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ArticleMolecular brain2018

Disrupting USP5/Cav3.2 interactions protects female mice from mechanical hypersensitivity during peripheral inflammation.

Vinicius M Gadotti, Gerald W Zamponi

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Article in Molecular brain, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Targeting T-type/CaV3.2 channels for chronic pain.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2021
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  11. Role of the Ubiquitin System in Chronic Pain.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vinicius M GadottiDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute. Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Gerald W ZamponiDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute. Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. zamponi@ucalgary.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-0644-9066
University of Calgary · CA

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cav3.2 T-type calcium channels are important for the signaling of nociceptive information in the primary afferent pain pathway. During neuropathy and peripheral inflammation, Cav3.2 channels are upregulated due to an increased association with the deubiquitinase USP5. Disrupting these interactions in male mice by the use of cell permeant peptides reverses mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity. Here we explore the effects of interfering with USP5 binding to the channel in female mice with synchronized estrous cycle. We show that intrathecal delivery of a cell-penetrating TAT peptide corresponding to the UBPc domain of USP5 fully reverses mechanical hypersensitivity in mice intraplantarly injected with Complete Freund's Adjuvant. Hence, the USP5 mediated dysregulation of Cav3.2 channel activity does not exhibit sex differences, and potential therapeutics targeting this interaction should be effective in both male and female subjects.

Indexed as

AnimalsCalcium Channels, T-TypeChronic PainFemaleHyperalgesiaInflammationMaleMice, Inbred C57BLPeptidesUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesCacna1h protein, mouseCalcium Channels, T-TypePeptidesUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesUsp5 protein, mouseInflammationPainSex differencesT-type calcium channelUbiquitinationUSP5

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PMID30340616
PMCPMC6194615
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