10.3389/fphar.2018.00840.s001 Yu Song Yu Song Jun-Sheng Zhu Jun-Sheng Zhu Rong Hua Rong Hua Lei Du Lei Du Si-Ting Huang Si-Ting Huang Robert W. Stackman Robert W. Stackman Gongliang Zhang Gongliang Zhang Yong-Mei Zhang Yong-Mei Zhang Data_Sheet_1_Small-Conductance Ca2+-Activated K+ Channel 2 in the Dorsal Horn of Spinal Cord Participates in Visceral Hypersensitivity in Rats.docx Frontiers 2018 small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel 2 visceral hypersensitivity colorectal distension spinal dorsal horn rats 2018-08-03 04:36:42 Dataset https://frontiersin.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Small-Conductance_Ca2_-Activated_K_Channel_2_in_the_Dorsal_Horn_of_Spinal_Cord_Participates_in_Visceral_Hypersensitivity_in_Rats_docx/6917330 <p>Visceral hypersensitivity is a highly complex and subjective phenomenon associated with multiple levels of the nervous system and a wide range of neurotransmission. The dorsal horn (DH) in spinal cord relays the peripheral sensory information into the brain. Small conductance Ca<sup>2+</sup>-activated K<sup>+</sup> (SK) channels regulate neuronal excitability and firing by allowing K<sup>+</sup> to efflux in response to increase in the intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> level. In this study, we examined the influence of SK2 channels in the spinal DH on the pathogenesis of visceral hypersensitivity induced by colorectal distension (CRD) in rats. Electrophysiological results showed that rats with visceral hypersensitivity presented a decrease in the SK channel-mediated afterhyperpolarization current (I<sub>AHP</sub>), and an increase in neuronal firing rates and c-Fos positive staining in the spinal DH. Western blot data revealed a decrease in the SK2 channel protein in the membrane fraction. Moreover, intrathecal administration of the SK2 channel activator 1-EBIO or CyPPA alleviated visceral hypersensitivity, reversed the decrease in I<sub>AHP</sub> and the increase in neuronal firing rates in spinal DH in rats that experienced CRD. 1-EBIO or CyPPA effect could be prevented by SK2 channel blocker apamin. CRD induced an increase in c-Fos protein expression in the spinal DH, which was prevented by 1-EBIO. Together, these data suggest that visceral hypersensitivity and pain is associated with a decrease in the number and function of membrane SK2 channels in the spinal DH. Pharmacological manipulation of SK2 channels may open a new avenue for the treatment of visceral hypersensitivity and pain.</p><p>Highlights:-</p><p>Neonatal colorectal distension induced visceral hypersensitivity in rats.</p>-<p>Visceral hypersensitivity rats presented a decrease in afterhyperpolarization current (I<sub>AHP</sub>) and membrane SK2 channel protein in the spinal dorsal horn.</p>-<p>Visceral hypersensitivity rats presented an increase in neuronal firing rate in the spinal dorsal horn.</p>-<p>Intrathecal administration of SK2 channel activator 1-EBIO or CyPPA prevented visceral hypersensitivity and decrease in I<sub>AHP</sub>.</p><p></p>