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Adenosine modulates extracellular glutamate levels via adenosine A2A receptors in the delayed-ethanol induced headache

Nathan T. Fried, Christina R. Maxwell, Jan B. Hoek, Melanie B. Elliott, Michael L. Oshinsky
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.02.324517
Nathan T. Fried
1Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Neurology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
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  • For correspondence: nathan.fried@rutgers.edu
Christina R. Maxwell
1Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Neurology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
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Jan B. Hoek
3Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
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Melanie B. Elliott
2Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Neurosurgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
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Michael L. Oshinsky
1Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Neurology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107
4National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Abstract

Identifying the mechanism behind delayed ethanol-induced headache (DEIH), otherwise known as the hangover headache, may provide insight into the mechanisms behind common headache triggers. Acetate was previously shown to be the key ethanol metabolite behind DEIH in the recurrent inflammatory stimulation (IS) rat model of headache. The reversal of trigeminal sensitivity following ethanol exposure with caffeine previously suggested a role of adenosine in DEIH. To characterize this, behavioral analysis and measurement of brainstem adenosine and glutamate with microdialysis and HPLC was performed while pharmacologically manipulating adenosine signaling in the IS and Spontaneous Trigeminal Allodynia (STA) rat models of headache. Blocking adenosine A2A receptor activation with istradefylline or acetate transport into astrocytes with the monocarboxylate transporter competitive inhibitor, alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate (4-CIN), prevented acetate-induced trigeminal sensitivity. Blocking adenosine A1, A2B, and A3 receptor signaling did not prevent trigeminal sensitivity. Compared to control rats, IS rats had greater increases in extracellular adenosine and glutamate within the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC) of the brainstem during local acetate perfusion. Blocking transport of acetate into astrocytes with 4-CIN prevented the increase in adenosine and glutamate. Blocking A2A receptor activation prevented the increase in extracellular glutamate, but not adenosine in the TNC. These data are the first to demonstrate the physiological consequence of acetate on adenosinergic systems within trigeminal pain by suggesting that acetate-induced trigeminal sensitivity in DEIH is mediated by adenosine A2A receptor activation which modulates extracellular glutamate levels in the TNC.

Significance Statement It is unknown how several common headache triggers induce headache pain. Since migraineurs are more sensitive to these triggers, studying the mechanisms behind their effects may reveal unique migraine pathophysiology. In this study, we explored the common headache trigger, ethanol, which migraineurs are particularly sensitive to. When ethanol is ingested, its quickly metabolized to acetaldehyde and subsequently into acetate. We find that acetate increases brainstem adenosine and causes trigeminal sensitivity, which is exacerbated in the rat headache model. Blocking either acetate uptake or adenosine signaling prevents trigeminal sensitivity and brainstem glutamatergic signaling, suggesting that adenosine is involved in the hangover headache and that differences in acetate metabolism may account for the increased sensitivity to ethanol in migraineurs.

Competing Interest Statement

The authors have declared no competing interest.

  • Abbreviation

    (IS)
    Inflammatory stimulation
    (IS rats)
    inflammatory stimulation model
    (STA rats)
    spontaneous trigeminal allodynia model
    (DEIH)
    Delayed ethanol-induced headache
    (TNC)
    Trigeminal nucleus caudalis
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    Adenosine modulates extracellular glutamate levels via adenosine A2A receptors in the delayed-ethanol induced headache
    Nathan T. Fried, Christina R. Maxwell, Jan B. Hoek, Melanie B. Elliott, Michael L. Oshinsky
    bioRxiv 2020.10.02.324517; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.02.324517
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    Nathan T. Fried, Christina R. Maxwell, Jan B. Hoek, Melanie B. Elliott, Michael L. Oshinsky
    bioRxiv 2020.10.02.324517; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.02.324517

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