In this study, we evaluated the effects of 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP), a selective antagonist of metabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptors (mGlu(5)), delivered through different paths on dorsal raphe serotonin (5-HT) and on thermoceptive responses in rats with inflammatory pain. Intraplantar formalin and carrageenan increased 5-HT (137+/-11% and 212+/-6% of pre-injection baseline, respectively) and reduced nociceptive threshold (23+/-7% and 19+/-3% of pre-injection baseline, respectively). MPEP (2 mg/kg i.p.) further enhanced formalin and carrageenan-induced 5-HT increases (180+/-11% and 260+/-12% of pre-injection baseline, respectively) and reduced thermal hyperalgesia (71+/-8% and 80+/-10% of pre-injection baseline, respectively). MPEP (1 mM) through microdialytic probe into the dorsal raphe did not change formalin- or carrageenan-induced 5-HT increases (147+/-10% and 189+/-10% of pre-injection baseline, respectively) and thermal hyperalgesia (35+/-8% and 25+/-9% of pre-injection baseline, respectively). Finally, MPEP (30 nmol/rat) into the hind paw reduced the formalin- and carrageenan-induced 5-HT increase (108+/-3% and 126+/-7% of pre-injection baseline, respectively) and thermal hyperalgesia (77+/-6% and 117+/-7% of pre-injection baseline, respectively). Dorsal raphe serotonergic neurons activity increased following a peripherally induced inflammatory injury. In these conditions, peripheral but not dorsal raphe mGlu(5) receptors blockade prevented over activation of dorsal raphe serotonergic neurons and reversed thermal hyperalgesia.
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