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ArticleAnesthesiology2014

Enhanced excitability of primary sensory neurons and altered gene expression of neuronal ion channels in dorsal root ganglion in paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy.

Haijun Zhang, Patrick M Dougherty

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Article in Anesthesiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Haijun ZhangFrom the Department of Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Current address: Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas (H.Z.).
Patrick M Dougherty
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

TARGETING NF-KB ACTIVATION IN REGULATION OF SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLEP01CA124787 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI REUBEN, JAMES MARTIN · 2008 to 2012
$10.6M
Mechanisms of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral PainR01NS046606 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DOUGHERTY, PATRICK M · 2007 to 2015
$3.3M
NCI NIH HHS CA 124787NCI NIH HHS P01 CA124787NINDS NIH HHS NS 046606NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046606
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe mechanism of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy after paclitaxel treatment is not well understood. Given the poor penetration of paclitaxel into central nervous system, peripheral nervous system is most at risk.

methodsIntrinsic membrane properties of dorsal root ganglion neurons were studied by intracellular recordings. Multiple-gene real-time polymerase chain reaction array was used to investigate gene expression of dorsal root ganglion neuronal ion channels.

resultsPaclitaxel increased the incidence of spontaneous activity from 4.8 to 27.1% in large-sized and from 0 to 33.3% in medium-sized neurons. Paclitaxel decreased the rheobase (nA) from 1.6 ± 0.1 to 0.8 ± 0.1 in large-sized, from 1.5 ± 0.2 to 0.6 ± 0.1 in medium-sized, and from 1.6 ± 0.2 to 1.0 ± 0.1 in small-sized neurons. After paclitaxel treatment, other characteristics of membrane properties in each group remained the same except that Aδ neurons showed shorter action potential fall time (ms) (1.0 ± 0.2, n = 10 vs. 1.8 ± 0.3, n = 9, paclitaxel vs. vehicle). Meanwhile, real-time polymerase chain reaction array revealed an alteration in expression of some neuronal ion channel genes including up-regulation of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 1 (fold change 1.76 ± 0.06) and Nav1.7 (1.26 ± 0.02) and down-regulation of Kir channels (Kir1.1, 0.73 ± 0.05, Kir3.4, 0.66 ± 0.06) in paclitaxel-treated animals.

conclusionThe increased neuronal excitability and the changes in gene expression of some neuronal ion channels in dorsal root ganglion may provide insight into the molecular and cellular basis of paclitaxel-induced neuropathy, which may lead to novel therapeutic strategies.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationIon ChannelsMalePaclitaxelPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySensory Receptor CellsIon ChannelsPaclitaxel

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