淋巴细胞染色体失常。墨西哥城一项研究显示红辣椒过量摄入的剂量和该地区胃癌发生率有明显相关性。最近一项研究强调辣椒碱具有染色体保护作用,因为它抑制某些致癌因子导致的DNA交链和诱变等。



    2 临床应用

    2.1糖尿病性神经痛

    一项观察周期为8周的对照研究发现,重度慢性糖尿病神经病变疼痛局部外用使用0.075%辣椒碱软膏有明显疗效。临床上能改善医生疼痛评价值、患者疼痛自我评价值、目测模拟表(VAS)等。使用方法为连续使用8周,每天4次局部外用。随访22周发现50%的受试者疼痛治愈或者明显改善,25%无明显改变,而其余25%加重。

    该研究者的另一项研究显示55例糖尿病的浅表疼痛在经过12周连续局部使用0.075%辣椒碱(每天4次外用)得到了成功治疗。该研究还发现局部使用0.1%-1%辣椒碱能减轻或者阻断皮内注射P物质和组胺诱导的炎症反应。

    2.2 带状疱疹后遗神经痛

    带状疱疹后神经痛患者主要是因为感觉不良/感觉异常和痛觉过敏导致。一项研究使用0.025%辣椒碱软膏连续治疗8周,每天4次治疗带状疱疹后神经痛患者。8周后,48.7%得到明显改善,12.8%因为副作用(烧灼感、乳腺炎)未中止治疗,38.5%无明显改善。前3周即能观察到缓解疼痛的疗效,大部分患者最佳疗效的时间为5周。

    2.3 类风湿关节炎和骨关节病等风湿免疫疾病

    一项随机、双盲、安慰剂对照的多中心临床研究,选取了70例膝骨关节炎患者和31例类风关膝关节累及的患者作为研究对象。治疗组连续4周使用0.025%辣椒碱软膏,每天4次。治疗组患者的疼痛显著改善,和对照组比较有明显差异。治疗4周后,类风关患者和骨关节炎患者疼痛改善率分别为57%和33%。

    辣椒碱软膏局部治疗建议联合其他康复和非创伤性治疗如透热疗法、运动治疗、针灸、经皮电刺激、低能激光治疗和电磁脉冲治疗等。局部辣椒碱治疗能减少OA和RA患者的NSAID药物的用量,是治疗这类疾病的重要联合用药。

    有报导连续使用0.025%辣椒碱软膏5周,每天5次,能有效治疗纤维肌痛症的颈部疼痛和肌筋膜疼痛综合征的肩部疼痛。因为使用部位超过5处,故74%患者反映有轻微的灼热感。

    2.4 乳腺切除术后疼痛

    乳腺切除术后疼痛主要是乳腺肿瘤腋窝淋巴结清扫损伤神经导致的。用0.025%辣椒碱软膏治疗2月,每天3次,能有效改善病情。一项研究发现68%的患者疼痛得到了明显的缓解。

    2.5 丛集性头痛

    丛集性头痛的发病机理和三叉神经中的含有P物质的初级感觉神经元病变有关。有报导,将10 mM辣椒碱悬液滴鼻(与头痛部位同侧鼻孔),每天一次,共治疗30天,70%患者有明显改善。疼痛改善最长持续时间保持了40天。

    2.6 神经源性膀胱过激综合症

    神经源性膀胱过激综合症是在无感染和逼尿肌收缩的情况下,下尿道感觉神经敏感性异常增高导致的。有报导将10 uM辣椒碱悬液(溶解于生理盐水)冲洗膀胱治疗该病,得到了满意疗效。用法为28天内冲洗3次(第1、14、28天)。尚有报导将1 mmol/L的辣椒碱溶液(溶解于含30%乙醇的生理盐水中)冲洗膀胱,能有效调节截瘫患者的逼尿肌反射弧。

    2.7 银屑病

    研究发现,用0.075%辣椒碱软膏治疗能完全缓解银屑病导致的皮肤疼痛和瘙痒。具体用法为连续使用10天,每天4次。在使用的前3天内可能有早期短暂的灼热感加剧,这和初期使用辣椒碱导致一过性P物质释放有关。



    结    语

    以上研究报导显示,辣椒碱是治疗各种疼痛的有效的药物。局部外用和冲洗治疗均显示出使用方便和安全性高的优势。副作用仅为部分患者在治疗初期有用药部位的热、痒感。

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TRPV1 Antagonists Elevate Cell Surface Populations of Receptor Protein```

作者:Mark E. Johansen, Christopher A. Reilly and Garold S. Yost


【关键词】  capsaicin

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

    ABSTRACT

    TRPV1 mediates cell death and pro-inflammatory cytokine production in lung epithelial cells exposed to prototypical receptor agonists. This study shows that NHBE, BEAS-2B and TRPV1 over-expressing BEAS-2B cells pre-treated with various TRPV1 antagonists become sensitized to the prototypical TRPV1 agonist, nonivamide, via a mechanism that involves translocation of existing receptor from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane. As such, typical cellular responses to agonist treatment, as measured by calcium flux, inflammatory cytokine gene induction, and cytotoxicity were exacerbated. These data were in contrast to the results obtained when TRPV1 antagonists were co-administered with nonivamide; conditions which inhibited TRPV1-mediated effects. The antagonists LJO-328, SC0030, and capsazepine increased the cytotoxicity of nonivamide by 20-fold and agonist-induced calcium flux by 6-fold. Inflammatory-cytokine gene induction by nonivamide was also increased significantly by pre-treatment with the antagonists. The enhanced responses were inhibited by the co-administration of antagonists with nonivamide, confirming that increases in sensitivity were attributable to increased TRPV1-associated activity. Sensitization was attenuated by brefeldin A (a golgi transport inhibitor), but not cycloheximide (a protein synthesis inhibitor), or actinomycin D (a transcription inhibitor). Sensitized cells exhibited increased calcium flux from extracellular calcium sources, while unsensitized cells exhibited calcium flux originating primarily from intracellular stores. These results demonstrate the presence of a novel mechanism for regulating the sub-cellular distribution of TRPV1 and subsequent control of cellular sensitivity to TRPV1 agonists.

    Key Words: capsaicin; TRPV1; calcium; translocation; cytotoxicity; inflammation.

    INTRODUCTION

    The lung epithelium is the initial barrier that xenobiotics encounter upon inhalation and is a frequent target for toxicants (Burgel and Nadel, 2004). Damage to the respiratory epithelium compromises respiratory function by increasing the susceptibility of individuals to subsequent lung injury and infections, and ultimately contributes to hypersensitivity disorders such as asthma and COPD (Kasper and Haroske, 1996; Kuwano et al., 2001; Selman et al., 2001; Witschi, 1991). Activation of TRPV1 (the capsaicin receptor, VR1) in lung epithelial cells by certain types of airborne particulate pollutants and prototypical agonists initiates inflammatory responses and promotes cell death (Agopyan et al., 2003a,b, 2004; Oortgiesen et al., 2000; Reilly et al., 2003; Veronesi et al., 1999b).

    TRPV1 is a cation-selective channel that has been shown to be expressed by lung epithelial cells. It is a member of the Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) family of ion channels (Clapham, 2003) that detect and respond to many types of stimuli. There are five major subfamilies: TRPC (canonical), TRPV (vanilloid), TRPM (melastatin), TRPA (AnktM1), TRPP (polycystins), and TRPML (mucolipins). TRPV1, the founding member of the TRPV subfamily, is activated by low pH, noxious temperature, xenobiotics such as capsaicin and resiniferatoxin (RTX) (Caterina et al., 1997), as well as by the endogenous agonists anandamide (Szallasi and Di Marzo, 2000), N-arachidonoyl-dopamine (NADA) (Huang et al., 2002), N-oleoyldopamine (OLDA) (Chu et al., 2003), and 12-(S)-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-(S)-HPETE) (Hwang et al., 2000).

    TRPV1 function is regulated by a variety of mechanisms, including desensitization by accumulation of excess intracellular calcium and subsequent calcium-dependent dephosphorylation (Dray et al., 1990; Marsh et al., 1987; Williams and Zieglgansberger, 1982; Wood et al., 1988), binding of calmodulin (Rosenbaum et al., 2004) and phosphatydylinositol-4,5,-bisphosphate (PiP2) (Chuang et al., 2001), direct phosphorylation by protein kinase A (PKA) (Di Marzo et al., 2002; Puntambekar et al., 2004) or protein kinase C (PKC) (Bhave et al., 2003; Premkumar and Ahern, 2000), and phosphorylation by CAM kinase II (Jung et al., 2004).

    Recently, the spatial-temporal regulation of TRP channels has been shown to be a control mechanism for TRP channel function. Regulated cell-surface expression of TRPV2 by insulin-like growth factor first indicated that changes in cellular location could impact TRP channel function (Kanzaki et al., 1999). TRPV2 has also been shown to be translocated to the cell surface of neurons by treating with neuropeptide head activator (Boels et al., 2001) and by forskolin in mast cells (Barnhill et al., 2004). In Drosophila photoreceptor cells, light induced the shuttling of TRPL receptors between the rhabdomeral photoreceptor membrane and an intracellular compartment controlling channel function (Bahner et al., 2002). The sub-cellular distribution and function of TRPM1 has also been shown to be regulated by translocation mechanisms (Xu et al., 2001). There have also been a number of studies that demonstrate the translocation of TRPC channels, including work which established that TRPC1 was translocated to the cell surface upon treatment with thrombin in endothelial cells (Mehta et al., 2003). Similarly, epidermal growth factor promoted the translocation and insertion of TRPC5 into the plasma membrane (Bezzerides et al., 2004), while the translocation of TRPC6 was initiated by muscarinic receptor activation or thapsigargin-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium depletion (Cayouette et al., 2004). A Caenorhabditis elegans TRPC homologue, TRP-3, was suggested to translocate to spermatide cell surfaces in response to a store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) signal (Xu and Sternberg, 2003). In other studies, simply internalizing the channels through cytoskeletal disruption revealed a loss of function for TRP-3 (Lockwich et al., 2001) and several other TRPC channels (1, 2, and 4) (Itagaki et al., 2004), demonstrating further the functional importance of the cellular location of TRP channels.

    Additional studies have demonstrated the presence of multiple pools of TRPV1 in cells, including plasma membrane- and ER-associated populations (Karai et al., 2004; Olah et al., 2001). TRPV1 has been shown to increase at the cell surface, with no increase in mRNA, as a result of inflammation in dorsal root ganglion neurons (Ji et al., 2002), a process that appears to be controlled by protein kinase C, snapin, and synaptotagmin IX (Morenilla-Palao et al., 2004). It is not known whether similar control mechanisms exist in lung epithelial cells or whether this phenomenon affects prototypical responses to agonists.

    In the present study we show that prolonged treatment of cells with TRPV1 antagonists induced translocation of TRPV1 to the cell surface, significantly increasing typical responses to receptor agonists. Characterization of this unique mechanism provides new information on TRPV1 function and regulation in human lung epithelial cells and highlights the potential for side effects due to prolonged use of TRPV1 antagonists as therapeutic agents.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS

    Chemicals.

    Nonivamide (99%), capsazepine (CPZ), sulfinpyrazone, and ionomycin were purchased from Sigma Chemical Corporation (St. Louis, MO). Thapsigargin was purchased from Alexis Biochemicals (San Diego, CA). Fluo-4 (AM) was purchased from Molecular Probes (Eugene, OR). SC0030 (N-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)-N'-[3-fluoro-4-(methylsulfonylamino) benzyl]thiourea) (Wang et al., 2002) and LJO-328 (N-(4-tert-butylbenzyl)-N'-(1-[3-fluoro-4-(methylsulfonylamino)phenyl]ethyl)thiourea) were generously provided by Dr. Jeewoo Lee (Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea).

    Cell culture.

    BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelial cells (CRL-9609) were purchased from ATCC (Rockville, MD). TRPV1-overexpressing cells were generated by transfecting BEAS-2B cells with human TRPV1 cDNA cloned into the pcDNA 3.1D-V5/His6 mammalian expression vector (InVitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) and selecting for stably transformed cells, as previously described (Reilly et al., 2003). BEAS-2B and TRPV1-overexpressing BEAS-2B cells were cultured in LHC-9 media (BioSource, Camarillo, CA). Normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells, a primary cell line, were purchased from Cambrex (Walkersville, MD) and cultured in BEGM media. Culture flasks for BEAS-2B and TRPV1-overexpressing BEAS-2B cells were coated with LHC basal media fortified with collagen (30 μg/ml), fibronectin (10 μg/ml), and bovine serum albumin (10 μg/ml). Cells were maintained between 3090% confluency and were passaged every 24 days by trypsinization.

    Cytotoxicity assays.

    Cells were sub-cultured into coated multi-well cell culture plates and allowed to reach 95% confluence within 2448 h. The cells were treated for 24 h with the various agonists and antagonists prepared in the appropriate culture media. Cell viability was assessed using the Dojindo Cell Counting Kit-8 (Dojindo Laboratories, Gaithersburg, MD), according to the supplier recommendations. Briefly, WST-8, a tetrazolium salt, is reduced by cellular NAD+- and NADP+-dependent dehydrogenases to an orange formazan product that is soluble in tissue culture medium. The amount of formazan produced (max = 450 nm) is directly proportional to the number of living cells. Data are expressed as the percentage of viable cells relative to untreated control cells, calculated using the absorbance ratio. All experiments were performed in triplicate.

    Fluorometric calcium assays.

    Cells were sub-cultured into coated 96-well culture plates and grown to 95% confluence within 2448 h. Prior to analysis, the cells were loaded with membrane-permeable fluorogenic calcium indicator, Fluo-4 (AM) (2.5 μM), for 90 min at room temperature (22°C) in LHC-9 media containing 200 μM sulfinpyrazone. Cells were washed with media and incubated at room temperature for an additional 20 min to permit methyl ester hydrolysis and activation of Fluo-4 (AM) within the cells. Changes in cellular fluorescence in response to agonist and antagonist treatments were assessed microscopically (10X objective) on cell populations ( 500 cells/field) using a Nikon Diaphot inverted microscope equipped with a fluorescence filter set designed to visualize green fluorescent protein. Fluoromicrographs were captured at high resolution using a SPOT Insight QE digital camera interfaced with the SPOT data system software (Diagnostic Instruments, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI). Images were collected immediately prior to the addition of the various substances and 30 s after treatment. All agonist and antagonist solutions were prepared in culture media and were added to the cells in 50 μl volumes at room temperature. Image quantitation was achieved using the NIH Image J software package. Briefly, the brightness of the images was normalized, the background fluorescence subtracted, and the mean fluorescence intensity of the images determined. Data was normalized to maximize fluorescence values obtained by treating cells with ionomycin (15 μM).

    RT-PCR analysis of cytokine gene expression.

    Cells were sub-cultured into coated 25 cm2 cell culture flasks and grown to a density of 8090% followed by the procedure to enhance TRPV1 responses by antagonists. Cells were washed with PBS and then treated with nonivamide for 4 h at 37°C. Total RNA was extracted from the cell pellets using the RNeasy mini RNA isolation kit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA) and 5 μg of total RNA was transcribed into cDNA using Poly T and Superscript II (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA). IL-6, IL-8, and -actin cDNA was selectively amplified by PCR from 2.5 μl of the cDNA synthesis reaction using the following primers: IL-6 sense 5'-CTTCTCCACAAGCGCCTTC-3' and antisense 5'-GGCAAGTCTCCTCATTGAATC-3' (325 nt), IL-8 sense 5'-TGGCTCTCTTGGCAGCCTTC-3' and antisense 5'-CAGGAATCTTGTATTGCATCTG-3' (410 nt), and -actin sense 5'-GACAACGGCTCCGGCATGTGCA-3' and antisense 5'-TGAGGATGCCTCTCTTGCTCTG-3' (183 nt). The PCR program consisted of an initial 2 min incubation at 94°C and 28 cycles of 94°C (30 s), 55°C (30 s), and 72°C (30 s). A final extension period of 10 min at 72°C was also included. PCR products were resolved on a 1% SB agarose gel and images were collected using a Bio-Rad Gel-Doc imaging system. Product quantification was achieved by determining the band intensities for each PCR product relative to -actin, the internal PCR control, using the Gel Doc density analysis tools.

    Cellular sensitization and inhibition assays.

    Characteristic TRPV1-mediated calcium responses were established using nonivamide as the agonist. Enhanced calcium responses were initiated by treating cells up to 24 h with antagonists prior to loading with Fluo-4 (AM). Brefeldin A, actinomycin D, and cycloheximide were co-incubated with antagonists at various concentrations to identify cellular processes that controlled cell sensitization. Inhibition of normal and enhanced responses to nonivamide was achieved by addition of TRPV1 antagonists 30 s prior to the addition of nonivamide. For enhanced cytotoxicity, cells were treated with the antagonist up to 24 h, washed once with sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and treated with nonivamide for an additional 24 h. Brefeldin A, actinomycin D, and cycloheximide were co-incubated with the antagonists during the pre-treatment period to assess mechanisms that controlled sensitization. Inhibition of enhanced cytotoxicity was achieved by co-treating cells with nonivamide and LJO-328 (5 μM) for 24 h.

    Intracellular/extracellular calcium flux determination.

    Depletion of ER calcium was accomplished by treating cells with thapsigargin (1.5 μM) for  5 min or until the baseline fluorescence intensity returned to basal levels. This was followed by addition of nonivamide to observe the influx of calcium from extracellular sources. Inhibition of calcium flux due to cell surface TRPV1 was accomplished using a solution of the calcium chelator, EGTA (100 μM) and the calcium channel blocker, ruthenium red (10 μM), both of which are plasma membrane impermeable. This was followed by treatment with nonivamide to observe calcium flux originating from the ER. Differences in fluorescence responses observed between the treatments were used to assess the relative contribution of ER-bound and cell surface TRPV1 in total calcium flux initiated by nonivamide.

    Statistical analysis of data.

    EC50 and LD50 values were obtained by non-linear regression analysis (Prism 4, GraphPad Software, Inc., San Diego, CA) using the sigmoidal dose-response (variable slope) equation. Statistical testing utilized ANOVA and Dunnett's multiple comparison post-test to determine significance. The unpaired t-test was also used where appropriate.

    RESULTS

    Calcium flux, induced by the prototypical TRPV1 agonist, nonivamide, was significantly increased following a 24 h pre-treatment with the antagonists LJO-328, SC0030, and capsazepine in a dose-dependent manner (Figs. 1a and 1b). Increases in sensitivity were observed at 0.5 h and were maximized at 6 h (data not shown). EC50 values for the enhancement of calcium flux by LJO-328, SC0030, and capsazepine were 0.07 μM ± 0.01, 0.095 μM ± 0.004, and 1.8 μM ± 0.4, respectively (Fig. 1a). Pre-treatment with concentrations of LJO-328, SC0030, and capsazepine that produced maximum increases in sensitivity (from Fig. 1a) amplified calcium flux by 70% and shifted the EC50 value for nonivamide-induced calcium flux from 3 μM ± 1 to 0.44 μM ± 0.09, 0.5 μM ± 0.2, and 0.44 μM ± 0.04, respectively (Fig. 1b).

    TRPV1-overexpressing BEAS-2B cells pre-treated with TRPV1 antagonists for 24 h also exhibited greater cytotoxicity when treated with nonivamide (Figs. 1c and 1d). All three antagonists (i.e., LJO-328, SC0030, and capsazepine) enhanced TRPV1-mediated cell death. Sensitization was observed at 0.5 h, reached a maximum at 2 h, and persisted for greater than 72 h (data not shown). The approximate EC50 values for exacerbation of nonivamide toxicity by LJO-328, SC0030, and capsazepine were 0.30 μM ± 0.08, 0.37 μM ± 0.05, and 1.25 μM ± 0.09, respectively (Fig. 1c). Pre-treatment with concentrations of LJO-328, SC0030, and CPZ that produced maximum increases in sensitivity (from Fig. 1c) decreased the LD50 of nonivamide from 0.89 μM ± 0.03 to 0.045 ± 0.004 μM, 0.053 ± 0.003 μM, and 0.041 ± 0.004 μM, respectively (Fig. 1d).

    Previous studies showed that treatment of cells with nonivamide, or other TRPV1 agonists, increased the expression of IL-6 and IL-8 mRNA and cytokine secretion via a process that was dependent upon influx of extracellular calcium via TRPV1 (Oortgiesen et al., 2000; Reilly et al., 2003, 2005; Veronesi et al., 1999b). Pre-treatment of cells with LJO-328 for 24 h markedly increased the degree of IL-6 and IL-8 gene induction produced by nonivamide treatment, relative to cells that were not pre-treated with the antagonist (Figs. 2a and 2b). Quantitation of the magnitude of this response demonstrated significant 1.2 (IL-6) and 1.7-fold (IL-8) increases, relative to responses induced by nonivamide alone (Fig. 2b).

    Previous work has also shown that LJO-328 is a potent competitive inhibitor of calcium flux and cell death initiated by nonivamide when co-administered to cells (Reilly et al., 2005). Addition of LJO-328 to cells during treatment with nonivamide prevented both basal and enhanced cell death (Fig. 3a) and calcium flux (Fig. 3b) in response to nonivamide treatment. Similarly, both normal and antagonist-induced increases in calcium flux were blocked by SC0030 and CPZ (Fig. 3b), consistent with inhibition of TRPV1.

    The increases in cytotoxicity and calcium flux due to antagonist pre-treatment could occur from an elevation in TRPV1 expression, changes in cellular distribution, post-translational modifications, or combinations of the three. Increased sensitivity was not attenuated by cycloheximide or actinomycin D (Figs. 4a and 4b). RT-PCR analysis of TRPV1 expression levels demonstrated no change in mRNA concentrations following 24 h antagonist pre-treatment (data not shown). Co-treatment with brefeldin A, a Golgi transport inhibitor, significantly reduced the ability of the antagonists to sensitize cells (Figs. 4a and 4b) suggesting that sensitization was related to protein export to the cell surface. Accordingly, calcium flux in unsensitized cells was only slightly attenuated by ruthenium red/EGTA ( 5%), yet was completely inhibited by prior depletion of intracellular ER calcium stores with thapsigargin (Fig. 5). Conversely, sensitized cells exhibited calcium flux that was only partially attenuated by ruthenium red/EGTA (20%) or thapsigargin (20%). Only when ruthenium red/EGTA was used in conjunction with thapsigargin, conditions which would prevent calcium flux originating from both intracellular stores and the media, was a near complete block (66%) of calcium flux observed (Fig. 5). Collectively, these data suggested that translocation of TRPV1 from the ER to the cell surface was responsible for sensitization of the cells.

    NHBE and BEAS-2B cells, primary and immortalized cell lines from which the TRPV1-overexpressing cells were derived, were also assessed for antagonist-induced sensitization. Pre-treatment with LJO-328 (30 and 50 μM in BEAS-2B and NHBE cells) for 24 h increased the cytotoxicity of nonivamide by 50% in BEAS-2B cells (Fig. 6a) and 68% in NHBE cells, with some cytotoxicity to BEAS-2B (16%) and NHBE cells (28%) due to LJO-328 itself (Fig. 6b). Similarly, inflammatory cytokine gene induction by nonivamide treatment was markedly increased in BEAS-2B cells 24 h pre-treatment with LJO-328 (Figs. 6c and 6d).

    DISCUSSION

    The lung epithelium is a frontline barrier to inhaled xenobiotics and pathogens. This important cell layer is often subject to damage, possibly causing airway inflammation, pulmonary edema, various systemic responses, and respiratory dysfunction (Barnes, 2002; Cohn et al., 2004; Morrison and Bidani, 2002). It has been shown that several xenobiotics selectively damage the lung epithelium by interacting with specific receptors on the cellular surface. One such receptor is TRPV1 which has been shown to produce inflammatory responses and cell death when activated by certain types of particulate materials (Agopyan et al., 2003a,b, 2004; Oortgiesen et al., 2000; Veronesi et al., 1999a) or the prototypical TRPV1 agonist, capsaicin (Reilly et al., 2003). Therefore, the identification and characterization of specific factors that modulate the sensitivity of these cells to specific toxicants, either via inhibition of responses or by sensitizing cells, is an important task. Here we demonstrate that TRPV1 antagonists enhanced typical responses to nonivamide in lung epithelial cells via a novel mechanism that correlated to an increase in cell-surface receptor function.

    Cytotoxicity, inflammatory cytokine gene induction, and calcium flux induced by the TRPV1 agonist, nonivamide, were used to evaluate the effects of low-dose, long-term pre-treatment of TRPV1 antagonists on basal TRPV1 functions. Previously, we demonstrated that the antagonists LJO-328 and SC0030 attenuated the cytotoxicity of TRPV1 agonists when co-administered (Reilly et al., 2005). Similarly, LJO-328, SC0030, and the prototypical TRPV1 antagonist, capsazepine, inhibited TRPV1-mediated calcium flux and calcium-dependent cytokine gene induction and secretion (Reilly et al., 2003, 2005). In this study, we found that TRPV1 antagonists were able to enhance the sensitivity of these cells to subsequent agonist exposures when applied for extended periods of time prior to agonist treatment. LJO-328 was the most potent sensitizing agent, followed by SC0030 and CPZ. Co-treatment of cells with these antagonists and nonivamide attenuated both basal and enhanced responsiveness to agonist treatment, indicating that modulation of TRPV1 was responsible for the changes in sensitivity observed with antagonist pre-treatment. Increased cellular sensitivity was observed within 0.5 h of antagonist treatment and was maximized at 26 h, depending upon the endpoint used. Elevated sensitivity remained for >72 h (data not shown). Overlapping kinetics for the enhancement of cytotoxicity and calcium flux suggested that these two TRPV1-mediated processes were augmented through the same mechanism.

    A potential explanation for the observed increases in sensitivity produced by antagonist pre-treatment was that the TRPV1 antagonists promoted increases in TRPV1 expression by inhibiting basal TRPV1 functions in the cells. Previous studies that characterized the TRPV1-overexpressing cell line demonstrated that increased levels of receptor expression selectively promoted cytotoxicity and inflammatory cytokine responses similar to the enhanced responses observed in this study (Reilly et al., 2003). However, we found that neither cycloheximide (a protein synthesis inhibitor), nor actinomycin D (and transcription inhibitor), prevented sensitization by the antagonists. Analysis of TRPV1 mRNA abundance by RT-PCR following 24 h antagonist treatments supported this conclusion (data not shown).

    Brefeldin A, a Golgi transport inhibitor, drastically reduced cellular sensitization produced by antagonists pre-treatment. These data suggested that translocation of TRPV1 from the intracellular locations (ER) to the plasma membrane caused sensitization. Quantification of calcium flux originating from intracellular stores and extracellular sources provided compelling evidence that the abundance of TRPV1 at the cell surface was increased by antagonist pre-treatment. These data confirmed the existence of two distinct populations of TRPV1 which can be dynamically regulated by long-term inhibition of basal TRPV1-mediated processes. How translocation initiation signals are processed in cells remains unclear, but modifications to extracellular calcium content (± calcium, EDTA) alone had no effect on sensitivity (data not shown).

    It is significant to note that the BEAS-2B cells, as well as a primary lung epithelial cell line, NHBE, (neither of which artificially over-express TRPV1) also responded to TRPV1 antagonist pre-treatment in a similar manner, albeit the degree of sensitization observed was much lower. We presume that the subtle changes in cell sensitivity produced by antagonists pre-treatment in these cells was the result of lower basal expression levels of TRPV1 (compared to the TRPV1-overexpressing cells) and thus, less protein was available to redistribute between the ER and cell surface over the duration of the assay. The fact that a maximum effect was attainable in all cell types, including the over-expressing line, suggests that the rate and degree of sensitization was ultimately dependent upon the level of TRPV1 expression, the duration of the agonist treatment, and the rate of translocation relative to protein recycling and degradation.

    These intriguing results highlight potential negative effects that may be encountered with therapeutic use of TRPV1 antagonists to treat various malaise including chronic pain, bladder dysfunction, or lung inflammatory diseases. Similarly, substances such as DHEA and aminoglycoside antibiotics, which have also been shown to inhibit TRPV1 (Chen et al., 2004; Raisinghani and Premkumar, 2005), may also promote sensitization, although this possibility was not investigated. A more detailed investigation of the precise biochemical mechanisms and cellular pathways that govern TRPV1 translocation will ultimately provide additional understanding of how this receptor is regulated to control threshold responses to endogenous and foreign agonists. Such knowledge may ultimately provide insights into individual variability to toxicant susceptibility and uncover potential unanticipated drug interactions. Collectively, these data add to our current understanding of how TRPV1 influences respiratory cell toxicities by providing novel insights into biological factors that control TRPV1-mediated processes in respiratory epithelial cells.

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    We thank Dr. Jeewoo Lee of Seoul National University for providing the LJO-328 and SC0030 compounds. We also acknowledge Dr. Micheal Caterina of Johns Hopkins University for helpful suggestions and Dr. Alan R. Light and Ron W. Hughen of the University of Utah for assistance with the calcium flux assays. This work was supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood institute (HL069813). Conflict of interest: none declared.

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