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ArticleNeurochemical research2018

BDNF Activates mTOR to Upregulate NR2B Expression in the Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex Required for Inflammatory Pain-Related Aversion in Rats.

Yuangui Zhang, Fanceng Ji, Gongming Wang, Dong He, Le Yang, Mengyuan Zhang

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuangui ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Fanceng JiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, China.
Gongming WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Dong HeShandong University, Jinan, China.
Le YangShandong University, Jinan, China.
Mengyuan ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China. zhangmy716@163.com.
Shandong University · CNShandong Provincial Hospital · CNWeifang People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) has been demonstrated to mediate pain-related aversion induced by formalin in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC). However, it remains unclear the signaling pathways and regulatory proteins involved. In the rACC, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), an activity-dependent neuromodulator, has been shown to play a role in the development and persistence of chronic pain. In this study, we used a rat formalin-induced inflammatory pain model to demonstrate BDNF up-regulation in the rACC. Stimulation with exogenous BDNF up-regulated mTOR, whilst cyclotraxin B (CTX-B), a tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) antagonist, down-regulated mTOR. Our results suggest BDNF could activate an mTOR signaling pathway. Subsequently, we used formalin-induced conditioned place avoidance (F-CPA) training in rat models to investigate if mTOR activation was required for pain-related aversion. We demonstrated that BDNF/mTOR signaling could activate the NMDA receptor subunit episilon-2 (NR2B), which is required for F-CPA. Our results reveal that BDNF activates mTOR to up-regulate NR2B expression, which is required for inflammatory pain-related aversion in the rACC of rats.

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AnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGyrus CinguliInflammationMalePainRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactormTOR protein, ratNR2B NMDA receptorReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesBrain-derived neurotrophic factorNMDA receptorsNR2BPain-related aversionRapamycinRostral anterior cingulate cortex

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