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Pan L, Li T, Wang R, Deng W, Pu H, Deng M. Roles of Phosphorylation of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor in Chronic Pain. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2023; 43:155-175. [PMID: 35032275 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-022-01188-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Phosphorylation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is widely regarded as a vital modification of synaptic function. Various protein kinases are responsible for direct phosphorylation of NMDAR, such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase A, protein kinase C, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, Src family protein tyrosine kinases, cyclin-dependent kinase 5, and casein kinase II. The detailed function of these kinases on distinct subunits of NMDAR has been reported previously and contributes to phosphorylation at sites predominately within the C-terminal of NMDAR. Phosphorylation underlies both structural and functional changes observed in chronic pain, and studies have demonstrated that inhibitors of kinases are significantly effective in alleviating pain behavior in different chronic pain models. In addition, the exploration of drugs that aim to disrupt the interaction between kinases and NMDAR is promising in clinical research. Based on research regarding the modulation of NMDAR in chronic pain models, this review provides an overview of the phosphorylation of NMDAR-related mechanisms underlying chronic pain to elucidate molecular and pharmacologic references for chronic pain management.
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- Liangyu Pan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Hematology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Hematology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Hematology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Hematology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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- College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Hematology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China. .,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
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Dedek A, Hildebrand ME. Advances and Barriers in Understanding Presynaptic N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors in Spinal Pain Processing. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:864502. [PMID: 35431805 PMCID: PMC9008455 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.864502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
For decades, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors have been known to play a critical role in the modulation of both acute and chronic pain. Of particular interest are NMDA receptors expressed in the superficial dorsal horn (SDH) of the spinal cord, which houses the nociceptive processing circuits of the spinal cord. In the SDH, NMDA receptors undergo potentiation and increases in the trafficking of receptors to the synapse, both of which contribute to increases in excitability and plastic increases in nociceptive output from the SDH to the brain. Research efforts have primarily focused on postsynaptic NMDA receptors, despite findings that presynaptic NMDA receptors can undergo similar plastic changes to their postsynaptic counterparts. Recent technological advances have been pivotal in the discovery of mechanisms of plastic changes in presynaptic NMDA receptors within the SDH. Here, we highlight these recent advances in the understanding of presynaptic NMDA receptor physiology and their modulation in models of chronic pain. We discuss the role of specific NMDA receptor subunits in presynaptic membranes of nociceptive afferents and local SDH interneurons, including their modulation across pain modalities. Furthermore, we discuss how barriers such as lack of sex-inclusive research and differences in neurodevelopmental timepoints have complicated investigations into the roles of NMDA receptors in pathological pain states. A more complete understanding of presynaptic NMDA receptor function and modulation across pain states is needed to shed light on potential new therapeutic treatments for chronic pain.
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- Annemarie Dedek
- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Neuroscience Department, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Neuroscience Department, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Michael E. Hildebrand,
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Dedek A, Xu J, Lorenzo LÉ, Godin AG, Kandegedara CM, Glavina G, Landrigan JA, Lombroso PJ, De Koninck Y, Tsai EC, Hildebrand ME. Sexual dimorphism in a neuronal mechanism of spinal hyperexcitability across rodent and human models of pathological pain. Brain 2022; 145:1124-1138. [PMID: 35323848 PMCID: PMC9050559 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The prevalence and severity of many chronic pain syndromes differ across sex, and recent studies have identified differences in immune signalling within spinal nociceptive circuits as a potential mediator. Although it has been proposed that sex-specific pain mechanisms converge once they reach neurons within the superficial dorsal horn, direct investigations using rodent and human preclinical pain models have been lacking. Here, we discovered that in the Freund’s adjuvant in vivo model of inflammatory pain, where both male and female rats display tactile allodynia, a pathological coupling between KCC2-dependent disinhibition and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) potentiation within superficial dorsal horn neurons was observed in male but not female rats. Unlike males, the neuroimmune mediator brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) failed to downregulate inhibitory signalling elements (KCC2 and STEP61) and upregulate excitatory elements (pFyn, GluN2B and pGluN2B) in female rats, resulting in no effect of ex vivo brain-derived neurotrophic factor on synaptic NMDAR responses in female lamina I neurons. Importantly, this sex difference in spinal pain processing was conserved from rodents to humans. As in rodents, ex vivo spinal treatment with BDNF downregulated markers of disinhibition and upregulated markers of facilitated excitation in superficial dorsal horn neurons from male but not female human organ donors. Ovariectomy in female rats recapitulated the male pathological pain neuronal phenotype, with BDNF driving a coupling between disinhibition and NMDAR potentiation in adult lamina I neurons following the prepubescent elimination of sex hormones in females. This discovery of sexual dimorphism in a central neuronal mechanism of chronic pain across species provides a foundational step towards a better understanding and treatment for pain in both sexes.
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- Annemarie Dedek
- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, K1S 5B6 Ontario, Canada.,Neuroscience Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, K1Y 4M9 Ontario, Canada
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- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Quebec Mental Health Institute, Quebec G1E 1T2, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, K1S 5B6 Ontario, Canada.,Neuroscience Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, K1Y 4M9 Ontario, Canada
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Quebec Mental Health Institute, Quebec G1E 1T2, Canada
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- Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- CERVO Brain Research Centre, Quebec Mental Health Institute, Quebec G1E 1T2, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, K1Y 4M9 Ontario, Canada.,Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario K1Y 4E9, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, K1S 5B6 Ontario, Canada.,Neuroscience Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, K1Y 4M9 Ontario, Canada
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Zhao JY, Duan XL, Yang L, Liu JP, He YT, Guo Z, Hu XD, Suo ZW. Activity-dependent Synaptic Recruitment of Neuroligin 1 in Spinal Dorsal Horn Contributed to Inflammatory Pain. Neuroscience 2018; 388:1-10. [PMID: 30049666 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Neuroligin 1 (NLGN1), a cell adhesion molecule present at excitatory glutamatergic synapses, has been shown to be critical for synaptic specialization and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-subtype glutamate receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity. Whether and how NLGN1 is engaged in nociceptive behavioral sensitization remains largely unknown. In this study, we found an activity-dependent regulation of NLGN1 synaptic expression in pain-related spinal cord dorsal horns of mice. The enhancement of neuronal activity by pharmacological activation of NMDA receptor (NMDAR) or removal of GABAergic inhibition in intact mice significantly increased NLGN1 concentration at synaptosomal membrane fraction. Intraplantar injection of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) also increased the NLGN1 expression at synapses. NMDAR might act through Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) and Src-family protein tyrosine kinase member Fyn to induce the synaptic redistribution of NLGN1. We also found that one of the important roles of NLGN1 was to facilitate the clustering of NMDAR at synapses. The NLGN1-targeting siRNA suppressed the synaptic expression of GluN2B-containing NMDAR in CFA-injected mice and meanwhile, attenuated the inflammatory mechanical allodynia and thermal hypersensitivity. These data suggested that tissue injury-induced synaptic redistribution of NLGN1 was involved in the development of pain hypersensitivity through facilitating the synaptic incorporation of NMDARs.
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- Ji-Yuan Zhao
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, PR China.
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Saavedra A, Ballesteros JJ, Tyebji S, Martínez-Torres S, Blázquez G, López-Hidalgo R, Azkona G, Alberch J, Martín ED, Pérez-Navarro E. Proteolytic Degradation of Hippocampal STEP 61 in LTP and Learning. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:1475-1487. [PMID: 29948948 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1170-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
Abstract
Striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) modulates key signaling molecules involved in synaptic plasticity and neuronal function. It is postulated that STEP opposes the development of long-term potentiation (LTP) and that it exerts a restraint on long-term memory (LTM). Here, we examined whether STEP61 levels are regulated during hippocampal LTP and after training in hippocampal-dependent tasks. We found that after inducing LTP by high frequency stimulation or theta-burst stimulation STEP61 levels were significantly reduced, with a concomitant increase of STEP33 levels, a product of calpain cleavage. Importantly, inhibition of STEP with TC-2153 improved LTP in hippocampal slices. Moreover, we observed that after training in the passive avoidance and the T-maze spontaneous alternation task, hippocampal STEP61 levels were significantly reduced, but STEP33 levels were unchanged. Yet, hippocampal BDNF content and TrkB levels were increased in trained mice, and it is known that BDNF promotes STEP degradation through the proteasome. Accordingly, hippocampal pTrkBTyr816, pPLCγTyr783, and protein ubiquitination levels were increased in T-SAT trained mice. Remarkably, injection of the TrkB antagonist ANA-12 (2 mg/Kg, but not 0.5 mg/Kg) elicited LTM deficits and promoted STEP61 accumulation in the hippocampus. Also, STEP knockout mice outperformed wild-type animals in an age- and test-dependent manner. Summarizing, STEP61 undergoes proteolytic degradation in conditions leading to synaptic strengthening and memory formation, thus highlighting its role as a molecular constrain, which is removed to enable the activation of pathways important for plasticity processes.
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- Ana Saavedra
- Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Neurological Disabilities (IDINE), University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.,Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain.,Infection and Immunity Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
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- Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Neurological Disabilities (IDINE), University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.,Grupo de Patología Celular y Molecular del Alcohol, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Neurological Disabilities (IDINE), University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.,Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. .,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. .,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain.
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Ding X, Liang YJ, Su L, Liao FF, Fang D, Tai J, Xing GG. BDNF contributes to the neonatal incision-induced facilitation of spinal long-term potentiation and the exacerbation of incisional pain in adult rats. Neuropharmacology 2018; 137:114-132. [PMID: 29729892 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Neonatal surgical injury exacerbates spinal microglial reactivity, modifies spinal synaptic function, leading to exaggerated pain hypersensitivity after adult repeated incision. Whether and how the alteration in microglial reactivity and synaptic plasticity are functionally related remain unclear. Previously, we and others have documented that spinal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), secreted from microglia, contributes to long-term potentiation (LTP) in adult rodents with neuropathic pain. Here, we demonstrated that the mRNA and protein expression of spinal BDNF are significantly upregulated in adult rats subjected to neonatal incision and adult repeated incision (nIN-IN). Neonatal incision facilitates spinal LTP induced by BDNF or high frequency electrical stimulation after adult incision, including a decreased induction threshold and an increased magnitude of LTP. Coincidently, inhibition of spinal BDNF abrogates the LTP facilitation, alleviates the mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in nIN-IN rats. By contrast, spinal application of exogenous BDNF in the adult rats with a single neonatal incision mimics the LTP facilitation and pain hypersensitivity, which have been found in nIN-IN rats. Exogenous BDNF-induced exacerbation of pain hypersensitivity could be blocked by BDNF inhibitor. In addition, blockade of microglial reactivity by intrathecal application of minocycline attenuates the elevation of BDNF and the LTP facilitation, and also, alleviates pain hypersensitivity in nIN-IN rats. In conclusion, spinal BDNF, at least partly derived from microglia, contributes to the neonatal incision-induced facilitation of spinal LTP and to the exacerbation of incisional pain in adult rats. Thus, spinal BDNF may combine the changes of microglial reactivity and synaptic plasticity in nIN-IN rats.
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- Xu Ding
- Nutrition Research Unit, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Key Lab for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China and National Committee of Health and Family Planning of China, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Center of Medical and Health Analysis, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Key Lab for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China and National Committee of Health and Family Planning of China, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Key Lab for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China and National Committee of Health and Family Planning of China, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Pediatric Diseases of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Key Lab for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education of China and National Committee of Health and Family Planning of China, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
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