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ArticleMediators of inflammation2016

Radiotherapy Suppresses Bone Cancer Pain through Inhibiting Activation of cAMP Signaling in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion and Spinal Cord.

Guiqin Zhu, Yanbin Dong, Xueming He, Ping Zhao, Aixing Yang, Rubing Zhou, Jianhua Ma, Zhong Xie, Xue-Jun Song

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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.

Guiqin ZhuCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Yanbin DongCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Xueming HeCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Ping ZhaoCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Aixing YangCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Rubing ZhouCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Jianhua MaCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Zhong XieCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China.
Xue-Jun SongCenter for Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Lianyungang Oriental Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222042, China; Division of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100142, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100142, China.
Lianyungang Oriental Hospital · CNPeking University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiotherapy is one of the major clinical approaches for treatment of bone cancer pain. Activation of cAMP-PKA signaling pathway plays important roles in bone cancer pain. Here, we examined the effects of radiotherapy on bone cancer pain and accompanying abnormal activation of cAMP-PKA signaling. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were used and received tumor cell implantation (TCI) in rat tibia (TCI cancer pain model). Some of the rats that previously received TCI treatment were treated with X-ray radiation (radiotherapy). Thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia were measured and used for evaluating level of pain caused by TCI treatment. PKA mRNA expression in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) was detected by RT-PCR. Concentrations of cAMP, IL-1β, and TNF-α as well as PKA activity in DRG and the spinal cord were measured by ELISA. The results showed that radiotherapy significantly suppressed TCI-induced thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia. The level of PKA mRNA in DRG, cAMP concentration and PKA activity in DRG and in the spinal cord, and concentrations of IL-1β and TNF-α in the spinal cord were significantly reduced by radiotherapy. In addition, radiotherapy also reduced TCI-induced bone loss. These findings suggest that radiotherapy may suppress bone cancer pain through inhibition of activation of cAMP-PKA signaling pathway in DRG and the spinal cord.

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AnimalsBone NeoplasmsCancer PainFemaleGanglia, SpinalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionSpinal Cord

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PMID26989332
PMCPMC4775803
OpenAlexW2284981003

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