Abstract
The present study investigated the role of galanin in the transmission of nociceptive information in the spinal cord of rats with inflammation. Bilateral decreases in hindpaw withdrawal latencies (HWLs) to thermal and mechanical stimulation were observed after acute inflammation induced by injection of carrageenan into the plantar region of the rat left hindpaw. Intrathecal injection of galanin induced significant increases in the HWLs to thermal and mechanical stimulation in rats with inflammation. The galanin-induced antinociceptive effect was more pronounced in rats with inflammation than that in intact rats. The antinociceptive effect of galanin was partly inhibited by intrathecal injection of naloxone. Furthermore, intrathecal administration of galantide, an antagonist of galanin receptor, could attenuate the antinociceptive effect induced by intraperitoneal injection of morphine, suggesting an involvement of opioid systems in the galanin-induced antinociception. The results indicate that galanin plays an important role in the transmission of nociceptive information in the spinal cord of rats with inflammation, and opioid systems are involved in the galanin-induced antinociception.
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