Title
TsNTxP, a non-toxic protein from Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom, induces antinociceptive effects by suppressing glutamate release in mice
Date Issued
15 July 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rigo F.K.
Bochi G.V.
Pereira A.L.
Adamante G.
Ferro P.R.
Dal-Toé De Prá S.
Milioli A.M.
Damiani A.P.
da Silveira Prestes G.
Dalenogare D.P.
Moraes de Andrade V.
Machado-de-Ávila R.A.
Trevisan G.
Federal University of Minas Gerais State (UFMG)
Abstract
Neuropathic pain is a common type of chronic pain caused by trauma or chemotherapy. However, this type of pain is undertreated. TsNTxP is a non-toxic protein isolated from the venom of the scorpion Tityus serrulatus, and it is structurally similar to neurotoxins that interact with voltage-gated sodium channels. However, the antinociceptive properties of this protein have not been characterized. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antinociceptive effects of TsNTxP in acute and neuropathic pain models. Male and female Swiss mice (25–30 g)were exposed to different models of acute pain (tail-flick test and nociception caused by capsaicin intraplantar injection)or neuropathic pain (chronic pain syndrome induced by paclitaxel or chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve). Hypersensitivity to mechanical or cold stimuli were evaluated in the models of neuropathic pain. The ability of TsNTxP to alter the release of glutamate in mouse spinal cord synaptosomes was also evaluated. The results showed that TsNTxP exerted antinociceptive effects in the tail-flick test to a thermal stimulus and in the intraplantar capsaicin administration model. Furthermore, TsNTxP was non-toxic and exerted antiallodynic effects in neuropathic pain models induced by chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve and administration of paclitaxel. TsNTxP reduced glutamate release from mouse spinal cord synaptosomes following stimulation with potassium chloride (KCl)or capsaicin. Thus, this T. serrulatus protein may be a promising non-toxic drug for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
Start page
65
End page
74
Volume
855
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85065221727
PubMed ID
Source
European Journal of Pharmacology
ISSN of the container
00142999
Sponsor(s)
Fellowships from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico (CNPq) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) are also acknowledged. Fellowships from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico (CNPq) are also acknowledged by Vanessa Moraes de Andrade, Carlos Chávez-Olórteguic, Ricardo Andrez Machado-de-Ávila, and Gabriela Trevisan. Gabriela Trevisan is recipient of a fellowship from CNPq [process #306576/2017–1 ].
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