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BDNF Participates in Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain via Transcriptionally Activating P2X 7 in Primary Sensory Neurons
In this study, we demonstrated that the expression level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was remarkably and time-dependently increased in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. DRG microinjection of BDNF siRNA in DRG ameliorated chronic constriction injury (CCI) induced mechanical, thermal, and cold nociceptive hypersensitivities. Overexpressing BDNF through microinjection of the AAV5-BDNF in DRG caused enhanced responses to basal mechanical, thermal, and cold stimuli in mice exposed to CCI. Mechanically, the P2X7 promoter activity was enhanced by CCI-induced increase of DRG BDNF protein and was involved in the CC...
Source: Molecular Neurobiology - May 7, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Long noncoding RNA LOC100911498 is a novel regulator of neuropathic pain in rats
ConclusionOur study indicated the effects lncRNA LOC100911498 siRNA exerted on NP were mediated by P2X4R on microglia in the spinal cords of rats. Further, LOC100911498 may be a novel positive regulator of NP by regulating the expression and function of the P2X4R.
Source: Brain and Behavior - May 5, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Wenxin Tang, Lufeng Zhang, Zhisong Li Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research

Blocking the Spinal Fbxo3/CARM1/K + Channel Epigenetic Silencing Pathway as a Strategy for Neuropathic Pain Relief
AbstractMany epigenetic regulators are involved in pain-associated spinal plasticity. Coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1), an epigenetic regulator of histone arginine methylation, is a highly interesting target in neuroplasticity. However, its potential contribution to spinal plasticity –associated neuropathic pain development remains poorly explored. Here, we report that nerve injury decreased the expression of spinal CARM1 and induced allodynia. Moreover, decreasing spinal CARM1 expression by Fbxo3-mediated CARM1 ubiquitination promoted H3R17me2 decrement at the K+ channel promoter, thereby caus...
Source: Neurotherapeutics - January 7, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The CUL3/neddylation inhibitor MLN4924 reduces ethanol-induced locomotor sensitization and inflammatory pain allodynia in mice.
Abstract Heterologous sensitization of adenylyl cyclase (AC) is defined by an enhanced cAMP response following persistent activation of Gαi/o-coupled receptors. This phenomenon was first observed in cellular models, and later reported in animal models of inflammatory pain or following chronic exposure to drugs of abuse including opioids and cocaine. Recently, we used genome-wide siRNA screening to identify Cullin3 signaling as a mediator of AC sensitization in cellular models. We also showed that pharmacological inhibition of Cullin3 with the neddylation inhibitor, MLN4924, abolished heterologous sensitization of...
Source: Behavioural Brain Research - December 3, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Ding Z, Knipp GT, van Rijn RM, Chester JA, Watts VJ Tags: Behav Brain Res Source Type: research

CREB Participates in Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain Genesis Through Transcriptional Activation of Dnmt3a in Primary Sensory Neurons
AbstractChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathic pain (CIPNP) often occurs in cancer patients treated with antineoplastic drugs. Therapeutic management of CIPNP is very limited, at least in part due to the largely unknown mechanisms that underlie CIPNP genesis. Here, we showed that systemic administration of the chemotherapeutic drug paclitaxel significantly and time-dependently increased the levels of cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Blocking this increase through DRG microinjection ofCreb siRNA attenuated paclitaxel-induced mechanical, heat, and cold nociceptive...
Source: Neurotherapeutics - October 13, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Predisposition of Neonatal Maternal Separation to Visceral Hypersensitivity via Downregulation of Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Subtype 2 (SK2) in Mice.
Conclusions: ELS-induced visceral pain and visceral hypersensitivity are associated with the underfunction of SK2 channels in the spinal DH. PMID: 33029124 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Neural Plasticity - October 10, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Wu K, Gao JH, Hua R, Peng XH, Wang H, Zhang YM Tags: Neural Plast Source Type: research

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells upregulate PI3K/AKT pathway and down-regulate NF- κB pathway by secreting glial cell-derived neurotrophic factors to regulate microglial polarization and alleviate deafferentation pain in rats.
In this study, we investigated whether DP could be alleviated by BMSCs and the underlying mechanism. In vitro study, microglia was stimulated by lipopolysaccharide and then co-cultured with BMSC, GDNF or siRNA GDNF-BMSC. In vivo study, BMSC or siRNA GDNF-BMSC was transplanted intramedullarily on the 21st day after DP surgery. The expression of inflammatory-related factors were detected by RT-PCR and ELISA, RT-PCR,flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining were performed to detect the expression of microglial surface markers, and Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of p-NF-kb, pPI3K, and pAKT. The pain...
Source: Neurobiology of Disease - May 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Zhong Z, Chen A, Fa Z, Ding Z, Xiao L, Wu G, Wang Q, Zhang R Tags: Neurobiol Dis Source Type: research

PARP-1-regulated TNF- α expression in the dorsal root ganglia and spinal dorsal horn contributes to the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain in rats.
PARP-1-regulated TNF-α expression in the dorsal root ganglia and spinal dorsal horn contributes to the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain in rats. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Apr 10;: Authors: Gao Y, Bai L, Zhou W, Yang Y, Zhang J, Li L, Jiang M, Mi Y, Li TT, Zhang X, Zhang W, Xu JT Abstract Emerging evidence has implicated poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1), a transcriptional coregulator, in a variety of inflammatory diseases. In the current study, the role of PARP-1 in neuropathic pain and the underlying mechanisms were investigated. Neuropathic pain was determined by assessing the paw withdrawal th...
Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - April 9, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Gao Y, Bai L, Zhou W, Yang Y, Zhang J, Li L, Jiang M, Mi Y, Li TT, Zhang X, Zhang W, Xu JT Tags: Brain Behav Immun Source Type: research

The inhibiting role of periaqueductal gray metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 8 in a rat model of central neuropathic pain.
In this study, we tried to assess the modulatory effect of (S)-3,4-Dicarboxyphenylglycine (DCPG), a metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 8 (mGluR8) agonist, in a model of chronic central neuropathic pain in male rats. We used a spinal cord contusion method (T6-T8) for the induction of chronic central neuropathic pain.Male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to 5 equal groups (n = 10 per group). Clips compression injury model was used to induce chronic central neuropathic pain. Three weeks after spinal cord injury DCPG, siRNA and normal saline were administered intra-ventrolaterally to the periaqueductal gray (PAG) regi...
Source: Neurological Research - April 6, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research

Chronic morphine-mediated upregulation of high mobility group box 1 in the spinal cord contributes to analgesic tolerance and hyperalgesia in rats
We examined whether spinal high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is involved in morphine tolerance and its underlying mechanisms by using a model of repeated intrathecal (i.t.) injections of morphine. The results showed that chronic i.t. morphine exposure led to increased expression of HMGB1, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and their mRNAs in the dorsal horn. Morphine challenge also promoted HMGB1 expression and release in cultured spinal neurons, but these effects were inhibited by TAK-242, naloxone (antagonists of TLR4), and TLR4 siRNA. Intrathecal coadministration of morp...
Source: Neurotherapeutics - December 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

MZF1 in the Dorsal Root Ganglia Contributes to the Development and Maintenance of Neuropathic Pain via Regulation of TRPV1.
Abstract Previous studies have demonstrated that myeloid zinc finger 1 (MZF1) in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) participates in neuropathic pain induced by chronic-constriction injury (CCI) via regulation of voltage-gated K+ channels (Kv). Emerging evidence indicates that transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) is involved in the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain. Although it is known that the transcription of TRPV1 is regulated by Kruppel-like zinc-finger transcription factor 7 (Klf7)-and that the structure of TRPV1 is similar to that of Kv-few studies have systematically investigated the r...
Source: Neural Plasticity - October 6, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Xing F, Gu H, Niu Q, Fan X, Wang Z, Yuan J, Li Z, Xu JT, Zhang W Tags: Neural Plast Source Type: research

Analgesic effect of resveratrol on colitis-induced visceral pain via inhibition of TRAF6/NF- κB signaling pathway in the spinal cord.
In conclusion, our results suggest that RSV exerts the effects of antinociception on colitis-induced visceral hyperalgesia through inhibition of spinal TRAF6/NF-κB signaling pathway and the production of inflammatory mediators in the spinal cord, suggesting a new application of RSV for the treatment of visceral pain. PMID: 31536729 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Brain Research - September 15, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Lu Y, Xu HM, Han Y, Zhang YL Tags: Brain Res Source Type: research

AAV-mediated siRNA against TRPV1 reduces nociception in a rat model of bone cancer pain.
Conclusions: Knockdown of TRPV1 effectively ameliorated mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia induced by TCI. Our data demonstrated that modulate the expression of TRPV1 in the spinal cord could be a potential therapeutic approach for bone cancer pain. PMID: 31296147 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurological Research - July 13, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Source Type: research

Correction to: lncRNA NONRATT021972 siRNA Decreases Diabetic Neuropathic Pain Mediated by the P2X3 Receptor in Dorsal Root Ganglia
In the original version of this article “lncRNA NONRATT021972 siRNA Decreases Diabetic Neuropathic Pain Mediated by the P2X3 Receptor in Dorsal Root Ganglia”, which we have published in Mol Neurobiol (2017) 54:511–523.
Source: Molecular Neurobiology - June 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Downregulated spinal IRF8 and BDNF in NAC are involved in neuropathic pain-induced depression relief via pulsed radiofrequency on dorsal root ganglion in rat SNI model.
This study was designed to explore the effect of PRF on DRG on the neuropathic pain-induced depression in rats with spared nerve injury (SNI). Here, we found that PRF on DRG or intrathecal injection of the interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8) siRNA prevented the increase of mechanical allodynia and depression-like behaviors of rats after receiving SNI. Meanwhile, Western blot, immunohistochemistry, and RT-PCR revealed that PRF on DRG or intrathecal injection of IRF8 siRNA inhibited IRF8 overexpression in the spinal cord and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in NAc. These results suggest that neuropathic pain-induce...
Source: Brain Research Bulletin - January 9, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Fang X, Xu X, Lin X, Liu R Tags: Brain Res Bull Source Type: research

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