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Saraiva-Santos T, Zaninelli TH, Manchope MF, Andrade KC, Ferraz CR, Bertozzi MM, Artero NA, Franciosi A, Badaro-Garcia S, Staurengo-Ferrari L, Borghi SM, Ceravolo GS, Andrello AC, Zanoveli JM, Rogers MS, Casagrande R, Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Verri WA. Therapeutic activity of lipoxin A 4 in TiO 2-induced arthritis in mice: NF-κB and Nrf2 in synovial fluid leukocytes and neuronal TRPV1 mechanisms. Front Immunol 2023; 14:949407. [PMID: 37388729 PMCID: PMC10304281 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.949407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Background Lipoxin A4 (LXA4) has anti-inflammatory and pro-resolutive roles in inflammation. We evaluated the effects and mechanisms of action of LXA4 in titanium dioxide (TiO2) arthritis, a model of prosthesis-induced joint inflammation and pain. Methods Mice were stimulated with TiO2 (3mg) in the knee joint followed by LXA4 (0.1, 1, or 10ng/animal) or vehicle (ethanol 3.2% in saline) administration. Pain-like behavior, inflammation, and dosages were performed to assess the effects of LXA4 in vivo. Results LXA4 reduced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia, histopathological damage, edema, and recruitment of leukocytes without liver, kidney, or stomach toxicity. LXA4 reduced leukocyte migration and modulated cytokine production. These effects were explained by reduced nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) activation in recruited macrophages. LXA4 improved antioxidant parameters [reduced glutathione (GSH) and 2,2-azino-bis 3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate (ABTS) levels, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) mRNA and Nrf2 protein expression], reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) fluorescent detection induced by TiO2 in synovial fluid leukocytes. We observed an increase of lipoxin receptor (ALX/FPR2) in transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1)+ DRG nociceptive neurons upon TiO2 inflammation. LXA4 reduced TiO2-induced TRPV1 mRNA expression and protein detection, as well TRPV1 co-staining with p-NFκB, indicating reduction of neuronal activation. LXA4 down-modulated neuronal activation and response to capsaicin (a TRPV1 agonist) and AITC [a transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) agonist] of DRG neurons. Conclusion LXA4 might target recruited leukocytes and primary afferent nociceptive neurons to exert analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities in a model resembling what is observed in patients with prosthesis inflammation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Telma Saraiva-Santos
- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
- Center for Research in Health Sciences, University of Northern Paraná, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Biological Sciences, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Biological Sciences Sector, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Centre of Health Sciences, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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- Laboratory of Pain, Inflammation, Neuropathy, and Cancer, Department of Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Borghi SM, Bussulo SKD, Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Fattori V, Carvalho TT, Rasquel-Oliveira FS, Zaninelli TH, Ferraz CR, Casella AMB, Cunha FQ, Cunha TM, Casagrande R, Verri WA. Intense Acute Swimming Induces Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness Dependent on Spinal Cord Neuroinflammation. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:734091. [PMID: 35069187 PMCID: PMC8776654 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.734091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Unaccustomed exercise involving eccentric contractions, high intensity, or long duration are recognized to induce delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Myocyte damage and inflammation in affected peripheral tissues contribute to sensitize muscle nociceptors leading to muscle pain. However, despite the essential role of the spinal cord in the regulation of pain, spinal cord neuroinflammatory mechanisms in intense swimming-induced DOMS remain to be investigated. We hypothesized that spinal cord neuroinflammation contributes to DOMS. C57BL/6 mice swam for 2 h to induce DOMS, and nociceptive spinal cord mechanisms were evaluated. DOMS triggered the activation of astrocytes and microglia in the spinal cord 24 h after exercise compared to the sham group. DOMS and DOMS-induced spinal cord nuclear factor κB (NFκB) activation were reduced by intrathecal treatments with glial inhibitors (fluorocitrate, α-aminoadipate, and minocycline) and NFκB inhibitor [pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC)]. Moreover, DOMS was also reduced by intrathecal treatments targeting C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interleukin (IL)-1β or with recombinant IL-10. In agreement, DOMS induced the mRNA and protein expressions of CX3CR1, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10, c-Fos, and oxidative stress in the spinal cord. All these immune and cellular alterations triggered by DOMS were amenable by intrathecal treatments with glial and NFκB inhibitors. These results support a role for spinal cord glial cells, via NFκB, cytokines/chemokines, and oxidative stress, in DOMS. Thus, unveiling neuroinflammatory mechanisms by which unaccustomed exercise induces central sensitization and consequently DOMS.
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- Sergio M Borghi
- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil.,Centro de Pesquisa Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Norte do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisa Em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Norte do Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências de Saúde, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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Starinets A, Tyrtyshnaia A, Kipryushina Y, Manzhulo I. Analgesic activity of synaptamide in a rat sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury model. Cells Tissues Organs 2021; 211:73-84. [PMID: 34510045 DOI: 10.1159/000519376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Anna Starinets
- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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Bussulo SKD, Ferraz CR, Carvalho TT, Verri WA, Borghi SM. Redox interactions of immune cells and muscle in the regulation of exercise-induced pain and analgesia: implications on the modulation of muscle nociceptor sensory neurons. Free Radic Res 2021; 55:757-775. [PMID: 34238089 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2021.1953696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
The mechanistic interactions among redox status of leukocytes, muscle, and exercise in pain regulation are still poorly understood and limit targeted treatment. Exercise benefits are numerous, including the treatment of chronic pain. However, unaccustomed exercise may be reported as undesirable as it may contribute to pain. The aim of the present review is to evaluate the relationship between oxidative metabolism and acute exercise-induced pain, and as to whether improved antioxidant capacity underpins the analgesic effects of regular exercise. Preclinical and clinical studies addressing relevant topics on mechanisms by which exercise modulates the nociceptive activity and how redox status can outline pain and analgesia are discussed, in sense of translating into refined outcomes. Emerging evidence points to the role of oxidative stress-induced signaling in sensitizing nociceptor sensory neurons. In response to acute exercise, there is an increase in oxidative metabolism, and consequently, pain. Instead, regular exercise can modulate redox status in favor of antioxidant capacity and repair mechanisms, which have consequently increased resistance to oxidative stress, damage, and pain. Data indicate that acute sessions of unaccustomed prolonged and/or intense exercise increase oxidative metabolism and regulate exercise-induced pain in the post-exercise recovery period. Further, evidence demonstrates regular exercise improves antioxidant status, indicating its therapeutic utility for chronic pain disorders. An improved comprehension of the role of redox status in exercise can provide helpful insights into immune-muscle communication during pain modulatory effects of exercise and support new therapeutic efforts and rationale for the promotion of exercise.
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- Sylvia K D Bussulo
- Center for Research in Health Sciences, University of Northern Paraná, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Center, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Center, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Center, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Center for Research in Health Sciences, University of Northern Paraná, Londrina, Brazil.,Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Center, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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de Azambuja G, Jorge CO, Gomes BB, Lourenço HR, Simabuco FM, Oliveira-Fusaro MCG. Regular swimming exercise prevented the acute and persistent mechanical muscle hyperalgesia by modulation of macrophages phenotypes and inflammatory cytokines via PPARγ receptors. Brain Behav Immun 2021; 95:462-476. [PMID: 33964434 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Physically active individuals are less likely to develop chronic pain, and physical exercise is an established strategy to control inflammatory diseases. Here, we hypothesized that 1) peripheral pro-inflammatory macrophages phenotype contribute to predisposition of the musculoskeletal to chronic pain, and that 2) activation of PPARγ receptors, modulation of macrophage phenotypes and cytokines through physical exercise would prevent persistent muscle pain. We tested these hypotheses using swimming exercise, pharmacological and immunochemical techniques in a rodent model of persistent muscle hyperalgesia. Swimming prevented the persistent mechanical muscle hyperalgesia most likely through activation of PPARγ receptors, as well as activation of PPARγ receptors by 15d-PGJ2 and depletion of muscle macrophages in sedentary animals. Acute and persistent muscle hyperalgesia were characterized by an increase in pro-inflammatory macrophages phenotype, and swimming and the 15d-PGJ2 prevented this increase and increased anti-inflammatory macrophages phenotype. Finally, IL-1β concentration in muscle increased in the acute phase, which was also prevented by PPARγ receptors activation through swimming. Besides, swimming increased muscle concentration of IL-10 in both acute and chronic phases, but only in the persistent phase through PPARγ receptors. Our findings suggest physical exercise activates PPARγ receptors and increases anti-inflammatory responses in the muscle tissue by modulating macrophages phenotypes and cytokines, thereby preventing the establishment of persistent muscle hyperalgesia. These results further highlight the potential of physical exercise to prevent chronic muscle pain.
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- Graciana de Azambuja
- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain and Inflammation Research, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Laboratory in Food and Health, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Brazil
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Sebba A. Pain: A Review of Interleukin-6 and Its Roles in the Pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Open Access Rheumatol 2021; 13:31-43. [PMID: 33707975 PMCID: PMC7943546 DOI: 10.2147/oarrr.s291388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Pain is a major and common symptom reported as a top priority in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Intuitively, RA-related pain is often considered to be a natural consequence of peripheral inflammation, so treatment of RA is expected to manage pain concurrently as part of inflammation control. However, pain in patients with RA can be poorly correlated with objective measures of inflammation, for example, in patients who are otherwise in remission. Joint damage appears to account for only a fraction of this residual pain. Emerging evidence suggests that alteration of peripheral and central pain processing contributes to RA-related pain; this is parallel to, but somewhat independent of, joint inflammation. Interleukin (IL)-6 is a proinflammatory cytokine that contributes to the pathogenesis of RA. It exerts systemic effects via signaling through soluble forms of the IL-6 receptor (“trans-signaling”). Evidence from preclinical studies demonstrates that intra-articular IL-6 can produce long-lasting peripheral sensitization to mechanical stimulation and suggests an important role for IL-6 in central pain sensitization. This may be partly explained by its ability to activate neurons through trans-signaling, affecting nociceptive plasticity and nerve fiber regrowth. Local activity at neuron endings may culminate in altered pain processing in the central nervous system because of persistent signaling from sensitized peripheral neurons. Peripheral and central sensitization can promote the development of chronic pain, which can have a significant impact on patients’ health and quality of life. A proportion of pain in RA may be more appropriately managed as an entity separate from inflammation. Both the peripheral and central nervous systems should be recognized as important potential systems targeted by RA. The substantial burden of RA-related chronic pain suggests that pain should be a key focus in RA management and should be assessed and addressed early and separately from the inflammatory component.
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- Anthony Sebba
- Division of Rheumatology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Dias Quintão JL, Reis Gonzaga AC, Galdino G, Lima Romero TR, Silva J, Lemos V, Campolina-Silva GH, Aparecida de Oliveira C, Bohórquez Mahecha G, Gama Duarte I. TNF-α, CXCL-1 and IL-1 β as activators of the opioid system involved in peripheral analgesic control in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 896:173900. [PMID: 33545158 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Tissue injury results in the release of inflammatory mediators, including a cascade of nociceptive substances, which contribute to development of hyperalgesia. In addition, during this process endogenous analgesic substances are also peripherally released with the aim of controlling the hyperalgesia. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate whether inflammatory mediators TNF-α, IL-1β, CXCL1, norepinephrine (NE) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) may be involved in the deflagration of peripheral endogenous modulation of inflammatory pain by activation of the opioid system. Thus, male Swiss mice and the paw withdrawal test were used. All substances were injected by the intraplantar route. Carrageenan, TNF-α, CXCL-1, IL1-β, NE and PGE2 induced hyperalgesia. Selectives μ (clocinamox), δ (naltrindole) and κ (norbinaltorphimine, nor-BNI) and non-selective (naloxone) opioid receptor antagonists potentiated the hyperalgesia induced by carrageenan, TNF-α, CXCL-1 and IL1-β. In contrast, when the enzyme N-aminopeptidase involved in the degradation of endogenous opioid peptides was inhibited by bestatin, the hyperalgesia was significantly reduced. In addition, the western blotting assay indicated that the expression of the opioid δ receptor was increased after intraplantar injection of carrageenan. The data obtained in this work corroborate the hypothesis that TNF-α, CXCL-1 and IL-β cause, in addition to hyperalgesia, the release of endogenous substances such as opioid peptides, which in turn exert endogenous control over peripheral inflammatory pain.
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- Jayane Laís Dias Quintão
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Motricity Sciences Institute, Federal University of Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-100, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Han QQ, Yin M, Wang ZY, Liu H, Ao JP, Wang YX. Cynandione A Alleviates Neuropathic Pain Through α7-nAChR-Dependent IL-10/β-Endorphin Signaling Complexes. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:614450. [PMID: 33584292 PMCID: PMC7873367 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.614450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cynandione A, an acetophenone isolated from Cynanchum Wilfordii Radix, exhibits antineuropathic pain effect. This study further explored the target molecule and signaling mechanisms underlying cynandione-A-induced antineuropathic pain. Intrathecal injection of cynandione A significantly attenuated mechanical allodynia in neuropathic rats and substantially increased spinal expression of IL-10 and β-endorphin but not dynorphin A. Cynandione A treatment also enhanced expression of IL-10 and β-endorphin but not α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in cultured microglia. The IL-10 antibody attenuated cynandione-A-induced spinal or microglial gene expression of β-endorphin and mechanical allodynia, whereas the β-endorphin antiserum blocked cynandione-A-induced mechanical antiallodynia but not spinal or microglial IL-10 gene expression. The α7 nAChR antagonist methyllycaconitine significantly reduced cynandione-A-induced mechanical antiallodynia and spinal or microglial expression of IL-10 and β-endorphin. Furthermore, cynandione A stimulated microglial phosphorylation of PKA, p38, and CREB in an α7-nAChR-dependent manner, and treatment with their inhibitors attenuated cynandione-A-induced mechanical antiallodynia and spinal or microglial expression of IL-10 and β-endorphin. In addition, cynandione A stimulated spinal phosphorylation of the transcription factor STAT3, which was inhibited by methyllycaconitine, the PKA activation inhibitor or IL-10 antibody. The STAT3 inhibitor NSC74859 also abolished cynandione-A-induced mechanical antiallodynia and spinal expression of β-endorphin. These findings suggest that cynandione A suppresses neuropathic pain through α7-nAChR-dependent IL-10/β-endorphin signaling pathway in spinal microglia.
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- Qiao-Qiao Han
- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plants Resources, Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, China
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- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, China
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Leiguarda C, Potilinski C, Rubione J, Tate P, Villar MJ, Montaner A, Bisagno V, Constandil L, Brumovsky PR. IMT504 Provides Analgesia by Modulating Cell Infiltrate and Inflammatory Milieu in a Chronic Pain Model. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2020; 16:651-666. [PMID: 33221983 DOI: 10.1007/s11481-020-09971-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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IMT504 is a non-CPG, non-coding synthetic oligodeoxinucleotide (ODN) with immunomodulatory properties and a novel inhibitory role in pain transmission, exerting long-lasting analgesic effects upon multiple systemic administrations. However, its mechanisms of anti-nociceptive action are still poorly understood. In the present study in male adult rats undergoing complete Freund's adjuvant-induced hindpaw inflammation, we focused in the analysis of the immunomodulatory role of IMT504 over the cellular infiltrate, the impact on the inflammatory milieu, and the correlation with its anti-allodynic role. By means of behavioral analysis, we determined that a single subcutaneous administration of 6 mg/kg of IMT504 is sufficient to exert a 6-week-long full reversal of mechanical and cold allodynia, compromising neither acute pain perception nor locomotor activity. Importantly, we found that the anti-nociceptive effects of systemic IMT504, plus quick reductions in hindpaw edema, were associated with a modulatory action upon cellular infiltrate of B-cells, macrophages and CD8+ T-cells populations. Accordingly, we observed a profound downregulation of several inflammatory leukocyte adhesion proteins, chemokines and cytokines, as well as of β-endorphin and an increase in the anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-10. Altogether, we demonstrate that at least part of the anti-nociceptive actions of IMT504 relate to the modulation of the peripheral immune system at the site of injury, favoring a switch from pro- to anti-inflammatory conditions, and provide further support to its use against chronic inflammatory pain. Graphical abstract GA short description - IMT504 systemic Administration. Systemic administration of the non-CpG ODN IMT504 results in a 6-week long blockade of pain-like behavior in association with anti-inflammatory responses at the site of injury. These include modulation of lymphoid and myeloid populations plus downregulated expression levels of multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines and β-endorphin. Nocifensive responses and locomotion remain unaltered.
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- Candelaria Leiguarda
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT), CONICET-Universidad Austral, Av. Juan D. Perón 1500 B1629AHJ, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT), CONICET-Universidad Austral, Av. Juan D. Perón 1500 B1629AHJ, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT), CONICET-Universidad Austral, Av. Juan D. Perón 1500 B1629AHJ, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT), CONICET-Universidad Austral, Av. Juan D. Perón 1500 B1629AHJ, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT), CONICET-Universidad Austral, Av. Juan D. Perón 1500 B1629AHJ, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología "Dr. César Milstein", CONICET-Fundación Pablo Cassará, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Farmacológicas, CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional (IIMT), CONICET-Universidad Austral, Av. Juan D. Perón 1500 B1629AHJ, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Darvishi N, Yousefinejad V, Akbari ME, Abdi M, Moradi N, Darvishi S, Mehrabi Y, Ghaderi E, Jamshidi-Naaeini Y, Ghaderi B, Davoodi SH. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of oral propolis in patients with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy: a Randomized controlled trial. J Herb Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2020.100385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Beyond inflammation: Centrally mediated antinociceptive properties of Spirulina platensis LEB-18 biomass via the opioid system. J Funct Foods 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2020.104083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Peripheral soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibition reduces hypernociception and inflammation in albumin-induced arthritis in temporomandibular joint of rats. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 87:106841. [PMID: 32736189 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the synovial tissue, joint dysfunction, and damage. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are endogenous anti-inflammatory compounds, which are quickly converted by the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) enzyme into a less active form with decreased biological effects. The inhibition of the sEH enzyme has been used as a strategy to lower nociception and inflammation. The goal of this study was to investigate whether the peripheral treatment with the sEH enzyme inhibitor 1- trifluoromethoxyphenyl-3-(1-propionylpiperidin-4-yl) urea (TPPU) could prevent the hypernociception and inflammation in the albumin-induced arthritis model in rats' temporomandibular joint (TMJ). After the induction of experimental arthritis, animals were assessed for nociceptive behavior test, leukocyte infiltration counts and histologic analysis, ELISA to quantify several cytokines and Western blotting. The peripheral pretreatment with TPPU inhibited the arthritis-induced TMJ hypernociception and leukocyte migration. Moreover, the local concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines were diminished by TPPU, while the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 was up-regulated in the TMJ tissue. Finally, TPPU significantly decreased protein expression of iNOS, while did not alter the expression of MRC1. This study provides evidence that the peripheral administration of TPPU reduces hypernociception and inflammation in TMJ experimental arthritis.
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Plasma Concentrations of Select Inflammatory Cytokines Predicts Pain Intensity 48 Hours Post-Shoulder Muscle Injury. Clin J Pain 2020; 36:775-781. [PMID: 32675582 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The relationship between elevated inflammatory cytokine levels and peak pain intensity following acute musculoskeletal injury has not been fully elucidated in high risk subgroups. Identifying the role that these cytokines have on pain responses may help with developing tailored therapeutic approaches. METHODS Data were collected from 54 participants who were vulnerable to a robust pain response and delayed recovery following musculoskeletal injury. Participants completed baseline active and resting pain measurements and a blood draw before an exercised induced shoulder muscle injury. Participants returned at 24 and 48 hours postinjury for follow-up pain measurements and blood draws. Blood plasma was analyzed for interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor α. Pearson bivariate correlations were performed between cytokines and pain measurements to identify candidate variables for stepwise multiple linear regression predicting pain intensity reports. RESULTS Pearson bivariate correlation identified 13/45 correlations between inflammatory cytokines and resting pain intensity and 9/45 between inflammatory cytokines and active pain (P<0.05, r≥0.3 or r≤-0.3). This led to 5 stepwise multiple linear regression models, of which 4 met the statistical criterion (P<0.0167); including IL-10 baseline plasma concentrations predicting active pain (r=0.19) and resting pain (r=0.15) intensity 48 hours postinjury. IL-6 and IL-10 plasma concentrations at 48 hours were respectively associated with active and resting pain at 48 hours. DISCUSSION These findings suggest that elevated concentrations of inflammatory cytokines, specifically IL-10 (at baseline and 48 h) and IL-6 (at 48 h), may play a role in heightened pain responses following exercise-induced muscle injury.
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Abdalla HB, Napimoga MH, Macedo CG, Bonfante R, De Araujo D, de Mello NF, Carvalho LB, Fraceto LF, Clemente-Napimoga JT. Poloxamer micellar system for intra-articular injection of 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2 with improved bioavailability and anti-inflammatory properties in the temporomandibular joint of rats. Int J Pharm 2020; 583:119383. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nunes RFH, Cidral-Filho FJ, Flores LJF, Nakamura FY, Rodriguez HFM, Bobinski F, De Sousa A, Petronilho F, Danielski LG, Martins MM, Martins DF, Guglielmo LGA. Effects of Far-Infrared Emitting Ceramic Materials on Recovery During 2-Week Preseason of Elite Futsal Players. J Strength Cond Res 2020; 34:235-248. [PMID: 30113919 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000002733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Nunes, RFH, Cidral-Filho, FJ, Flores, LJF, Nakamura, FY, Rodriguez, HFM, Bobinski, F, De Sousa, A, Petronilho, F, Danielski, LG, Martins, MM, Martins, DF, and Guglielmo, LGA. Effects of far-infrared emitting ceramic materials on recovery during 2-week preseason of elite futsal players. J Strength Cond Res 34(1): 235-248, 2020-We investigated the effects of far-infrared emitting ceramic materials (cFIR) during overnight sleep on neuromuscular, biochemical and perceptual markers in futsal players. Twenty athletes performed a 2-week preseason training program and during sleep wore bioceramic (BIO; n = 10) or placebo pants (PL; n = 10). Performance (countermovement jump [CMJ]; squat jump [SJ]; sprints 5, 10, and 15-m) and biochemical markers (tumor necrosis factor alpha-TNF-α, interleukin 10-IL-10, thiobarbituric acid-reactive species [TBARS], carbonyl, superoxide dismutase [SOD], catalase [CAT]) were obtained at baseline and after the 1st and 2nd week of training. Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and training strain were monitored throughout. Changes in ΔCMJ and ΔSJ were possibly (60/36/4 [week-1]) and likely (76/22/2 [week-2]) higher in BIO. Both groups were faster in 5-m sprint in week 2 compared with baseline (p = 0.015), furthermore, BIO was likely faster in 10-m sprint (3/25/72 [week 1]). Significant group × time interaction in %ΔTNF-α were observed (p = 0.024 [week-1]; p = 0.021 [week-2]) with values possibly (53/44/3 [week 1]) and likely (80/19/1 [week 2]) higher in BIO. The %ΔIL-10 decreased across weeks compared with baseline (p = 0.019 [week-1]; p = 0.026 [week-2]), showing values likely higher in BIO (81/16/3 [week-1]; 80/17/3 [week-2]). Significant weekly increases in %ΔTBARS (p = 0.001 [week-1]; p = 0.011 [week-2]) and %ΔCarbonyl (p = 0.002 [week-1]; p < 0.001 [week-2]) were observed compared with baseline, showing likely (91/5/4 [week-1]) and possibly (68/30/2 [week-2]) higher changes in BIO. Significant weekly decreases in %ΔSOD were observed compared with baseline (p = 0.046 [week 1]; p = 0.011 [week-2]), and between week 2 and week 1 (p = 0.021), in addition to significant decreases in %ΔCAT compared with baseline (p = 0.070 [week 1]; p = 0.012 [week 2]). Training strain (p = 0.021; very -likely [0/2/98]; week 1) and DOMS was lower in BIO (likely; 7 sessions) with differences over time (p = 0.001). The results suggest that the daily use of cFIR clothing could facilitate recovery, especially on perceptual markers during the early phases of an intensive training period.
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- Renan F H Nunes
- Departament of Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neurosciences and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, State University of Western Parana, Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná, Brazil
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- The College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Douglas, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, "G. d'annunzio", University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neurosciences and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neurosciences and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Inflammatory and Metabolic Processes, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neurosciences and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departament of Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Basu P, Hornung RS, Averitt DL, Maier C. Euphorbia bicolor ( Euphorbiaceae) Latex Extract Reduces Inflammatory Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in a Rat Model of Orofacial Pain. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:8594375. [PMID: 31612077 PMCID: PMC6757321 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8594375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Recent studies have reported that the transient receptor potential V1 ion channel (TRPV1), a pain generator on sensory neurons, is activated and potentiated by NADPH oxidase-generated reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS are increased by advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs), which activate NADPH oxidase by upregulating Nox4 expression. Our previous studies reported that Euphorbia bicolor (Euphorbiaceae) latex extract induced peripheral analgesia, partly via TRPV1, in hindpaw-inflamed male and female rats. The present study reports that E. bicolor latex extract also can evoke analgesia via reduction of oxidative stress biomarkers and proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines in a rat model of orofacial pain. Male and female rats were injected with complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) into the left vibrissal pad to induce orofacial inflammation, and mechanical allodynia was measured by the von Frey method. Twenty-four hours later, rats received one injection of E. bicolor latex extract or vehicle into the inflamed vibrissal pad. Mechanical sensitivity was reassessed at 1, 6, 24, and/or 72 hours. Trigeminal ganglia and trunk blood were collected at each time point. In the trigeminal ganglia, ROS were quantified using 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate dye, Nox4 protein was quantified by Western blots, and cytokines/chemokines were quantified using a cytokine array. AOPPs were quantified in trunk blood using a spectrophotometric assay. E. bicolor latex extract significantly reduced orofacial mechanical allodynia in male and female rats at 24 and 72 hours, respectively. ROS, Nox4, and proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines were significantly reduced in the trigeminal ganglia, and plasma AOPP was significantly reduced in the trunk blood of extract-treated compared to vehicle-treated rats. In vitro assays indicate that E. bicolor latex extract possessed antioxidant activities by scavenging free radicals. Together our data indicate that the phytochemicals in E. bicolor latex may serve as novel therapeutics for treating oxidative stress-induced pain conditions.
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- Paramita Basu
- Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, Denton, 76204 TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, Denton, 76204 TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, Denton, 76204 TX, USA
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da Silva Balin P, Zanatta FC, Jorge BC, Leitão M, Kassuya RM, Cardoso CAL, Kassuya CAL, Arena AC. Toxicological evaluation and anti-inflammatory potential of an ethanolic extract from Bromelia balansae (Bromeliaceae) fruit. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 222:79-86. [PMID: 29729384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Bromelia balansae is a relatively unexplored medicinal species that is used for nutritional purposes and in folk medicine to treat cough or wounds. AIM OF THIS STUDY This study assessed the anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanolic extract obtained from Bromelia balansae fruit (EEBB) as well as the toxicological potential of this extract after single and repeated exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male rats (Wistar) were gavaged with 2000 mg/kg of extract from the fruit of B. balansae for the acute toxicity test and with 25, 100, or 400 mg/kg of EEBB for the subacute toxicity test. The anti-inflammatory effect of EEBB was evaluated in vivo (30, 100, or 300 mg/kg) by carrageenan (Cg) induced-oedema and pleurisy in Swiss mice. RESULTS A single oral dose of EEBB did not result in toxicity, demonstrating that the LD50 of this extract was greater than 2000 mg/kg. In the subacute toxicity test, the tested doses produced no significant changes in the haematological, biochemical or histopathological parameters of treated animals. Similarly, there were no statistically significant differences in the sperm parameters. A dose of 300 mg/kg of EEBB significantly reduced oedema formation, Cg-induced mechanical hypersensitivity and cold sensitivity, as well as leukocyte migration in the pleurisy model. CONCLUSION These results show that EEBB has an anti-inflammatory potential without causing acute or subacute toxicity. These data may contribute to the advancement of biopharmaceutical applications for this species.
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- Paola da Silva Balin
- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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- School of Health Sciences, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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- School of Health Sciences, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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- Center for Natural Resource Studies, Mato Grosso do Sul State University (UEMS), Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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Cataldo G, Lunzer MM, Olson JK, Akgün E, Belcher JD, Vercellotti GM, Portoghese PS, Simone DA. Bivalent ligand MCC22 potently attenuates nociception in a murine model of sickle cell disease. Pain 2018; 159:1382-1391. [PMID: 29578946 PMCID: PMC6008209 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder accompanied by chronic pain. In addition to ongoing pain and hyperalgesia, vaso-occlusive crises-induced pain can be chronic or episodic. Because analgesics typically used to treat pain are not very effective in SCD, opioids, including morphine, are a primary treatment for managing pain in SCD but are associated with many serious side effects, including constipation, tolerance, addiction, and respiratory depression. Thus, there is a need for the development of novel treatments for pain in SCD. In this study, we used the Townes transgenic mouse model of SCD to investigate the antinociceptive efficacy of the bivalent ligand, MCC22, and compared its effectiveness with morphine. MCC22 consists of a mu-opioid receptor agonist and a chemokine receptor-5 (CCR5) antagonist that are linked through a 22-atom spacer. Our results show that intraperitoneal administration of MCC22 produced exceptionally potent dose-dependent antihyperalgesia as compared to morphine, dramatically decreased evoked responses of nociceptive dorsal horn neurons, and decreased expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the spinal cord. Moreover, tolerance did not develop to its analgesic effects after repeated administration. In view of the extraordinary potency of MCC22 without tolerance, MCC22 and similar compounds may vastly improve the management of pain associated with SCD.
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- Giuseppe Cataldo
- Department of Diagnostic & Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Diagnostic & Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Medicine, Vascular Biology Center, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Medicine, Vascular Biology Center, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Diagnostic & Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Nociceptor interleukin 10 receptor 1 is critical for muscle analgesia induced by repeated bouts of eccentric exercise in the rat. Pain 2018. [PMID: 28628078 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Delayed-onset muscle soreness is typically observed after strenuous or unaccustomed eccentric exercise. Soon after recovery, blunted muscle soreness is observed on repeated eccentric exercise, a phenomenon known as repeated bout effect (RBE). Although regular physical activity decreases muscle hyperalgesia, likely because of increased production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the skeletal muscle, whether IL-10 also contributes to the antinociceptive effect of RBE is unknown. Furthermore, whether IL-10 attenuates muscle hyperalgesia by acting on muscle nociceptors remains to be established. Here, we explored the hypothesis that blunted muscle nociception observed in RBE depends on a local effect of IL-10, acting on IL-10 receptor 1 (IL-10R1) expressed by muscle nociceptors. Results show that after a second bout of eccentric exercise, rats exhibited decreased muscle hyperalgesia, indicative of RBE, and increased expression of IL-10 in the exercised gastrocnemius muscle. Although knockdown of IL-10R1 protein in nociceptors innervating the gastrocnemius muscle by intrathecal antisense oligodeoxynucleotide did not change nociceptive threshold in naive rats, it unveiled latent muscle hyperalgesia in rats submitted to eccentric exercise 12 days ago. Furthermore, antisense also prevented the reduction of muscle hyperalgesia observed after a second bout of eccentric exercise. These data indicate that recovery of nociceptive threshold after eccentric exercise and RBE-induced analgesia depend on a local effect of IL-10, acting on its canonical receptor in muscle nociceptors.
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Mollazadeh H, Cicero AFG, Blesso CN, Pirro M, Majeed M, Sahebkar A. Immune modulation by curcumin: The role of interleukin-10. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 59:89-101. [PMID: 28799796 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1358139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cytokines are small secreted proteins released by different types of cells with specific effects on cellular signaling and communication via binding to their receptors on the cell surface. IL-10 is known to be a pleiotropic and potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokine that is produced by both innate and adaptive immunity cells including dendritic cells, macrophages, mast cells, natural killer cells, eosinophils, neutrophils, B cells, CD8+ T cells, and TH1, TH2, and TH17 and regulatory T cells. Both direct and indirect activation of the stress axis promotes IL-10 secretion. IL-10 deregulation plays a role in the development of a large number of inflammatory diseases such as neuropathic pain, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and allergy. Curcumin is a natural anti-inflammatory compound able to induce the expression and production of IL-10 and enhancing its action on a large number of tissues. In vitro and in pre-clinical models curcumin is able to modulate the disease pathophysiology of conditions such as pain and neurodegenerative diseases, bowel inflammation, and allergy, but also of infections and cancer through its effect on IL-10 secretion. In humans, at least one part of the positive effects of curcumin on health could be related to its ability to enhance IL-10 -mediated effects.
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- Hamid Mollazadeh
- a Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine , North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences , Bojnurd , Iran
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- b Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Albertoni 15, Bologna , Italy
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- d Unit of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Diseases, Department of Medicine , University of Perugia , Perugia , Italy
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- f Department of Medical Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mashhad , Iran
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Tempol, a Superoxide Dismutase Mimetic Agent, Inhibits Superoxide Anion-Induced Inflammatory Pain in Mice. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:9584819. [PMID: 28589150 PMCID: PMC5446866 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9584819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The present study evaluated the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of the superoxide dismutase mimetic agent tempol in superoxide anion-induced pain and inflammation. Mice were treated intraperitoneally with tempol (10–100 mg/kg) 40 min before the intraplantar injection of a superoxide anion donor, potassium superoxide (KO2, 30 μg). Mechanical hyperalgesia and thermal hyperalgesia, paw edema, and mRNA expression of peripheral and spinal cord mediators involved in inflammatory pain, TNFα, IL-1β, IL-10, COX-2, preproET-1, gp91phox, Nrf2, GFAP, and Iba-1, were evaluated. Peripheral and spinal cord reductions of antioxidant defenses and superoxide anion were also assessed. Tempol reduced KO2-induced mechanical hyperalgesia and thermal hyperalgesia and paw edema. The increased mRNA expression of the evaluated mediators and oxidative stress in the paw skin and spinal cord and increased mRNA expression of glial markers in the spinal cord induced by KO2 were successfully inhibited by tempol. KO2-induced reduction in Nrf2 mRNA expression in paw skin and spinal cord was also reverted by tempol. Corroborating the effect of tempol in the KO2 model, tempol also inhibited carrageenan and CFA inflammatory hyperalgesia. The present study demonstrates that tempol inhibits superoxide anion-induced molecular and behavioral alterations, indicating that tempol deserves further preclinical studies as a promising analgesic and anti-inflammatory molecule for the treatment of inflammatory pain.
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Borghi SM, Fattori V, Conchon-Costa I, Pinge-Filho P, Pavanelli WR, Verri WA. Leishmania infection: painful or painless? Parasitol Res 2016; 116:465-475. [PMID: 27933392 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5340-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The complex life cycle and immunopathological features underpinning the interaction of Leishmania parasites and their mammalian hosts poses frequent poorly explored and inconclusively resolved questions. The altered nociceptive signals over the course of leishmaniasis remain an intriguing issue for nociceptive and parasitology researchers. Experimental investigations have utilized behavioral, morphological, and neuro-immune approaches in the study of experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). The data generated indicates new venues for the study of the pathological characteristics of nociceptive processing in this parasitic disease. Leishmania-induced pain may be easily observed in mice and rats. However, nociceptive data is more complex in human investigations, including the occurrence of painless lesions in mucocutaneous and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Data from recent decades indicate that humans can also be affected by pain-related symptoms, often distinct from the region of body infection. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying such variable nociceptive states in humans during the course of leishmaniasis are an active area of research. The present article reviews nociception in leishmaniasis, including in experimental models of CL and clinical reports.
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- Sergio M Borghi
- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil.
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Sun S, Chen D, Lin F, Chen M, Yu H, Hou L, Li C. Role of interleukin-4, the chemokine CCL3 and its receptor CCR5 in neuropathic pain. Mol Immunol 2016; 77:184-92. [PMID: 27522478 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Houshmand G, Mansouri MT, Naghizadeh B, Hemmati AA, Hashemitabar M. Potentiation of indomethacin-induced anti-inflammatory response by pioglitazone in carrageenan-induced acute inflammation in rats: Role of PPARγ receptors. Int Immunopharmacol 2016; 38:434-42. [PMID: 27376854 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This study aimed to assess the interaction between anti-inflammatory effects of pioglitazone (peroxysome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ) agonist, PGL), and indomethacin (cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, IND) and to evaluate the possible underlying mechanisms. Paw edema induced by carrageenan was used to induce inflammation. Different doses of IND (0.3-10mg/kg) and PGL (1-20mg/kg) alone or in combination were administered intraperitoneally to rats. Paw tissue levels of PPARγ, COX-2, and prostaglandin E2 and serum levels of TNF-α and IL-10 were also estimated. Doses of IND and PGL showed a statistically significant anti-inflammatory effect. Combination of a non-effective dose of IND (0.3mg/kg) with increasing doses of PGL (1-10mg/kg) resulted in potentiated anti-inflammation and vise versa. IND, PGL and the combination were able to reduce the COX-2, PGE2 contents and TNF-α level. Moreover, all these treatments caused elevation in PPARγ levels and IL-10 levels. However, when the rats were pre-treated with GW-9662 (a selective PPARγ antagonist), all the anti-inflammation and alterations in the biochemical factors were antagonized. These results showed that PGL markedly enhanced the anti-inflammatory activity of IND and this effect mediated partly at least, through PPARγ. Possible mechanisms of the interaction were that PGL stimulates the PPARγ and inhibits COX-2 by those cytokines that trigger the PPARγ and also inhibit COX-2. This study suggests that combination therapy with pioglitazone and indomethacin may provide an alternative for the clinical control of inflammation especially in patients with diabetes.
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- Gholamreza Houshmand
- Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran
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- Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Physiology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran
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- Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran
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- Dept. of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Ahvaz, Iran
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Martins D, Turnes B, Cidral-Filho F, Bobinski F, Rosas R, Danielski L, Petronilho F, Santos A. Light-emitting diode therapy reduces persistent inflammatory pain: Role of interleukin 10 and antioxidant enzymes. Neuroscience 2016; 324:485-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Role of IL-10 in Resolution of Inflammation and Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury. J Neurosci 2016; 35:16431-42. [PMID: 26674868 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2119-15.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED A rapid proinflammatory response after peripheral nerve injury is required for clearance of tissue debris (Wallerian degeneration) and effective regeneration. Unlike the CNS, this response is rapidly terminated in peripheral nerves starting between 2 and 3 weeks after crush injury. We examined the expression and role of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in the resolution of inflammation and regeneration after sciatic nerve crush injury in mice. IL-10 mRNA increased over the first 7 d after injury, whereas at the protein level, immunofluorescence labeling showed IL-10(+) cells increased almost 3-fold in the first 3 weeks, with macrophages being the major cell type expressing IL-10. The role of IL-10 in nerve injury was assessed using IL-10-null mice. Increased numbers of macrophages were found in the distal segment of IL-10-null mice at early (3 d) and late (14 and 21 d) time points, suggesting that IL-10 may play a role in controlling the early influx and the later efflux of macrophages out of the nerve. A chemokine/cytokine PCR array of the nerve 24 h after crush showed a 2- to 4-fold increase in the expression of 10 proinflammatory mediators in IL-10(-/-) mice. In addition, myelin phagocytosis in vitro by LPS stimulated bone-marrow-derived macrophages from IL-10-null mice failed to downregulate expression of proinflammatory chemokines/cytokines, suggesting that IL-10 is required for the myelin-phagocytosis-induced shift of macrophages from proinflammatory to anti-inflammatory/pro-repair phenotype. The failure to switch off inflammation in IL-10-null mice was accompanied by impaired axon regeneration and poor recovery of motor and sensory function. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT An appropriately regulated inflammatory response after peripheral nerve injury is essential for axon regeneration and recovery. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression and role of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in terminating inflammation after sciatic nerve crush injury and promoting regeneration. IL-10 is rapidly expressed by macrophages after crush injury. Its role was assessed using IL-10-null mice, which showed that IL-10 plays a role in controlling the early influx and the later efflux of macrophages out of the injured nerve, reduces the expression of proinflammatory chemokines and cytokines, and is required for myelin-phagocytosis-induced shift of macrophages from proinflammatory to anti-inflammatory. Furthermore, lack of IL-10 leads to impaired axon regeneration and poor recovery of motor and sensory function.
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Neurotrophic factors and their inhibitors in chronic pain treatment. Neurobiol Dis 2016; 97:127-138. [PMID: 27063668 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Chronic pain affects more than 20% of the UK population. Neurotrophic factors have been identified as therapeutic targets to improve current treatments of chronic pain. This review article focuses on nerve growth factor (NGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) as potential therapeutic targets. In this review we highlight the mechanisms of action and the current progress of targeted therapies in clinical trials.
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Liu B, Liu X, Tang SJ. Interactions of Opioids and HIV Infection in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Pain. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:103. [PMID: 26903982 PMCID: PMC4748029 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Over 50% of HIV-1/AIDS patients suffer chronic pain. Currently, opioids are the cornerstone medications for treating severe pain in these patients. Ironically, emerging clinical data indicates that repeated use of opiate pain medicines might in fact heighten the chronic pain states in HIV patients. Both laboratory-based and clinical studies strongly suggest that opioids exacerbate the detrimental effects of HIV-1 infection on the nervous system, both on neurons and glia. The combination of opioids and HIV-1infection may promote the damage of neurons, including those in the pain sensory and transmission pathway, by activating both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent pro-apoptotic pathways. In addition, the opiate-HIV-1 interaction may also cause widespread disturbance of glial function and elicit glial-derived pro-inflammatory responses that dysregulate neuronal function. The deregulation of neuron-glia cross-talk that occurs with the combination of HIV-1 and opioids appears to play an important role in the development of the pathological pain state. In this article, we wish to provide an overview of the potential molecular and cellular mechanisms by which opioids may interact with HIV-1 to cause neurological problems, especially in the context of HIV-associated pathological pain. Elucidating the underlying mechanisms will help researchers and clinicians to understand how chronic use of opioids for analgesia enhances HIV-associated pain. It will also assist in optimizing therapeutic approaches to prevent or minimize this significant side effect of opiate analgesics in pain management for HIV patients.
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- Bolong Liu
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, GalvestonTX, USA; Department of Urology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX, USA
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Serafim KGG, Navarro SA, Zarpelon AC, Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Fattori V, Cunha TM, Alves-Filho JC, Cunha FQ, Casagrande R, Verri WA. Bosentan, a mixed endothelin receptor antagonist, inhibits superoxide anion-induced pain and inflammation in mice. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2015; 388:1211-21. [PMID: 26246053 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-015-1160-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Bosentan is a mixed endothelin receptor antagonist widely used to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, and the emerging literature suggests bosentan as a potent anti-inflammatory drug. Superoxide anion is produced in large amounts during inflammation, stimulates cytokine production, and thus contributes to inflammation and pain. However, it remains to be determined whether endothelin contributes to the inflammatory response triggered by the superoxide anion. The present study investigated the effects of bosentan in a mouse model of inflammation and pain induced by potassium superoxide, a superoxide anion donor. Male Swiss mice were treated with bosentan (10-100 mg/kg) by oral gavage, 1 h before potassium superoxide injection, and the inflammatory response was evaluated locally and at spinal cord (L4-L6) levels. Bosentan (100 mg/kg) inhibited superoxide anion-induced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia, overt pain-like behavior (abdominal writhings, paw flinching, and licking), paw edema, myeloperoxidase activity (neutrophil marker) in the paw skin, and leukocyte recruitment in the peritoneal cavity. Bosentan also inhibited superoxide anion-induced interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) production, while it enhanced IL-10 production in the paw skin and spinal cord. Bosentan inhibited the reduction of antioxidant capacity (reduced glutathione, ferric reducing antioxidant power, and ABTS radical scavenging ability) induced by the superoxide anion. Finally, we demonstrated that intraplantar injection of potassium superoxide induces the mRNA expression of prepro-endothelin-1 in the paw skin and spinal cord. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that superoxide anion-induced inflammation, pain, cytokine production, and oxidative stress depend on endothelin; therefore, these responses are amenable to bosentan treatment.
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- Karla G G Serafim
- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Av. Robert Koch, 60, Londrina, Paraná, 86038-350, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid PR445 KM380, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil.
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Anandamide, Acting via CB2 Receptors, Alleviates LPS-Induced Neuroinflammation in Rat Primary Microglial Cultures. Neural Plast 2015; 2015:130639. [PMID: 26090232 PMCID: PMC4452105 DOI: 10.1155/2015/130639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microglial activation is a polarized process divided into potentially neuroprotective phenotype M2 and neurotoxic phenotype M1, predominant during chronic neuroinflammation. Endocannabinoid system provides an attractive target to control the balance between microglial phenotypes. Anandamide as an immune modulator in the central nervous system acts via not only cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) but also other targets (e.g., GPR18/GPR55). We studied the effect of anandamide on lipopolysaccharide-induced changes in rat primary microglial cultures. Microglial activation was assessed based on nitric oxide (NO) production. Analysis of mRNA was conducted for M1 and M2 phenotype markers possibly affected by the treatment. Our results showed that lipopolysaccharide-induced NO release in microglia was significantly attenuated, with concomitant downregulation of M1 phenotypic markers, after pretreatment with anandamide. This effect was not sensitive to CB1 or GPR18/GPR55 antagonism. Administration of CB2 antagonist partially abolished the effects of anandamide on microglia. Interestingly, administration of a GPR18/GPR55 antagonist by itself suppressed NO release. In summary, we showed that the endocannabinoid system plays a crucial role in the management of neuroinflammation by dampening the activation of an M1 phenotype. This effect was primarily controlled by the CB2 receptor, although functional cross talk with GPR18/GPR55 may occur.
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Parthenolide Relieves Pain and Promotes M2 Microglia/Macrophage Polarization in Rat Model of Neuropathy. Neural Plast 2015; 2015:676473. [PMID: 26090236 PMCID: PMC4452088 DOI: 10.1155/2015/676473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain treatment remains a challenge because pathomechanism is not fully understood. It is believed that glial activation and increased spinal nociceptive factors are crucial for neuropathy. We investigated the effect of parthenolide (PTL) on the chronic constriction injury to the sciatic nerve (CCI)-induced neuropathy in rat. We analyzed spinal changes in glial markers and M1 and M2 polarization factors, as well as intracellular signaling pathways. PTL (5 µg; i.t.) was preemptively and then daily administered for 7 days after CCI. PTL attenuated the allodynia and hyperalgesia and increased the protein level of IBA1 (a microglial/macrophage marker) but did not change GFAP (an astrocyte marker) on day 7 after CCI. PTL reduced the protein level of M1 (IL-1β, IL-18, and iNOS) and enhanced M2 (IL-10, TIMP1) factors. In addition, it downregulated the phosphorylated form of NF-κB, p38MAPK, and ERK1/2 protein level and upregulated STAT3. In primary microglial cell culture we have shown that IL-1β, IL-18, iNOS, IL-6, IL-10, and TIMP1 are of microglial origin. Summing up, PTL directly or indirectly attenuates neuropathy symptoms and promotes M2 microglia/macrophages polarization. We suggest that neuropathic pain therapies should be shifted from blanketed microglia/macrophage suppression toward maintenance of the balance between neuroprotective and neurotoxic microglia/macrophage phenotypes.
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Bagdas D, AlSharari SD, Freitas K, Tracy M, Damaj MI. The role of alpha5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in mouse models of chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain. Biochem Pharmacol 2015; 97:590-600. [PMID: 25931144 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit deletion in the mouse on the development and intensity of nociceptive behavior in various chronic pain models. The role of α5-containing nAChRs was explored in mouse models of chronic pain, including peripheral neuropathy (chronic constriction nerve injury, CCI), tonic inflammatory pain (the formalin test) and short and long-term inflammatory pain (complete Freund's adjuvant, CFA and carrageenan tests) in α5 knock-out (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice. The results showed that paw-licking time was decreased in the formalin test, and the hyperalgesic and allodynic responses to carrageenan and CFA injections were also reduced. In addition, paw edema in formalin-, carrageenan- or CFA-treated mice were attenuated in α5-KO mice significantly. Furthermore, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels of carrageenan-treated paws were lower in α5-KO mice. The antinociceptive effects of nicotine and sazetidine-A but not varenicline were α5-dependent in the formalin test. Both hyperalgesia and allodynia observed in the CCI test were reduced in α5-KO mice. Nicotine reversal of mechanical allodynia in the CCI test was mediated through α5-nAChRs at spinal and peripheral sites. In summary, our results highlight the involvement of the α5 nAChR subunit in the development of hyperalgesia, allodynia and inflammation associated with chronic neuropathic and inflammatory pain models. They also suggest the importance of α5-nAChRs as a target for the treatment of chronic pain.
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- Deniz Bagdas
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0613, United States; Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa 16059, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0613, United States; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0613, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0613, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0613, United States.
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Borghi SM, Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Zarpelon AC, Cunha TM, Alves-Filho JC, Ferreira SH, Cunha FQ, Casagrande R, Verri WA. Interleukin-10 limits intense acute swimming-induced muscle mechanical hyperalgesia in mice. Exp Physiol 2015; 100:531-44. [PMID: 25711612 DOI: 10.1113/ep085026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? This study investigated the role of the endogenous anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 in intense acute swimming-induced muscle mechanical hyperalgesia in mice. What is the main finding and its importance? Endogenous interleukin-10 has a key role in limiting exercise-induced muscle pain in a model presenting similarities to delayed-onset muscle soreness in mice. Interleukin-10 reduced muscle pain by diminishing leucocyte recruitment, hyperalgesic cytokine production, oxidative stress and myocyte damage. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an antihyperalgesic cytokine. In this study, IL-10-deficient (IL-10(-/-) ) mice were used to investigate the role of endogenous IL-10 in intense acute swimming-induced muscle mechanical hyperalgesia, which presents similarities with delayed-onset muscle soreness. An intense acute swimming session of 1 or 2 h induced significant muscle mechanical hyperalgesia in a time-dependent manner in wild-type mice compared with the sham group 24 h after the session, which was further increased in IL-10(-/-) mice (P ˂ 0.05). Intraperitoneal treatment of wild-type mice with IL-10 (1-10 ng) reduced muscle mechanical hyperalgesia in a dose-dependent manner and reversed the enhanced muscle hyperalgesia in IL-10(-/-) mice (P ˂ 0.05). The 2 h swimming session induced increases in tumour necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β and IL-10 production in the soleus muscle. However, tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β production in the soleus muscle were even higher in IL-10(-/-) mice between 2 and 6 h after the stimulus (P ˂ 0.05). There was no statistical difference in the levels of the antihyperalgesic cytokines interleukin-4, interleukin-5, interleukin-13 and transforming growth factor-β between wild-type and IL-10(-/-) mice (P ˃ 0.05). Interleukin-10 deficiency also resulted in increased myeloperoxidase activity, greater depletion of reduced glutathione levels, increased superoxide anion production and the maintenance of high plasma concentrations of creatine kinase (until 24 h after the swimming session) in soleus muscle (P ˂ 0.05). These results demonstrate that endogenous IL-10 controls intense acute swimming-induced muscle mechanical hyperalgesia by limiting oxidative stress and cytokine production.
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- Sergio M Borghi
- Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Carvalho TT, Borghi SM, Pinho-Ribeiro FA, Mizokami SS, Cunha TM, Ferreira SH, Cunha FQ, Casagrande R, Verri WA. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)-induced mechanical hyperalgesia in mice: Role for peripheral TNFα, IL-1β and IL-10. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 749:62-72. [PMID: 25584775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a therapeutic approach to increase peripheral neutrophil counts after anti-tumor therapies. Pain is the major side effect of G-CSF. Intraplantar administration of G-CSF in mice induces mechanical hyperalgesia. However, the peripheral mechanisms involved in this effect were not elucidated. Therefore, the participation of pronociceptive cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha (TNFα), interleukin (IL)-1 beta (IL-1β) and antinociceptive cytokine IL-10 in G-CSF-induced mechanical hyperalgesia in mice was investigated. G-CSF-induced mechanical hyperalgesia was inhibited by systemic and local treatment with etanercept and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) or TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) deficiency and increased in IL-10 deficient mice. In agreement, G-CSF injection induced significant TNFα, IL-1β and IL-10 production in paw tissue. G-CSF-induced hyperalgesia was dose-dependently inhibited by thalidomide (5-45mg/kg) and pentoxifylline (0.5-13.5mg/kg), and treatment with these drugs inhibited G-CSF-induced TNFα, IL-1β and IL-10 production. The combined treatment with pentoxifylline or thalidomide with morphine, at doses that are ineffective as single treatment, diminished G-CSF-induced hyperalgesia through inhibiting cytokine production. Indomethacin also reduces G-CSF hyperalgesia alone or combined with pentoxifylline or thalidomide. Thus, G-CSF-induced hyperalgesia might be mediate by peripheral production of pronociceptive cytokines TNFα and IL-1β and down-regulated by IL-10. Systemic IL-1ra reduced G-CSF-induced increase of peripheral neutrophil counts. However, local treatment with morphine, IL-1ra or etanercept, and systemic treatment with indomethacin, etanercept, thalidomide and pentoxifylline did not alter G-CSF-induced mobilization of neutrophils. Therefore, this study advances in the understanding of G-CSF-induced hyperalgesia and suggests therapeutic approaches for its control.
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- Thacyana T Carvalho
- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, Londrina State University, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid KM480 PR445, CEP 86057-970, Cx Postal 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, Londrina State University, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid KM480 PR445, CEP 86057-970, Cx Postal 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, Londrina State University, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid KM480 PR445, CEP 86057-970, Cx Postal 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, Londrina State University, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid KM480 PR445, CEP 86057-970, Cx Postal 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, CEP 14049-900 Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, CEP 14049-900 Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, CEP 14049-900 Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Hospital (Health Science Centre), Londrina State University, Avenida Robert Koch, 60, Hospital Universitário, 86038-350 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Pathology, Center of Biological Science, Londrina State University, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid KM480 PR445, CEP 86057-970, Cx Postal 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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Mert T, Kurt AH, Arslan M, Çelik A, Tugtag B, Akkurt A. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-nociceptive Actions of Systemically or Locally Treated Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Experimental Inflammatory Model. Inflammation 2015; 38:1302-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-0101-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Possebon MI, Mizokami SS, Carvalho TT, Zarpelon AC, Hohmann MSN, Staurengo-Ferrari L, Ferraz CR, Hayashida TH, de Souza AR, Ambrosio SR, Arakawa NS, Casagrande R, Verri WA. Pimaradienoic acid inhibits inflammatory pain: inhibition of NF-κB activation and cytokine production and activation of the NO-cyclic GMP-protein kinase G-ATP-sensitive potassium channel signaling pathway. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2014; 77:2488-2496. [PMID: 25394199 DOI: 10.1021/np500563b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pimaradienoic acid (1) is a pimarane diterpene (ent-pimara-8(14),15-dien-19-oic acid) extracted at high amounts from various plants including Vigueira arenaria Baker. Compound 1 inhibited carrageenan-induced paw edema and acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing, which are its only known anti-inflammatory activities. Therefore, it is important to further investigate the analgesic effects of 1. Oral administration of 1 (1, 3, and 10 mg/kg) inhibited the acetic acid-induced writhing. This was also observed at 10 mg/kg via sc and ip routes. Both phases of the formalin- and complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced paw flinch and time spent licking the paw were inhibited by 1. Compound 1 inhibited carrageenan-, CFA-, and PGE2-induced mechanical hyperalgesia. Treatment with 1 inhibited carrageenan-induced production of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-33, and IL-10 and nuclear factor κB activation. Pharmacological inhibitors also demonstrated that the analgesic effects of 1 depend on activation of the NO-cyclic GMP-protein kinase G-ATP-sensitive potassium channel signaling pathway. Compound 1 did not alter plasma levels of AST, ALT, or myeloperoxidase activity in the stomach. These results demonstrate that 1 causes analgesic effects associated with the inhibition of NF-κB activation, reduction of cytokine production, and activation of the NO-cyclic GMP-protein kinase G-ATP-sensitive potassium channel signaling pathway.
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- Maria I Possebon
- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas - Centro de Ciências de Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Londrina , 86039440, Londrina, Brazil
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Zheng W, Huang W, Liu S, Levitt RC, Candiotti KA, Lubarsky DA, Hao S. Interleukin 10 mediated by herpes simplex virus vectors suppresses neuropathic pain induced by human immunodeficiency virus gp120 in rats. Anesth Analg 2014; 119:693-701. [PMID: 25137003 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated sensory neuropathy is a common neurological complication of HIV infection affecting up to 30% of HIV-positive individuals. However, the exact neuropathological mechanisms remain unknown, which hinders our ability to develop effective treatments for HIV-related neuropathic pain (NP). In this study, we tested the hypothesis that inhibition of proinflammatory factors with overexpression of interleukin (IL)-10 reduces HIV-related NP in a rat model. METHODS NP was induced by the application of recombinant HIV-1 envelope protein gp120 into the sciatic nerve. The hindpaws of rats were inoculated with nonreplicating herpes simplex virus (HSV) vectors expressing anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 or control vector. Mechanical threshold was tested using von Frey filaments before and after treatments with the vectors. The mechanical threshold response was assessed over time using the area under curves. The expression of phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated kinase, tumor necrosis factor-α, stromal cell-derived factor-1α, and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 in both the lumbar spinal cord and the L4/5 dorsal root ganglia (DRG), was examined at 14 and 28 days after vector inoculation using Western blots. RESULTS We found that in the gp120-induced NP model, IL-10 overexpression mediated by the HSV vector resulted in a significant elevation of the mechanical threshold that was apparent on day 3 after vector inoculation compared with the control vector (P < 0.001). The antiallodynic effect of the single HSV vector inoculation expressing IL-10 lasted >28 days. The area under curve in the HSV vector expressing IL-10 was increased compared with that in the control vector (P < 0.0001). HSV vectors expressing IL-10 reversed the upregulation of phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated kinase, tumor necrosis factor-α, stromal cell-derived factor-1α, and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 expression at 14 and/or 28 days in the DRG and/or the spinal dorsal horn. CONCLUSIONS Our studies demonstrate that blocking the signaling of these proinflammatory molecules in the DRG and/or the spinal cord using the HSV vector expressing IL-10 is able to reduce HIV-related NP. These results provide new insights on the potential mechanisms of HIV-associated NP and a proof of concept for treating painful HIV sensory neuropathy with this type of gene therapy.
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- Wenwen Zheng
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China; Hussman Institute of Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida
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Zarpelon AC, Cunha TM, Alves-Filho JC, Pinto LG, Ferreira SH, McInnes IB, Xu D, Liew FY, Cunha FQ, Verri WA. IL-33/ST2 signalling contributes to carrageenin-induced innate inflammation and inflammatory pain: role of cytokines, endothelin-1 and prostaglandin E2. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 169:90-101. [PMID: 23347081 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE IL-33 signals through ST2 receptors and induces adaptive and innate inflammation. IL-33/ST2 is involved in adaptive inflammation-induced pain. Here, we have investigated the contribution of IL-33/ST2-triggered mechanisms to carrageenin-induced innate inflammation. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Carrageenin- and IL-33-induced inflammatory responses were assessed in BALB/c- (WT) and ST2-deficient ((-/-) ) mice as follows: oedema (plethysmometer), myeloperoxidase activity (colorimetric assay), mechanical hyperalgesia (electronic version of von Frey filaments), cytokine levels (ELISA), PGE2 (RIA), mRNA expression (quantitative PCR), drug treatments targeting leukocyte recruitment (fucoidin), TNF-α (infliximab), CXCL1 (antibody to CXCL1), IL-1 (IL-1ra), endothelin ETA (clazosentan) and ETB (BQ788) receptors and COX (indomethacin). KEY RESULTS Carrageenin injection increased ST2 and IL-33 mRNA expression and IL-33 production in paw skin samples. Carrageenin-induced paw oedema, hyperalgesia and myeloperoxidase activity were reduced in ST2(-/-) compared with WT mice, effects mimicked by IL-33 injection in the paw. Furthermore, IL-33-induced hyperalgesia was reduced by fucoidin suggesting a role for recruited leukocytes in its hyperalgesic effect. IL-33-induced hyperalgesia in naïve mice was reduced by treatments targeting TNF, CXCL1, IL-1, endothelin receptors and COX while carrageenin-induced ST2-dependent TNF-α, CXCL1, IL-1β, IL-10 and PGE2 production and preproET-1 mRNA expression. Combining IL-33 and carrageenin at doses that were ineffective as single treatment induced significant hyperalgesia, oedema, myeloperoxidase activity and cytokine production in a ST2-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS IL-33/ST2 signalling triggers the production of inflammatory mediators contributing to carrageenin-induced inflammation. These data reinforces the importance of IL-33/ST2 signalling as a target in innate inflammation and inflammatory pain.
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- Departamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Parana, Brazil
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Zheng W, Huang W, Liu S, Levitt RC, Candiotti KA, Lubarsky DA, Hao S. IL-10 mediated by herpes simplex virus vector reduces neuropathic pain induced by HIV gp120 combined with ddC in rats. Mol Pain 2014; 10:49. [PMID: 25078297 PMCID: PMC4126348 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-10-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background HIV-associated sensory neuropathy affects over 50% of HIV patients and is a common peripheral nerve complication of HIV infection and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Evidence shows that painful HIV sensory neuropathy is influenced by neuroinflammatory events that include the proinflammatory molecules, MAP Kinase, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα), stromal cell-derived factor 1-α (SDF1α), and C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4). However, the exact mechanisms of painful HIV sensory neuropathy are not known, which hinders our ability to develop effective treatments. In this study, we investigated whether inhibition of proinflammatory factors reduces the HIV-associated neuropathic pain state. Results Neuropathic pain was induced by peripheral HIV coat protein gp120 combined with 2′,3′-dideoxycytidine (ddC, one of the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)). Mechanical threshold was tested using von Frey filament fibers. Non-replicating herpes simplex virus (HSV) vectors expressing interleukin 10 (IL10) were inoculated into the hindpaws of rats. The expression of TNFα, SDF1α, and CXCR4 in the lumbar spinal cord and L4/5 dorsal root ganglia (DRG) was examined using western blots. IL-10 expression mediated by the HSV vectors resulted in a significant elevation of mechanical threshold. The anti-allodynic effect of IL-10 expression mediated by the HSV vectors lasted more than 3 weeks. The area under the effect-time curves (AUC) in mechanical threshold in rats inoculated with the HSV vectors expressing IL-10, was increased compared with the control vectors, indicating antinociceptive effect of the IL-10 vectors. The HSV vectors expressing IL-10 also concomitantly reversed the upregulation of p-p38, TNFα, SDF1α, and CXCR4 induced by gp120 in the lumbar spinal dorsal horn and/or the DRG at 2 and/or 4 weeks. Conclusion The blocking of the signaling of these proinflammatory molecules is able to reduce HIV-related neuropathic pain, which provide a novel mechanism-based approach to treating HIV-associated neuropathic pain using gene therapy.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1550 NW 10th Ave, Fox BLDG, Rm 304C, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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Gerdle B, Ghafouri B, Ernberg M, Larsson B. Chronic musculoskeletal pain: review of mechanisms and biochemical biomarkers as assessed by the microdialysis technique. J Pain Res 2014; 7:313-26. [PMID: 24966693 PMCID: PMC4062547 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s59144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions are multifaceted, and approximately 20% of the adult population lives with severe chronic pain, with a higher prevalence in women and in lower income groups. Chronic pain is influenced by and interacts with physical, emotional, psychological, and social factors, and a biopsychosocial framework is increasingly applied in clinical practice. However, there is still a lack of assessment procedures based on the activated neurobiological pain mechanisms (ie, the biological part of the biopsychosocial model of pain), which may be a necessary step for further optimizing outcomes after treatments for patients with chronic pain. It has been suggested that chronic pain conditions are mainly driven by alterations in the central nervous system with little or no peripheral stimuli or nociception. In contrast, other authors argue that such central alterations are driven by peripheral alterations and nociceptive input. Microdialysis is an in vivo method for studying local tissue alterations and allows for sampling of substances in the interstitium of the muscle, where nociceptor free nerve endings are found close to the muscle fibers. The extracellular matrix plays a key role in physiologic functions of cells, including the primary afferent nociceptor. The present review mainly concerns the results of microdialysis studies and how they can contribute to the understanding of activated peripheral nociceptive and pain mechanisms in humans with chronic pain. The primary aim was to review molecular studies using microdialysis for the investigation of human chronic muscle pain, ie, chronic masticatory muscle pain, chronic trapezius myalgia, chronic whiplash-associated disorders, and chronic widespread pain/fibromyalgia syndrome. Several studies clearly showed elevated levels of serotonin, glutamate, lactate, and pyruvate in localized chronic myalgias and may be potential biomarkers. These results indicate that peripheral muscle alterations are parts of the activated pain mechanisms in common chronic pain conditions. Muscle alterations have been reported in fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic widespread pain, but more studies are needed before definite conclusions can be drawn. For other substances, results are inconclusive across studies and patient groups.
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- Björn Gerdle
- Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden ; Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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- Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden ; Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden ; Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Goss JR, Krisky D, Wechuck J, Wolfe D. Herpes simplex virus-based nerve targeting gene therapy in pain management. J Pain Res 2014; 7:71-9. [PMID: 24470772 PMCID: PMC3901742 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s36619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Chronic pain represents a major medical burden not only in terms of suffering but also in terms of economic costs. Traditional medical approaches have so far proven insufficient in treating chronic pain and new approaches are necessary. Gene therapy with herpes simplex virus (HSV)-based vectors offers the ability to directly target specific regions of the neuraxis involved in pain transmission including the primary afferent nociceptor. This opens up new targets to interact with that are either not available to traditional systemic drugs or cannot be adequately acted upon without substantial adverse off-target effects. Having access to the entire neuron, which HSV-based vector gene therapy enables, expands treatment options beyond merely treating symptoms and allows for altering the basic biology of the nerve. In this paper, we discuss several HSV-based gene therapy vectors that our group and others have used to target specific neuronal functions involved in the processing of nociception in order to develop new therapies for the treatment of chronic pain.
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Kantor B, Bailey RM, Wimberly K, Kalburgi SN, Gray SJ. Methods for gene transfer to the central nervous system. ADVANCES IN GENETICS 2014; 87:125-97. [PMID: 25311922 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800149-3.00003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gene transfer is an increasingly utilized approach for research and clinical applications involving the central nervous system (CNS). Vectors for gene transfer can be as simple as an unmodified plasmid, but more commonly involve complex modifications to viruses to make them suitable gene delivery vehicles. This chapter will explain how tools for CNS gene transfer have been derived from naturally occurring viruses. The current capabilities of plasmid, retroviral, adeno-associated virus, adenovirus, and herpes simplex virus vectors for CNS gene delivery will be described. These include both focal and global CNS gene transfer strategies, with short- or long-term gene expression. As is described in this chapter, an important aspect of any vector is the cis-acting regulatory elements incorporated into the vector genome that control when, where, and how the transgene is expressed.
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- Boris Kantor
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Gene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Gene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Gene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Gene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Suarez-Roca H, Quintero L, Avila R, Medina S, De Freitas M, Cárdenas R. Central immune overactivation in the presence of reduced plasma corticosterone contributes to swim stress-induced hyperalgesia. Brain Res Bull 2013; 100:61-9. [PMID: 24316519 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Although it is widely known that immunological, hormonal and nociceptive mechanisms are altered by exposure to repeated stress, the interplaying roles of each function in the development of post-stress hyperalgesia are not completely clear. Thus, we wanted to establish how interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β), corticosterone and microglia interact to contribute in the development of hyperalgesia following repeated forced swim. Rats were subjected to either forced swim, sham swim or non-conditioned. Each group was then treated with minocycline, ketoconazole, or saline. Thermal nociception was measured via the hot plate test, before and after the behavioral conditioning, whereas blood and lumbar spinal cord tissue samples were obtained at the end of the protocol. Serum levels of corticosterone, spinal tissue concentration of IL-1β and spinal OX-42 labeling (microglial marker) were determined. Rats exposed to forced swim stress developed thermal hyperalgesia along with elevated spinal tissue IL-1β, increased OX-42 labeling and relatively diminished serum corticosterone. Pre-treatment with minocycline and ketoconazole prevented the development of thermal hyperalgesia and the increase in IL-1β, without significantly modifying serum corticosterone. These results suggest that the development of forced swim-induced thermal hyperalgesia requires the simultaneous presence of increased spinal IL-1β, microglial activation, and relatively decreased serum corticosterone.
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- H Suarez-Roca
- Sección de Neurofarmacología y Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas "Dr. Américo Negrette", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado Postal 23, Maracaibo 4001-A, Venezuela.
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- Sección de Neurofarmacología y Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas "Dr. Américo Negrette", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado Postal 23, Maracaibo 4001-A, Venezuela
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- Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado Postal 23, Maracaibo 4001-A, Venezuela
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- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Clínicas (IVIC), Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Laboratorio de Neurobiología, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado Postal 23, Maracaibo 4001-A, Venezuela
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- Sección de Neurofarmacología y Neurociencias, Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas "Dr. Américo Negrette", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia, Apartado Postal 23, Maracaibo 4001-A, Venezuela
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Liou JT, Lee CM, Day YJ. The immune aspect in neuropathic pain: role of chemokines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 51:127-32. [PMID: 24148742 DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Neuropathic pain is a pathological symptom experienced worldwide by patients suffering with nervous system dysfunction caused by various diseases. Treatment of neuropathic pain is always accompanied by a poor response and undesired adverse effects. Therefore, developing a novel "pain-kill" drug design strategy is critical in this field. Recent evidence demonstrates that neuroinflammation and immune response contributes to the development of neuropathic pain. Nerve damage can initiate inflammatory and immune responses, as evidenced by the upregulation of cytokines and chemokines. In this paper, we demonstrated that different chemokines and chemokine receptors (e.g., CX3CL1/CX3CR1, CCL2/CCR2, CCL3/CCR1, CCL4/CCR5 and CCL5/CCR5) serve as mediators for neuron-glia communication subsequently modulate nociceptive signal transmission. By extensively understanding the role of chemokines in neurons and glial cells in nociceptive signal transmission, a novel strategy for a target-specific drug design could be developed.
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- Jiin-Tarng Liou
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
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Guptarak J, Wanchoo S, Durham-Lee J, Wu Y, Zivadinovic D, Paulucci-Holthauzen A, Nesic O. Inhibition of IL-6 signaling: A novel therapeutic approach to treating spinal cord injury pain. Pain 2013; 154:1115-28. [PMID: 23639820 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 02/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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To characterize the contribution of interleukin-6 (IL-6) to spinal cord injury pain (SCIP), we employed a clinically relevant rat contusion model of SCIP. Using Western blots, we measured IL-6 levels in lumbar segments (L1-L5), at the lesion site (T10), and in the corresponding lumbar and thoracic dorsal root ganglia (DRG) in 2 groups of similarly injured rats: (a) SCI rats that developed hind-limb mechanical allodynia (SCIP), and (b) SCI rats that did not develop SCIP. Only in SCIP rats did we find significantly increased IL-6 levels. Immunocytochemistry showed elevated IL-6 predominantly in reactive astrocytes. Our data also showed that increased production of IL-6 in hyperreactive astrocytes in SCIP rats may explain still-poorly understood astrocytic contribution to SCIP. To test the hypothesis that IL-6 contributes to mechanical allodynia, we treated SCIP rats with neutralizing IL-6 receptor antibody (IL-6-R Ab), and found that one systemic injection abolished allodynia and associated weight loss; in contrast to gabapentin, the analgesic effect lasted for at least 2weeks after the injection, despite the shorter presence of the Ab in the circulation. We also showed that IL-6-R Ab partially reversed SCI-induced decreases in the protein levels of the glutamate transporter GLT-1 12hours and 8days after Ab injection, which may explain the lasting analgesic effect of the Ab in SCIP rats. A link between reactive astrocytes IL-6-GLT-1 has not been previously shown. Given that the humanized IL-6-R Ab tocilizumab is Food and Drug Administration-approved for rheumatoid arthritis, we are proposing tocilizumab as a novel and potentially effective treatment for SCIP.
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- Jutatip Guptarak
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1072, USA
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Cangussú SD, Souza CC, Castro MSA, Vieira LQ, Cunha FQ, Afonso LCC, Arantes RME. The endogenous cytokine profile and nerve fibre density in mouse ear Leishmania major-induced lesions related to nociceptive thresholds. Exp Parasitol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2012.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Endogenous Mechanisms Underlying the Activation and Sensitization of Meningeal Nociceptors: The Role of Immuno-Vascular Interactions and Cortical Spreading Depression. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2012; 16:270-7. [PMID: 22328144 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-012-0255-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Glutamate potentiates lipopolysaccharide-stimulated interleukin-10 release from neonatal rat spinal cord astrocytes. Neuroscience 2012; 207:12-24. [PMID: 22326966 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interleukin-10 (IL-10) has important anti-inflammatory effects and can be protective in inflammatory conditions, such as chronic pain and infection. Exploring factors that modulate IL-10 levels may provide insight into pathomechanisms of inflammatory conditions and may provide a method of neuroprotection during these conditions. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation of astrocytes is a source of IL-10; hence, it is of interest to investigate factors that modulate this process. Glutamate is present in increased concentrations in inflammatory conditions, and astrocytes also express glutamate receptors. The present study, therefore, investigated whether glutamate modulates LPS stimulation of IL-10 release from neonatal spinal cord astrocytes. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were used to quantify IL-10 release from cultured neonatal spinal cord astrocytes, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to measure IL-10 mRNA expression. Glutamate (1 mM) significantly increased LPS (1 μg/ml)-stimulated IL-10 release from astrocytes by 166% and significantly upregulated IL-10 mRNA levels. Glutamate synergistically signaled through metabotropic glutamate receptor subgroups and the phospholipase C signaling pathway. Spinal cord astrocytes may, therefore, play a larger anti-inflammatory role than first thought in situations where glutamate and a high concentration of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) agonists are present.
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DeLeo JA, Colburn RW, Rickman AJ, Yeager MP. Intrathecal catheterization alone induces neuroimmune activation in the rat. Eur J Pain 2012; 1:115-22. [PMID: 15102412 DOI: 10.1016/s1090-3801(97)90069-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/1997] [Accepted: 06/16/1997] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Intrathecal (i.t.) catheterization in the rat has been used extensively for drug delivery in various experimental paradigms. These indwelling i.t. catheters have been associated with inflammatory processes and tissue reactions external to the spinal cord in numerous clinical and animal studies. The purpose of this study was to determine whether i.t. catheter placement produced glial activation and changes in specific cytokine expression, i.e. neuroimmune activation, within the spinal cord which might cause altered sensory processing. Rats underwent i.t. catheterization or sham surgery and were killed at 3 or 14 days postsurgery (n> or =3 per group). Spinal cord segments were taken at the cervical level, tip of the catheter and distal to the catheter (thoracic levels). Immunohistochemistry was used to examine spinal localization of the cytokines, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10 and glial activation (OX-42 for microglia and anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein for astrocytes). At 3 and 14 days after i.t. catheterization, there was an elevation in OX-42 and GFAP expression as compared to control (n=3) and sham surgery (n=4) groups. IL-10-like immunoreactivity was significantly increased in both the dorsal and ventral horns 14 days after i.t. placement as compared to the sham and normal groups. Conversely, IL-6-like immunoreactivity was not significantly different from sham or normal groups. These cytokine findings are discussed in the context of a differential role of specific cytokines in the potential generation of pain states or in the production of analgesia. This study demonstrated that i.t. catheterization induces robust neuroimmune activation that manifests as increases in glial markers and specific cytokine expression. This method should be controlled for, or alternate methods used for, drug delivery in nociceptive animal models that require spinally administered agents.
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- J A DeLeo
- Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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de Oliveira CM, Nonato FR, de Lima FO, Couto RD, David JP, David JM, Soares MBP, Villarreal CF. Antinociceptive properties of bergenin. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2011; 74:2062-2068. [PMID: 21939182 DOI: 10.1021/np200232s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
Bergenin (1) is a C-glucoside of 4-O-methylgallic acid with known antiarthritic activity attributed to modulation of cytokine production. The present study was undertaken to evaluate whether 1 has antinociceptive properties in models of inflammatory pain and to investigate its possible mechanisms of action. Pretreatment with 1 (12.5-100 mg/kg, ip) produced a dose-related inhibition of acetic acid-induced writhing in mice. Furthermore, treatment with 1 (50 and 100 mg/kg) inhibited both the early and late phases in a formalin test. In addition, 1 (50 and 100 mg/kg, ip) inhibited mechanical hyperalgesia, edema, and paw production of hyperalgesic cytokines (TNF-α and IL-1β) induced by complete Freund's adjuvant. However, the local production of IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine, was not altered by 1 (100 mg/kg, ip). Treatment with 1 produced a similar profile of antinociception in wild-type and IL-10-deficient mice. Mice treated with 1 did not show any motor performance alterations or apparent systemic toxicity. The results presented herein demonstrate that bergenin has consistent antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties, acting by the inhibition of IL-1β and TNF-α production, and suggest its potential for the control of inflammatory pain.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristiane Metzker de Oliveira
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, and Centro de Biotecnologia e Terapia Celular, Hospital São Rafael, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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