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Jiao B, Zhang W, Zhang C, Zhang K, Cao X, Yu S, Zhang X. Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B contributes to neuropathic pain by aggravating NF-κB and glial cells activation-mediated neuroinflammation via promoting endoplasmic reticulum stress. CNS Neurosci Ther 2024; 30:e14609. [PMID: 38334011 PMCID: PMC10853896 DOI: 10.1111/cns.14609] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neuropathic pain is a prevalent and highly debilitating condition that impacts millions of individuals globally. Neuroinflammation is considered a key factor in the development of neuropathic pain. Accumulating evidence suggests that protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) plays a crucial role in regulating neuroinflammation. Nevertheless, the specific involvement of PTP1B in neuropathic pain remains largely unknown. This study aims to examine the impact of PTP1B on neuropathic pain and unravel the underlying molecular mechanisms implicated. METHODS In the current study, we evaluated the paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) of male rats following spared nerve injury (SNI) to assess the presence of neuropathic pain. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, western blotting, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy techniques were employed. RESULTS Our results showed that SNI significantly elevated PTP1B levels, which was accompanied by an increase in the expression of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers (BIP, p-PERK, p-IRE1α, and ATF6) and phosphorylated NF-κB in the spinal dorsal horn. SNI-induced mechanical allodynia was impaired by the treatment of intrathecal injection of PTP1B siRNA or PTP1B-IN-1, a specific inhibitor of PTP1B. Moreover, the intrathecal administration of PTP1B-IN-1 effectively suppressed the expression of ER stress markers (BIP, p-PERK/p-eIF2α, p-IRE1α, and ATF6), leading to the inhibition of NF-κB, microglia, and astrocytes activation, as well as a decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β. However, these effects were reversed by intrathecal administration of tunicamycin (Tm, an inducer of ER stress). Additionally, intrathecal administration of Tm in healthy rats resulted in the development of mechanical allodynia and the activation of NF-κB-mediated neuroinflammatory signaling. CONCLUSIONS The upregulation of PTP1B induced by SNI facilitates the activation of NF-κB and glial cells via ER stress in the spinal dorsal horn. This, in turn, leads to an increase in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, thereby contributing to the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain. Therefore, targeting PTP1B could be a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
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- Bo Jiao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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Anti-Arthritic Effect of the Hydroethanolic Root Extract of Psydrax subcordata in Rats. Adv Pharmacol Pharm Sci 2022; 2022:9748382. [PMID: 36061079 PMCID: PMC9433293 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9748382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background In Ghana, decoctions of various parts of Psydrax subcordata, Bridson (Rubiaceae) are employed in the management of inflammatory conditions. However, not much scientific data is available to back such folkloric use of the plant. This study, therefore, seeks to investigate the chronic anti-inflammatory activity of hydroethanolic root extract of Psydrax subcordata (PSRE) using the adjuvant-induced arthritis model in rats. Methods Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis model was used to assess the ameliorative effects of PSRE in chronic inflammation. The effect of PSRE on tissue and joint integrity in arthritis was also evaluated by histopathology and microscopy. The effect of PSRE on oxidative markers and serum transforming growth factor (TGF) beta 1 was also determined via chemical assays. Results Oral PSRE (30–300 mg/kg) inhibited both ipsilateral and contralateral paw arthritis when given prophylactically and therapeutically in rats. It reduced paw defect on X-ray with histologically-reduced inflammatory cells and synovial hyperplasia. Finally, PSRE significantly reduced TGF-beta 1 levels and raised antioxidants such as reduced glutathione, catalase, and superoxide dismutase levels in arthritic rats. Conclusion The findings show that hydroethanolic root extract of Psydrax subcordata possesses anti-inflammatory properties in rodents.
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Busa P, Kuthati Y, Huang N, Wong CS. New Advances on Pathophysiology of Diabetes Neuropathy and Pain Management: Potential Role of Melatonin and DPP-4 Inhibitors. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:864088. [PMID: 35496279 PMCID: PMC9039240 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.864088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pre-diabetes and diabetes are growing threats to the modern world. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with comorbidities such as hypertension (83.40%), obesity (90.49%), and dyslipidemia (93.43%), creating a substantial burden on patients and society. Reductive and oxidative (Redox) stress level imbalance and inflammation play an important role in DM progression. Various therapeutics have been investigated to treat these neuronal complications. Melatonin and dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors (DPP-4i) are known to possess powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and have garnered significant attention in the recent years. In this present review article, we have reviewed the recently published reports on the therapeutic efficiency of melatonin and DPP-4i in the treatment of DM. We summarized the efficacy of melatonin and DPP-4i in DM and associated complications of diabetic neuropathy (DNP) and neuropathic pain. Furthermore, we discussed the mechanisms of action and their efficacy in the alleviation of oxidative stress in DM.
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- Prabhakar Busa
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Grauate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Grauate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Chih-Shung Wong,
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Cai Y, Xu J, Cheng Q. Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase SRC (Src) inhibition in microglia relieves neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain mouse models. Bioengineered 2021; 12:11390-11398. [PMID: 34851237 PMCID: PMC8810198 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2008694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Chronic neuroinflammation is an important factor in the development of neuropathic pain (NP). Excess microglia activation releases a mass of pro-inflammatory cytokines during neuroinflammation process, leading to a constant painful irritation of the sensory nerve. Src belongs to a non-receptor tyrosine kinase associated with sarcoma, whereas the role of Src in neuropathic pain is controversial. We designed to testify the inflammation-regulatory role of Src in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BV2 microglia line and the mouse model of neuropathic pain by partial sciatic nerve ligation (PNL). In BV2 microglia, Src expression was inhibited using a Src family kinase inhibitor PP2 after LPS induced inflammatory response. In vivo, the neuropathic pain in mice was induced by PNL surgery and then treated with PP2. The neuroinflammation level in vitro was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunofluorescence (IF), trans-well and Western blotting (WB) assays, in vivo was examined in PNL mice using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and IF. Finally, mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia assays were used to access the functional evaluation. Inhibition of Src was decreased microglial inflammation and migration after LPS stimuli. Mechanistically, the expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway decreased after Src inhibition. The data in vivo showed that the decrease expression of Src reduced neuroinflammation and the amount of microglia in spinal dorsal horn (SDH), the mechanical allodynia of mice thereby attenuated after Src inhibition. These results indicated that the inhibition of Src took a protective effect in neuropathic pain mouse models via reducing microglia-induced neuroinflammation.
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- Yuanxing Cai
- Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhang ZY, Bai HH, Guo Z, Li HL, Diao XT, Zhang TY, Yao L, Ma JJ, Cao Z, Li YX, Bai X, Chen HK, Suo ZW, Yang X, Hu XD. Ubiquitination and functional modification of GluN2B subunit-containing NMDA receptors by Cbl-b in the spinal cord dorsal horn. Sci Signal 2020; 13:13/638/eaaw1519. [PMID: 32606037 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaw1519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors (NMDARs) containing GluN2B subunits are prevalent early after birth in most brain regions in rodents. Upon synapse maturation, GluN2B is progressively removed from synapses, which affects NMDAR function and synaptic plasticity. Aberrant recruitment of GluN2B into mature synapses has been implicated in several neuropathologies that afflict adults. We found that the E3 ubiquitin ligase Cbl-b was enriched in the spinal cord dorsal horn neurons of mice and rats and suppressed GluN2B abundance during development and inflammatory pain. Cbl-b abundance increased from postnatal day 1 (P1) to P14, a critical time period for synapse maturation. Through its N-terminal tyrosine kinase binding domain, Cbl-b interacted with GluN2B. Ubiquitination of GluN2B by Cbl-b decreased the synaptic transmission mediated by GluN2B-containing NMDARs. Knocking down Cbl-b in vivo during P1 to P14 led to sustained retention of GluN2B at dorsal horn synapses, suggesting that Cbl-b limits the synaptic abundance of GluN2B in adult mice. However, peripheral inflammation induced by intraplantar injection of complete Freund's adjuvant resulted in the dephosphorylation of Cbl-b at Tyr363, which impaired its binding to and ubiquitylation of GluN2B, enabling the reappearance of GluN2B-containing NMDARs at synapses. Expression of a phosphomimic Cbl-b mutant in the dorsal horn suppressed both GluN2B-mediated synaptic currents and manifestations of pain induced by inflammation. The findings indicate a ubiquitin-mediated developmental switch in NMDAR subunit composition that is dysregulated by inflammation, which can enhance nociception.
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- Zi-Yang Zhang
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P.R. China.
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Ge MM, Zhou YQ, Tian XB, Manyande A, Tian YK, Ye DW, Yang H. Src-family protein tyrosine kinases: A promising target for treating chronic pain. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 125:110017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Lang GZ, Li CJ, Gaohu TY, Li C, Ma J, Yang JZ, Zhou TT, Yuan YH, Ye F, Wei JH, Zhang DM. Bioactive flavonoid dimers from Chinese dragon's blood, the red resin of Dracaena cochinchinensis. Bioorg Chem 2020; 97:103659. [PMID: 32078940 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Seven flavonoid dimers, biflavocochins A-G, together with six known compounds were isolated from the red resins of Dracaena cochinchinensis (Chinese dragon's blood). Their structures were elucidated based on extensive spectroscopic analysis. The absolute configurations of 1-7 was assigned by experimental and quantum chemical calculated ECD spectra, and that of 4 was further established by X-ray diffraction analysis using Cu Kα radiation. Compounds 1-3 are novel dimers of homoisoflavonoid and dihydrochalcone with a unique dibenzopyran ring. Compounds 2, 6, 7 exhibited moderate PTP1B inhibitory activities in an enzyme assay. Compound 1 showed neuroprotective effect on serum deficiency-induced cellular damage in PC12 cells.
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- Guang-Zhen Lang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
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García G, Gutiérrez-Lara EJ, Centurión D, Granados-Soto V, Murbartián J. Fructose-Induced Insulin Resistance as a Model of Neuropathic Pain in Rats. Neuroscience 2019; 404:233-245. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Guan S, Shen Y, Ge H, Xiong W, He L, Liu L, Yin C, Wei X, Gao Y. Dihydromyricetin Alleviates Diabetic Neuropathic Pain and Depression Comorbidity Symptoms by Inhibiting P2X 7 Receptor. Front Psychiatry 2019; 10:770. [PMID: 31681052 PMCID: PMC6813736 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are common complications of diabetes mellitus and mutually affect each other. As a member of the ATP-gated ion channel family, P2X7 receptor is associated with the transduction of pain signal and the onset of depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of dihydromyricetin (DHM) on rats with comorbid DNP and MDD. After the comorbid model was established, rat behavior changes were monitored by measuring the mechanical withdrawal threshold, thermal withdrawal latency, sugar water preference, immobility time in the forced-swim test, and open-field test parameters. The expressions of P2X7 receptor in the dorsal root ganglia (DRGs), spinal cord, and hippocampus were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR, Western blotting, and double immunofluorescence. We found that hyperalgesia, allodynia, and depressive behaviors of rats with comorbid DNP and MDD were relieved by treatment with DHM or application of a short-hairpin RNA for P2X7 receptor. The expression levels of P2X7, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, tumor necrosis factor α, and interleukin 1ß were increased in the DRGs, spinal cord, and hippocampus of rats in the model group but restored after DHM or P2X7 short-hairpin RNA treatment. In conclusion, P2X7 receptor in the DRGs, spinal cord, and hippocampus participates in the transduction of DNP and MDD signals. DHM seems to relieve comorbid DNP and MDD by reducing the expression of P2X7 receptor in the DRGs, spinal cord, and hippocampus and may be an effective new drug for the treatment of patients with both DNP and MDD.
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- Shu Guan
- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.,Sport Biological Centre, China Institute of Sport Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Basic Medical College of Grade 2017, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.,Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Autonomic Nervous Function and Disease, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Yu T, Li L, Liu H, Li H, Liu Z, Li Z. KCNQ2/3/5 channels in dorsal root ganglion neurons can be therapeutic targets of neuropathic pain in diabetic rats. Mol Pain 2018; 14:1744806918793229. [PMID: 30027794 PMCID: PMC6088482 DOI: 10.1177/1744806918793229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Diabetic neuropathic pain is poorly controlled by analgesics, and the precise molecular mechanisms underlying hyperalgesia remain unclear. The KCNQ2/3/5 channels expressed in dorsal root ganglion neurons are important in pain transmission. The expression and activity of KCNQ2/3/5 channels in dorsal root ganglion neurons in rats with diabetic neuropathic pain were investigated in this study. Methods The mRNA levels of KCNQ2/3/5 channels were analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The protein levels of KCNQ2/3/5 channels were evaluated by Western blot assay. KCNQ2/3/5 channel expression in situ in dorsal root ganglion neurons was detected by double fluorescent labeling technique. M current (IM) density and neuronal excitability were determined by whole-cell voltage and current clamp recordings. Mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia were assessed by von Frey filaments and plantar analgesia tester, respectively. Results The mRNA and protein levels of KCNQ2/3/5 channels significantly decreased, followed by the reduction of IM density and elevation of neuronal excitability of dorsal root ganglion neurons from diabetic rats. Activation of KCNQ channels with retigabine reduced the hyperexcitability and inhibition of KCNQ channels with XE991 enhanced the hyperexcitability. Administration of retigabine alleviated both mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia, while XE991 augmented both mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in diabetic neuropathic pain in rats. Conclusion The findings elucidate the mechanisms by which downregulation of the expression and reduction of the activity of KCNQ2/3/5 channels in diabetic rat dorsal root ganglion neurons contribute to neuronal hyperexcitability, which results in hyperalgesia. These data provide intriguing evidence that activation of KCNQ2/3/5 channels might be the potential new targets for alleviating diabetic neuropathic pain symptoms.
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- Ting Yu
- 1 Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,2 Department of Physiology, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- 3 Department of Diagnosis, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- 4 Department of Rheumatology, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, China
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- 5 Department of Orthopaedics, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan, China
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- 1 Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- 1 Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Li C, Li CJ, Ma J, Chen FY, Li L, Wang XL, Ye F, Zhang DM. Magterpenoids A-C, Three Polycyclic Meroterpenoids with PTP1B Inhibitory Activity from the Bark of Magnolia officinalis var. biloba. Org Lett 2018; 20:3682-3686. [PMID: 29863363 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Magterpenoid A (1), possessing a rare 4,6,11-trioxatricyclo[5.3.1.01,5]undecane framework with an irregular monoterpenoid moiety, magterpenoid B (2), with an unprecedented 6/6/6/6 polycyclic skeleton, and magterpenoid C (3), a novel terpenoid quinone with a C6-C3 unit, were isolated from the bark of Magnolia officinalis var. biloba. Plausible biogenetic pathways of 1-3 are presented. Compounds 1 and 3 exhibited significant PTP1B inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 1.44 and 0.81 μM, respectively.
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- Chuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College . Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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