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Vitali-Silva A, Bello VA, Poli RC, de Oliveira CEC, Lopes MV, Silveira DN, Bossa BB, Espinosa BR, Ahrens TM, Reiche EMV, Simão ANC. IL18 rs360717 and rs187238 genetic variants are associated with migraine diagnosis. Eur J Pain 2024. [PMID: 38922725 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.2302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Migraine is a genetically determined disorder that predisposes to recurrent episodes of headache. Interleukin (IL)-18 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that seems to play a role in migraine pathophysiology, and its genetic variants could potentially impact susceptibility to migraine. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between IL18 rs360717 and rs187238 genetic variants with migraine diagnosis and its clinical characteristics. METHODS A case-control study was conducted with 152 people with migraine and 155 healthy controls, matched by sex, age, ethnicity, and body mass index. Clinical characteristics of migraine, as well as validated questionnaires regarding disability and impact of migraine, presence of allodynia, anxiety, depression, and hyperacusis were collected. Genotyping for IL18 rs360717 and rs187238 variants was performed using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and TaqMan™ method. RESULTS The IL18 rs360717A and rs187238G alleles were associated with increased chance of being diagnosed with migraine (OR = 1.53, 95%CI 1.05-2.24, p = 0.028 and OR = 1.46, 95%CI 1.00-2.14, p = 0.049, respectively). In the dominant model, the rs360717GA + AA genotypes were also associated with a higher chance of migraine than the GG genotype (OR = 1.69, 95%CI 1.05-2.73, p = 0.030). In women, in addition to the previous associations, there was also an effect of the variants on the chance of migraine in the codominant models and dominant models. Furthermore, among women, there was an influence on the prevalence of postdrome perception with rs360717GA + AA (OR = 3.04, 95%CI 1.10-8.42, p = 0.032) and rs187238CG + GG (OR = 2.97, 95%CI 1.08-8.21, p = 0.035). CONCLUSION IL18 rs360717 and rs187238 variants were associated with migraine diagnosis and postdrome symptoms, especially in women. SIGNIFICANCE This study has demonstrated that IL18 rs360717 and rs187238 variants play a role in migraine, influencing the chance of being diagnosed with migraine, particularly among women. There are prospects that IL18 variants could be considered potential genetic biomarkers for migraine.
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- Aline Vitali-Silva
- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
- Universidade Norte Do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
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- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
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- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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Daigo E, Daigo Y, Idogaki J, Fukuoka H, Fukuoka N, Ishikawa M, Takahashi K. Photobiomodulation Activates Microglia/Astrocytes and Relieves Neuropathic Pain in Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg 2023; 41:694-702. [PMID: 38085185 DOI: 10.1089/photob.2023.0078] [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] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Objective: This study aimed to determine microglial/astrocyte changes and their associated analgesic effect in inferior alveolar nerve injury (IANI) model rats treated with photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) using a 940-nm diode laser. Background: Very few basic studies have investigated microglial/astrocyte dynamics following PBMT aimed at relieving neuropathic pain caused by IANI. Methods: Rats were divided into an IANI-PBM group, IANI+PBM group, and sham+PBM group. Observations were made on the day before IANI or the sham operation and on postoperative days 3, 5, 7, 14, and 28. PBMT was delivered for 7 consecutive days, with an energy density of 8 J/cm2. Behavioral analysis was performed to determine pain thresholds, and immunohistological staining was performed for the microglia marker Iba1 and astrocyte marker glial fibrillary acidic protein, which are observed in the spinal trigeminal nucleus. Results: Behavioral analysis showed that the pain threshold returned to the preoperative level on postoperative day 14 in the IANI+PBM group, but decreased starting from postoperative day 1 and did not improve thereafter in the IANI-PBM group (p ≤ 0.001). Immunological analysis showed that microglial and astrocyte cell counts were similar in the IANI+PBM group and IANI-PBM group shortly after IANI (day 3), but the expression area was larger (p ≤ 0.001) and hypertrophy of microglia and astrocyte cell bodies and end-feet extension (i.e., indicators of activation) were more prominent in the IANI+PBM group. Conclusions: PBMT after IANI prevented hyperalgesia and allodynia by promoting glial cell activation shortly after injury.
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- Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Osaka Dental University, Osaka City, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Osaka Dental University, Osaka City, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Osaka Dental University, Osaka City, Japan
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Ciapała K, Mika J. Advances in Neuropathic Pain Research: Selected Intracellular Factors as Potential Targets for Multidirectional Analgesics. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1624. [PMID: 38004489 PMCID: PMC10675751 DOI: 10.3390/ph16111624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Neuropathic pain is a complex and debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Unlike acute pain, which is short-term and starts suddenly in response to an injury, neuropathic pain arises from somatosensory nervous system damage or disease, is usually chronic, and makes every day functioning difficult, substantially reducing quality of life. The main reason for the lack of effective pharmacotherapies for neuropathic pain is its diverse etiology and the complex, still poorly understood, pathophysiological mechanism of its progression. Numerous experimental studies, including ours, conducted over the last several decades have shown that the development of neuropathic pain is based on disturbances in cell activity, imbalances in the production of pronociceptive factors, and changes in signaling pathways such as p38MAPK, ERK, JNK, NF-κB, PI3K, and NRF2, which could become important targets for pharmacotherapy in the future. Despite the availability of many different analgesics, relieving neuropathic pain is still extremely difficult and requires a multidirectional, individual approach. We would like to point out that an increasing amount of data indicates that nonselective compounds directed at more than one molecular target exert promising analgesic effects. In our review, we characterize four substances (minocycline, astaxanthin, fisetin, and peimine) with analgesic properties that result from a wide spectrum of actions, including the modulation of MAPKs and other factors. We would like to draw attention to these selected substances since, in preclinical studies, they show suitable analgesic properties in models of neuropathy of various etiologies, and, importantly, some are already used as dietary supplements; for example, astaxanthin and fisetin protect against oxidative stress and have anti-inflammatory properties. It is worth emphasizing that the results of behavioral tests also indicate their usefulness when combined with opioids, the effectiveness of which decreases when neuropathy develops. Moreover, these substances appear to have additional, beneficial properties for the treatment of diseases that frequently co-occur with neuropathic pain. Therefore, these substances provide hope for the development of modern pharmacological tools to not only treat symptoms but also restore the proper functioning of the human body.
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smetna Str., 31-343 Kraków, Poland;
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Yoshikawa C, Maegawa H, Usami N, Hanamoto H, Kudo C, Niwa H. Antagonist of transient receptor potential melastatin 2 suppresses mechanical hypersensitivity and activation of microglia induced by infraorbital nerve ligation in male rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 671:67-74. [PMID: 37295356 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Activation of microglia is known to be involved in neuropathic pain. However, the pathway that regulates the microglial activation is not completely understood. Transient receptor potential (TRP) melastatin 2 (TRPM2), which is part of the TRP superfamily, is reportedly expressed on microglia and is suggested to be involved in neuropathic pain. To explore the effect of a TRPM2 antagonist on orofacial neuropathic pain and the relationship between TRPM2 and the activation of microglia, experiments were conducted using male rats that underwent infraorbital nerve (ION) ligation as orofacial neuropathic pain models. TRPM2 expression was detected on microglia in the trigeminal spinal subnucleus caudalis (Vc). The immunoreactivity of TRPM2 in the Vc increased after ION ligation. Mechanical threshold for head-withdrawal response was measured using von Frey filament, and it decreased after ION ligation. When the TRPM2 antagonist was administered to the ION-ligated rats, the low mechanical threshold for head-withdrawal response increased, and the number of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (pERK)-immunoreactive cells in the Vc decreased. The number of CD68-immunoreactive cells in the Vc also decreased after the administration of the TRPM2 antagonist in the ION-ligated rats. These findings suggest that TRPM2 antagonist administration suppresses hypersensitivity to mechanical stimulation induced by ION ligation and microglial activation, and TRPM2 is also involved in microglial activation in orofacial neuropathic pain.
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- Chiaki Yoshikawa
- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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García-Magro N, Martin YB, Palomino-Antolin A, Egea J, Negredo P, Avendaño C. Multiple Morphometric Assessment of Microglial Cells in Deafferented Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus. Front Neuroanat 2020; 13:103. [PMID: 32038181 PMCID: PMC6987390 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2019.00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Microglia (MG) are the first cells to react to the abnormal incoming signals that follow an injury of sensory nerves and play a critical role in the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain, a common sequel of nerve injuries. Here we present population data on cell number, soma size, and length of processes of MG in the caudal division of the spinal trigeminal nucleus (Sp5C) in control mice and at the peak of microgliosis (7 days) following unilateral transection of the infraorbital nerve (IoN). The study is performed combining several bias- and assumption-free imaging and stereological approaches with different immunolabeling procedures, with the objective of tackling some hard problems that often hinder proper execution of MG morphometric studies. Our approach may easily be applied to low-density MG populations, but also works, with limited biases, in territories where MG cell bodies and processes form dense meshworks. In controls, and contralaterally to the deafferented side, MG cell body size and shape and branching pattern matched well the descriptions of “resting” or “surveillant” MG described elsewhere, with only moderate intersubject variability. On the superficial laminae of the deafferented side, however, MG displayed on average larger somata and remarkable diversity in shape. The number of cells and the length of MG processes per mm3 increased 5 and 2.5 times, respectively, indicating a net 50% decrease in the mean length of processes per cell. By using specific immunolabeling and cell sorting of vascular macrophages, we found only a negligible fraction of these cells in Sp5C, with no differences between controls and deafferented animals, suggesting that blood-borne monocytes play at most a very limited role in the microgliosis occurring following sensory nerve deafferentation. In sum, here we present reliable morphometric data on MG in control and deafferented trigeminal nuclei using efficient methods that we propose may equally be applied to any morphometric population analysis of these cells under different physiological or pathological conditions.
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- Nuria García-Magro
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Medical School, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Ph.D. Programme in Neuroscience, Doctoral School, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Medical School, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Medical School, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Increased interleukin-18 level contributes to the development and severity of ischemic stroke. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:7457-7472. [PMID: 31525735 PMCID: PMC6781996 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Although interleukin-18 (IL-18) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of stroke, research findings concerning IL-18 level in stroke have been inconsistent. Thus, we performed a cross-sectional study in patients with first-episode ischemic stroke and then extracted relevant data from databases to validate our results. A total of 252 patients and 259 healthy subjects were recruited, and serum IL-18 level was evaluated in a cross-sectional study. Then, we extracted data and conducted a meta-analysis, including 2,928 patients and 3,739 controls to support our results. A 95% confidence interval for standardized mean difference (SMD) was calculated using a Z test. We found IL-18 was higher in stroke patients than in controls (2.39 ± 0.25 vs. 2.25 ± 0.28, F=8.60, p=0.004) and was negatively associated with the NIHSS scale (r = -0.14, p=0.028). A subsequent meta-analysis confirmed that IL-18 level was higher in stroke patients than in controls (SMD = 2.14, 95% CI = 1.54 ∼ 2.73, P< 0.001). IL-18 level increased with the severity of the stroke (p< 0.01). These findings revealed increased IL-18 level contributed to the development and severity of ischemic stroke, suggesting the potential of this biomarker to become an important reference for the early monitoring of ischemic stroke.
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Ko FC, Rubenstein WJ, Lee EJ, Siu AL, Sean Morrison R. TNF-α and sTNF-RII Are Associated with Pain Following Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Adults. PAIN MEDICINE 2019; 19:169-177. [PMID: 28460020 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Objective To explore whether plasma inflammatory mediators on postoperative day 3 (POD3) are associated with pain scores in older adults after hip fracture surgery. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York. Subjects Forty patients age 60 years or older who presented with acute hip fracture at Mount Sinai Hospital between November 2011 and April 2013. Methods Plasma levels of six inflammatory mediators of the nuclear factor kappa B pathway were measured using blood collected on POD3. Self-reported pain scores (i.e., pain with resting, walking, and transferring) were assessed at baseline (prefracture) and on POD3. Linear regression models using log-transformed data were performed to determine associations between inflammatory mediators and postoperative pain. Results Interleukin 18 (IL-18) was positively associated with POD3 resting pain score in the unadjusted model (β = 0.66, P = 0.03). Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and soluble TNF receptor II (sTNF-RII) were positively associated with POD3 resting pain score in the adjusted model (β = 0.99, P = 0.03, and β = 0.86, P = 0.04, respectively). Moreover, TNF-α was positively associated with POD3 walking pain score in the adjusted model (β = 1.59, P = 0.05). Pain with transferring was not associated with these inflammatory mediators. Conclusions These findings suggest that TNF-α and its receptors may influence pain following hip fracture. Further study of the TNF-α pathway may inform future clinical applications that monitor and treat pain in the vulnerable elderly who are unable to accurately report pain.
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- Fred C Ko
- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,GRECC, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,GRECC, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,GRECC, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Chen ML, Lin K, Lin SK. NLRP3 inflammasome signaling as an early molecular response is negatively controlled by miR-186 in CFA-induced prosopalgia mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 51:e7602. [PMID: 30020320 PMCID: PMC6050947 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20187602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is the most frequently studied in the central nervous system and has been linked to neuropathic pain. In this study, a post-translational mechanism of microRNA (miR)-186 via regulating the expression of NLRP3 in the complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-treated mice was investigated. The injection of CFA was used to induce trigeminal neuropathic pain in mice. miRs microarray chip assay was performed in trigeminal ganglions (TGs). CFA treatment significantly increased the mRNA expression of NLRP3, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-18 in TGs compared to the control group. Moreover, 26 miRs were differentially expressed in TGs from trigeminal neuropathic pain mice, and the expression of miR-186 showed the lowest level of all the miRs. Further examination revealed that NLRP3 was a candidate target gene of miR-186. We delivered miR-186 mimics to CFA-treated mice. The head withdrawal thresholds of the CFA-treated mice were significantly increased by miR-186 mimics injection compared with CFA single treatment. The mRNA and protein expression of NLRP3, IL-1β, and IL-18 in TGs from trigeminal neuropathic pain mice were significantly inhibited by miR-186 mimics treatment compared to the CFA group. miR-186 was able to suppress the neuropathic pain via regulating the NLRP3 inflammasome signaling.
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- Ming-Lei Chen
- Department of Neurology, the Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Sanya, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Sanya, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the Third People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Sanya, China
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Barry A, O'Halloran KD, McKenna JP, McCreary C, Downer EJ. Plasma IL-8 signature correlates with pain and depressive symptomatology in patients with burning mouth syndrome: Results from a pilot study. J Oral Pathol Med 2017; 47:158-165. [DOI: 10.1111/jop.12666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Alison Barry
- Department of Physiology; University College Cork; Cork Ireland
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- Cork University Dental School and Hospital; University College Cork; Cork Ireland
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- Cork University Dental School and Hospital; University College Cork; Cork Ireland
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- Discipline of Physiology; School of Medicine; Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute; Trinity College Dublin; University of Dublin; Dublin Ireland
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Attenuation of mechanical pain hypersensitivity by treatment with Peptide5, a connexin-43 mimetic peptide, involves inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome in nerve-injured mice. Exp Neurol 2017; 300:1-12. [PMID: 29055716 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2017.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Connexin43 (Cx43) hemichannels in spinal cord astrocytes are implicated in the maintenance of neuropathic pain following peripheral nerve injury. Peptide5 is a Cx43 mimetic peptide that blocks hemichannels. In this study, we investigated the effects of spinal delivery of Peptide5 on mechanical pain hypersensitivity in two mouse models of neuropathic pain, peripheral nerve injury and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). We demonstrated that 10days following a chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve, Cx43 expression, co-localised predominantly with astrocytes, was increased in the ipsilateral L3-L5 lumbar spinal cord. An intrathecal injection of Peptide5 into nerve-injured mice, on day 10 when pain was well-established, caused significant improvement in mechanical pain hypersensitivity 8h after injection. Peptide5 treatment resulted in significantly reduced Cx43, and microglial and astrocyte activity in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, as compared to control saline-treated CCI mice. Further in vitro investigations on primary astrocyte cultures showed that 1h pre-treatment with Peptide5 significantly reduced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) release in response to extracellular calcium depletion. Since ATP is a known activator of the NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome complex, a key mediator of neuroinflammation, we examined the effects of Peptide5 treatment on NLRP3 inflammasome expression. We found that NLRP3, its adaptor apoptosis-associated spec-like protein (ASC) and caspase-1 protein were increased in the ipsilateral spinal cord of CCI mice and reduced to naïve levels following Peptide5 treatment. In the models of oxaliplatin- and paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy, treatment with Peptide5 had no effect on mechanical pain hypersensitivity. Interestingly, in these CIPN models, although spinal Cx43 expression was significantly increased at day 13 following chemotherapy, NLRP3 expression was not altered. These results suggest that the analgesic effect of Peptide5 is specifically achieved by reducing NLRP3 expression. Together, our findings demonstrate that blocking Cx43 hemichannels with Peptide5 after nerve injury attenuates mechanical pain hypersensitivity by specifically targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome in the spinal cord.
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Li Z, Li X, Chan MTV, Wu WKK, Tan D, Shen J. Melatonin antagonizes interleukin-18-mediated inhibition on neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation. J Cell Mol Med 2017; 21:2163-2171. [PMID: 28429571 PMCID: PMC5571550 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Neural stem cells (NSCs) are self‐renewing, pluripotent and undifferentiated cells which have the potential to differentiate into neurons, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes. NSC therapy for tissue regeneration, thus, gains popularity. However, the low survivals rate of the transplanted cell impedes its utilities. In this study, we tested whether melatonin, a potent antioxidant, could promote the NSC proliferation and neuronal differentiation, especially, in the presence of the pro‐inflammatory cytokine interleukin‐18 (IL‐18). Our results showed that melatonin per se indeed exhibited beneficial effects on NSCs and IL‐18 inhibited NSC proliferation, neurosphere formation and their differentiation into neurons. All inhibitory effects of IL‐18 on NSCs were significantly reduced by melatonin treatment. Moreover, melatonin application increased the production of both brain‐derived and glial cell‐derived neurotrophic factors (BDNF, GDNF) in IL‐18‐stimulated NSCs. It was observed that inhibition of BDNF or GDNF hindered the protective effects of melatonin on NSCs. A potentially protective mechanism of melatonin on the inhibition of NSC's differentiation caused IL‐18 may attribute to the up‐regulation of these two major neurotrophic factors, BNDF and GNDF. The findings indicate that melatonin may play an important role promoting the survival of NSCs in neuroinflammatory diseases.
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- Zheng Li
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, LKS Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, Health Science Center, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Hayakawa T, Hata M, Kuwahara-Otani S, Yagi H, Okamura H. Postnatal changes of interleukin-18 receptor immunoreactivity in neurons of the retrosplenial cortex in wild-type and interleukin-18 knock out mice. Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2017; 94:93-99. [PMID: 29681594 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.94.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Interleukin-18 (IL-18), which is involved in the inflammatory response, is also found in the cerebral cortex. IL-18 receptor-immunoreactive (IL-18R-ir) neurons are present in layer V of the retrosplenial cortex (RSC). In the adult IL-18 knock out (KO) mice, no IL-18R-ir neurons but many degenerated neurons are present in layer V of the RSC, suggesting that any changes in the neurons of layer V have occurred during postnatal development. We examined changes of IL-18R expression during postnatal development. In the wild-type mice, many IL-18R-ir neurons were present in layers II, III and VI of the RSC in 2-week-old mice, whereas they were sparsely observed in only layer III in 3-week-old mice. No IL-18R-ir neurons were present in 4- and 5-week-old mice. In older than 6-week-old mice, many IL-18R-ir neurons were present in layers V and VI. The IL-18KO mice showed IL-18R-ir neurons in layers II, III and VI at 2-weeks-old, and a few in layer III at 3-week-old mice, similar to that in the wild-type mice. No IL-18R-ir neurons were found in mice older than 4 weeks of age. Thus, IL-18 or IL-18R seem to be involved in the construction of neural circuits corresponding to events after 3-weeks of age.
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- Tetsu Hayakawa
- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Cell Therapy Hyogo College of Medicine Mukogawa
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- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Cell Therapy Hyogo College of Medicine Mukogawa
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- Department of Anatomy Hyogo College of Medicine Mukogawa
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- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Cell Therapy Hyogo College of Medicine Mukogawa
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Pilat D, Piotrowska A, Rojewska E, Jurga A, Ślusarczyk J, Makuch W, Basta-Kaim A, Przewlocka B, Mika J. Blockade of IL-18 signaling diminished neuropathic pain and enhanced the efficacy of morphine and buprenorphine. Mol Cell Neurosci 2016; 71:114-24. [PMID: 26763728 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2015.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Currently, the low efficacy of antinociceptive drugs for the treatment of neuropathic pain is a major therapeutic problem. Here, we show the potential role of interleukin (IL)-18 signaling in this phenomenon. IL-18 is an important molecule that performs various crucial functions, including the alteration of nociceptive transmission in response to neuropathic pain. We have studied the changes in the mRNA and protein levels (qRT-PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively) of IL-18, IL-18-binding protein (IL-18BP) and the IL-18 receptor (IL-18R) over time in rats following chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. Our study demonstrated that the spinal levels of IL-18BP were slightly downregulated at days 7 and 14 in the rats subjected to CCI. In contrast, the IL-18 and IL-18R mRNA expression and protein levels were elevated in the ipsilateral spinal cord on days 2, 7 and 14. Moreover, in rats exposed to a single intrathecal administration of IL-18BP (50 and 100 ng) 7 or 14 days following CCI, symptoms of neuropathic pain were attenuated, and the analgesia pursuant to morphine and buprenorphine (0.5 and 2.5 μg) was enhanced. In summary, the restoration of the analgesic activity of morphine and buprenorphine via the blockade of IL-18 signaling suggests that increased IL-18 pathway may account for the decreased analgesic efficacy of opioids for neuropathic pain.
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- Dominika Pilat
- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.
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Hao Y, Hu Q, Zhang XJ, Xiao JQ, Li ZZ, Guan YT. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Significance of Increased Serum Interleukin-18 Levels in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Mol Neurobiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Austin PJ, Bembrick AL, Denyer GS, Keay KA. Injury-Dependent and Disability-Specific Lumbar Spinal Gene Regulation following Sciatic Nerve Injury in the Rat. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124755. [PMID: 25905723 PMCID: PMC4408097 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Allodynia, hyperalgesia and spontaneous pain are cardinal sensory signs of neuropathic pain. Clinically, many neuropathic pain patients experience affective-motivational state changes, including reduced familial and social interactions, decreased motivation, anhedonia and depression which are severely debilitating. In earlier studies we have shown that sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI) disrupts social interactions, sleep-wake-cycle and endocrine function in one third of rats, a subgroup reliably identified six days after injury. CCI consistently produces allodynia and hyperalgesia, the intensity of which was unrelated either to the altered social interactions, sleep-wake-cycle or endocrine changes. This decoupling of the sensory consequences of nerve injury from the affective-motivational changes is reported in both animal experiments and human clinical data. The sensory changes triggered by CCI are mediated primarily by functional changes in the lumbar dorsal horn, however, whether lumbar spinal changes may drive different affective-motivational states has never been considered. In these studies, we used microarrays to identify the unique transcriptomes of rats with altered social behaviours following sciatic CCI to determine whether specific patterns of lumbar spinal adaptations characterised this subgroup. Rats underwent CCI and on the basis of reductions in dominance behaviour in resident-intruder social interactions were categorised as having Pain & Disability, Pain & Transient Disability or Pain alone. We examined the lumbar spinal transcriptomes two and six days after CCI. Fifty-four ‘disability-specific’ genes were identified. Sixty-five percent were unique to Pain & Disability rats, two-thirds of which were associated with neurotransmission, inflammation and/or cellular stress. In contrast, 40% of genes differentially regulated in rats without disabilities were involved with more general homeostatic processes (cellular structure, transcription or translation). We suggest that these patterns of gene expression lead to either the expression of disability, or to resilience and recovery, by modifying local spinal circuitry at the origin of ascending supraspinal pathways.
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- Paul J. Austin
- School of Medical Sciences (Anatomy & Histology), The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences (Anatomy & Histology), The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences (Anatomy & Histology), The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Involvement of pro- and antinociceptive factors in minocycline analgesia in rat neuropathic pain model. J Neuroimmunol 2014; 277:57-66. [PMID: 25304927 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In neuropathic pain the repeated minocycline treatment inhibited the mRNA and protein expression of the microglial markers and metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). The minocycline diminished the pronociceptive (IL-6, IL-18), but not antinociceptive (IL-1alpha, IL-4, IL-10) cytokines at the spinal cord level. In vitro primary cell culture studies have shown that MMP-9, TIMP-1, IL-1beta, IL-1alpha, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-18 are of microglial origin. Minocycline reduces the production of pronociceptive factors, resulting in a more potent antinociceptive effect. This change in the ratio between pro- and antinociceptive factors, in favour of the latter may be the mechanism of minocycline analgesia in neuropathy.
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Worsley MA, Allen CE, Billinton A, King AE, Boissonade FM. Chronic tooth pulp inflammation induces persistent expression of phosphorylated ERK (pERK) and phosphorylated p38 (pp38) in trigeminal subnucleus caudalis. Neuroscience 2014; 269:318-30. [PMID: 24709040 PMCID: PMC4030309 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chronic inflammation of tooth pulp activates pERK and pp38 in the trigeminal nucleus Activation is persistent and bilateral, and further increased by acute stimulation This altered signaling may be relevant in the development of chronic pulpitic pain pERK and pp38 are more sensitive markers of central change than Fos expression Sequential activation in different cell types may be linked to pain progression
Background Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase are transiently phosphorylated (activated) in the spinal cord and trigeminal nucleus by acute noxious stimuli. Acute stimulation of dental pulp induces short-lived ERK activation in trigeminal subnucleus caudalis (Vc), and p38 inhibition attenuates short-term sensitization in Vc induced by acute pulpal stimulation. We have developed a model to study central changes following chronic inflammation of dental pulp that induces long-term sensitization. Here, we examine the effects of chronic inflammation and acute stimulation on the expression of phosphorylated ERK (pERK), phosphorylated p38 (pp38) and Fos in Vc. Results Chronic inflammation alone induced bilateral expression of pERK and pp38 in Vc, but did not induce Fos expression. Stimulation of both non-inflamed and inflamed pulps significantly increased pERK and pp38 bilaterally; expression was greatest in inflamed, stimulated animals, and was similar following 10-min and 60-min stimulation. Stimulation for 60 min, but not 10 min, induced Fos in ipsilateral Vc; Fos expression was significantly greater in inflamed, stimulated animals. pERK was present in both neurons and astrocytes; pp38 was present in neurons and other non-neuronal, non-astrocytic cell types. Conclusions This study provides the first demonstration that chronic inflammation of tooth pulp induces persistent bilateral activation of ERK and p38 within Vc, and that this activation is further increased by acute stimulation. This altered activity in intracellular signaling is likely to be linked to the sensitization that is seen in our animal model and in patients with pulpitis. Our data indicate that pERK and pp38 are more accurate markers of central change than Fos expression. In our model, localization of pERK and pp38 within specific cell types differs from that seen following acute stimulation. This may indicate specific roles for different cell types in the induction and maintenance of pulpitic and other types of pain.
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- M A Worsley
- Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine & Surgery, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK
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- Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine & Surgery, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, UK
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- Unit of Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine & Surgery, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK.
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