TY - JOUR
T1 - Analgesic Effects of Orexins
AU - Cheng, Jen Kun
AU - Hwang, Ling-Ling
AU - Chou, Robert Chang Chih
AU - Chiou, Lih-Chu
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Orexin A and B (hypocretin 1 and 2) are novel hypothalamic peptides and two receptor subtypes, OXjR and OX2 R, were identified. Orexins are implicated in hyper-phagia, arousal, and neuroendocrine and auto-nomic regulations. Recently, orexins were found to be antinociceptive supraspinally and spinally but sympathetically stimulating. This review summarizes the analgesic effects of orexins reported in acute, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain animal models. The antinociceptive effects of orexins are mediated by OXjR, but not opioidreceptors. Purinergic P2X and glycine receptors are supported to be involved in the intrathecal orexin-induced antiallodynia. Endogenous orexins may play a protective role after nociceptive Stimulation.
AB - Orexin A and B (hypocretin 1 and 2) are novel hypothalamic peptides and two receptor subtypes, OXjR and OX2 R, were identified. Orexins are implicated in hyper-phagia, arousal, and neuroendocrine and auto-nomic regulations. Recently, orexins were found to be antinociceptive supraspinally and spinally but sympathetically stimulating. This review summarizes the analgesic effects of orexins reported in acute, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain animal models. The antinociceptive effects of orexins are mediated by OXjR, but not opioidreceptors. Purinergic P2X and glycine receptors are supported to be involved in the intrathecal orexin-induced antiallodynia. Endogenous orexins may play a protective role after nociceptive Stimulation.
KW - Orexins
KW - pain
KW - antinociceptive
KW - antiallodynia
KW - orexin receptors
KW - analgesia
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/J426v01n01_09?journalCode=inps20
M3 - Article
VL - 1
SP - 47
EP - 53
JO - Journal of Neuropathic Pain & Symptom Palliation
JF - Journal of Neuropathic Pain & Symptom Palliation
IS - 1
ER -