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Qiu P, Li D, Xiao C, Xu F, Chen X, Chang Y, Liu L, Zhang L, Zhao Q, Chen Y. The Eph/ephrin system symphony of gut inflammation. Pharmacol Res 2023; 197:106976. [PMID: 38032293 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106976] [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] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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The extent of gut inflammation depends largely on the gut barrier's integrity and enteric neuroimmune interactions. However, the factors and molecular mechanisms that regulate inflammation-related changes in the enteric nervous system (ENS) remain largely unexplored. Eph/ephrin signaling is critical for inflammatory response, neuronal activation, and synaptic plasticity in the brain, but its presence and function in the ENS have been largely unknown to date. This review discusses the critical role of Eph/ephrin in regulating gut homeostasis, inflammation, neuroimmune interactions, and pain pathways. Targeting the Eph/ephrin system offers innovative treatments for gut inflammation disorders, offering hope for enhanced patient prognosis, pain management, and overall quality of life.
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- Peishan Qiu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Clinical Center & Key Lab of Intestinal & Colorectal Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China.
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McKenna M, McDougall JJ. Cannabinoid control of neurogenic inflammation. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:4386-4399. [PMID: 33289534 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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A significant number of cannabinoids are known to have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties in various diseases. Due to their presynaptic/terminal location, cannabinoid receptors can inhibit synaptic transmission and have the potential to regulate neurogenic inflammation. Neurogenic inflammation occurs when a noxious signal is detected in the periphery initiating an antidromic axon reflex in the same sensory neurone leading to depolarization of the afferent terminal. Neuropeptides are subsequently released and contribute to vasodilation, plasma extravasation and modulation of immune cells. Endocannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids and phytocannabinoids can reduce neuroinflammation by inhibiting afferent firing and inflammatory neuropeptide release. Thus, in addition to a direct effect on vascular smooth muscle and inflammatory cells, cannabinoids can reduce inflammation by silencing small diameter neurones. This review examines the neuropharmacological processes involved in regulating antidromic depolarization of afferent nerve terminals by cannabinoids and the control of neurogenic inflammation in different diseases.
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- Meagan McKenna
- Departments of Pharmacology and Anaesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Anaesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Krustev E, Muley MM, McDougall JJ. Endocannabinoids inhibit neurogenic inflammation in murine joints by a non-canonical cannabinoid receptor mechanism. Neuropeptides 2017; 64:131-135. [PMID: 27567396 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Neurogenic inflammation is a local inflammatory response that is driven by the peripheral release of neuropeptides from small diameter afferents which occurs in many organs including joints. The knee joint has a rich endocannabinoid system which has been shown to decrease acute synovitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of joint afferents on leukocyte-endothelial interactions within the synovial microcirculation of mice and determine the role of endocannabinoids on this inflammatory response. Electrical, antidromic stimulation of the saphenous nerve decreased leukocyte rolling at the lowest frequency tested (0.5Hz), while increasing leukocyte rolling at higher frequencies (2.0 and 5.0Hz). The leukocyte rolling effect of nerve stimulation was completely abolished by pre-treating the knee with the vasoactive intestinal peptide antagonist VIP6-28; however, neither calcitonin gene related peptide nor substance P antagonism had an effect on this neurogenic inflammatory response. Treating knees with the endocannabinoid breakdown inhibitor URB597 completely blocked leukocyte rolling and this effect could be reversed with the non-canonical cannabinoid antagonist O-1918. These results provide evidence that antidromic stimulation of the mouse saphenous nerve promotes leukocyte rolling within the synovial microcirculation, and that endocannabinoids can attenuate this neurogenic inflammatory response.
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- Eugene Krustev
- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada; Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada; Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada; Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada.
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Jiang W, Wang H, Li YS, Luo W. Role of vasoactive intestinal peptide in osteoarthritis. J Biomed Sci 2016; 23:63. [PMID: 27553659 PMCID: PMC4995623 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-016-0280-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) plays important roles in many biological functions, such as, stimulation of contractility in the heart, vasodilation, promoting neuroendocrine-immune communication, lowering arterial blood pressure, and anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory activity. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic and degenerative bone disease, which is one of the most common causes of disability and most common in both sexes as people become older. Interestingly VIP can prevent chronic cartilage damage and joint remodeling. This review article provides update information on the association of VIP and OA and its treatment. Evidences suggest that VIP is down-regulated in synovial fluid of OA, and VIP down-regulation leads to increase in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines that might contribute to the pathogenesis of OA; however contradictory reports also exist suggesting that accumulation of VIP in joints can also contribute OA. A number of studies indicated that up-regulation of VIP can counteract the action of pro-inflammatory stimuli and alleviate the pain in OA. More clinical investigations are necessary to determine the biology of VIP and its therapeutic potential in OA that might represent the future standards of care for OA.
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- Wei Jiang
- Department of Bone and Joint, The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China
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- Department of Bone and Joint, The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiang-ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiang-ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, China.
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There are over 100 different types of arthritis and each can differ greatly in their aetiology and pathophysiology; however, one characteristic that is common to all arthritic conditions is joint pain. Musculoskeletal pain is the leading cause of disability in the world, and the number one reason arthritis patients visit their primary care physician. Despite the prevalence and burden of arthritis pain, current analgesics lack sufficient efficacy and are plagued by multiple adverse side effects. In this review, we outline the current landscape of research concerning joint pain, drawing from both preclinical and clinical studies. Specifically, this review is a discussion of the different neurophysiological processes that occur during joint disease and how inflammatory and neuropathic aspects contribute to the development of arthritis pain.
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- Eugene Krustev
- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, 5850 College Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada,
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Keita AV, Carlsson AH, Cigéhn M, Ericson AC, McKay DM, Söderholm JD. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide regulates barrier function via mast cells in human intestinal follicle-associated epithelium and during stress in rats. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2013; 25:e406-17. [PMID: 23600853 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) has been implicated as a regulator of intestinal barrier function and inflammation. Our aim was to elucidate the role of VIP in follicle-associated epithelium (FAE) and villus epithelium (VE) permeability following stress in rats and on human intestinal barrier function. METHODS Rats were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with VIP receptor-antagonists (anti-VPACs), a mast cell stabilizer, doxantrazole (DOX), or NaCl, and submitted to acute water avoidance stress. Ileal segments were mounted in Ussing chambers to assess (51) chromium-edta ((51) Cr-edta) and Escherichia (E.) coli (strain K-12) permeability. Rat ileal and human ileal and colonic segments were exposed to VIP ± anti-VPACs or DOX. An in vitro co-culture model of human FAE was used to study epithelial-VIP effects. VIP/VPACs distribution was assessed by microscopy. KEY RESULTS Stress increased (51) Cr-edta and E. coli permeability in VE and FAE. The increases were abolished by i.p. injection of DOX or anti-VPACs. Ileal VIP-exposure ex vivo increased bacterial passage and this was reduced by DOX. In human FAE ex vivo, VIP treatment doubled bacterial uptake, which was normalized by DOX or anti-VPACs. No barrier effects were observed in human colonic tissue. VPACs were found in rat and human ileal follicles, with partial mast cell co-localization. The co-culture model confirmed VIP-mast cell-epithelial interactions in the regulation of barrier function. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Stress affects the FAE barrier by mechanisms involving VIP and VPACs on mucosal mast cells. We suggest a regulatory role for VIP in the control of ileal permeability that may be relevant to bacterial-epithelial interactions in stress-related intestinal disorders.
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- A V Keita
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Russell FA, Zhan S, Dumas A, Lagarde S, Pouliot M, McDougall JJ. The pronociceptive effect of proteinase-activated receptor-4 stimulation in rat knee joints is dependent on mast cell activation. Pain 2011; 152:354-360. [PMID: 21238854 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/27/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Proteinase-activated receptor-4 (PAR(4)) is a G-protein-coupled receptor activated by serine proteinases released during tissue repair and inflammation. We have previously shown that PAR(4) activation sensitises articular primary afferents leading to joint pain. This study examined whether mast cells contribute to this PAR(4)-induced sensitisation and consequent heightened pain behaviour. The expression of PAR(4) on synovial mast cells was confirmed with immunofluorescent staining of rat knee joint sections. Electrophysiological recordings were made from joint primary afferents in male Wistar rats during both nonnoxious and noxious rotations of the knee. Afferent firing rate was recorded for 15 minutes after close intra-arterial injection of 10(-9) to 10(-5)mol of the PAR(4) activating peptide, AYPGKF-NH(2), or the inactive peptide, YAPGKF-NH(2) (100-μl bolus). Rats were either naive or pretreated with the mast cell stabilise, cromolyn (20mg/kg). Mechanical withdrawal thresholds were determined using a dynamic planter aesthesiometer and weight bearing determined using an incapacitance tester. These behavioural measurements were taken before and after intra-articular AYPGKF-NH(2), or the inactive peptide, YAPGKF-NH(2) (100μg). Local administration of AYPGKF-NH(2) caused a significant increase in joint primary afferent firing rate and pain behaviour compared with the control peptide YAPGKF-NH(2). These effects were blocked by pretreatment with cromolyn. These data reveal that PAR(4) is expressed on synovial mast cells and the activation of PAR(4) has a pronociceptive effect that is dependent on mast cell activation. Proteinase-activated receptor-4 is expressed on synovial mast cells, and the activation of Proteinase-activated receptor-4 has a pronociceptive effect that is dependent on mast cell activation.
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- Fiona A Russell
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alta., Canada T2N 4N1 Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ, Department of Microbiology-Infectiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Que., Canada
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This article delineates the characteristic symptoms and signs associated with OA and how they can be used to make the clinical diagnosis. The predominant symptom in most patients is pain. The remainder of the article focuses on what we know causes pain in OA and contributes to its severity. Much has been learned over recent years; however, for the budding researcher much of this puzzle remains unexplored or inadequately understood.
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- David J Hunter
- Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston MA 02120, USA.
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Sándor K, Bölcskei K, McDougall JJ, Schuelert N, Reglődi D, Elekes K, Pethő G, Pintér E, Szolcsányi J, Helyes Z. Divergent peripheral effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 on nociception in rats and mice. Pain 2009; 141:143-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2008] [Revised: 10/11/2008] [Accepted: 10/30/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Hunter DJ, McDougall JJ, Keefe FJ. The symptoms of osteoarthritis and the genesis of pain. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2008; 34:623-43. [PMID: 18687276 DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2008.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) causes substantial physical and psychosocial disability. This article delineates the characteristic symptoms and signs associated with OA and how they can be used to make the clinical diagnosis. The predominant symptom in most patients is pain. The remainder of the article focuses on what is known about the causes of pain in OA and factors that contribute to its severity. Much has been learned during recent years, but much of this puzzle remains unexplored or inadequately understood.
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- David J Hunter
- Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA.
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Agonistic Behavior of PACAP6-38 on Sensory Nerve Terminals and Cytotrophoblast Cells. J Mol Neurosci 2008; 36:270-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-008-9089-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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McDougall JJ, Yu V, Thomson J. In vivo effects of CB2 receptor-selective cannabinoids on the vasculature of normal and arthritic rat knee joints. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 153:358-66. [PMID: 17982474 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cannabinoids (CBs) are known to be vasoactive and to regulate tissue inflammation. The present study examined the in vivo vasomotor effects of the CB2 receptor agonists JWH015 and JWH133 in rat knee joints. The effect of acute and chronic joint inflammation on CB2 receptor-mediated responses was also tested. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Blood flow was assessed in rat knee joints by laser Doppler imaging both before and following topical administration of CB2 receptor agonists. Vasoactivity was measured in normal, acute kaolin/carrageenan inflamed and Freund's complete adjuvant chronically inflamed knees. KEY RESULTS In normal animals, JWH015 and JWH133 caused a concentration-dependent increase in synovial blood flow which in the case of JWH133 was blocked by the selective CB2 receptor antagonist AM630 as well as the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) antagonist SB366791. The vasodilator effect of JWH133 was significantly attenuated in both acute and chronically inflamed knees. Given alone, AM630 had no effect on joint blood flow. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS In normal joints, the cannabinomimetic JWH133 causes hyperaemia via a CB2 and TRPV1 receptor mechanism. During acute and chronic inflammation, however, this vasodilatatory response is significantly attenuated.
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- J J McDougall
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Schuelert N, McDougall JJ. Electrophysiological evidence that the vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor antagonist VIP6-28 reduces nociception in an animal model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2006; 14:1155-62. [PMID: 16740398 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2006] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study examined whether local administration of the neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) could modulate joint nociception in normal rat knee joints and if the VIP antagonist VIP(6-28) could ameliorate joint mechanosensitivity in an animal model of osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS OA was induced in male Wistar rats by intra-articular injection of 3mg sodium monoiodo-acetate with a recovery period of 14 days. Electrophysiological recordings were made from knee joint primary afferents in response to normal rotation and noxious hyper-rotation of the joint both before and following close intra-arterial injection of different doses of VIP and VIP(6-28). RESULTS Local application of VIP to normal knees caused afferent firing rate to be significantly enhanced during normal rotation (up to 180% P<0.01; n=17) and during hyper-rotation (up to 37% P<0.01; n=17) of the knee. VIP-induced sensitization was blocked by pre-administration of the VIP receptor antagonist VIP(6-28). In the OA group, application of VIP(6-28) caused afferent firing rate to be significantly reduced during normal rotation (up to 45% P<0.05; n=17) and during hyper-rotation (up to 34% P<0.01; n=15) of the knee joint. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that VIP is involved in peripheral sensitization of knee joint afferents especially in response to normal joint movements. OA-induced sensitization of knee joint afferents was inhibited by local administration of VIP(6-28), indicating that VIP is released into OA knee joints, potentially contributing to joint pain. As such, VIP(6-28) may prove to be a beneficial agent for the treatment of arthritis pain.
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- N Schuelert
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Zhang C, McDougall JJ. Stimulation of sensory neuropeptide release by nociceptin/orphanin FQ leads to hyperaemia in acutely inflamed rat knees. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 148:938-46. [PMID: 16783411 PMCID: PMC1751929 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2006] [Revised: 04/12/2006] [Accepted: 05/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The peripheral effect of the 'opioid-like' peptide nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) on joint blood flow was investigated in acutely inflamed rats. Sensory neuropeptide release from capsaicin-sensitive nerves and the involvement of synovial mast cells and leukocytes on these vasomotor responses were also studied. Blood flow measurements of exposed knee joints were performed in urethane-anaesthetised rats (2 mg kg(-1) intraperitoneal) using laser Doppler perfusion imaging. Topical administration of N/OFQ (10(-13)-10(-8) mol) to acutely inflamed joints caused a dose-dependent increase in synovial perfusion with an ED(50) of 4.0 x 10(-10) mol. This vasodilatatory response was blocked by the selective NOP receptor antagonist [Phe(1)-(CH(2)-NH)-Gly(2)]-Nociceptin(1-13)-NH(2) (10(-9) mol) (P<0.0001).Co-administration of N/OFQ with the neurokinin-1 (NK(1)) receptor antagonist [D-Arg1,D-Phe5,D-Trp7,9,Leu11]-Substance P (10(-12) mol), the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) receptor antagonist VIP(6-28) (10(-9) mol) or the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist CGRP(8-37) (10(-9) mol) all blocked the hyperaemic effect of N/OFQ (P<0.0001). Treatment of acutely inflamed knees with capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-noneamide) to destroy unmyelinated joint afferents also inhibited N/OFQ vasomotor activity. Stabilisation of synovial mast cells with disodium cromoglycate (cromolyn) ameliorated N/OFQ responses, whereas inactivation of circulating leukocytes with the pan-selectin inhibitor fucoidin completely blocked N/OFQ-induced hyperaemia in these joints. These experiments show that in acutely inflamed knee joints, N/OFQ acts on NOP receptors located on synovial mast cells and leukocytes leading to the secondary release of proinflammatory mediators into the joint. These agents subsequently stimulate sensory neuropeptide release from capsaicin-sensitive nerves culminating in vasodilatation and increased articular blood flow.
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- Chunfen Zhang
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, 3330, Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, 3330, Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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McDougall JJ, Larson SEM. Nociceptin/orphanin FQ evokes knee joint pain in rats via a mast cell independent mechanism. Neurosci Lett 2006; 398:135-8. [PMID: 16423460 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.12.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2005] [Revised: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 12/24/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is an opioid-like neuropeptide that has been shown to cause peripheral sensitization of knee joint afferents; however, the effect of the peptide on joint pain behaviour is unknown. In addition to having a direct effect on peripheral nerves, N/OFQ has also been shown to activate connective tissue mast cells causing the local release of potentially pain causing mediators. The present study tested the effect of peripherally administered N/OFQ on joint pain and examined whether synovial mast cells contribute to these responses. Hindlimb weight bearing and von Frey hair algesiometry were measured before and following a single injection of N/OFQ in the vicinity of the right knee of male Wistar rats. Compared to saline-treated controls, N/OFQ caused a conspicuous shift in hindlimb weight bearing in favour of the contralateral non-injected leg. Similarly, paw withdrawal threshold and latency were significantly reduced following N/OFQ administration indicative of secondary hyperalgesia. To test the involvement of synovial mast cells in these pain reactions, a separate group of rats were treated with the mast cell stabilizer cromolyn (20 mg/kg s.c.) 5 min prior to N/OFQ injection. Cromolyn treatment had no significant effect on N/OFQ-induced weight bearing deficit nor secondary hyperalgesic responses. In conclusion, these data support the premise that N/OFQ has a pain causing effect in the periphery which occurs independently of mast cell activation.
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- Jason J McDougall
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Calgary, 3330, Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alta., Canada T2N 4N1.
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McDougall JJ, Watkins L, Li Z. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a modulator of joint pain in a rat model of osteoarthritis. Pain 2006; 123:98-105. [PMID: 16564620 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2005] [Revised: 02/06/2006] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating disease in which primarily weight-bearing joints undergo progressive degeneration. Despite the widespread prevalence of OA in the adult population, very little is known about the factors responsible for the generation and maintenance of OA pain. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) was identified in the synovial fluid of arthritis patients nearly 20 years ago and the aim of this study was to examine whether VIP could be involved in the generation of OA pain. Hindlimb weight bearing was used as a measure of joint pain, while von Frey hair algesiometry applied to the plantar surface of the ipsilateral hindpaw tested for secondary mechanical hyperalgesia. Intra-articular injection of VIP into normal rat knee joints caused a significant shift in weight bearing in favour of the contralateral non-injected hindlimb as well as causing a reduction in ipsilateral paw withdrawal threshold. These pain responses were blocked by co-administration of the VPAC receptor antagonist VIP6-28. Induction of OA by intra-articular sodium monoiodoacetate injection resulted in a reduction in weight bearing on the affected leg, but no evidence of secondary hyperalgesia in the paw. Treatment of OA knees with a single injection of VIP6-28 diminished hindlimb incapacitance while increasing paw withdrawal threshold. This study showed for the first time that peripheral application of VIP causes increased knee joint allodynia and secondary hyperalgesia. Furthermore, antagonists that inhibit VIP activity may prove beneficial in the alleviation of OA pain.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Hindlimb
- Hyperalgesia/etiology
- Hyperalgesia/physiopathology
- Injections, Intra-Articular
- Iodoacetates/administration & dosage
- Iodoacetates/toxicity
- Male
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/physiopathology
- Pain/etiology
- Pain/physiopathology
- Pain Threshold/drug effects
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- Peptide Fragments/therapeutic use
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, Type II/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, Type II/physiology
- Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide, Type I/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide, Type I/physiology
- Stifle
- Stress, Mechanical
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/administration & dosage
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/pharmacology
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/physiology
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/therapeutic use
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/toxicity
- Weight-Bearing
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Affiliation(s)
- Jason J McDougall
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, 3330, Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alta., Canada T2N 4N1.
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