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Ovrom EA, Mostert KA, Khakhkhar S, McKee DP, Yang P, Her YF. A Comprehensive Review of the Genetic and Epigenetic Contributions to the Development of Fibromyalgia. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1119. [PMID: 37189737 PMCID: PMC10135661 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11041119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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This narrative review summarizes the current knowledge of the genetic and epigenetic contributions to the development of fibromyalgia (FM). Although there is no single gene that results in the development of FM, this study reveals that certain polymorphisms in genes involved in the catecholaminergic pathway, the serotonergic pathway, pain processing, oxidative stress, and inflammation may influence susceptibility to FM and the severity of its symptoms. Furthermore, epigenetic changes at the DNA level may lead to the development of FM. Likewise, microRNAs may impact the expression of certain proteins that lead to the worsening of FM-associated symptoms.
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- Erik A. Ovrom
- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Cetin S, Ayan A, Hekim H. Effects of fibromyalgia syndrome in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis: Evaluation with 2010 American college of rheumatology criteria set. INDIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/injr.injr_112_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Topical Treatments and Their Molecular/Cellular Mechanisms in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain-Narrative Review. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13040450. [PMID: 33810493 PMCID: PMC8067282 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13040450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain in humans results from an injury or disease of the somatosensory nervous system at the peripheral or central level. Despite the considerable progress in pain management methods made to date, peripheral neuropathic pain significantly impacts patients' quality of life, as pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods often fail or induce side effects. Topical treatments are gaining popularity in the management of peripheral neuropathic pain, due to excellent safety profiles and preferences. Moreover, topical treatments applied locally may target the underlying mechanisms of peripheral sensitization and pain. Recent studies showed that peripheral sensitization results from interactions between neuronal and non-neuronal cells, with numerous signaling molecules and molecular/cellular targets involved. This narrative review discusses the molecular/cellular mechanisms of drugs available in topical formulations utilized in clinical practice and their effectiveness in clinical studies in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain. We searched PubMed for papers published from 1 January 1995 to 30 November 2020. The key search phrases for identifying potentially relevant articles were "topical AND pain", "topical AND neuropathic", "topical AND treatment", "topical AND mechanism", "peripheral neuropathic", and "mechanism". The result of our search was 23 randomized controlled trials (RCT), 9 open-label studies, 16 retrospective studies, 20 case (series) reports, 8 systematic reviews, 66 narrative reviews, and 140 experimental studies. The data from preclinical studies revealed that active compounds of topical treatments exert multiple mechanisms of action, directly or indirectly modulating ion channels, receptors, proteins, and enzymes expressed by neuronal and non-neuronal cells, and thus contributing to antinociception. However, which mechanisms and the extent to which the mechanisms contribute to pain relief observed in humans remain unclear. The evidence from RCTs and reviews supports 5% lidocaine patches, 8% capsaicin patches, and botulinum toxin A injections as effective treatments in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain. In turn, single RCTs support evidence of doxepin, funapide, diclofenac, baclofen, clonidine, loperamide, and cannabidiol in neuropathic pain states. Topical administration of phenytoin, ambroxol, and prazosin is supported by observational clinical studies. For topical amitriptyline, menthol, and gabapentin, evidence comes from case reports and case series. For topical ketamine and baclofen, data supporting their effectiveness are provided by both single RCTs and case series. The discussed data from clinical studies and observations support the usefulness of topical treatments in neuropathic pain management. This review may help clinicians in making decisions regarding whether and which topical treatment may be a beneficial option, particularly in frail patients not tolerating systemic pharmacotherapy.
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Peripheral Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain-the Role of Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Interactions and Their Implications for Topical Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14020077. [PMID: 33498496 PMCID: PMC7909513 DOI: 10.3390/ph14020077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain in humans arises as a consequence of injury or disease of somatosensory nervous system at peripheral or central level. Peripheral neuropathic pain is more common than central neuropathic pain, and is supposed to result from peripheral mechanisms, following nerve injury. The animal models of neuropathic pain show extensive functional and structural changes occurring in neuronal and non-neuronal cells in response to peripheral nerve injury. These pathological changes following damage lead to peripheral sensitization development, and subsequently to central sensitization initiation with spinal and supraspinal mechanism involved. The aim of this narrative review paper is to discuss the mechanisms engaged in peripheral neuropathic pain generation and maintenance, with special focus on the role of glial, immune, and epithelial cells in peripheral nociception. Based on the preclinical and clinical studies, interactions between neuronal and non-neuronal cells have been described, pointing out at the molecular/cellular underlying mechanisms of neuropathic pain, which might be potentially targeted by topical treatments in clinical practice. The modulation of the complex neuro-immuno-cutaneous interactions in the periphery represents a strategy for the development of new topical analgesics and their utilization in clinical settings.
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Bodewes ILA, van der Spek PJ, Leon LG, Wijkhuijs AJM, van Helden-Meeuwsen CG, Tas L, Schreurs MWJ, van Daele PLA, Katsikis PD, Versnel MA. Fatigue in Sjögren's Syndrome: A Search for Biomarkers and Treatment Targets. Front Immunol 2019; 10:312. [PMID: 30863411 PMCID: PMC6399420 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease, where patients often suffer from fatigue. Biological pathways underlying fatigue are unknown. In this study aptamer-based SOMAscan technology is used to identify potential biomarkers and treatment targets for fatigue in pSS. Methods: SOMAscan® Assay 1.3k was performed on serum samples of healthy controls (HCs) and pSS patients characterized for interferon upregulation and fatigue. Differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) between pSS patients and HC or fatigued and non-fatigued pSS patients were validated and discriminatory capacity of markers was tested using independent technology. Results: Serum concentrations of over 1,300 proteins were compared between 63 pSS patients and 20 HCs resulting in 58 upregulated and 46 downregulated proteins. Additionally, serum concentrations of 30 interferon positive (IFNpos) and 30 interferon negative (IFNneg) pSS patients were compared resulting in 25 upregulated and 13 downregulated proteins. ELISAs were performed for several DEPs between pSS patients and HCs or IFNpos and IFNneg all showing a good correlation between protein levels measured by ELISA and relative fluorescence units (RFU) measured by the SOMAscan. Comparing 22 fatigued and 23 non-fatigued pSS patients, 16 serum proteins were differentially expressed, of which 14 were upregulated and 2 were downregulated. Top upregulated DEPs included neuroactive synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP-25), alpha-enolase (ENO1) and ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 (UCHL1). Furthermore, the proinflammatory mediator IL36a and several complement factors were upregulated in fatigued compared to non-fatigued pSS patients. ROC analysis indicated that DEPs showed good capacity to discriminate fatigued and non-fatigued pSS patients. Conclusion: In this study we validated the use of aptamer-based proteomics and identified a novel set of proteins which were able to distinguish fatigued from non-fatigued pSS patients and identified a so-called “fatigue signature.”
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- Iris L A Bodewes
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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SNAP-25 in Major Psychiatric Disorders: A Review. Neuroscience 2019; 420:79-85. [PMID: 30790667 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Synaptosomal Associated Protein-25 kilodaltons (SNAP-25) is an integral member of the SNARE complex. This complex is essential for calcium-triggered synaptic vesicular fusion and release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. In addition to neurotransmission, SNAP-25 is associated with insulin release, the regulation of intracellular calcium, and neuroplasticity. Because of SNAP-25's varied and crucial biological roles, the consequences of changes in this protein can be seen in both the central nervous system and the periphery. In this review, we will look at the published literature from human genetic, postmortem, and animal studies involving SNAP-25. The accumulated data indicate that SNAP-25 may be linked with some symptoms associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders. These disorders include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, alcohol use disorder, and dementia. There are also data suggesting SNAP-25 may be involved with non-psychiatric seizures and metabolic disorders. We believe investigation of SNAP-25 is important for understanding both normal behavior and some aspects of the pathophysiology of behavior seen with psychiatric disorders. The wealth of information from both animal and human studies on SNAP-25 offers an excellent opportunity to use a bi-directional research approach. Hypotheses generated from genetically manipulated mice can be directly tested in human postmortem tissue, and, conversely, human genetic and postmortem findings can improve and validate animal models for psychiatric disorders.
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Dogru A, Balkarli A, Tepeli E, Aydin E, Cobankara V. Association of synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP-25) gene polymorphism with temperament and character traits in women with fibromyalgia syndrome. ARCH CLIN PSYCHIAT 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/0101-60830000000165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Atalay Dogru
- Dr. Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
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Three neurodegenerative diseases [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD)] have many characteristics like pathological mechanisms and genes. In this sense some researchers postulate that these diseases share the same alterations and that one alteration in a specific protein triggers one of these diseases. Analyses of gene expression may shed more light on how to discover pathways, pathologic mechanisms associated with the disease, biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets. In this review, we analyze four microarrays related to three neurodegenerative diseases. We will systematically examine seven genes (CHN1, MDH1, PCP4, RTN1, SLC14A1, SNAP25 and VSNL1) that are altered in the three neurodegenerative diseases. A network was built and used to identify pathways, miRNA and drugs associated with ALS, AD and PD using Cytoscape software an interaction network based on the protein interactions of these genes. The most important affected pathway is PI3K-Akt signalling. Thirteen microRNAs (miRNA-19B1, miRNA-107, miRNA-124-1, miRNA-124-2, miRNA-9-2, miRNA-29A, miRNA-9-3, miRNA-328, miRNA-19B2, miRNA-29B2, miRNA-124-3, miRNA-15A and miRNA-9-1) and four drugs (Estradiol, Acetaminophen, Resveratrol and Progesterone) for new possible treatments were identified.
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile; Interdisciplinary Excellence Research Program on Healthy Aging (PIEI-ES), Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile.
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Zhong ZQ, Xiang Y, Hu X, Wang YC, Zeng X, Wang XM, Xia QJ, Wang TH, Zhang X. Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 may be an intervention target for improving sensory and locomotor functions after spinal cord contusion. Neural Regen Res 2017; 12:969-976. [PMID: 28761431 PMCID: PMC5514873 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.208592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP-25) is localized on the synapse and participates in exocytosis and neurotransmitter release. Decreased expression of SNAP-25 is associated with Alzheimer's disease and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, the expression of SNAP-25 in spinal cord contusion injury is still unclear. We hypothesized that SNAP-25 is associated with sensory and locomotor functions after spinal cord injury. We established rat models of spinal cord contusion injury to detect gene changes with a gene array. A decreased level of SNAP-25 was detected by quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction and western blot assay at 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 days post injury. SNAP-25 was localized in the cytoplasm of neurons of the anterior and posterior horns, which are involved in locomotor and sensory functions. Our data suggest that reduced levels of SNAP-25 are associated with sensory and locomotor functions in rats with spinal cord contusion injury.
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- Zhan-Qiong Zhong
- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.,School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Institute of Neurological Diseases, Center for Translational Neuroscience, Western China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Institute of Neurological Diseases, Center for Translational Neuroscience, Western China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Institute of Neurological Diseases, Center for Translational Neuroscience, Western China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Noor A, Zahid S. A review of the role of synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP-25) in neurological disorders. Int J Neurosci 2016; 127:805-811. [DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2016.1248240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Aneeqa Noor
- Neurobiology Research Laboratory, Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Neurobiology Research Laboratory, Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Zhang P, Zhu S, Li Y, Zhao M, Liu M, Gao J, Ding S, Li J. Quantitative proteomics analysis to identify diffuse axonal injury biomarkers in rats using iTRAQ coupled LC-MS/MS. J Proteomics 2015; 133:93-99. [PMID: 26710722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is fairly common during a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is associated with high mortality. Making an early diagnosis, appropriate therapeutic decisions, and an accurate prognostic evaluation of patients with DAI still pose difficulties for clinicians. The detailed mechanisms of axonal injury after head trauma have yet to be clearly defined and no reliable biomarkers are available for early DAI diagnosis. Therefore, this study employed an established DAI animal model in conjunction with an isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ)-based protein identification/quantification approach. Alterations in rat cerebral protein expression were quantified using iTRAQ coupled LC-MS/MS, with differentially expressed proteins between the control groups, sham and sham-injured, and the injury groups, animals that died immediately post-injury and those sacrificed at 1h, 6h, 1d, 3d and 7d post-injury, identified. A total of 1858 proteins were identified and quantified and comparative analysis identified ten candidate proteins that warranted further examination. Of the ten candidate DAI biomarkers, four proteins, citrate synthase (CS), synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (Snap25), microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) and Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (Rock2), were validated by subsequent Western blot and immunohistochemistry analyses. Our studies not only identified several novel biomarkers that may provide insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms of DAI, but also demonstrated the feasibility of iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis in cerebral tissue research.
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- Peng Zhang
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Criminal Investigation Technology, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Criminal Investigation Technology, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Criminal Investigation Technology, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Criminal Investigation Technology, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Criminal Investigation Technology, Chongqing 400016, China; Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics (Ministry of Education), College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Thompson PM, Cruz DA, Fucich EA, Olukotun DY, Takahashi M, Itakura M. SNAP-25a/b Isoform Levels in Human Brain Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex and Anterior Cingulate Cortex. MOLECULAR NEUROPSYCHIATRY 2015; 1:220-34. [PMID: 27606314 DOI: 10.1159/000441224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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SNAP-25 is a neurotransmitter vesicular docking protein which has been associated with brain disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. In this project, we were interested if clinical factors are associated with differential SNAP-25 expression. We examined the SNAP-25 isoform mRNA and protein levels in postmortem cortex Brodmann's area 9 (BA9) and BA24 (n = 29). Subjects were divided by psychiatric diagnosis, clinical variables including mood state in the last week of life and lifetime impulsiveness. We found affected subjects with a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder (AUD) had a lower level of SNAP-25b BA24 protein compared to those without AUD. Hispanic subjects had lower levels of SNAP-25a, b and BA9 mRNA than Anglo-American subjects. Subjects who smoked had a total pan (total) SNAP-25 BA9/BA24 ratio. Subjects in the group with a low level of anxious-psychotic symptoms had higher SNAP-25a BA24 mRNA compared to normal controls, and both the high and low symptoms groups had higher pan (total) SNAP-25 BA9/BA24 ratios than normal controls. These data expand our understanding of clinical factors associated with SNAP-25. They suggest that SNAP-25 total and isoform levels may be useful biomarkers beyond limited neurological and psychiatric diagnostic categories.
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- Departments of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex., USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex., USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex., USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Lukkahatai N, Walitt B, Espina A, Wang D, Saligan LN. Comparing Genomic Profiles of Women With and Without Fibromyalgia. Biol Res Nurs 2015; 17:373-83. [PMID: 26015072 DOI: 10.1177/1099800415589785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a chronic musculoskeletal condition characterized by diffuse pain, fatigue, sleep impairment, and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with significant functional disability. Its underlying biological mechanisms are unknown. This study investigated differentially expressed genes between women with FMS and healthy volunteers. METHODS Women who met the 1990 or 2010 American College of Rheumatology fibromyalgia criteria were compared to age- and race-matched pain-free healthy women. Peripheral blood samples were collected, and a full genome microarray gene expression analysis was performed. One-way analysis of variance was used to identify differentially expressed genes using the filtering criterion of 1% false discovery rate. Analysis of canonical pathways associated with these genes was performed. Confirmatory quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay verified microarray results. Independent t-tests compared gene and protein expression between groups. RESULT Participants were 54 women with FMS and 25 controls. Expression arrays from a subset of women with FMS (n = 29) and controls (n = 20) showed upregulation of 12 genes (>1.8-fold change, p < .05) in the FMS sample. Differentially expressed genes were related to B-cell development, primary immunodeficiency signaling, and mitotic roles of polo-like kinase. CENPK and HSP90AA1 were the most differentially expressed genes (p < .01). CONCLUSION Activity of interrelated pathways related to immune response, and homeostasis appears to be relevant to the experience of FMS. Replication and exploration of the relationship between gene expression and symptom severity will help determine clinical relevance of these findings.
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- Nada Lukkahatai
- School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA Section of Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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