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Sant'Anna MB, Kimura LF, Vieira WF, Zambelli VO, Novaes LS, Hösch NG, Picolo G. Environmental factors and their impact on chronic pain development and maintenance. Phys Life Rev 2024; 48:176-197. [PMID: 38320380 DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2024.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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It is more than recognized and accepted that the environment affects the physiological responses of all living things, from bacteria to superior vertebrates, constituting an important factor in the evolution of all species. Environmental influences range from natural processes such as sunlight, seasons of the year, and rest to complex processes like stress and other mood disorders, infections, and air pollution, being all of them influenced by how each creature deals with them. In this chapter, it will be discussed how some of the environmental elements affect directly or indirectly neuropathic pain, a type of chronic pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system. For that, it was considered the edge of knowledge in translational research, thus including data from human and experimental animals as well as the applicability of such findings.
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- Laboratory of Pain and Signaling, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pharmacology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
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- Laboratory of Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pain and Signaling, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Tao Y, Zhang Y, Jin X, Hua N, Liu H, Qi R, Huang Z, Sun Y, Jiang D, Snutch TP, Jiang X, Tao J. Epigenetic regulation of beta-endorphin synthesis in hypothalamic arcuate nucleus neurons modulates neuropathic pain in a rodent pain model. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7234. [PMID: 37945654 PMCID: PMC10636187 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43022-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Although beta-endorphinergic neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) synthesize beta-endorphin (β-EP) to alleviate nociceptive behaviors, the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we elucidated an epigenetic pathway driven by microRNA regulation of β-EP synthesis in ARC neurons to control neuropathic pain. In pain-injured rats miR-203a-3p was the most highly upregulated miRNA in the ARC. A similar increase was identified in the cerebrospinal fluid of trigeminal neuralgia patients. Mechanistically, we found histone deacetylase 9 was downregulated following nerve injury, which decreased deacetylation of histone H3 lysine-18, facilitating the binding of NR4A2 transcription factor to the miR-203a-3p gene promoter, thereby upregulating miR-203a-3p expression. Further, increased miR-203a-3p was found to maintain neuropathic pain by targeting proprotein convertase 1, an endopeptidase necessary for the cleavage of proopiomelanocortin, the precursor of β-EP. The identified mechanism may provide an avenue for the development of new therapeutic targets for neuropathic pain treatment.
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- Yu Tao
- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology & Centre for Ion Channelopathy, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Department of Geriatrics & Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology & Centre for Ion Channelopathy, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology & Centre for Ion Channelopathy, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology & Centre for Ion Channelopathy, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology & Centre for Ion Channelopathy, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Institute of Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, 81377, Germany
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- Michael Smith Laboratories and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology & Centre for Ion Channelopathy, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology & Centre for Ion Channelopathy, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
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Persistent muscle hyperalgesia after adolescent stress is exacerbated by a mild-nociceptive input in adulthood and is associated with microglia activation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18324. [PMID: 36316425 PMCID: PMC9622712 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21808-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is a major global disease burden and childhood adversity predisposes to its development. The mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we investigated if adversity in young rats augments mechanical hyperalgesia and how spinal cord microglia contribute to this. Adolescent rats underwent restraint stress, control animals were handled. In adulthood, all rats received two intramuscular injections of NGF/saline or both into the lumbar multifidus muscle. Stress induced in rats at adolescence lowered low back pressure pain threshold (PPT; p = 0.0001) and paw withdrawal threshold (PWT; p = 0.0007). The lowered muscle PPT persisted throughout adulthood (p = 0.012). A subsequent NGF in adulthood lowered only PPT (d = 0.87). Immunohistochemistry revealed changes in microglia morphology: stress followed by NGF induced a significant increase in ameboid state (p < 0.05). Repeated NGF injections without stress showed significantly increased cell size in surveilling and bushy states (p < 0.05). Thus, stress in adolescence induced persistent muscle hyperalgesia that can be enhanced by a mild-nociceptive input. The accompanying morphological changes in microglia differ between priming by adolescent stress and by nociceptive inputs. This novel rodent model shows that adolescent stress is a risk factor for the development of LBP in adulthood and that morphological changes in microglia are signs of spinal mechanisms involved.
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Foudah AI, Alqarni MH, Devi S, Singh A, Alam A, Alam P, Singh S. Analgesic Action of Catechin on Chronic Constriction Injury–Induced Neuropathic Pain in Sprague–Dawley Rats. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:895079. [PMID: 36034867 PMCID: PMC9403238 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.895079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Chronic neuropathy is a common and debilitating problem that poses a significant challenge to health care worldwide. Natural compounds have received considerable attention as potential sources of new drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric pain. Catechin is a well-known novel flavonoid with several therapeutic properties, notably in neurodegenerative diseases. The current study is designed to investigate the role of catechin in neuroprotective activity in the chronic constriction injury (CCI) model. Apparently, healthy adult male Sprague–Dawley rats weighing 160–190 g (8 weeks old) were selected and grouped into the following: sham (distilled water), CCI group (CCI), standard [CCI + pregabalin (10 mg/kg, p.o.)], and test catechin [CCI + catechin (50 and 100 μg/kg p.o.)] for 28 days. Behavioral, thermal, and mechanical changes were evaluated. The results showed that mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia were reduced in the catechin-treated group when compared with the CCI group. In addition, the relationship between the analgesic effect of catechin and the expressions of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-β was established. The results showed that catechin reversed the signs of neuropathic pain. It also decreased the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-β in the rat brain. Therefore, the results suggested that catechin has promising potential in the treatment and management of neuropathic pain by decreasing the levels of NF-κβ–regulated inflammatory cytokines in the chronic constriction injury model.
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- Ahmed I. Foudah
- College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Guru Nanak Institute, Hema Majra Road, Mullana, Ambala, India
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- Prin, K. M. Kundnani College of Pharmacy, Rambhau Salgaonkar Marg, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, India
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- College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
- *Correspondence: Aftab Alam, ,
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- Department of Biology, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- IES Institute of Pharmacy, IES University Campus, Kalkheda, Ratibad Main Road, Bhopal, India
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Heinzel JC, Dadun LF, Prahm C, Winter N, Bressler M, Lauer H, Ritter J, Daigeler A, Kolbenschlag J. Beyond the Knife-Reviewing the Interplay of Psychosocial Factors and Peripheral Nerve Lesions. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11111200. [PMID: 34834552 PMCID: PMC8624495 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11111200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Peripheral nerve injuries are a common clinical problem. They not only affect the physical capabilities of the injured person due to loss of motor or sensory function but also have a significant impact on psychosocial aspects of life. The aim of this work is to review the interplay of psychosocial factors and peripheral nerve lesions. By reviewing the published literature, we identified several factors to be heavily influenced by peripheral nerve lesions. In addition to psychological factors like pain, depression, catastrophizing and stress, social factors like employment status and worker's compensation status could be identified to be influenced by peripheral nerve lesions as well as serving as predictors of functional outcome themselves, respectively. This work sheds a light not only on the impact of peripheral nerve lesions on psychosocial aspects of life, but also on the prognostic values of these factors of functional outcome. Interdisciplinary, individualized treatment of patients is required to identify patient at risk for adverse outcomes and provide them with emotional support when adapting to their new life situation.
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- Johannes C. Heinzel
- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-7071-6061038
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- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH), University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany;
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- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Hand-, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Klinik Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Schnarrenbergstraße 95, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; (L.F.D.); (C.P.); (M.B.); (H.L.); (J.R.); (A.D.); (J.K.)
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Zhao J, Gao X, Wang A, Wang Y, Du Y, Li L, Li M, Li C, Jin X, Zhao M. Depression comorbid with hyperalgesia: Different roles of neuroinflammation induced by chronic stress and hypercortisolism. J Affect Disord 2019; 256:117-124. [PMID: 31174027 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have indicated that inflammatory pathways and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function may be responsible for the interaction between pain and depression. METHODS Animals were examined for depressive and painful behavior following exposure to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) and chronic corticosterone (CORT) treatment. Subsequently, serum cytokines, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and CORT were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). mRNA expression of cytokines in the brain were measured by quantitative PCR (qPCR). RESULTS The present study found that both CUMS and chronic CORT treatment induced behavioral changes of depression comorbid hyperalgesia. Moreover, both the treatments increased levels of serum ACTH, CORT, and cytokines including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), interleukin 1 beta (IL1ß), interleukin 6 (IL6), and Caspase 1 (CASP1). Following CUMS, Il1ß levels were found to be elevated in all examined regions, including the raphe nuclei, thalamus, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and pituitary. In the raphe nuclei particularly, CUMS elevated all examined cytokine levels. Chronic CORT treatment, however, produced Il1ß elevation in the hippocampus and the pituitary, with showing elevated levels in all examined cytokines. LIMITATION To clarify the causal relationship between behavioral changes and altered cytokine levels via either antidepressant treatment or blockage of pre-inflammatory cytokine production, further studies should be conducted. CONCLUSIONS Despite similar behavioral consequences, hypercortisolism and peripheral inflammation, CUMS and chronic CORT treatment seem to produce differing inflammatory brain responses.
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- Jingjie Zhao
- CAS, Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- CAS, Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China
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- CAS, Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China.
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- CAS, Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China.
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- CAS, Key Lab of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China.
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Di Stefano A, Scatà M, Vijayakumar S, Angione C, La Corte A, Liò P. Social dynamics modeling of chrono-nutrition. PLoS Comput Biol 2019; 15:e1006714. [PMID: 30699206 PMCID: PMC6370249 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Gut microbiota and human relationships are strictly connected to each other. What we eat reflects our body-mind connection and synchronizes with people around us. However, how this impacts on gut microbiota and, conversely, how gut bacteria influence our dietary behaviors has not been explored yet. To quantify the complex dynamics of this interplay between gut and human behaviors we explore the "gut-human behavior axis" and its evolutionary dynamics in a real-world scenario represented by the social multiplex network. We consider a dual type of similarity, homophily and gut similarity, other than psychological and unconscious biases. We analyze the dynamics of social and gut microbial communities, quantifying the impact of human behaviors on diets and gut microbial composition and, backwards, through a control mechanism. Meal timing mechanisms and "chrono-nutrition" play a crucial role in feeding behaviors, along with the quality and quantity of food intake. Considering a population of shift workers, we explore the dynamic interplay between their eating behaviors and gut microbiota, modeling the social dynamics of chrono-nutrition in a multiplex network. Our findings allow us to quantify the relation between human behaviors and gut microbiota through the methodological introduction of gut metabolic modeling and statistical estimators, able to capture their dynamic interplay. Moreover, we find that the timing of gut microbial communities is slower than social interactions and shift-working, and the impact of shift-working on the dynamics of chrono-nutrition is a fluctuation of strategies with a major propensity for defection (e.g. high-fat meals). A deeper understanding of the relation between gut microbiota and the dietary behavioral patterns, by embedding also the related social aspects, allows improving the overall knowledge about metabolic models and their implications for human health, opening the possibility to design promising social therapeutic dietary interventions.
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- Alessandro Di Stefano
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications) Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications) Catania, Italy
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications) Catania, Italy
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- Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Ruan Y, Gu L, Yan J, Guo J, Geng X, Shi H, Yu G, Zhu C, Yang Y, Zhou Y, Wang C, Tang Z. An effective and concise device for detecting cold allodynia in mice. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14002. [PMID: 30228362 PMCID: PMC6143538 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31741-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Detection of cold allodynia is a very important aspect in the study of pain behavior. An effective and concise device for detecting cold pain has always been the hope of many researchers. Here, an easily produced and operated cold plate device is presented for the assessment of cold allodynia in mice. The device used to detect cold allodynia has two components: a chamber consists of a cylinder for animal experiment and a cube box around the chamber for holding ice to keep temperature stable. In the testing chamber, a mouse was placed on the circular plexiglass plate steady at 4 °C above ice for five minutes. The tested mouse will lift its paw when exposed to the cold plate. The number of lifts will present animal's response to the degree of cold stimulation. To evaluate this approach, three commonly used pain models of mice were tested: formalin test, bone cancer pain (BCP), and chronic constriction injury (CCI). As is reported in other literatures, these three pain mice models showed increased sensitivity to cold stimulation. The new device is indeed suitable for detecting cold allodynia behavior in mice. Comparisons with existing devices of detecting cold allodynia, such as the cold plate in the market (UGO, Panlab, Columbus, etc.), the new device has the advantages of low cost, simple operation and easy popularization and can detect cold allodynia behavior of mice very well. This is a very practical and economical device to detect cold allodynia behavior.
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- Yonglan Ruan
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China. .,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China. .,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China. .,Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of neurological diseases, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Rd, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China. .,State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. .,Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Drug for Degenerative Disease of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Genty J, Tetsi Nomigni M, Anton F, Hanesch U. The combination of postnatal maternal separation and social stress in young adulthood does not lead to enhanced inflammatory pain sensitivity and depression-related behavior in rats. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202599. [PMID: 30142161 PMCID: PMC6108470 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The cumulative and match/mismatch hypotheses of stress are still under discussion regarding the effects of early life stress (ELS) on the vulnerability or resilience to psychopathology. In this context, an additional stress in later life (second hit) often leads to stress-related disorders that frequently include comorbid pain states. We previously observed that maternal separation (MS), a model of ELS, reduces vulnerability to neuropathic and inflammatory pain in rats. In the present study, we investigated the effects of an additional later stressor on the vulnerability to inflammatory pain. Sprague Dawley pups were divided into 4 groups: controls (CON, no stress), MS, social stress (SS) and MS+SS. At young adult age (from 7 to 15 weeks), stress- as well as pain-related parameters were evaluated prior and during 21 days following the induction of paw inflammation with complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). Finally spinal glutamatergic transmission, immunocompetent cells, pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors were examined using qPCR. None of the stress conditions had a significant impact on corticosterone levels and anhedonia. In the forced swim test, MS and SS displayed increased passive coping whereas the combination of both stressors revoked this effect. The different stress conditions had no influence on basal mechanical thresholds and heat sensitivity. At 4 days post-inflammation all stress groups displayed lower mechanical thresholds than CON but the respective values were comparable at 7, 10, and 14 days. Only on day 21, MS rats were more sensitive to mechanical stimulation compared to the other groups. Regarding noxious heat sensitivity, MS+SS animals were significantly less sensitive than CON at 10 and 21 days after CFA-injection. qPCR results were mitigated. Despite the finding that stress conditions differentially affected different players of glutamatergic transmission, astrocyte activity and NGF expression, our biochemical results could not readily be related to the behavioral observations, precluding a congruent conclusion. The present results do neither confirm the cumulative nor corroborate or disprove the match/mismatch hypothesis.
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- Julien Genty
- Research group Stress, Pain and Pain Modulation, Institute for Health and Behavior, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Research group Stress, Pain and Pain Modulation, Institute for Health and Behavior, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Research group Stress, Pain and Pain Modulation, Institute for Health and Behavior, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Research group Stress, Pain and Pain Modulation, Institute for Health and Behavior, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Arora V, Martin TJ, Aschenbrenner CA, Hayashida K, Kim SA, Parker RA, Eisenach JC, Peters CM. Psychosocial Stress Delays Recovery of Postoperative Pain Following Incisional Surgery in the Rat. Neuroscience 2018; 382:35-47. [PMID: 29694918 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Psychosocial factors such as anxiety, depression and catastrophizing, commonly associated with established chronic pain, also may be associated with an increased risk of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) when present preoperatively. We used a repeat social defeat (RSD) paradigm to induce psychosocial stress in rodents prior to incisional surgery of the paw. Mixed effects growth curve models were utilized to examine resolution of mechanical hypersensitivity in rats for four weeks following surgery. Eight days following surgery, immunohistochemistry was conducted to examine glial activation as well as evoked neuronal activation in the spinal cord. Here we document that RSD resulted in reduced weight gain and increased depressive symptoms prior to surgery. Rats exposed to RSD displayed delayed resolution of mechanical hypersensitivity in the ipsilateral paw following surgery compared to non-defeated rats. Prior exposure to RSD significantly increased microglial activation and neuronal sensitization (pERK-IR) within the ipsilateral spinal cord. In conclusion, we found that chronic social stress alters the neurobiological response to surgical injury, resulting in slowed recovery. This model maybe useful for future interventional studies examining the mechanistic interactions between depression and risk of CPSP.
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- Vipin Arora
- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Physiology & Pharmacology, WFSM, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Physiology & Pharmacology, WFSM, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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