Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models

The perception of pain caused by inflammation serves as a warning sign to avoid further injury. The generation and transmission of pain impulses involves various pathways and receptors. Cardamonin isolated from Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. has been reported to exert antinociceptive effects in th...

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Main Authors: Chung, Pui Ping, Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem, Daud, Ahmad Israf, Perimal, Enoch Kumar, Mohd Roslan, Sulaiman
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author Chung, Pui Ping
Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem
Daud, Ahmad Israf
Perimal, Enoch Kumar
Mohd Roslan, Sulaiman
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Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem
Daud, Ahmad Israf
Perimal, Enoch Kumar
Mohd Roslan, Sulaiman
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description The perception of pain caused by inflammation serves as a warning sign to avoid further injury. The generation and transmission of pain impulses involves various pathways and receptors. Cardamonin isolated from Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. has been reported to exert antinociceptive effects in thermal and mechanical pain models; however, the precise mechanism has yet to be examined. The present study investigated the possible mechanisms involved in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin on protein kinase C, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA glutamate receptors, L-arginine/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) mechanism, as well as the ATP-sensitive potassium (K+) channel. Cardamonin was administered to the animals intra-peritoneally. Present findings showed that cardamonin significantly inhibited pain elicited by intraplantar injection of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, a protein kinase C activator) with calculated mean ED50 of 2.0 mg/kg (0.9–4.5 mg/kg). The study presented that pre-treatment with MK-801 (NMDA receptor antagonist) and NBQX (non-NMDA receptor antagonist) significantly modulates the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin at 3 mg/kg when tested with glutamate-induced paw licking test. Pre-treatment with L-arginine (a nitric oxide precursor), ODQ (selective inhibitor of soluble guanylyl cyclase) and glibenclamide (ATP-sensitive K+ channel inhibitor) significantly enhanced the antinociception produced by cardamonin. In conclusion, the present findings showed that the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin might involve the modulation of PKC activity, NMDA and non-NMDA glutamate receptors, L-arginine/nitric oxide/cGMP pathway and ATP-sensitive K+ channel.
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spelling ump-313932021-06-29T00:33:49Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31393/ Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models Chung, Pui Ping Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem Daud, Ahmad Israf Perimal, Enoch Kumar Mohd Roslan, Sulaiman TP Chemical technology The perception of pain caused by inflammation serves as a warning sign to avoid further injury. The generation and transmission of pain impulses involves various pathways and receptors. Cardamonin isolated from Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. has been reported to exert antinociceptive effects in thermal and mechanical pain models; however, the precise mechanism has yet to be examined. The present study investigated the possible mechanisms involved in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin on protein kinase C, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA glutamate receptors, L-arginine/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) mechanism, as well as the ATP-sensitive potassium (K+) channel. Cardamonin was administered to the animals intra-peritoneally. Present findings showed that cardamonin significantly inhibited pain elicited by intraplantar injection of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, a protein kinase C activator) with calculated mean ED50 of 2.0 mg/kg (0.9–4.5 mg/kg). The study presented that pre-treatment with MK-801 (NMDA receptor antagonist) and NBQX (non-NMDA receptor antagonist) significantly modulates the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin at 3 mg/kg when tested with glutamate-induced paw licking test. Pre-treatment with L-arginine (a nitric oxide precursor), ODQ (selective inhibitor of soluble guanylyl cyclase) and glibenclamide (ATP-sensitive K+ channel inhibitor) significantly enhanced the antinociception produced by cardamonin. In conclusion, the present findings showed that the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin might involve the modulation of PKC activity, NMDA and non-NMDA glutamate receptors, L-arginine/nitric oxide/cGMP pathway and ATP-sensitive K+ channel. MDPI - Open Access Publishing 2020-11-18 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31393/1/Possible%20participation%20of%20ionotropic%20glutamate%20receptors%20and%20i-arginine.pdf Chung, Pui Ping and Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem and Daud, Ahmad Israf and Perimal, Enoch Kumar and Mohd Roslan, Sulaiman (2020) Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models. Molecules, 25 (22). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1420-3049 (print); 1420-3049 (online). (Published) https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25225385 https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25225385
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Chung, Pui Ping
Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem
Daud, Ahmad Israf
Perimal, Enoch Kumar
Mohd Roslan, Sulaiman
Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models
title Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models
title_full Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models
title_fullStr Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models
title_full_unstemmed Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models
title_short Possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and L-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models
title_sort possible participation of ionotropic glutamate receptors and l-arginine-nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate-atp-sensitive k+ channel pathway in the antinociceptive activity of cardamonin in acute pain animal models
topic TP Chemical technology
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