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Kim C, Kim Y, Lim JY, Kim M, Zheng H, Kim M, Hwang SW. Pamoic acid-induced peripheral GPR35 activation improves pruritus and dermatitis. Br J Pharmacol 2023; 180:3059-3070. [PMID: 37501600 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pruritic dermatitis is a disease with a considerable unmet need for treatment and appears to present with not only epidermal but also peripheral neuronal complications. Here, we propose a novel pharmacological modulation targeting both peripheral dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory neurons and skin keratinocytes. GPR35 is an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor expressed in DRG neurons and has been predicted to downregulate neuronal excitability when activated. Modulator information is currently increasing for GPR35, and pamoic acid (PA), a salt-forming agent for drugs, has been shown to be an activator solely specific for GPR35. Here, we investigated its effects on dermatitic pathology. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We confirmed GPR35 expression in peripheral neurons and tissues. The effect of PA treatment was pharmacologically evaluated in cultured cells in vitro and in in vivo animal models for acute and chronic pruritus. KEY RESULTS Local PA application mitigated acute non-histaminergic itch and, consistently, obstructed DRG neuronal responses. Keratinocyte fragmentation under dermatitic simulation was also dampened following PA incubation. Chronic pruritus in 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and psoriasis models were also moderately but significantly reversed by the repeated applications of PA. Dermatitic scores in the 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and psoriatic models were also improved by its application, indicating that it is beneficial for mitigating disease pathology. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Our findings suggest that pamoic acid activation of peripheral GPR35 can contribute to the improvement of pruritus and its associated diseases.
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- Chaeeun Kim
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Rasmussen RH, Christensen SL, Calloe K, Nielsen BS, Rehfeld A, Taylor-Clark TE, Haanes KA, Taboureau O, Audouze K, Klaerke DA, Olesen J, Kristensen DM. Xenobiotic Exposure and Migraine-Associated Signaling: A Multimethod Experimental Study Exploring Cellular Assays in Combination with Ex Vivo and In Vivo Mouse Models. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:117003. [PMID: 37909725 PMCID: PMC10619430 DOI: 10.1289/ehp12413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanisms for how environmental chemicals might influence pain has received little attention. Epidemiological studies suggest that environmental factors such as pollutants might play a role in migraine prevalence. Potential targets for pollutants are the transient receptor potential (TRP) channels ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) and vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), which on activation release pain-inducing neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to examine the hypothesis that environmental pollutants via TRP channel signaling and subsequent CGRP release trigger migraine signaling and pain. METHODS A calcium imaging-based screen of environmental chemicals was used to investigate activation of migraine pain-associated TRP channels TRPA1 and TRPV1. Based on this screen, whole-cell patch clamp and in silico docking were performed for the pesticide pentachlorophenol (PCP) as proof of concept. Subsequently, PCP-mediated release of CGRP and vasodilatory responses of cerebral arteries were investigated. Finally, we tested whether PCP could induce a TRPA1-dependent induction of cutaneous hypersensitivity in vivo in mice as a model of migraine-like pain. RESULTS A total of 16 out of the 52 screened environmental chemicals activated TRPA1 at 10 or 100 μ M . None of the investigated compounds activated TRPV1. Using PCP as a model of chemical interaction with TRPA1, in silico molecular modeling suggested that PCP is stabilized in a lipid-binding pocket of TRPA1 in comparison with TRPV1. In vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo experiments showed that PCP induced calcium influx in neurons and resulted in a TRPA1-dependent CGRP release from the brainstem and dilation of cerebral arteries. In a mouse model of migraine-like pain, PCP induced a TRPA1-dependent increased pain response (N total = 144 ). DISCUSSION Here we show that multiple environmental pollutants interact with the TRPA1-CGRP migraine pain pathway. The data provide valuable insights into how environmental chemicals can interact with neurobiology and provide a potential mechanism for putative increases in migraine prevalence over the last decades. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12413.
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- Rikke H. Rasmussen
- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
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- Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
- Department of Biology, Section of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle, Université Paris Cité, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS, French National Centre for Scientific Research), Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm, National Institute of Health & Medical Research), Paris, France
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail (Irset) – UMR_S 1085, Université de Rennes, Inserm, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP), Rennes, France
- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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Jang Y, Kim M, Hwang SW. Molecular mechanisms underlying the actions of arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins on peripheral nociception. J Neuroinflammation 2020; 17:30. [PMID: 31969159 PMCID: PMC6975075 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-1703-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins not only contribute to the development of inflammation as intercellular pro-inflammatory mediators, but also promote the excitability of the peripheral somatosensory system, contributing to pain exacerbation. Peripheral tissues undergo many forms of diseases that are frequently accompanied by inflammation. The somatosensory nerves innervating the inflamed areas experience heightened excitability and generate and transmit pain signals. Extensive studies have been carried out to elucidate how prostaglandins play their roles for such signaling at the cellular and molecular levels. Here, we briefly summarize the roles of arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins, focusing on four prostaglandins and one thromboxane, particularly in terms of their actions on afferent nociceptors. We discuss the biosynthesis of the prostaglandins, their specific action sites, the pathological alteration of the expression levels of related proteins, the neuronal outcomes of receptor stimulation, their correlation with behavioral nociception, and the pharmacological efficacy of their regulators. This overview will help to a better understanding of the pathological roles that prostaglandins play in the somatosensory system and to a finding of critical molecular contributors to normalizing pain.
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- Yongwoo Jang
- Department of Psychiatry and Program in Neuroscience, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, 02478, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea. .,Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea.
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Atobe M. Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid (TRPV) 4 as a Therapeutic Strategy in Osteoarthritis. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:2254-2267. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666191010162850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) 4 belongs to the TRPV subfamily of TRP ion
channels. TRPV4 channels play a critical role in chondrocytes and thus TRPV4 is an attractive target of
Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drugs (DMOADs). Initial investigations of small molecules by Glaxo
Smith Klein (GSK) as both agonists and antagonists via oral/intravenous administration have led to the
use of existing agonists as lead compounds for biological studies. Our recent results suggest that local
injection of a TRPV4 agonist is a potential treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). This review briefly summarizes
updates regarding TRPV4 agonists based on recent advances in drug discovery, and particularly
the local administration of TRPV4 agonists.
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- Masakazu Atobe
- Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Research Center, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, 632-1 Mifuku, Izunokuni, Shizuoka 410-2321, Japan
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