Neuropathic insult increases the responsiveness to acetic acid in mice.
Gurdap C, Markwalter P, Neddenriep B, Bagdas D, Damaj M. Neuropathic insult increases the responsiveness to acetic acid in mice. Behavioural Pharmacology 2019, 30: 534-537. PMID: 31033524, PMCID: PMC6684379, DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic constriction injuryChronic neuropathic painNeuropathic painPlace aversionAcute visceral painVehicle-treated micePeripheral nerve injuryPlace aversion (CPA) testPaclitaxel-treated animalsMillions of patientsCCI miceConstriction injuryVisceral painCCI animalsSham miceAcute painNerve injuryControl miceSciatic nerveNeuropathic insultMale miceNociceptive modelsPaclitaxel treatmentPainPlace conditioningThe α7 nicotinic receptor silent agonist R-47 prevents and reverses paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice without tolerance or altering nicotine reward and withdrawal
Toma W, Kyte SL, Bagdas D, Jackson A, Meade JA, Rahman F, Chen ZJ, Del Fabbro E, Cantwell L, Kulkarni A, Thakur GA, Papke RL, Bigbee JW, Gewirtz DA, Damaj MI. The α7 nicotinic receptor silent agonist R-47 prevents and reverses paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice without tolerance or altering nicotine reward and withdrawal. Experimental Neurology 2019, 320: 113010. PMID: 31299179, PMCID: PMC6708482, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.113010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyPeripheral neuropathyNicotine rewardPaclitaxel treatmentRewarding effectsTreatment of CIPNPaclitaxel-induced mechanical hypersensitivityTumor-bearing NSG micePaclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathyNon-small cell lung cancer cell linesCell lung cancer cell linesA549 non-small cell lung cancer cell lineMecamylamine-precipitated withdrawalAntitumor activityIntraepidermal nerve fibersLung cancer cell linesLung tumor growthNSCLC cell viabilityTumor-bearing miceIntrinsic rewarding effectsPlace preference testCancer cell linesConditioned place preference testMechanical hypersensitivityAgonist R