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Jiang W, Yin Y, Gu X, Zhang Z, Ma H. Opportunities and challenges of pain-related myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Front Physiol 2022; 13:900664. [PMID: 36117689 PMCID: PMC9481353 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.900664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Pain is one of the most serious problems plaguing human health today. Pain is not an independent pathophysiological condition and is associated with a high impact on elevated disability and organ dysfunction. Several lines of evidence suggested the associations of pain with cardiovascular diseases, especially myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, while the role of pain in I/R injury and related mechanisms are not yet comprehensively assessed. In this review, we attempted to explore the role of pain in myocardial I/R injury, and we concluded that acute pain protects myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and chronic pain aggravates cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. In addition, the construction of different pain models and animal models commonly used to study the role of pain in myocardial I/R injury were discussed in detail, and the potential mechanism of pain-related myocardial I/R injury was summarized. Finally, the future research direction was prospected. That is, the remote regulation of pain to cardiac function requires peripheral pain signals to be transmitted from the peripheral to the cardiac autonomic nervous system, which then affects autonomic innervation during cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury and finally affects the cardiac function.
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- Wenhua Jiang
- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Zihui Zhang, ; Heng Ma,
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- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Zihui Zhang, ; Heng Ma,
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Liao YH, Wang B, Chen MX, Liu Y, Ao LJ. LIFU Alleviates Neuropathic Pain by Improving the KCC 2 Expression and Inhibiting the CaMKIV-KCC 2 Pathway in the L4-L5 Section of the Spinal Cord. Neural Plast 2021; 2021:6659668. [PMID: 33953740 PMCID: PMC8057881 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6659668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Effective treatment remains lacking for neuropathic pain (NP), a type of intractable pain. Low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU), a noninvasive, cutting-edge neuromodulation technique, can effectively enhance inhibition of the central nervous system (CNS) and reduce neuronal excitability. We investigated the effect of LIFU on NP and on the expression of potassium chloride cotransporter 2 (KCC2) in the spinal cords of rats with peripheral nerve injury (PNI) in the lumbar 4-lumbar 5 (L4-L5) section. In this study, rats received PNI surgery on their right lower legs followed by LIFU stimulation of the L4-L5 section of the spinal cord for 4 weeks, starting 3 days after surgery. We used the 50% paw withdraw threshold (PWT50) to evaluate mechanical allodynia. Western blotting (WB) and immunofluorescence (IF) were used to calculate the expression of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2), calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV (CaMKIV), phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein (p-CREB), and KCC2 in the L4-L5 portion of the spinal cord after the last behavioral tests. We found that PWT50 decreased (P < 0.05) 3 days post-PNI surgery in the LIFU- and LIFU+ groups and increased (P < 0.05) after 4 weeks of LIFU stimulation. The expression of p-CREB and CaMKIV decreased (P < 0.05) and that of KCC2 increased (P < 0.05) after 4 weeks of LIFU stimulation, but that of p-ERK1/2 (P > 0.05) was unaffected. Our study showed that LIFU could effectively alleviate NP behavior in rats with PNI by increasing the expression of KCC2 on spinal dorsal corner neurons. A possible explanation is that LIFU could inhibit the activation of the CaMKIV-KCC2 pathway.
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- Ye-Hui Liao
- School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500 Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500 Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500 Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500 Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500 Yunnan Province, China
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Park E, Lyon JG, Alvarado-Velez M, Betancur MI, Mokarram N, Shin JH, Bellamkonda RV. Enriching neural stem cell and anti-inflammatory glial phenotypes with electrical stimulation after traumatic brain injury in male rats. J Neurosci Res 2021; 99:1864-1884. [PMID: 33772860 PMCID: PMC8360147 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) by an external physical impact results in compromised brain function via undesired neuronal death. Following the injury, resident and peripheral immune cells, astrocytes, and neural stem cells (NSCs) cooperatively contribute to the recovery of the neuronal function after TBI. However, excessive pro‐inflammatory responses of immune cells, and the disappearance of endogenous NSCs at the injury site during the acute phase of TBI, can exacerbate TBI progression leading to incomplete healing. Therefore, positive outcomes may depend on early interventions to control the injury‐associated cellular milieu in the early phase of injury. Here, we explore electrical stimulation (ES) of the injury site in a rodent model (male Sprague–Dawley rats) to investigate its overall effect on the constituent brain cell phenotype and composition during the acute phase of TBI. Our data showed that a brief ES for 1 hr on day 2 of TBI promoted anti‐inflammatory phenotypes of microglia as assessed by CD206 expression and increased the population of NSCs and Nestin+ astrocytes at 7 days post‐TBI. Also, ES effectively increased the number of viable neurons when compared to the unstimulated control group. Given the salience of microglia and neural stem cells for healing after TBI, our results strongly support the potential benefit of the therapeutic use of ES during the acute phase of TBI to regulate neuroinflammation and to enhance neuroregeneration.
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- Eunyoung Park
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Zhang Y, Xu X, Tong Y, Zhou X, Du J, Choi IY, Yue S, Lee G, Johnson BN, Jia X. Therapeutic effects of peripherally administrated neural crest stem cells on pain and spinal cord changes after sciatic nerve transection. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:180. [PMID: 33722287 PMCID: PMC7962265 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02200-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Severe peripheral nerve injury significantly affects patients' quality of life and induces neuropathic pain. Neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) exhibit several attractive characteristics for cell-based therapies following peripheral nerve injury. Here, we investigate the therapeutic effect of NCSC therapy and associated changes in the spinal cord in a sciatic nerve transection (SNT) model. METHODS Complex sciatic nerve gap injuries in rats were repaired with cell-free and cell-laden nerve scaffolds for 12 weeks (scaffold and NCSC groups, respectively). Catwalk gait analysis was used to assess the motor function recovery. The mechanical withdrawal threshold and thermal withdrawal latency were used to assess the development of neuropathic pain. Activation of glial cells was examined by immunofluorescence analyses. Spinal levels of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), NF-κB P65, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), growth-associated protein (GAP)-43, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and inflammation factors were calculated by western blot analysis. RESULTS Catwalk gait analysis showed that animals in the NCSC group exhibited a higher stand index and Max intensity At (%) relative to those that received the cell-free scaffold (scaffold group) (p < 0.05). The mechanical and thermal allodynia in the medial-plantar surface of the ipsilateral hind paw were significantly relieved in the NCSC group. Sunitinib (SNT)-induced upregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) (astrocyte) and ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba-1) (microglia) in the ipsilateral L4-5 dorsal and ventral horn relative to the contralateral side. Immunofluorescence analyses revealed decreased astrocyte and microglia activation. Activation of ERK and NF-κB signals and expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) expression were downregulated. CONCLUSION NCSC-laden nerve scaffolds mitigated SNT-induced neuropathic pain and improved motor function recovery after sciatic nerve repair. NCSCs also protected the spinal cord from SNT-induced glial activation and central sensitization.
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF Building 823, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF Building 823, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, School of Neuroscience, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, 24061, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF Building 823, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF Building 823, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, School of Neuroscience, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, 24061, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF Building 823, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. .,Department of Orthopedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. .,Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. .,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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