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Rusbridge C. Neuropathic pain in cats: Mechanisms and multimodal management. J Feline Med Surg 2024; 26:1098612X241246518. [PMID: 38710218 DOI: 10.1177/1098612x241246518] [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: 05/08/2024]
Abstract
PRACTICAL RELEVANCE Chronic pain is a significant welfare concern in cats, and neuropathic pain, which arises from aberrant processing of sensory signals within the nervous system, is a subcategory of this type of pain. To comprehend this condition and how multimodal pharmacotherapy plays a central role in alleviating discomfort, it is crucial to delve into the anatomy of nociception and pain perception. In addition, there is an intricate interplay between emotional health and chronic pain in cats, and understanding and addressing the emotional factors that contribute to pain perception, and vice versa, is essential for comprehensive care.Clinical approach:Neuropathic pain is suspected if there is abnormal sensation in the area of the distribution of pain, together with a positive response to trial treatment with drugs effective for neuropathic pain. Ideally, this clinical suspicion would be supported by confirmation of a lesion at this neurolocalisation using diagnostic modalities such as MRI and neuroelectrophysiology. Alternatively, there may be a history of known trauma at that site. A variety of therapies, including analgesic, anti-inflammatory and adjuvant drugs, and neuromodulation (eg, TENS or acupuncture), can be employed to address different facets of pain pathways.Aim:This review article, aimed at primary care/ general practitioners, focuses on the identification and management of neuropathic pain in cats. Three case vignettes are included and a structured treatment algorithm is presented to guide veterinarians in tailoring interventions.Evidence base:The review draws on current literature, where available, along with the author's extensive experience and research.
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- Clare Rusbridge
- BVMS, PhD, DipECVN, FRCVS School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK; and Wear Referrals Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Hospital, Bradbury, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
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Upadhyay A, Gradwell MA, Vajtay TJ, Conner J, Sanyal AA, Azadegan C, Patel KR, Thackray JK, Bohic M, Imai F, Ogundare SO, Yoshida Y, Abdus-Saboor I, Azim E, Abraira VE. The Dorsal Column Nuclei Scale Mechanical Sensitivity in Naive and Neuropathic Pain States. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.02.20.581208. [PMID: 38712022 PMCID: PMC11071288 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.20.581208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Tactile perception relies on reliable transmission and modulation of low-threshold information as it travels from the periphery to the brain. During pathological conditions, tactile stimuli can aberrantly engage nociceptive pathways leading to the perception of touch as pain, known as mechanical allodynia. Two main drivers of peripheral tactile information, low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs) and postsynaptic dorsal column neurons (PSDCs), terminate in the brainstem dorsal column nuclei (DCN). Activity within the DRG, spinal cord, and DCN have all been implicated in mediating allodynia, yet the DCN remains understudied at the cellular, circuit, and functional levels compared to the other two. Here, we show that the gracile nucleus (Gr) of the DCN mediates tactile sensitivity for low-threshold stimuli and contributes to mechanical allodynia during neuropathic pain in mice. We found that the Gr contains local inhibitory interneurons in addition to thalamus-projecting neurons, which are differentially innervated by primary afferents and spinal inputs. Functional manipulations of these distinct Gr neuronal populations resulted in bidirectional changes to tactile sensitivity, but did not affect noxious mechanical or thermal sensitivity. During neuropathic pain, silencing Gr projection neurons or activating Gr inhibitory neurons was able to reduce tactile hypersensitivity, and enhancing inhibition was able to ameliorate paw withdrawal signatures of neuropathic pain, like shaking. Collectively, these results suggest that the Gr plays a specific role in mediating hypersensitivity to low-threshold, innocuous mechanical stimuli during neuropathic pain, and that Gr activity contributes to affective, pain-associated phenotypes of mechanical allodynia. Therefore, these brainstem circuits work in tandem with traditional spinal circuits underlying allodynia, resulting in enhanced signaling of tactile stimuli in the brain during neuropathic pain.
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- Aman Upadhyay
- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- Brain Health Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
- Neuroscience PhD program at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- Brain Health Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- Brain Health Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Burke Neurological Institute, White Plains, New York City, New York, USA
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA
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- Burke Neurological Institute, White Plains, New York City, New York, USA
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA
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- Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- Brain Health Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Sagalajev B, Zhang T, Abdollahi N, Yousefpour N, Medlock L, Al-Basha D, Ribeiro-da-Silva A, Esteller R, Ratté S, Prescott SA. Absence of paresthesia during high-rate spinal cord stimulation reveals importance of synchrony for sensations evoked by electrical stimulation. Neuron 2024; 112:404-420.e6. [PMID: 37972595 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.10.021] [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: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Electrically activating mechanoreceptive afferents inhibits pain. However, paresthesia evoked by spinal cord stimulation (SCS) at 40-60 Hz becomes uncomfortable at high pulse amplitudes, limiting SCS "dosage." Kilohertz-frequency SCS produces analgesia without paresthesia and is thought, therefore, not to activate afferent axons. We show that paresthesia is absent not because axons do not spike but because they spike asynchronously. In a pain patient, selectively increasing SCS frequency abolished paresthesia and epidurally recorded evoked compound action potentials (ECAPs). Dependence of ECAP amplitude on SCS frequency was reproduced in pigs, rats, and computer simulations and is explained by overdrive desynchronization: spikes desychronize when axons are stimulated faster than their refractory period. Unlike synchronous spikes, asynchronous spikes fail to produce paresthesia because their transmission to somatosensory cortex is blocked by feedforward inhibition. Our results demonstrate how stimulation frequency impacts synchrony based on axon properties and how synchrony impacts sensation based on circuit properties.
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- Boriss Sagalajev
- Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, CA 25155, USA
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Bikson M, Sharma M. A Brief History of Slow Spinal Potentials, Gate Theory of Pain, and Spinal Cord Stimulation. Neuromodulation 2024:S1094-7159(23)01014-0. [PMID: 38573281 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2023.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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- Marom Bikson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA; Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA; Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA.
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Preiss S, Beinert K, Taube W. Immediate effects of visuomotor tracking with the head on cervical sensorimotor function and pain in chronic neck pain patients. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 2024; 37:127-136. [PMID: 37599520 DOI: 10.3233/bmr-220431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Working in awkward and sustained postures is, besides psychosocial risk factors, the most reported physical risk factor for neck pain. Accurate proprioception is fundamental to correcting awkward head-to-trunk positions, but impaired proprioceptive performance has been found in patients with chronic neck pain. OBJECTIVE The aim was to compare the effectiveness of two different interventions in a workplace set-up on sensorimotor performance and pain sensitivity in people with chronic neck pain. METHODS A total of 25 patients with chronic neck pain participated in this double-blind study. Patients were randomly allocated to the visuomotor tracking task group or the video group (watching a massage video, imagining themselves being massaged). The primary outcomes were cervical joint position sense acuity and pressure pain threshold of the cervical spine, evaluated by a blinded assessor. RESULTS There were significant time by group interactions for cervical joint position sense acuity (F1;23: 4.38; p= 0.048) and pressure pain threshold (F1;23: 5.78; p= 0.025), with the tracking task group being more accurate in cervical joint position sense testing and less pain sensitive for pressure pain threshold. CONCLUSIONS The visuomotor tracking task improves cervical joint position sense acuity and reduces pressure pain threshold immediately after intervention in people with chronic neck pain.
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- Sandra Preiss
- Department of Medicine, Movement and Sports Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Sport, German University of Health and Sport, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Movement and Sports Science, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Ji H, Kim KR, Park JJ, Lee JY, Sim Y, Choi H, Kim S. Combination Gene Delivery Reduces Spinal Cord Pathology in Rats With Peripheral Neuropathic Pain. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2023; 24:2211-2227. [PMID: 37442406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Although peripheral neuropathic pain is caused by peripheral nerve injury, it is not simply a peripheral nervous system disease. It causes abnormalities in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Pathological phenomena, such as hyperactivation of sensory neurons and inflammation, are observed in both the dorsal root ganglion and spinal cord. Pain signals originating from the periphery are transmitted to the brain via the SC, and the signals are modulated by pathologically changing SC conditions. Therefore, the modulation of SC pathology is important for peripheral NP treatment. We investigated the effects of KLS-2031 (recombinant adeno-associated viruses expressing glutamate decarboxylase 65, glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor, and interleukin-10) delivered to the dorsal root ganglion on aberrant neuronal excitability and neuroinflammation in the SC of rats with peripheral NP. Results showed that KLS-2031 administration restored excessive excitatory transmission and inhibitory signals in substantia gelatinosa neurons. Moreover, KLS-2031 restored the in vivo hypersensitivity of wide dynamic range neurons and mitigated neuroinflammation in the SC by regulating microglia and astrocytes. Collectively, these findings demonstrated that KLS-2031 efficiently suppressed pathological pain signals and inflammation in the SC of peripheral NP model, and is a potential novel therapeutic approach for NP in clinical settings. PERSPECTIVE: Our study demonstrated that KLS-2031, a combination gene therapy delivered by transforaminal epidural injection, not only mitigates neuroinflammation but also improves SC neurophysiological function, including excitatory-inhibitory balance. These findings support the potential of KLS-2031 as a novel modality that targets multiple aspects of the complex pathophysiology of neuropathic pain.
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- Hyelin Ji
- Institute of BioInnovation Research, Kolon Life Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of BioInnovation Research, Kolon Life Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of BioInnovation Research, Kolon Life Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of BioInnovation Research, Kolon Life Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of BioInnovation Research, Kolon Life Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Business Development, Handok Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of BioInnovation Research, Kolon Life Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Healthcare Research Institute, Kolon Advanced Research Center, Kolon Industries, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of BioInnovation Research, Kolon Life Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Franzen AD, Paulsen RT, Kabeiseman EJ, Burrell BD. Heterosynaptic long-term potentiation of non-nociceptive synapses requires endocannabinoids, NMDARs, CamKII, and PKCζ. J Neurophysiol 2023; 129:807-818. [PMID: 36883763 PMCID: PMC10085563 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00494.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Noxious stimuli or injury can trigger long-lasting sensitization to non-nociceptive stimuli (referred to as allodynia in mammals). Long-term potentiation (LTP) of nociceptive synapses has been shown to contribute to nociceptive sensitization (hyperalgesia) and there is even evidence of heterosynaptic spread of LTP contributing to this type of sensitization. This study will focus on how activation of nociceptors elicits heterosynaptic LTP (hetLTP) in non-nociceptive synapses. Previous studies in the medicinal leech (Hirudo verbana) have demonstrated that high-frequency stimulation (HFS) of nociceptors produces both homosynaptic LTP as well as hetLTP in non-nociceptive afferent synapses. This hetLTP involves endocannabinoid-mediated disinhibition of non-nociceptive synapses at the presynaptic level, but it is not clear if there are additional processes contributing to this synaptic potentiation. In this study, we found evidence for the involvement of postsynaptic level change and observed that postsynaptic N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors (NMDARs) were required for this potentiation. Next, Hirudo orthologs for known LTP signaling proteins, CamKII and PKCζ, were identified based on sequences from humans, mice, and the marine mollusk Aplysia. In electrophysiological experiments, inhibitors of CamKII (AIP) and PKCζ (ZIP) were found to interfere with hetLTP. Interestingly, CamKII was found to be necessary for both induction and maintenance of hetLTP, whereas PKCζ was only necessary for maintenance. These findings show that activation of nociceptors can elicit a potentiation of non-nociceptive synapses through a process that involves both endocannabinoid-mediated disinhibition and NMDAR-initiated signaling pathways.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Pain-related sensitization involves increases in signaling by non-nociceptive sensory neurons. This can allow non-nociceptive afferents to have access to nociceptive circuitry. In this study, we examine a form of synaptic potentiation in which nociceptor activity elicits increases in non-nociceptive synapses. This process involves endocannabinoids, "gating" the activation of NMDA receptors, which in turn activate CamKII and PKCζ. This study provides an important link in how nociceptive stimuli can enhance non-nociceptive signaling related to pain.
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- Avery D Franzen
- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Center for Brain and Behavior Research, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Center for Brain and Behavior Research, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Center for Brain and Behavior Research, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Center for Brain and Behavior Research, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
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Krotov V, Agashkov K, Romanenko S, Halaidych O, Andrianov Y, Safronov BV, Belan P, Voitenko N. Elucidating afferent-driven presynaptic inhibition of primary afferent input to spinal laminae I and X. Front Cell Neurosci 2023; 16:1029799. [PMID: 36713779 PMCID: PMC9874151 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.1029799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Although spinal processing of sensory information greatly relies on afferent-driven (AD) presynaptic inhibition (PI), our knowledge about how it shapes peripheral input to different types of nociceptive neurons remains insufficient. Here we examined the AD-PI of primary afferent input to spinal neurons in the marginal layer, lamina I, and the layer surrounding the central canal, lamina X; two nociceptive-processing regions with similar patterns of direct supply by Aδ- and C-afferents. Unmyelinated C-fibers were selectively activated by electrical stimuli of negative polarity that induced an anodal block of myelinated Aβ/δ-fibers. Combining this approach with the patch-clamp recording in an ex vivo spinal cord preparation, we found that attenuation of the AD-PI by the anodal block of Aβ/δ-fibers resulted in the appearance of new mono- and polysynaptic C-fiber-mediated excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC) components. Such homosegmental Aβ/δ-AD-PI affected neurons in the segment of the dorsal root entrance as well as in the adjacent rostral segment. In their turn, C-fibers from the L5 dorsal root induced heterosegmental AD-PI of the inputs from the L4 Aδ- and C-afferents to the neurons in the L4 segment. The heterosegmental C-AD-PI was reciprocal since the L4 C-afferents inhibited the L5 Aδ- and C-fiber inputs, as well as some direct L5 Aβ-fiber inputs. Moreover, the C-AD-PI was found to control the spike discharge in spinal neurons. Given that the homosegmental Aβ/δ-AD-PI and heterosegmental C-AD-PI affected a substantial percentage of lamina I and X neurons, we suggest that these basic mechanisms are important for shaping primary afferent input to the neurons in the spinal nociceptive-processing network.
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- Volodymyr Krotov
- Department of Sensory Signaling, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine,Department of Molecular Biophysics, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine,*Correspondence: Volodymyr Krotov,
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- Department of Sensory Signaling, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Sensory Signaling, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Sensory Signaling, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Sensory Signaling, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal,Neuronal Networks Group, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine,Department of Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Kyiv Academic University, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Sensory Signaling, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine,Department of Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Kyiv Academic University, Kyiv, Ukraine,Dobrobut Academy Medical School, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Xu G, Tang W, Zhou C, Xu J, Cheng C, Gong W, Dong S, Zhang Y. Pain Fluctuations of Women with Subacute Herpetic Neuralgia During Local Methylcobalamin in Combination with Lidocaine Treatment: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Res 2023; 16:1267-1284. [PMID: 37090764 PMCID: PMC10115195 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s404713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and pain fluctuations of methylcobalamin in combination with lidocaine local injection treatment for subacute herpetic neuralgia (SHN). Methods Seventy-nine women (60.4 ± 2.7 years) with thoracic SHN were enrolled and randomized to receive a combination of methylcobalamin and lidocaine local injection (MI, N=40), or a combination of lidocaine patch 5% and oral methylcobalamin (PO, N=39) for four weeks. Repeated-measures analyses of variance were used to evaluate the effect on pain levels. Generalized estimation equations were used to analyze the cause-effect relationship between pain fluctuations and influencing factors. Results At the treatment endpoint, the group, treatment time, and group interacted with treatment time effects of the pain scores and area were statistically significant (P<0.001), The pain scores were 2.9 ±0.9 (MI) and 4.3 ± 1.5 (PO). 80.00% (MI) or 28.21% (PO) of patients had pain scores ≤ 3, the odds ratio was 2.84 (95% CI: 1.68 to 4.79). The incidence of postherpetic neuralgia was 5.0% (2/40) at 3 months. Pain fluctuated repeatedly during treatment. The pain fluctuation increased from 8.75 log folds in the afternoon, to 79.85 log folds at night. With the ADLs level increasing from 1 to 3, the pain fluctuated from 4.28 to 17.70 log folds. Allodynia, itching, sleep quality, and ADLs were the significant influencing factors (P<0.05). Conclusion This study validated the efficacy of methylcobalamin combined with lidocaine for SHN, and confirmed that pain levels in patients with SHN had an obvious circadian rhythm. ADLs were an important cause of pain fluctuations.
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- Gang Xu
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Gang Xu, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, 301 Middle Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8621-66306496, Fax +8621-66301051, Email
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai First Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, 200090, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China
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The Effects of an Acute Maximal Seated Lumbar Spine Flexion Exposure on Low Back Mechanical Pain Sensitivity. J Appl Biomech 2022; 38:12-19. [PMID: 34969008 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2021-0238] [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: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Viscoelastic creep generated in the lumbar spine following sustained spine flexion may affect the relationship between tissue damage and perceived pain. Two processes supporting this altered relationship include altered neural feedback and inflammatory processes. Our purpose was to determine how low back mechanical pain sensitivity changes following seated lumbar spine flexion using pressure algometry in a repeated-measures, cross-sectional laboratory design. Thirty-eight participants underwent a 10-minute sustained seated maximal flexion exposure with a 40-minute standing recovery period. Pressure algometry assessed pressure pain thresholds and the perceived intensity and unpleasantness of fixed pressures. Accelerometers measured spine flexion angles, and electromyography measured muscular activity during flexion. The flexion exposure produced 4.4° (2.7°) of creep that persisted throughout the entire recovery period. The perception of low back stimulus unpleasantness was elevated immediately following the exposure, 20 minutes before a delayed increase in lumbar erector spinae muscle activity. Women reported the fixed pressures to be more intense than men. Sustained flexion had immediate consequences to the quality of mechanical stimulus perceived but did not alter pressure pain thresholds. Neural feedback and inflammation seemed unlikely mechanisms for this given the time and direction of pain sensitivity changes, leaving a postulated cortical influence.
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Lucas-Romero J, Rivera-Arconada I, Lopez-Garcia JA. Synchronous firing of dorsal horn neurons at the origin of dorsal root reflexes in naïve and paw-inflamed mice. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:1004956. [PMID: 36212688 PMCID: PMC9539274 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.1004956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Spinal interneurons located in the dorsal horn induce primary afferent depolarization (PAD) controlling the excitability of the afferent’s terminals. Following inflammation, PAD may reach firing threshold contributing to maintain inflammation and pain. Our aim was to study the collective behavior of dorsal horn neurons, its relation to backfiring of primary afferents and the effects of a peripheral inflammation in this system. Experiments were performed on slices of spinal cord obtained from naïve adult mice or mice that had suffered an inflammatory pretreatment. Simultaneous recordings from groups of dorsal horn neurons and primary afferents were obtained and machine-learning methodology was used to analyze effective connectivity between them. Dorsal horn recordings showed grouping of spontaneous action potentials from different neurons in “population bursts.” These occurred at irregular intervals and were formed by action potentials from all classes of neurons recorded. Compared to naïve, population bursts from treated animals concentrated more action potentials, had a faster onset and a slower decay. Population bursts were disrupted by perfusion of picrotoxin and held a strong temporal correlation with backfiring of afferents. Effective connectivity analysis allowed pinpointing specific neurons holding pre- or post-synaptic relation to the afferents. Many of these neurons had an irregular fast bursting pattern of spontaneous firing. We conclude that population bursts contain action potentials from neurons presynaptic to the afferents which are likely to control their excitability. Peripheral inflammation may enhance synchrony in these neurons, increasing the chance of triggering action potentials in primary afferents and contributing toward central sensitization.
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Pre-Synaptic GABAA in NaV1.8+ Primary Afferents Is Required for the Development of Punctate but Not Dynamic Mechanical Allodynia following CFA Inflammation. Cells 2022; 11:cells11152390. [PMID: 35954234 PMCID: PMC9368720 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152390] [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: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Hypersensitivity to mechanical stimuli is a cardinal symptom of neuropathic and inflammatory pain. A reduction in spinal inhibition is generally considered a causal factor in the development of mechanical hypersensitivity after injury. However, the extent to which presynaptic inhibition contributes to altered spinal inhibition is less well established. Here, we used conditional deletion of GABAA in NaV1.8-positive sensory neurons (Scn10aCre;Gabrb3fl/fl) to manipulate selectively presynaptic GABAergic inhibition. Behavioral testing showed that the development of inflammatory punctate allodynia was mitigated in mice lacking pre-synaptic GABAA. Dorsal horn cellular circuits were visualized in single slices using stimulus-tractable dual-labelling of c-fos mRNA for punctate and the cognate c-Fos protein for dynamic mechanical stimulation. This revealed a substantial reduction in the number of cells activated by punctate stimulation in mice lacking presynaptic GABAA and an approximate 50% overlap of the punctate with the dynamic circuit, the relative percentage of which did not change following inflammation. The reduction in dorsal horn cells activated by punctate stimuli was equally prevalent in parvalbumin- and calretinin-positive cells and across all laminae I–V, indicating a generalized reduction in spinal input. In peripheral DRG neurons, inflammation following complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA) led to an increase in axonal excitability responses to GABA, suggesting that presynaptic GABA effects in NaV1.8+ afferents switch from inhibition to excitation after CFA. In the days after inflammation, presynaptic GABAA in NaV1.8+ nociceptors constitutes an “open gate” pathway allowing mechanoreceptors responding to punctate mechanical stimulation access to nociceptive dorsal horn circuits.
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Loeza-Alcocer E, Gold MS. Peripheral GABAA receptor signaling contributes to visceral hypersensitivity in a mouse model of colitis. Pain 2022; 163:1402-1413. [PMID: 34726659 PMCID: PMC9056586 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ABSTRACT Pain is a common and debilitating symptom of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Based on evidence that peripheral GABAA receptor (GAR) inhibition plays an important role in establishing colonic afferent excitability and nociceptive threshold, we hypothesized that the increase in pain associated with IBD is due to, at least in part, a decrease in peripheral GAR-mediated inhibition. Acute colitis was induced with 5 days of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS, 3%) in the drinking water. Visceral sensitivity was assessed with the visceromotor response (VMR) evoked with balloon distention of the colon in control and DSS-treated mice before and after intracolonic administration of GAR agonist muscimol, the high-affinity GAR preferring agonist 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[5,4-c]pyridine-3-ol (THIP), the GAR positive allosteric modulator diazepam, or the GAR antagonists gabazine and bicuculline. Low concentrations of muscimol or THIP increased the VMR in DSS-treated mice but not in control mice. However, high concentrations of muscimol decreased the VMR in both control and DSS-treated mice. Diazepam decreased the VMR in both DSS-treated and control mice. By contrast, at a concentration of gabazine that blocks only low-affinity GAR, there was no effect on the VMR in either DSS-treated or control mice, but at concentrations of the antagonist that block low-affinity and high-affinity GAR, the VMR was increased in control mice and decreased in DSS-treated mice. Furthermore, bicuculline increased the VMR in control mice but decreased it in DSS-treated mice. These data suggest that activating of low-affinity GAR or blocking high-affinity GAR may be effective therapeutic strategies for the management of pain in IBD.
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- Emanuel Loeza-Alcocer
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Song G, Zhang WM, Wang YZ, Guo JB, Zheng YL, Yang Z, Su X, Chen YM, Xie Q, Wang XQ. Long Non-coding RNA and mRNA Expression Change in Spinal Dorsal Horn After Exercise in Neuropathic Pain Rats. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:865310. [PMID: 35431794 PMCID: PMC9005956 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.865310] [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: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Exercise can help inhibition of neuropathic pain (NP), but the related mechanism remains being explored. In this research, we performed the effect of swimming exercise on the chronic constriction injury (CCI) rats. Compared with CCI group, the mechanical withdrawal threshold of rats in the CCI-Swim group significantly increased on the 21st and 28th day after CCI surgery. Second-generation RNA-sequencing technology was employed to investigate the transcriptomes of spinal dorsal horns in the Sham, CCI, and CCI-Swim groups. On the 28th day post-operation, 306 intersecting long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and 173 intersecting mRNAs were observed between the CCI vs Sham group and CCI-Swim vs CCI groups. Then, the biological functions of lncRNAs and mRNAs in the spinal dorsal horn of CCI rats were then analyzed. Taking the results together, this study could provide a novel perspective for the treatment for NP.
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- Ge Song
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Qing Xie,
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Shangti Orthopaedic Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Xue-Qiang Wang,
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Non-invasive recording of high-frequency signals from the human spinal cord. Neuroimage 2022; 253:119050. [PMID: 35276364 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119050] [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: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Throughout the somatosensory system, neuronal ensembles generate high-frequency signals in the range of several hundred Hertz in response to sensory input. High-frequency signals have been related to neuronal spiking, and could thus help clarify the functional architecture of sensory processing. Recording high-frequency signals from subcortical regions, however, has been limited to clinical pathology whose treatment allows for invasive recordings. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility to record 200-1200 Hz signals from the human spinal cord non-invasively, and in healthy individuals. Using standard electroencephalography equipment in a cervical electrode montage, we observed high-frequency signals between 200 and 1200 Hz in a time window between 8 and 16 ms after electric median nerve stimulation (n = 15). These signals overlapped in latency, and, partly, in frequency, with signals obtained via invasive, epidural recordings from the spinal cord in a patient with neuropathic pain. Importantly, the observed high-frequency signals were dissociable from classic spinal evoked responses. A spatial filter that optimized the signal-to-noise ratio of high-frequency signals led to submaximal amplitudes of the evoked response, and vice versa, ruling out the possibility that high-frequency signals are merely a spectral representation of the evoked response. Furthermore, we observed spontaneous fluctuations in the amplitude of high-frequency signals over time, in the absence of any concurrent, systematic change to the evoked response. High-frequency, "spike-like" signals from the human spinal cord thus carry information that is complementary to the evoked response. The possibility to assess these signals non-invasively provides a novel window onto the neurophysiology of the human spinal cord, both in a context of top-down control over perception, as well as in pathology.
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Puja G, Sonkodi B, Bardoni R. Mechanisms of Peripheral and Central Pain Sensitization: Focus on Ocular Pain. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:764396. [PMID: 34916942 PMCID: PMC8669969 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.764396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Persistent ocular pain caused by corneal inflammation and/or nerve injury is accompanied by significant alterations along the pain axis. Both primary sensory neurons in the trigeminal nerves and secondary neurons in the spinal trigeminal nucleus are subjected to profound morphological and functional changes, leading to peripheral and central pain sensitization. Several studies using animal models of inflammatory and neuropathic ocular pain have provided insight about the mechanisms involved in these maladaptive changes. Recently, the advent of new techniques such as optogenetics or genetic neuronal labelling has allowed the investigation of identified circuits involved in nociception, both at the spinal and trigeminal level. In this review, we will describe some of the mechanisms that contribute to the perception of ocular pain at the periphery and at the spinal trigeminal nucleus. Recent advances in the discovery of molecular and cellular mechanisms contributing to peripheral and central pain sensitization of the trigeminal pathways will be also presented.
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- Giulia Puja
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Dai Y, Zeng Z, Deng S, Zou S, Dou T. β-elemene relieves neuropathic pain in mice through the regulation on C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3 and GABAA receptor. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2021; 100:422-431. [PMID: 34860610 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2021-0636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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β-elemene (Bel) is a sesquiterpene compound has shown potential in the antinociceptive treatment. This study focused on the function of Bel in neuropathic pain relief in mice. A murine model with spared nerve injury (SNI) was established and treated with Bel. The paw withdrawal thresholds in response to mechanical and thermal stimulations were examined using von Frey filaments. The L4-L6 spinal dorsal horn tissue samples were collected for histological examination. Bel treatment reduced the sensitivities of model mice to mechanical and thermal stimulations, and it inhibited activation of microglia and the secretion of inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 in tissues. Bel treatment reduced the expression of nociceptor excitatory NMDAR whereas enhanced the expression of nociceptor inhibitory GABAA receptor to relieve the nociception of mice. CXCR3 was a downstream molecule mediated by Bel. Either overexpression of CXCR3 or downregulation of GABAA receptor in the tissues aggravated the neuropathic pain in SNI mice which was initially relieved by Bel. In conclusion, this study suggested that Bel might serve as a drug for nociception management by inhibiting CXCR3 and upregulating GABAA receptor. This study may offer novel insights into the field of neuropathic pain relief.
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- Yi Dai
- the First People's Hospital of Jiashan, Jiaxing , China;
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- the First People's Hospital of Jiashan, Department of pain, Jiaxing , China;
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- the First People's Hospital of Jiashan, Department of pain, Jiaxing , China;
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- the First People's Hospital of Jiashan, Department of pain, Jiaxing , China;
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- the First People's Hospital of Jiashan, Department of pain, Jiaxing , China;
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Hu S, Gilron I, Singh M, Bhatia A. A scoping review of the diurnal variation in the intensity of neuropathic pain. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 23:991-1005. [PMID: 34850188 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest that neuropathic pain exhibit a daily diurnal pattern with peak levels usually in the late afternoon to evening and trough in the morning hours, although literature on this topic has been sparse. This scoping review examines current evidence on the chronobiology of neuropathic pain in both animal models and in humans with neuropathic pain. METHOD Literature search was conducted on major medical databases for relevant articles on chronobiology of neuropathic pain in both animal models and in humans with neuropathic pain. Data extracted include details of specific animal models or specific neuropathic pain conditions in humans, methods and timing of assessing pain severity, and specific findings of diurnal variation in pain intensity or its surrogate markers. RESULTS Thirteen animal and eight human studies published between 1976 to 2020 were included in the analysis. Seven out of 13 animal studies reported specific diurnal variation in pain intensity, with five of the seven studies reporting a trend towards increased sensitivity to mechanical allodynia or thermal hyperalgesia in the late light to dark phase. All eight studies on human subjects reported a diurnal variation in the intensity of neuropathic pain where there was an increase in pain intensity through the day with peaks in late evening and early night hours. CONCLUSIONS Studies included in this review demonstrated a diurnal variation in the pattern of neuropathic pain that is distinct from the pattern for nociceptive pain. These findings have implications for potential therapeutic strategies for neuropathic pain.
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- Sally Hu
- Anesthesia Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Anesthesia Resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, University Health Network-Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto University Health Network-Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Marín-Méndez H, Marín-Novoa P, Jiménez-Marín S, Isidoro-Garijo I, Ramos-Martínez M, Bobadilla M, Mirpuri E, Martínez A. Using a Robot to Treat Non-specific Low Back Pain: Results From a Two-Arm, Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Neurorobot 2021; 15:715632. [PMID: 34594197 PMCID: PMC8478348 DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2021.715632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) affects many people and represents a high cost for health care. Manual pressure release of myofascial trigger points is used to treat NSLBP and is very effective but difficult to standardize since it is provided by different therapists, which also suffer musculoskeletal complications from this highly repetitive activity. A robot designed for this purpose may help in reducing these problems. Here, we present data from a two-arm, single-blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficiency of a therapeutic massage robot (ADAMO) in reducing NSLBP (clinicaltrials.gov, registration number: NCT04882748). Forty-four patients were randomly distributed into the two arms of the study (robot vs. control). A physician filled the Oswestry disability index (ODI) before starting the treatment and at the end of it, in a blind fashion. In addition, patients filled a visual analogue scale (VAS) after each of the 10 treatment sessions. The ODI and the VAS were analyzed as the primary and secondary outcome measures. Both treatments (robot and control) resulted in a significantly lower ODI (p < 0.05). On the other hand, robot-treated patients significantly reduced their VAS levels (p = 0.0001) whereas control treatment did not reach statistical significance. Patients of both sexes obtained similar benefits from either treatment. Overweight patients (body mass index ≥ 25kg/m2) in the robot arm benefited more from the treatment (p = 0.008) than patients with normal weight. In conclusion, the ADAMO robot is, at least, as efficient as regular treatment in reducing low back pain, and may be more beneficial for specific patients, such as those with excessive weight.
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- Honorio Marín-Méndez
- Rehabilitation Service, High Resolution Center San Millán, Servicio Riojano de Salud, Logroño, Spain
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- Rehabilitation Service, High Resolution Center San Millán, Servicio Riojano de Salud, Logroño, Spain
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- Rehabilitation Service, High Resolution Center San Millán, Servicio Riojano de Salud, Logroño, Spain
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- Rehabilitation Service, High Resolution Center San Millán, Servicio Riojano de Salud, Logroño, Spain
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- Rehabilitation Service, High Resolution Center San Millán, Servicio Riojano de Salud, Logroño, Spain
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- Oncology Area, Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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- Oncology Area, Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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- Oncology Area, Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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Bumgarner JR, Walker WH, Nelson RJ. Circadian rhythms and pain. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 129:296-306. [PMID: 34375675 PMCID: PMC8429267 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The goal of this review is to provide a perspective on the nature and importance of the relationship between the circadian and pain systems. We provide: 1) An overview of the circadian and pain systems, 2) a review of direct and correlative evidence that demonstrates diurnal and circadian rhythms within the pain system; 3) a perspective highlighting the need to consider the role of a proposed feedback loop of circadian rhythm disruption and maladaptive pain; 4) a perspective on the nature of the relationship between circadian rhythms and pain. In summary, we propose that there is no single locus responsible for producing the circadian rhythms of the pain system. Instead, circadian rhythms of pain are a complex result of the distributed rhythms present throughout the pain system, especially those of the descending pain modulatory system, and the rhythms of the systems with which it interacts, including the opioid, endocrine, and immune systems.
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- Jacob R Bumgarner
- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Vicente-Baz J, Lopez-Garcia JA, Rivera-Arconada I. Central sensitization of dorsal root potentials and dorsal root reflexes: An in vitro study in the mouse spinal cord. Eur J Pain 2021; 26:356-369. [PMID: 34587321 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Axo-axonic contacts onto central terminals of primary afferents modulate sensory inputs to the spinal cord. These contacts produce primary afferent depolarization (PAD), which serves as a mechanism for presynaptic inhibition, and also produce dorsal root reflexes (DRRs), which may regulate the excitability of peripheral terminals and second order neurons. We aimed to identify changes in these responses as a consequence of peripheral inflammation. METHODS In vitro spinal cord recordings of spontaneous activities in dorsal and ventral roots were performed in control mice and following paw inflammation. We also used pharmacological assays to define the neurotransmitter systems implicated in such responses. RESULTS Paw inflammation increased the frequency and amplitude of spontaneous dorsal root depolarizations, the occurrence of DRRs and the amplitude of ventral roots depolarizations. PAD was classified in two different patterns based on their relation to ventral activity: time-locked and independent events. Both patterns increased in amplitude after paw inflammation, and independent events also increased in frequency. The circuits that were responsible for this activity implicated both glutamatergic and GABAergic transmission. Adrenergic modulation differentially affected both types of PAD, and this modulation changed after paw inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest the existence of independent spinal circuits at the origin of PAD and DRRs. Inflammation modulates these circuits differentially, unveiling varied mechanisms of spinal sensitization. This in vitro approach provides an isolated model for the study of the mechanisms of central sensitization and for the performance of pharmacological assays with the purpose of identifying and testing novel antinociceptive targets. SIGNIFICANCE Spinal circuits modulate activity of primary afferents acting on central terminals. Under in vitro conditions, dorsal roots show spontaneous activity in the form of depolarizations and action potentials. Our findings are consistent with the existence of several independent generator circuits. Experimental paw inflammation reduced mechanical withdrawal threshold and significantly increased the spontaneous activity of dorsal roots, which may be secondary to an enhanced output of spinal generators. This can be considered as a novel sign of central sensitization.
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- Jorge Vicente-Baz
- Department of Systems Biology (Physiology), Universidad de Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Systems Biology (Physiology), Universidad de Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Biet M, Dansereau M, Sarret P, Dumaine R. The neuronal potassium current I A is a potential target for pain during chronic inflammation. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14975. [PMID: 34405579 PMCID: PMC8371350 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Voltage-gated ion channels play a key role in the action potential (AP) initiation and its propagation in sensory neurons. Modulation of their activity during chronic inflammation creates a persistent pain state. In this study, we sought to determine how peripheral inflammation caused by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) alters the fast sodium (INa ), L-type calcium (ICaL ), and potassium (IK ) currents in primary afferent fibers to increase nociception. In our model, intraplantar administration of CFA induced mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia at day 14 post-injection. Using whole-cell patch-clamp recording in dissociated small (C), medium (Aδ), and large-sized (Aβ) rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, we found that CFA prolonged the AP duration and increased the amplitude of the tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-r) INa in Aβ fibers. In addition, CFA accelerated the recovery of INa from inactivation in C and Aδ nociceptive fibers but enhanced the late sodium current (INaL ) only in Aδ and Aβ neurons. Inflammation similarly reduced the amplitude of ICaL in each neuronal cell type. Fourteen days after injection, CFA reduced both components of IK (IKdr and IA ) in Aδ fibers. We also found that IA was significantly larger in C and Aδ neurons in normal conditions and during chronic inflammation. Our data, therefore, suggest that targeting the transient potassium current IA represents an efficient way to shift the balance toward antinociception during inflammation, since its activation will selectively decrease the AP duration in nociceptive fibers. Altogether, our data indicate that complex interactions between IK , INa , and ICaL reduce pain threshold by concomitantly enhancing the activity of nociceptive neurons and reducing the inhibitory action of Aβ fibers during chronic inflammation.
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MESH Headings
- Action Potentials
- Animals
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Ganglia, Spinal/cytology
- Ganglia, Spinal/metabolism
- Ganglia, Spinal/physiology
- Male
- Neurons, Afferent/drug effects
- Neurons, Afferent/metabolism
- Neurons, Afferent/physiology
- Nociception
- Nociceptive Pain/metabolism
- Nociceptive Pain/physiopathology
- Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Sodium Channel Blockers/pharmacology
- Sodium Channels/metabolism
- Tetrodotoxin/pharmacology
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- Michael Biet
- Département de Pharmacologie et PhysiologieInstitut de pharmacologie de SherbrookeCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de SherbrookeFaculté de médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de SherbrookeSherbrookeQuébecCanada
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- Département de Pharmacologie et PhysiologieInstitut de pharmacologie de SherbrookeCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de SherbrookeFaculté de médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de SherbrookeSherbrookeQuébecCanada
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- Département de Pharmacologie et PhysiologieInstitut de pharmacologie de SherbrookeCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de SherbrookeFaculté de médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de SherbrookeSherbrookeQuébecCanada
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- Département de Pharmacologie et PhysiologieInstitut de pharmacologie de SherbrookeCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de SherbrookeFaculté de médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de SherbrookeSherbrookeQuébecCanada
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Mendonça T, Brito R, Luna P, Campêlo M, Shirahige L, Fontes L, Dias R, Piscitelli D, Monte-Silva K. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on the modulation of cortical and spinal cord excitability in individuals with spinal cord injury. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2021; 39:291-301. [PMID: 34334434 DOI: 10.3233/rnn-211167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been applied for modulating cortical excitability and treating spasticity in neurological lesions. However, it is unclear which rTMS frequency is most effective in modulating cortical and spinal excitability in incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE To evaluate electrophysiological and clinical repercussions of rTMS compared to sham stimulation when applied to the primary motor cortex (M1) in individuals with incomplete SCI. METHODS A total of 11 subjects (35±12 years) underwent three experimental sessions of rTMS (10 Hz, 1 Hz and sham stimulation) in a randomized order at 90%intensity of the resting motor threshold and interspersed by a seven-day interval between sessions. The following outcome measures were evaluated: M1 and spinal cord excitability and spasticity in the moments before (baseline), immediately after (T0), 30 (T30) and 60 (T60) minutes after rTMS. M1 excitability was obtained through the motor evoked potential (MEP); spinal cord excitability by the Hoffman reflex (H-reflex) and homosynaptic depression (HD); and spasticity by the modified Ashworth scale (MAS). RESULTS A significant increase in cortical excitability was observed in subjects submitted to 10 Hz rTMS at the T0 moment when compared to sham stimulation (p = 0.008); this increase was also significant at T0 (p = 0.009), T30 (p = 0.005) and T60 (p = 0.005) moments when compared to the baseline condition. No significant differences were observed after the 10 Hz rTMS on spinal excitability or on spasticity. No inter-group differences were detected, or in the time after application of 1 Hz rTMS, or after sham stimulation for any of the assessed outcomes. CONCLUSIONS High-frequency rTMS applied to M1 was able to promote increased cortical excitability in individuals with incomplete SCI for at least 60 minutes; however, it did not modify spinal excitability or spasticity.
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- Thyciane Mendonça
- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil.,NAPeN Network (Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação), Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil.,NAPeN Network (Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação), Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.,School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Applied Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE, Recife -PE -Brazil.,NAPeN Network (Núcleo de Assistência e Pesquisa em Neuromodulação), Brazil
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Wang S, Du J, Xi D, Shao F, Qiu M, Shao X, Liang Y, Liu B, Jin X, Fang J, Fang J. Role of GABAAR in the Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain and the Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture on Hyperalgesic Priming Model Rats. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:691455. [PMID: 34220444 PMCID: PMC8248374 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.691455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chronic pain is a costly health problem that impairs health-related quality of life when not effectively treated. Regulating the transition from acute to chronic pain is a new therapeutic strategy for chronic pain that presents a major clinical challenge. The underlying mechanisms of pain transition are not entirely understood, and strategies for preventing this transition are lacking. Here, a hyperalgesic priming model was used to study the potential mechanism by which γ-aminobutyric acid receptor type A (GABAAR) in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) contributes to pain transition. Furthermore, electroacupuncture (EA), a modern method of acupuncture, was administered to regulate pain transition, and the mechanism underlying EA’s regulatory effect was investigated. Hyperalgesic priming was induced by intraplanar injection of carrageenan (Car)/prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). The decrease in mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) induced by PGE2 returned to baseline 4 h after injection in NS + PGE2 group, and still persisted 24 h after injection in Car + PGE2 group. Lower expression of GABAAR in the lumbar DRG was observed in the model rats. Furthermore, activating or blocking GABAAR could reversed the long-lasting hyperalgesia induced by Car/PGE2 injection or produced a persistent hyperalgesia. In addition, GABAAR may be involved in Protein Kinase C epsilon (PKCε) activation in the DRG, a mark molecular of pain transition. EA considerably increased the mechanical pain thresholds of hyperalgesic priming model mammals in both the acute and chronic phases. Furthermore, EA upregulated the expression of GABAAR and inhibited the activation of PKCε in the DRG. In addition, peripheral administration of picrotoxin blocked the analgesic effect of EA on the model rats and abolished the regulatory effect of EA on PKCε activation. These findings suggested that GABAAR plays a key role in both the transition from acute to chronic pain and the analgesic effect of EA on hyperalgesic priming.
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- Sisi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Neurology of Zhejiang Province, Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Sonkodi B, Bardoni R, Hangody L, Radák Z, Berkes I. Does Compression Sensory Axonopathy in the Proximal Tibia Contribute to Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in a Causative Way?-A New Theory for the Injury Mechanism. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:443. [PMID: 34069060 PMCID: PMC8157175 DOI: 10.3390/life11050443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the ligament fibers are stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The authors propose a new injury mechanism for non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury of the knee. Accordingly, non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury could not happen without the acute compression microinjury of the entrapped peripheral proprioceptive sensory axons of the proximal tibia. This would occur under an acute stress response when concomitant microcracks-fractures in the proximal tibia evolve due to the same excessive and repetitive compression forces. The primary damage may occur during eccentric contractions of the acceleration and deceleration moments of strenuous or unaccustomed fatiguing exercise bouts. This primary damage is suggested to be an acute compression/crush axonopathy of the proprioceptive sensory neurons in the proximal tibia. As a result, impaired proprioception could lead to injury of the anterior cruciate ligament as a secondary damage, which is suggested to occur during the deceleration phase. Elevated prostaglandin E2, nitric oxide and glutamate may have a critical neuro-modulatory role in the damage signaling in this dichotomous neuronal injury hypothesis that could lead to mechano-energetic failure, lesion and a cascade of inflammatory events. The presynaptic modulation of the primary sensory axons by the fatigued and microdamaged proprioceptive sensory fibers in the proximal tibia induces the activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, through a process that could have long term relevance due to its contribution to synaptic plasticity. Luteinizing hormone, through interleukin-1β, stimulates the nerve growth factor-tropomyosin receptor kinase A axis in the ovarian cells and promotes tropomyosin receptor kinase A and nerve growth factor gene expression and prostaglandin E2 release. This luteinizing hormone induced mechanism could further elevate prostaglandin E2 in excess of the levels generated by osteocytes, due to mechanical stress during strenuous athletic moments in the pre-ovulatory phase. This may explain why non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury is at least three-times more prevalent among female athletes.
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- Balázs Sonkodi
- Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, University of Physical Education, 1123 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy;
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- Department of Traumatology, Semmelweis University, 1145 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Research Center for Molecular Exercise Science, University of Physical Education, 1123 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, University of Physical Education, 1123 Budapest, Hungary;
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GABAergic Mechanisms Can Redress the Tilted Balance between Excitation and Inhibition in Damaged Spinal Networks. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:3769-3786. [PMID: 33826070 PMCID: PMC8279998 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02370-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Correct operation of neuronal networks depends on the interplay between synaptic excitation and inhibition processes leading to a dynamic state termed balanced network. In the spinal cord, balanced network activity is fundamental for the expression of locomotor patterns necessary for rhythmic activation of limb extensor and flexor muscles. After spinal cord lesion, paralysis ensues often followed by spasticity. These conditions imply that, below the damaged site, the state of balanced networks has been disrupted and that restoration might be attempted by modulating the excitability of sublesional spinal neurons. Because of the widespread expression of inhibitory GABAergic neurons in the spinal cord, their role in the early and late phases of spinal cord injury deserves full attention. Thus, an early surge in extracellular GABA might be involved in the onset of spinal shock while a relative deficit of GABAergic mechanisms may be a contributor to spasticity. We discuss the role of GABA A receptors at synaptic and extrasynaptic level to modulate network excitability and to offer a pharmacological target for symptom control. In particular, it is proposed that activation of GABA A receptors with synthetic GABA agonists may downregulate motoneuron hyperexcitability (due to enhanced persistent ionic currents) and, therefore, diminish spasticity. This approach might constitute a complementary strategy to regulate network excitability after injury so that reconstruction of damaged spinal networks with new materials or cell transplants might proceed more successfully.
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Deer TR, Gilmore CA, Desai MJ, Li S, DePalma MJ, Hopkins TJ, Burgher AH, Spinner DA, Cohen SP, McGee MJ, Boggs JW. Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Medial Branch Nerves for the Treatment of Chronic Axial Back Pain in Patients After Radiofrequency Ablation. PAIN MEDICINE (MALDEN, MASS.) 2021; 22:548-560. [PMID: 33616178 PMCID: PMC7971467 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Lumbar radiofrequency ablation is a commonly used intervention for chronic back pain. However, the pain typically returns, and though retreatment may be successful, the procedure involves destruction of the medial branch nerves, which denervates the multifidus. Repeated procedures typically have diminishing returns, which can lead to opioid use, surgery, or implantation of permanent neuromodulation systems. The objective of this report is to demonstrate the potential use of percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) as a minimally invasive, nondestructive, motor-sparing alternative to repeat radiofrequency ablation and more invasive surgical procedures. DESIGN Prospective, multicenter trial. METHODS Individuals with a return of chronic axial pain after radiofrequency ablation underwent implantation of percutaneous PNS leads targeting the medial branch nerves. Stimulation was delivered for up to 60 days, after which the leads were removed. Participants were followed up to 5 months after the start of PNS. Outcomes included pain intensity, disability, and pain interference. RESULTS Highly clinically significant (≥50%) reductions in average pain intensity were reported by a majority of participants (67%, n = 10/15) after 2 months with PNS, and a majority experienced clinically significant improvements in functional outcomes, as measured by disability (87%, n = 13/15) and pain interference (80%, n = 12/15). Five months after PNS, 93% (n = 14/15) reported clinically meaningful improvement in one or more outcome measures, and a majority experienced clinically meaningful improvements in all three outcomes (i.e., pain intensity, disability, and pain interference). CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous PNS has the potential to shift the pain management paradigm by providing an effective, nondestructive, motor-sparing neuromodulation treatment.
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- Timothy R Deer
- Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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- International Spine Pain and Performance Center, George Washington University, School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Premier Pain Centers, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Deer TR, Eldabe S, Falowski SM, Huntoon MA, Staats PS, Cassar IR, Crosby ND, Boggs JW. Peripherally Induced Reconditioning of the Central Nervous System: A Proposed Mechanistic Theory for Sustained Relief of Chronic Pain with Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. J Pain Res 2021; 14:721-736. [PMID: 33737830 PMCID: PMC7966353 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s297091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is an effective tool for the treatment of chronic pain, although its efficacy and utilization have previously been significantly limited by technology. In recent years, purpose-built percutaneous PNS devices have been developed to overcome the limitations of conventional permanently implanted neurostimulation devices. Recent clinical evidence suggests clinically significant and sustained reductions in pain can persist well beyond the PNS treatment period, outcomes that have not previously been observed with conventional permanently implanted neurostimulation devices. This narrative review summarizes mechanistic processes that contribute to chronic pain, and the potential mechanisms by which selective large diameter afferent fiber activation may reverse these changes to induce a prolonged reduction in pain. The interplay of these mechanisms, supported by data in chronic pain states that have been effectively treated with percutaneous PNS, will also be discussed in support of a new theory of pain management in neuromodulation: Peripherally Induced Reconditioning of the Central Nervous System (CNS).
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- Timothy R Deer
- The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USA
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- Department of Pain Medicine, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
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Spinal Inhibitory Interneurons: Gatekeepers of Sensorimotor Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052667. [PMID: 33800863 PMCID: PMC7961554 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The ability to sense and move within an environment are complex functions necessary for the survival of nearly all species. The spinal cord is both the initial entry site for peripheral information and the final output site for motor response, placing spinal circuits as paramount in mediating sensory responses and coordinating movement. This is partly accomplished through the activation of complex spinal microcircuits that gate afferent signals to filter extraneous stimuli from various sensory modalities and determine which signals are transmitted to higher order structures in the CNS and to spinal motor pathways. A mechanistic understanding of how inhibitory interneurons are organized and employed within the spinal cord will provide potential access points for therapeutics targeting inhibitory deficits underlying various pathologies including sensory and movement disorders. Recent studies using transgenic manipulations, neurochemical profiling, and single-cell transcriptomics have identified distinct populations of inhibitory interneurons which express an array of genetic and/or neurochemical markers that constitute functional microcircuits. In this review, we provide an overview of identified neural components that make up inhibitory microcircuits within the dorsal and ventral spinal cord and highlight the importance of inhibitory control of sensorimotor pathways at the spinal level.
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Viggiani D, Callaghan JP. Interrelated hypoalgesia, creep, and muscle fatigue following a repetitive trunk flexion exposure. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2021; 57:102531. [PMID: 33607359 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102531] [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: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Repetitive trunk flexion can damage spinal tissues, however its association with low back pain in the workplace may be confounded by factors related to pain sensitivity. Muscle fatigue, exercise-induced hypoalgesia, and creep-induced neuromuscular changes following repetitive trunk flexion may all affect this assumed exposure-pain relationship. This study's purpose was to determine how mechanical pain sensitivity in the low back is affected by a repetitive trunk flexion exposure and identify factors associated with changes in low back pain sensitivity. Pressure pain thresholds, perceptions of sub-threshold stimuli, and muscle fatigue in the trunk and tibia, as well as lumbar spine creep were tracked in 37 young healthy adults before and up to 40 min after a 10-min repetitive trunk flexion exposure. Pressure pain thresholds (p = 0.033), but not perceptions of sub-threshold stimuli (p > 0.102) were associated with approximately a 12.5% reduction in pain sensitivity 10 min after completing the exposure, while creep and local muscle fatigue effects were only observed immediately following the exposure. Creep and fatigue interactions and the corresponding tibial measure co-varied with individual low back pressure pain thresholds. The net hypoalgesic effects of repetitive trunk flexion have the potential to partially mask possibly injurious loads, which could contribute to the severity or incidence of lower back injuries related to these exposures.
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- Daniel Viggiani
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Presynaptic Inhibition of Pain and Touch in the Spinal Cord: From Receptors to Circuits. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22010414. [PMID: 33401784 PMCID: PMC7795800 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Sensory primary afferent fibers, conveying touch, pain, itch, and proprioception, synapse onto spinal cord dorsal horn neurons. Primary afferent central terminals express a wide variety of receptors that modulate glutamate and peptide release. Regulation of the amount and timing of neurotransmitter release critically affects the integration of postsynaptic responses and the coding of sensory information. The role of GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) receptors expressed on afferent central terminals is particularly important in sensory processing, both in physiological conditions and in sensitized states induced by chronic pain. During the last decade, techniques of opto- and chemogenetic stimulation and neuronal selective labeling have provided interesting insights on this topic. This review focused on the recent advances about the modulatory effects of presynaptic GABAergic receptors in spinal cord dorsal horn and the neural circuits involved in these mechanisms.
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Zarepour L, Gharaylou Z, Hadjighassem M, Shafaghi L, Majedi H, Behzad E, Hosseindoost S, Ramezani F, Nasirinezhad F. Preliminary study of analgesic effect of bumetanide on neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 81:477-484. [PMID: 33222966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE The current study evaluated the analgesic effects of bumetanide as an adjunctive treatment in managing neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. The peripheral expression level of Na-K-Cl-cotransporter-1 (NKCC1) and K-Cl-cotransporter-2 (KCC2) genes in polymorphonuclear lymphocytes (PMLs) assessed as a possible biomarker indicating central underlying mechanisms. METHODS This open-label, single-arm, pilot trial of bumetanide (2 mg/day) is an add-on treatment conducted in 14 SCI patients for 19 weeks. The whole duration consisted of three phases: pre-treatment (1 month), titration (3 weeks), and active treatment (4 months). Ultimately, nine patients completed the study. The primary outcome variables were the endpoint pain score measured by the numeric rating scale (NRS), and the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Secondary endpoints included the Short-Form Health Survey that measures the quality of life. Blood samples were collected and used for determining the expression of NKCC1 and KCC2 genes in transcription and translation levels. RESULTS Bumetanide treatment significantly reduced average pain intensity according to the NRS and the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire scores. The baseline expression of KCC2 protein was low between groups and increased significantly following treatment (P < 0.05). Through the current study, pain improvement accompanied by the more significant mean change from the baseline for the overall quality of life. CONCLUSION These data might be a piece of preliminary evidence for the analgesic effect of bumetanide on neuropathic pain and could support the potential role of the upregulation of KCC2 protein and involvement of GABAergic disinhibition in producing neuropathic pain.
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- Leila Zarepour
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Murillo-de-Ozores AR, Chávez-Canales M, de Los Heros P, Gamba G, Castañeda-Bueno M. Physiological Processes Modulated by the Chloride-Sensitive WNK-SPAK/OSR1 Kinase Signaling Pathway and the Cation-Coupled Chloride Cotransporters. Front Physiol 2020; 11:585907. [PMID: 33192599 PMCID: PMC7606576 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.585907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The role of Cl– as an intracellular signaling ion has been increasingly recognized in recent years. One of the currently best described roles of Cl– in signaling is the modulation of the With-No-Lysine (K) (WNK) – STE20-Proline Alanine rich Kinase (SPAK)/Oxidative Stress Responsive Kinase 1 (OSR1) – Cation-Coupled Cl–Cotransporters (CCCs) cascade. Binding of a Cl– anion to the active site of WNK kinases directly modulates their activity, promoting their inhibition. WNK activation due to Cl– release from the binding site leads to phosphorylation and activation of SPAK/OSR1, which in turn phosphorylate the CCCs. Phosphorylation by WNKs-SPAK/OSR1 of the Na+-driven CCCs (mediating ions influx) promote their activation, whereas that of the K+-driven CCCs (mediating ions efflux) promote their inhibition. This results in net Cl– influx and feedback inhibition of WNK kinases. A wide variety of alterations to this pathway have been recognized as the cause of several human diseases, with manifestations in different systems. The understanding of WNK kinases as Cl– sensitive proteins has allowed us to better understand the mechanistic details of regulatory processes involved in diverse physiological phenomena that are reviewed here. These include cell volume regulation, potassium sensing and intracellular signaling in the renal distal convoluted tubule, and regulation of the neuronal response to the neurotransmitter GABA.
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- Adrián Rafael Murillo-de-Ozores
- Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación UNAM-INC, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez and Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación UNAM-INC, Research Division, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.,Molecular Physiology Unit, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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Özyurt MG, Topkara B, Şenocak BS, Budan AS, Yüce MN, Türker KS. Post-activation depression of primary afferents reevaluated in humans. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2020; 54:102460. [PMID: 32905963 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102460] [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: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Amplitude variation of Hoffmann Reflex (H-reflex) was used as a tool to investigate many neuronal networks. However, H-reflex itself is a subject to intrinsic changes including post-activation depression (P-AD). We aimed to investigate P-AD and its implication on motor control in humans. Upon tibial nerve stimulation in 23 healthy participants, peak-to-peak amplitude change of H-reflex was investigated using surface electromyography (SEMG) of soleus muscle. Variety of stimulus intensities, interstimulus intervals (ISIs), voluntary contraction levels/types and force recording were used to investigate the nature of P-AD. We have shown that P-AD was significantly stronger in the shorter ISIs. The only exception was the ISI of 200 msecs which had a weaker P-AD than some of the longer ISIs. Sudden muscle relaxation, on the other hand, further increased the effectiveness of the ongoing P-AD. Moreover, P-AD displayed its full effect with the first stimulus when there was no muscle contraction and was efficient to reduce the muscle force output by about 30%. These findings provide insight about the variations and mechanism of P-AD and could lead to improvements in diagnostic tools in neurological diseases.
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- Koç University, School of Medicine, 34450 Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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García-Magro N, Negredo P, Martin YB, Nuñez Á, Avendaño C. Modulation of mechanosensory vibrissal responses in the trigeminocervical complex by stimulation of the greater occipital nerve in a rat model of trigeminal neuropathic pain. J Headache Pain 2020; 21:96. [PMID: 32762640 PMCID: PMC7410158 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01161-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Stimulation of the occipital or trigeminal nerves has been successfully used to treat chronic refractory neurovascular headaches such as migraine or cluster headache, and painful neuropathies. Convergence of trigeminal and occipital sensory afferents in the ‘trigeminocervical complex’ (TCC) from cutaneous, muscular, dural, and visceral sources is a key mechanism for the input-induced central sensitization that may underlie the altered nociception. Both excitatory (glutamatergic) and inhibitory (GABAergic and glycinergic) mechanisms are involved in modulating nociception in the spinal and medullary dorsal horn neurons, but the mechanisms by which nerve stimulation effects occur are unclear. This study was aimed at investigating the acute effects of electrical stimulation of the greater occipital nerve (GON) on the responses of neurons in the TCC to the mechanical stimulation of the vibrissal pad. Methods Adult male Wistar rats were used. Neuronal recordings were obtained in laminae II-IV in the TCC in control, sham and infraorbital chronic constriction injury (CCI-IoN) animals. The GON was isolated and electrically stimulated. Responses to the stimulation of vibrissae by brief air pulses were analyzed before and after GON stimulation. In order to understand the role of the neurotransmitters involved, specific receptor blockers of NMDA (AP-5), GABAA (bicuculline, Bic) and Glycine (strychnine, Str) were applied locally. Results GON stimulation produced a facilitation of the response to light facial mechanical stimuli in controls, and an inhibition in CCI-IoN cases. AP-5 reduced responses to GON and vibrissal stimulation and blocked the facilitation of GON on vibrissal responses found in controls. The application of Bic or Str significantly reduced the facilitatory effect of GON stimulation on the response to vibrissal stimulation in controls. However, the opposite effect was found when GABAergic or Glycinergic transmission was prevented in CCI-IoN cases. Conclusions GON stimulation modulates the responses of TCC neurons to light mechanical input from the face in opposite directions in controls and under CCI-IoN. This modulation is mediated by GABAergic and Glycinergic mechanisms. These results will help to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of nerve stimulation in controlling painful craniofacial disorders, and may be instrumental in identifying new therapeutic targets for their prevention and treatment.
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- Nuria García-Magro
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Medical School, Autonoma University of Madrid, c/ Arzobispo Morcillo 2, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Programme in Neuroscience, Doctoral School, Autonoma University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Medical School, Autonoma University of Madrid, c/ Arzobispo Morcillo 2, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Medical School, Autonoma University of Madrid, c/ Arzobispo Morcillo 2, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, Medical School, Autonoma University of Madrid, c/ Arzobispo Morcillo 2, 28029, Madrid, Spain.
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Forster LA, Jansen LAR, Rubaharan M, Murphy AZ, Baro DJ. Alterations in SUMOylation of the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 2 during persistent inflammation. Eur J Pain 2020; 24:1517-1536. [PMID: 32446289 PMCID: PMC7496191 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background Unilateral injection of Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) into the intra‐plantar surface of the rodent hindpaw elicits chronic inflammation and hyperalgesia in the ipsilateral hindlimb. Mechanisms contributing to this hyperalgesia may act over multiple time courses and can include changes in ion channel expression and post‐translational SUMOylation. Hyperpolarization‐activated, cyclic nucleotide‐gated (HCN) channels mediate the hyperpolarization‐activated current, Ih. An HCN2‐mediated increase in C‐nociceptor Ih contributes to mechanical hyperalgesia in the CFA model of inflammatory pain. Changes in HCN2 post‐translational SUMOylation and protein expression have not been systematically documented for a given dorsal root ganglia (DRG) throughout the time course of inflammation. Methods This study examined HCN2 protein expression and post‐translational SUMOylation in a rat model of CFA‐induced hindpaw inflammation. L5 DRG cryosections were used in immunohistochemistry experiments and proximity ligation assays to investigate HCN2 expression and SUMOylation, respectively, on days 1 and 3 post‐CFA. Results Unilateral CFA injection elicited a significant bilateral increase in HCN2 staining intensity in small diameter DRG neurons on day 1 post‐CFA, and a significant bilateral increase in the number of small neurons expressing HCN2 but not staining intensity on day 3 post‐CFA. HCN2 channels were hyper‐SUMOylated in small diameter neurons of ipsilateral relative to contralateral DRG on days 1 and 3 post‐CFA. Conclusions Unilateral CFA injection elicits unilateral mechanical hyperalgesia, a bilateral increase in HCN2 expression and a unilateral increase in post‐translational SUMOylation. This suggests that enhanced HCN2 expression in L5 DRG is not sufficient for mechanical hyperalgesia in the early stages of inflammation and that hyper‐SUMOylation of HCN2 channels may also be necessary. Significance Nociceptor HCN2 channels mediate an increase in Ih that is necessary for mechanical hyperalgesia in a CFA model of chronic pain, but the mechanisms producing the increase in nociceptor Ih have not been resolved. The data presented here suggest that the increase in Ih during the early stages of inflammation may be mediated by an increase in HCN2 protein expression and post‐translational SUMOylation.
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- Lori A Forster
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Modeling the daily rhythm of human pain processing in the dorsal horn. PLoS Comput Biol 2019; 15:e1007106. [PMID: 31295266 PMCID: PMC6622484 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Experimental studies show that human pain sensitivity varies across the 24-hour day, with the lowest sensitivity usually occurring during the afternoon. Patients suffering from neuropathic pain, or nerve damage, experience an inversion in the daily modulation of pain sensitivity, with the highest sensitivity usually occurring during the early afternoon. Processing of painful stimulation occurs in the dorsal horn (DH), an area of the spinal cord that receives input from peripheral tissues via several types of primary afferent nerve fibers. The DH circuit is composed of different populations of neurons, including excitatory and inhibitory interneurons, and projection neurons, which constitute the majority of the output from the DH to the brain. In this work, we develop a mathematical model of the dorsal horn neural circuit to investigate mechanisms for the daily modulation of pain sensitivity. The model describes average firing rates of excitatory and inhibitory interneuron populations and projection neurons, whose activity is directly correlated with experienced pain. Response in afferent fibers to peripheral stimulation is simulated by a Poisson process generating nerve fiber spike trains at variable firing rates. Model parameters for fiber response to stimulation and the excitability properties of neuronal populations are constrained by experimental results found in the literature, leading to qualitative agreement between modeled responses to pain and experimental observations. We validate our model by reproducing the wind-up of pain response to repeated stimulation. We apply the model to investigate daily modulatory effects on pain inhibition, in which response to painful stimuli is reduced by subsequent non-painful stimuli. Finally, we use the model to propose a mechanism for the observed inversion of the daily rhythmicity of pain sensation under neuropathic pain conditions. Underlying mechanisms for the shift in rhythmicity have not been identified experimentally, but our model results predict that experimentally-observed dysregulation of inhibition within the DH neural circuit may be responsible. The model provides an accessible, biophysical framework that will be valuable for experimental and clinical investigations of diverse physiological processes modulating pain processing in humans. Human pain sensitivity follows a daily (∼24 hour) rhythm. In particular, humans experience the highest sensitivity to pain in the middle of night and lowest in the afternoon. Patients suffering from neuropathy, a disease resulting from nerve damage leading to an increase in pain sensitivity, experience an approximately 12-hour shift in their rhythmicity such that the highest sensitivity occurs in the afternoon. Neuropathy is a difficult condition to treat since it is often unfeasible to locate the damaged nerve and it is also unclear how this damage causes a shift in rhythmicity and an increase in pain. Understanding the mechanism underlying the shift in rhythmicity may lead to improvements in the knowledge of the transmission of pain from the damaged nerve to the pain-processing center in the spinal cord, and thus better treatment protocols. We have built a population-based model to describe this transmission with a particular focus on daily rhythms. We show that our model reproduces experimentally-observed rhythmicity of both normal pain responses, as well as neuropathic pain. Our model predicts that a potential mechanism underlying the shift in rhythmicity for neuropathic pain is a change in the interaction of the nerve fibers from inhibition to excitation.
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Fang X, Zhan G, Zhang J, Xu H, Zhu B, Hu Y, Yang C, Luo A. Abnormalities in Inflammatory Cytokines Confer Susceptible to Chronic Neuropathic Pain-related Anhedonia in a Rat Model of Spared Nerve Injury. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2019; 17:189-199. [PMID: 30905119 PMCID: PMC6478091 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2019.17.2.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Objective Patients with chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) have a higher incidence to develop depression. However, its pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated. Here we aimed to investigate the role of inflammatory cytokines in CNP-related anhedonia, which is a core symptom of depression, and to explore the effects of ketamine and parecoxib on pain and anhedonia. Methods A rat model of spared nerve injury (SNI) was constructed to mimic CNP. Hierarchical cluster analysis of sucrose preference test (SPT) was applied to classify the SNI rats into anhedonia susceptible and unsusceptible. Inflammatory cytokines in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of brain, serum and L2–5 spinal cord were measured. Moreover, effects of ketamine or parecoxib on mechanical withdrawal test (MWT) and SPT in anhedonia susceptible rats were detected. Results Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α was increased in mPFC, serum and and spinal cord of anhedonia susceptible rats. Furthermore, anhedonia susceptible and unsusceptible rats both increased the interleukin (IL)-1β level in mPFC, serum and spinal cord. IL-6 was altered in serum and spinal cord, but not in mPFC. IL-10 was significantly altered in mPFC and serum, but not in spinal cord. Additionally, ketamine treatment significantly attenuated the decreased results of MWT and SPT in anhedonia susceptible rats, and that parecoxib significantly improved the MWT score, but failed to alter the result of SPT. Conclusion These findings suggest that abnormalities in inflammatory cytokines confer susceptible to anhedonia in a rat model of SNI. Ketamine, a fast-acting antidepressant, has pharmacological benefits to alleviate pain and anhedonia symptoms.
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- Xi Fang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Anestesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Sonohata M, Doi A, Yasaka T, Uta D, Mawatari M, Yoshimura M. Noradrenaline modulates mechanically evoked responses in the rat spinal dorsal horn: an in vivo patch-clamp study. J Pain Res 2019; 12:1269-1278. [PMID: 31114307 PMCID: PMC6489873 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s181210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose: We investigated the effects of noradrenaline (NA) on physiologically evoked synaptic responses of substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons using anesthetized animals. Methods: Male Sprague–Dawley rats (6–8 weeks, 200–300 g, n=21) were anesthetized. The lumbar spinal cord was exposed from L3 to L5; subsequently, the rats were fixed to a stereotaxic apparatus. The electrode was advanced at an angle of 30–45 degrees into the SG using a micromanipulator. We recorded excitatory post-synaptic currents (EPSC). Under these conditions, innocuous or noxious mechanical stimuli were applied to the receptive field of the ipsilateral hindlimb with or without NA, respectively. Results: NA (50 μM) pre-application induced three types of responses for pinch-evoked EPSCs. The number of neurons showing inhibition, facilitation, and no-effect was 15 (71.4%), 2 (9.5%), and 4 (19%), respectively (n=21). Pre-treatment with NA also induced three different types of responses for puff-evoked EPSC (n=21). The number of neurons showing inhibition, facilitation, and no-effect was 9 (42.9%), 9 (42.9%), and 3 (14.2%), respectively. Further, there was a significant difference in the rate distribution (inhibition, facilitation, and no change) between puff- and pinch-evoked responses. Conclusion: Our present data indicate that NA acts on noxious and innocuous mechanical transmission in the SG. Considering the distinct sensory inputs to the SG, the different actions of NA on the transmission of sensory information imply that NA exerts its analgesic effects in a manner more complicated than previously believed.
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- Motoki Sonohata
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental SciencesKagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Nakamura Hospital, Nogata, Fukuoka, Japan
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Uhelski ML, Simone DA. Sensitization of nociceptors and dorsal horn neurons contributes to pain in sickle cell disease. Neurosci Lett 2019; 705:20-26. [PMID: 30995520 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) describes a group of disorders associated with a point mutation in the beta chain of hemoglobin. The mutation leads to the creation of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) and causes distortion of erythrocytes through polymerization under low oxygen, resulting in characteristic sickle red blood cells. Vaso-occlusion episodes caused by accumulation of sRBCs results in ischemia-reperfusion injury, reduced oxygen supply to organs, oxidative stress, organ damage and severe pain that often requires hospitalization and opioid treatment. Further, many patients suffer from chronic pain, including hypersensitivity to heat and cold stimuli. Progress towards the development of novel strategies for both acute and chronic pain in patients with SCD has been impeded by a lack of understanding the mechanisms underlying pain in SCD. The purpose of this review is to highlight evidence for the contribution of peripheral and central sensitization that leads to widespread, chronic pain and hyperalgesia. Targeting the mechanisms that initiate and maintain sensitization in SCD might offer effective approaches to manage the severe and debilitating pain associated with this condition.
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- Megan L Uhelski
- Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States.
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Domenici RA, Campos ACP, Maciel ST, Berzuino MB, Hernandes MS, Fonoff ET, Pagano RL. Parkinson's disease and pain: Modulation of nociceptive circuitry in a rat model of nigrostriatal lesion. Exp Neurol 2019; 315:72-81. [PMID: 30772369 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive dysfunction of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons, generating motor and nonmotor signs and symptoms. Pain is reported as the most bothersome nonmotor symptom in PD; however, pain remains overlooked and poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated the nociceptive behavior and the descending analgesia circuitry in a rat model of PD. Three independent experiments were performed to investigate: i) thermal nociceptive behavior; ii) mechanical nociceptive behavior and dopaminergic repositioning; and iii) modulation of the pain control circuitry. The rat model of PD, induced by unilateral striatal 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), did not interfere with thermal nociceptive responses; however, the mechanical nociceptive threshold was decreased bilaterally compared to that of naive or striatal saline-injected rats. This response was reversed by apomorphine or levodopa treatment. Striatal 6-OHDA induced motor impairments and reduced dopaminergic neuron immunolabeling as well as the pattern of neuronal activation (c-Fos) in the substantia nigra ipsilateral (IPL) to the lesion. In the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG), 6-OHDA-induced lesion increased IPL and decreased contralateral PAG GABAergic labeling compared to control. In the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, lesioned rats showed bilateral inhibition of enkephalin and μ-opioid receptor labeling. Taken together, we demonstrated that the unilateral 6-OHDA-induced PD model induces bilateral mechanical hypernociception, which is reversed by dopamine restoration, changes in the PAG circuitry, and inhibition of spinal opioidergic regulation, probably due to impaired descending analgesic control. A better understanding of pain mechanisms in PD patients is critical for developing better therapeutic strategies to improve their quality of life.
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- Roberta A Domenici
- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Division of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Takiguchi N, Shomoto K. Contralateral segmental transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation inhibits nociceptive flexion reflex in healthy participants. Eur J Pain 2019; 23:1098-1107. [PMID: 30707478 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive treatment to relieve pain. Contralateral TENS (i.e. TENS administered to the contralateral side of a painful body part) is beneficial when TENS cannot be directly applied to pain site, such as in cases of trauma. Although TENS produces segmental analgesia in an ipsilateral limb, it has been unclear whether TENS produces higher analgesic effects in the contralateral segmental area. The aim of the present study was to investigate the analgesic effects of TENS in contralateral segmental or extra-segmental areas on physiological and subjective pain outcomes, using a nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) method. METHODS We randomly allocated 60 healthy participants to three groups: contralateral segmental TENS (CS-TENS); contralateral extra-segmental TENS (CE-TENS); and contralateral placebo TENS (CP-TENS). CS-TENS was applied to right superficial sural nerve and CE-TENS was applied to the right superficial femoral nerve, each for 30 minutes. The magnitude of the NFR elicited by electrical stimulation of the left sural nerve was measured at baseline and at three subsequent 10-minute intervals. Subjective pain intensity was measured simultaneously with a visual analogue scale (VAS). RESULTS At 30 min, the NFR magnitude of CS-TENS group was significantly lower than that of the CP-TENS group (p = 0.021). There were no significant differences in VAS scores among the groups at any time point. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that CS-TENS inhibited NFR. Although there was no significant between-group difference in subjective pain intensity, factors such as a placebo effect probably impacted it. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings provide support for the contralateral approach at stimulation sites when TENS cannot be directly administered to a pain site (e.g. due to disease or trauma).
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- Nobuhiro Takiguchi
- Department of Rehabilitation, Gakkentoshi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.,Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
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Du H, Liu Z, Tan X, Ma Y, Gong Q. Identification of the Genome-wide Expression Patterns of Long Non-coding RNAs and mRNAs in Mice with Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Neuropathic Pain. Neuroscience 2018; 402:90-103. [PMID: 30599267 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP), an early symptom of diabetic neuropathy, involves complex mechanisms. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) dysregulation contributes to the pathogenesis of various human diseases. Here, we investigated the genome-wide expression patterns of lncRNAs and genes in the spinal dorsal horn of mice with streptozotocin-induced DNP. Microarray analysis identified 1481 differentially expressed (DE) lncRNAs and 1096 DE mRNAs in DNP mice. Functional analysis showed that transforming growth factor-beta receptor binding was the most significant molecular function and retrograde endocannabinoid signaling was the most significant pathway of DE mRNAs. Calcium ion transport was the second most significant biological process of DE lncRNAs. Finally, we found 289 neighboring and 57 overlapping lncRNA-mRNA pairs, including ENSMUST00000150952-Mbp and AK081017-Usp15, which may be involved in DNP pathogenesis. Microarray data were validated through quantitative PCR of selected lncRNAs and mRNAs. These results suggest that aberrant expression of lncRNAs may contribute to the pathogenesis of DNP.
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- Huiying Du
- Department of Pain Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China.
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Jensen MP, Brownstone RM. Mechanisms of spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of pain: Still in the dark after 50 years. Eur J Pain 2018; 23:652-659. [PMID: 30407696 PMCID: PMC6491991 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background and Objective Despite the value of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in treating some patients with focal neuropathic pain, technological advances in stimulator design and treatment protocols have not correlated with significant improvements in clinical outcomes. This may be because incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying SCS precludes improvement in clinical efficacy. In this brief review, we (a) review phenomenological effects of SCS, (b) review the literature on proposed spinal sites of action of SCS and (c) propose a novel hypothesis of mechanism of action. Results Dorsal columns, dorsal roots and dorsal horns have each been proposed as spinal sites of action of SCS. We suggest that evidence in favour of the dorsal columns or dorsal roots as the primary mediators of SCS is weak and propose that the dorsal horn is the crucial site of action. Furthermore, we hypothesize that, based on their location, and neurochemical and morphological properties, dorsal horn islet cells may mediate the effects of SCS. Conclusions The precise spinal mechanisms of action of SCS are still unknown. Dorsal horn islet cells have properties that position them to play a key role in analgesic effects of electrical stimulation. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for positive SCS effects are needed for successful translation into clinical dividends. Significance We review possible spinal mechanisms of action of spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain, proposing that direct modulation of dorsal horn neurons is crucial. We suggest that mechanistic insights are needed for translation into more favourable clinical outcomes.
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- Melanie P Jensen
- Sobell Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Sobell Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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Sánchez-Brualla I, Boulenguez P, Brocard C, Liabeuf S, Viallat-Lieutaud A, Navarro X, Udina E, Brocard F. Activation of 5-HT 2A Receptors Restores KCC2 Function and Reduces Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury. Neuroscience 2018; 387:48-57. [PMID: 28844001 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Downregulation of the potassium chloride cotransporter type 2 (KCC2) after a spinal cord injury (SCI) disinhibits motoneurons and dorsal horn interneurons causing spasticity and neuropathic pain, respectively. We showed recently (Bos et al., 2013) that specific activation of 5-HT2A receptors by TCB-2 [(4-bromo-3,6-dimethoxybenzocyclobuten-1-yl)methylamine hydrobromide] upregulates KCC2 function, restores motoneuronal inhibition and reduces SCI-induced spasticity. Here, we tested the potential analgesic effect of TCB-2 on central (thoracic hemisection) and peripheral [spared nerve injury (SNI)] neuropathic pain. We found mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia reduced by an acute administration of TCB-2 in rats with SCI. This analgesic effect was associated with an increase in dorsal horn membrane KCC2 expression and was prevented by pharmacological blockade of KCC2 with an intrathecal injection of DIOA [(dihydroindenyl)oxy]alkanoic acid]. In contrast, the SNI-induced neuropathic pain was not attenuated by TCB-2 although there was a slight increase of membrane KCC2 expression in the dorsal horn ipsilateral to the lesion. Up-regulation of KCC2 function by targeting 5-HT2A receptors, therefore, has therapeutic potential in the treatment of neuropathic pain induced by SCI but not by SNI.
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- Irene Sánchez-Brualla
- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Team P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France.
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Zhai ML, Chen Y, Liu C, Wang JB, Yu YH. Spinal glucocorticoid receptor‑regulated chronic morphine tolerance may be through extracellular signal‑regulated kinase 1/2. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:1074-1080. [PMID: 29845273 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Opioid use has been limited in the treatment of chronic pain due to their side effects, including analgesic tolerance. Previous studies demonstrated that glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) may be involved in the development of chronic morphine tolerance; however, the mechanism remains unknown. It was hypothesized that the expression of spinal phosphorylated mitogen‑activated protein kinase [MAPK; phosphorylated extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK)] is regulated through the spinal GRs, following chronic treatment with morphine. In the first experiment, the experimental rats were randomly divided into four groups: Control, morphine, morphine+GR antagonist mifepristone (RU38486) and morphine+GR agonist dexamethasone (Dex). Each group was treated with continuous intrathecal (IT) injection of the drugs for 6 days. The expression of GRs and MAPK 3/1 (p‑ERK 1/2) in the spinal dorsal horn was detected by western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining. In the second experiment, the MAPK inhibitor PD98059 was added and the rats were randomly divided into four groups: Control, morphine, PD98059+morphine and PD98059+morphine+Dex. The continuous IT injection lasted for 7 days in each group. For all experiments, the tail flick test was conducted 30 min following administration every day to assess the thermal hyperalgesia of the rats. The experimental results demonstrated that there was a co‑existence of GRs and p‑ERK 1/2 in the spinal cord dorsal horn by double immunofluorescence staining. The GR antagonist RU38486 attenuated the morphine analgesia tolerance by inhibiting the expression of GR and increasing the expression of p‑ERK. The MAPK inhibitor PD98059 increased the effect of morphine tolerance and prolonged the duration of morphine tolerance. The present results suggest that spinal GRs may serve an important role in the development of morphine tolerance through the ERK signaling pathway.
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- Mei-Li Zhai
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin 300100, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Fourth Central Hospital, The Fourth Central Hospital Affiliated to Nankai University, Tianjin 300140, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin 300100, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, P.R. China
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Tansley SN, Wong C, Uttam S, Mogil JS, Khoutorsky A. Translation regulation in the spinal dorsal horn - A key mechanism for development of chronic pain. NEUROBIOLOGY OF PAIN 2018; 4:20-26. [PMID: 30906901 PMCID: PMC6428080 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2018.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Spinal sensitization shares molecular mechanisms with hippocampal LTP and memory. Changes in mRNA translation are observed in many chronic pain conditions. Targeting translational control mechanisms is a promising strategy to inhibit pain. Targeting spinal reconsolidation can reverse established hypersensitivity.
Chronic pain is a pathological condition characterized by long-lasting pain after damaged tissue has healed. Chronic pain can be caused and maintained by changes in various components of the pain pathway, including sensory neurons, spinal cord and higher brain centers. Exaggerated sensitivity and responsiveness of spinal nociceptive circuits, representing maladaptive plasticity, play key roles in the amplification of peripheral signals in chronic pain conditions. This spinal amplification mechanism profoundly contributes to the development and maintenance of chronic pain hypersensitivity in response to peripheral injury, and in some cases occurs independently of the peripheral stimulus. Long-lasting changes in the activity of spinal neurons are caused by alterations in their cellular proteome, which relies on de novo gene expression. Recent evidence indicates that translational control of gene expression plays a major role in determining protein levels, and is intricately involved in different forms of intrinsic and synaptic plasticity. In this review, we summarize findings supporting a key role for translational control in spinal cord-dependent mechanisms of chronic pain, and present recent approaches to reverse persistent pain by targeting these mechanisms.
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- Shannon N Tansley
- Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada.,Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada.,Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada.,Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada.,Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 0G1, Canada
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TAFA4 Reverses Mechanical Allodynia through Activation of GABAergic Transmission and Microglial Process Retraction. Cell Rep 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.02.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Jang IJ, Davies AJ, Akimoto N, Back SK, Lee PR, Na HS, Furue H, Jung SJ, Kim YH, Oh SB. Acute inflammation reveals GABA A receptor-mediated nociception in mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons via PGE 2 receptor 4 signaling. Physiol Rep 2018; 5:5/8/e13178. [PMID: 28438981 PMCID: PMC5408276 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) depolarizes dorsal root ganglia (DRG) primary afferent neurons through activation of Cl− permeable GABAA receptors but the physiologic role of GABAA receptors in the peripheral terminals of DRG neurons remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the role of peripheral GABAA receptors in nociception using a mouse model of acute inflammation. In vivo, peripheral administration of the selective GABAA receptor agonist muscimol evoked spontaneous licking behavior, as well as spinal wide dynamic range (WDR) neuron firing, after pre‐conditioning with formalin but had no effect in saline‐treated mice. GABAA receptor‐mediated pain behavior after acute formalin treatment was abolished by the GABAA receptor blocker picrotoxin and cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin. In addition, treatment with prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was sufficient to reveal muscimol‐induced licking behavior. In vitro, GABA induced sub‐threshold depolarization in DRG neurons through GABAA receptor activation. Both formalin and PGE2 potentiated GABA‐induced Ca2+ transients and membrane depolarization in capsaicin‐sensitive nociceptive DRG neurons; these effects were blocked by the prostaglandin E2 receptor 4 (EP4) antagonist AH23848 (10 μmol/L). Furthermore, potentiation of GABA responses by PGE2 was prevented by the selective Nav1.8 antagonist A887826 (100 nmol/L). Although the function of the Na+‐K+‐2Cl‐ co‐transporter NKCC1 was required to maintain the Cl‐ ion gradient in isolated DRG neurons, NKCC1 was not required for GABAA receptor‐mediated nociceptive behavior after acute inflammation. Taken together, these results demonstrate that GABAA receptors may contribute to the excitation of peripheral sensory neurons in inflammation through a combined effect involving PGE2‐EP4 signaling and Na+ channel sensitization.
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- In Jeong Jang
- Pain Laboratory, Dental Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology and Physiology School of Dentistry Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Pain Laboratory, Dental Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology and Physiology School of Dentistry Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Pharmacology and Biotechnology, College of Medical Engineering Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Pain Laboratory, Dental Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology and Physiology School of Dentistry Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Information Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Pain Laboratory, Dental Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology and Physiology School of Dentistry Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Pain Laboratory, Dental Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology and Physiology School of Dentistry Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea .,Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, College of Natural Sciences Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Shevchuk DP, Agashkov KS, Bilan PV, Voitenko NV. Spontaneous Synaptic Activity in Projection Neurons of Lamina I of the Isolated Rat Lumbar Spinal Cord: Effect of Peripheral Inflammation. NEUROPHYSIOLOGY+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11062-017-9686-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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