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ArticleGastroenterology2011

Synergistic role of TRPV1 and TRPA1 in pancreatic pain and inflammation.

Erica S Schwartz, Julie A Christianson, Xiaowei Chen, Jun-Ho La, Brian M Davis, Kathryn M Albers, G F Gebhart

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Article in Gastroenterology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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91 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erica S SchwartzCenter for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. schwartzee@upmc.edu
Julie A Christianson
Xiaowei Chen
Jun-Ho La
Brian M Davis
Kathryn M Albers
G F Gebhart
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US

Funding

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000005 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2012 to 2015
$50.8M
Digestive Diseases Training ProgramT32DK063922 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ARTEEL, GAVIN E, YADAV, DHIRAJ · 2003 to 2022
$5.2M
NEUROTROPHINS MODULATE SENSORY DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONR01NS033730 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ALBERS, KATHRYN MARIE · 1995 to 2014
$4.1M
MECHANISMS AND MODULATION OF VISCERAL PAINR01NS019912 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GEBHART, GERALD F · 1985 to 2009
$3.7M
Characterization and Plasticity of Visceral NociceptorsR01NS050758 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DAVIS, BRIAN M · 2005 to 2012
$2.6M
Evaluation of sensory neuron plasticity following neonatal maternal separationR03DK088011 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CARLSTEN CHRISTIANSON, JULIE A · 2010 to 2011
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NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000005NIDDK NIH HHS R03 DK088011NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK063922NIDDK NIH HHS T32DK063922NINDS NIH HHS NS 033730NINDS NIH HHS NS 050758NINDS NIH HHS NS 19912NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS019912NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS033730NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050758
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsThe transient receptor potential (TRP) channels TRPV1 and TRPA1 have each been associated with regulation of efferent properties of primary afferent neurons that initiate neurogenic inflammation and are required for the development of inflammatory hyperalgesia. To evaluate the role of these channels in producing pain during pancreatic inflammation, we studied pancreatic nodose ganglion (NG) and dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory neurons (identified by content of retrograde tracer) and behavioral outcomes in a mouse model of acute pancreatitis.

methodsPancreatic inflammation was induced by 8 hourly injections of cerulein (50 μg/kg). The extent of inflammation, pancreatic neuron TRP channel expression and function and excitability, and pain-related behaviors were evaluated over the course of the following week.

resultsHistology and myeloperoxidase activity confirmed pancreatic inflammation that was associated with increased excitability and messenger RNA expression of the TRP channels in NG and DRG pancreatic neurons. Calcium imaging of pancreatic NG and DRG neurons from mice given cerulein revealed increased responses to TRP agonists. TRPV1 and TRPA1 antagonists attenuated cerulein-induced pain behaviors and pancreatic inflammation; they had a synergistic effect.

conclusionsPancreatic inflammation significantly increased the expression and functional properties of TRPV1 and TRPA1, as well as the excitability of pancreatic sensory neurons in vagal and spinal pathways. TRP channel antagonists acted synergistically to reverse pancreatic inflammation and associated pain behaviors; reagents that target interactions between these channels might be developed to reduce pain in patients with acute pancreatitis.

Indexed as

Abdominal PainPancreatitisAcetanilidesAcrylamidesAcute DiseaseAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCalciumCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalGanglia, SpinalGene ExpressionMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BL2-(1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-7H-purin-7-yl)-N-(4-isopropylphenyl)acetamide3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-N-(2,3-dihydrobenzo(b)(1,4)dioxin-6-yl)acrylamideAcetanilidesAcrylamidesBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCalciumPurinesTransient Receptor Potential ChannelsTRPA1 Cation ChannelTrpa1 protein, mouseTRPV1 protein, mouseTRPV Cation Channels

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PMCPMC3066263
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