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Erschienen in: Osteoporosis International 11/2016

03.06.2016 | Original Article

Calcitonin alleviates hyperalgesia in osteoporotic rats by modulating serotonin transporter activity

verfasst von: C.-B. Yeh, S.-J. Weng, K.-W. Chang, J. Y.-H. Chan, S.-M. Huang, T.-H. Chu, N.-K. Wei, H.-S. Ma, J.-T. Cheng, K.-H. Ma, T.-H. Chen, J.-F. Shyu

Erschienen in: Osteoporosis International | Ausgabe 11/2016

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Abstract

Summary

Calcitonin may relieve pain by modulating central serotonin activity. Calcitonin partly reversed the hypersensitivity to pain induced by ovariectomy. This suggests that the anti-nociceptive effects of calcitonin in the treatment of osteoporosis may be mediated by alterations in neural serotonin transporter (SERT) activity.

Introduction

This study used a rat model of osteoporosis to evaluate the role of the cerebral serotonin system in the anti-nociceptive effect of calcitonin, a drug used to treat post-menopausal osteoporosis.

Methods

Osteoporosis was induced in rats by ovariectomy (OVX). Rats were then randomized to the following four groups: sham operation, OVX, OVX plus calcitonin, or OVX plus alendronate.

Results

OVX led to alterations in bone micro-architecture; alendronate strongly reversed this effect, and calcitonin moderately reversed this effect. OVX increased hyperalgesia (determined as the time for hind paw withdrawal from a heat source); calcitonin reduced this effect, but alendronate had no effect. OVX increased the expression of c-Fos (a neuronal marker of pain) in the thalamus; calcitonin strongly reversed this effect, and alendronate moderately reversed this effect. OVX also reduced SERT but increased 5-HT1A receptor expression and activity; calcitonin aggravated this effect, but alendronate had no effect on recovery of SERT/5-HT1A activity and expression.

Conclusions

Our study of a rat model of osteoporosis suggests that OVX-induced enhancement of the serotonergic system may protect against hyperalgesia. However, the anti-nociceptive effects of calcitonin in osteoporosis may be mediated by decreased neural SERT activity and increased activation of 5-HT1 receptors in the thalamus.
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Metadaten
Titel
Calcitonin alleviates hyperalgesia in osteoporotic rats by modulating serotonin transporter activity
verfasst von
C.-B. Yeh
S.-J. Weng
K.-W. Chang
J. Y.-H. Chan
S.-M. Huang
T.-H. Chu
N.-K. Wei
H.-S. Ma
J.-T. Cheng
K.-H. Ma
T.-H. Chen
J.-F. Shyu
Publikationsdatum
03.06.2016
Verlag
Springer London
Erschienen in
Osteoporosis International / Ausgabe 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3652-1

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