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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2015

Inhibition of the spinal astrocytic JNK/MCP-1 pathway activation correlates with the analgesic effects of tanshinone IIA sulfonate in neuropathic pain.

Jun Tang, Chao Zhu, Zhi-hong Li, Xiao-yu Liu, Shu-kai Sun, Ting Zhang, Zhuo-jing Luo, Hui Zhang, Wei-yan Li

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun TangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, People's Republic of China. fmmutangjun@qq.com.
Chao ZhuInstitute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 15 West Changle Road, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China. zhuchaode@gmail.com.
Zhi-hong LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 1 Xinsi Road, Xi'an, 710038, People's Republic of China. tdlizhihong@163.com.
Xiao-yu LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, People's Republic of China. nzliuxiaoyu@163.com.
Shu-kai SunDepartment of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 West Changle Road, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China. kqsunshukai@163.com.
Ting ZhangDepartment of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 West Changle Road, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China. jpzhangting@163.com.
Zhuo-jing LuoInstitute of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 15 West Changle Road, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China. zjluo@fmmu.edu.cn.
Hui ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China. kouqiangzhanghui@163.com.
Wei-yan LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, People's Republic of China. nzliweiyan@163.com.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeuropathic pain (NP) continues to be challenging to treat due to lack of effective drugs. Accumulating evidence elucidated that glia-mediated inflammatory reactions play a pivotal role in the introduction and development of NP. Besides, activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) pathway in astrocytes has been reported to be critical for spinal astrocytic activation and neuropathic pain development after spinal nerve ligation (SNL). Tanshinone IIA, a major active component of a traditional Chinese drug, Danshen, possesses potent immuno-suppressive activities. The present study was undertaken to assess whether intraperitoneal administration of tanshinone IIA sulfonate (TIIAS) has analgesic effect on SNL-induced neuropathic pain and whether the inhibition of astrocytic activation and JNK/MCP-1 pathway is involved in the analgesic effect of TIIAS.

methodsThe effects of TIIAS on SNL-induced mechanical allodynia were assessed by behavioral testing. Immunofluorescence histochemical staining was used to detect changes of spinal astrocytes and spinal pJNK expression and localization. Immunofluorescence histochemistry and Western blot analysis were used to quantify the SNL-induced spinal pJNK expression after TIIAS administration. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the SNL-induced spinal expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and MCP-1.

resultsOur results indicated that intraperitoneal TIIAS up-regulated the mechanical paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) of NP, while astrocytic activation was suppressed and accompanied by the down-regulation of IL-1β and TNF-α expression, as well as JNK phosphorylation in the spinal dorsal horn. Additionally, the release of MCP-1 was dose dependently decreased. After co-treatment with TIIAS and JNK inhibitor (SP600125), no significant increases in mechanical PWT and MCP-1 expression were observed compared with the TIIAS-treated group.

conclusionsThe present results suggest that the analgesic effects of TIIAS in neuropathic pain are mainly mediated by the down-regulation of SNL-induced astrocytic activation, which is via the inhibition of JNK/MCP-1 pathway.

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AbietanesAnalgesicsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsChemokine CCL2Disease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugHyperalgesiaMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMovement DisordersNeuralgiaPain ThresholdRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal CordAbietanesAnalgesicsCcl2 protein, ratChemokine CCL2tanshinone

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PMID25889689
PMCPMC4406216
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