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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2019

Neuronal FcγRI mediates acute and chronic joint pain.

Li Wang, Xiaohua Jiang, Qin Zheng, Sang-Min Jeon, Tiane Chen, Yan Liu, Heather Kulaga, Randall Reed, Xinzhong Dong, Michael J Caterina and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Li WangDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute.
Xiaohua JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute.
Qin ZhengSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience.
Sang-Min JeonDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute.
Tiane ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute.
Yan LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute.
Heather KulagaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and.
Randall ReedDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and.
Xinzhong DongSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience.
Michael J CaterinaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute.
Lintao QuDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute.
Pain Management Institute · USH. L. Snyder Medical Foundation · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

A novel mechanism of rheumatoid arthritis-associated painR01AR072230 · NIAMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI QU, LINTAO · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072230
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although joint pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is conventionally thought to result from inflammation, arthritis pain and joint inflammation are at least partially uncoupled. This suggests that additional pain mechanisms in RA remain to be explored. Here we show that FcγRI, an immune receptor for IgG immune complex (IgG-IC), is expressed in a subpopulation of joint sensory neurons and that, under naïve conditions, FcγRI crosslinking by IgG-IC directly activates the somata and peripheral terminals of these neurons to evoke acute joint hypernociception without obvious concurrent joint inflammation. These effects were diminished in both global and sensory neuron-specific Fcgr1 knockout mice. In murine models of inflammatory arthritis, FcγRI signaling was upregulated in joint sensory neurons. Acute blockade or global genetic deletion of Fcgr1 significantly attenuated arthritis pain and hyperactivity of joint sensory neurons without measurably altering joint inflammation. Conditional deletion of Fcgr1 in sensory neurons produced similar analgesic effects in these models. We therefore suggest that FcγRI expressed in sensory neurons contributes to arthritis pain independently of its functions in inflammatory cells. These findings expand our understanding of the immunosensory capabilities of sensory neurons and imply that neuronal FcγRI merits consideration as a target for treating RA pain.

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Acute PainAnimalsAntigen-Antibody ComplexArthralgiaArthritis, ExperimentalArthritis, RheumatoidChronic PainCross-Linking ReagentsGene DeletionImmunoglobulin GInflammationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicAntigen-Antibody ComplexCross-Linking ReagentsFcgr1 protein, mouseImmunoglobulin GReceptors, IgGNeurosciencePain

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PMID31211699
PMCPMC6715360
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