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Contribution of dorsal root ganglion octamer transcription factor 1 to neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury
In this study, we investigated whether octamer transcription factor 1 (OCT1), a transcription factor, contributed to neuropathic pain caused by chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. Chronic constriction injury produced a time-dependent increase in the level of OCT1 protein in the ipsilateral L4/5 DRG, but not in the spinal cord. Blocking this increase through microinjection of OCT1 siRNA into the ipsilateral L4/5 DRG attenuated the initiation and maintenance of CCI-induced mechanical allodynia, heat hyperalgesia, and cold allodynia and improved morphine analgesia after CCI, without affecting basal respons...
Source: Pain - January 24, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Inhibiting EZH2 rescued bupivacaine-induced neuronal apoptosis in spinal cord dorsal root ganglia in mice
ConclusionEZH2 is upregulated, whereas inhibiting EZH2 exerted rescuing effect in anesthetics (bupivacaine)-induced spinal cord DRG. The possible downstream target of EZH2 inhibition may interact with caspase and TrkC signaling pathways.
Source: Journal of Anesthesia - May 11, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

Contribution of the Suppressor of Variegation 3-9 Homolog 1 in Dorsal Root Ganglia and Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn to Nerve Injury –induced Nociceptive Hypersensitivity
Conclusions The findings of this study suggest that SUV39H1 contributes to nerve injury –induced allodynia and hyperalgesia through gating MOR expression in the injured DRG. SUV39H1 may be a potential target for the therapeutic treatment of nerve injury–induced nociceptive hypersensitivity.
Source: Anesthesiology - September 20, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

TRAF6 upregulation in spinal astrocytes maintains neuropathic pain by integrating TNF-α and IL-1β signaling
In this study, we investigated the role of TRAF6 in neuropathic pain in mice after spinal nerve ligation (SNL). SNL induced persistent TRAF6 upregulation in the spinal cord. Interestingly, TRAF6 was mainly colocalized with the astrocytic marker glial fibrillary acidic protein on SNL day 10 and partially expressed in microglia on SNL day 3. In cultured astrocytes, TRAF6 was upregulated after exposure to TNF-α or IL-1β. TNF-α or IL-1β also increased CCL2 expression, which was suppressed by both siRNA and shRNA targeting TRAF6. TRAF6 siRNA treatment also inhibited the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in as...
Source: Pain - September 29, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ying Lu, Bao-Chun Jiang, De-Li Cao, Zhi-Jun Zhang, Xin Zhang, Ru-Rong Ji, Yong-Jing Gao Tags: Research papers Source Type: research

NRG1‐ErbB signalling promotes microglia activation contributing to incision‐induced mechanical allodynia
ConclusionIncision‐induced NRG1 expression mediated activation of dorsal horn microglia and contributed to the development of mechanical allodynia. Specifically targeting NRG1‐ErbB signalling may therefore provide a new therapeutic intervention for relieving incision‐induced mechanical allodynia.
Source: European Journal of Pain - August 27, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Y. Xiang, T. Liu, H. Yang, F. Gao, H. Xiang, A. Manyande, Y. Tian, X. Tian Tags: Original Article Source Type: research