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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2021

Inhibiting BDNF/TrkB.T1 receptor improves resiniferatoxin-induced postherpetic neuralgia through decreasing ASIC3 signaling in dorsal root ganglia.

Xiang Wei, Lina Wang, Jie Hua, Xiao-Hong Jin, Fuhai Ji, Ke Peng, Bin Zhou, Jianping Yang, Xiao-Wen Meng

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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Xiang Wei *Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Lina Wang *Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jie Hua *Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiao-Hong JinDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Fuhai JiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Ke PengDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Bin ZhouJiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jianping YangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. szyangjp@126.com.
Xiao-Wen MengDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. lingximxw@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6961-8683
Soochow University · CN

Funding

Graduate Research and Innovation Projects of Jiangsu Province (CN) CXTDA2017043Jiangsu Provincial Medical Youth Talent QNRC2016740National Natural Science Foundation of China 81701098Suzhou people's Livelihood Science and technology project SYS201738
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a devastating complication after varicella-zoster virus infection. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been shown to participate in the pathogenesis of PHN. A truncated isoform of the tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) receptor TrkB.T1, as a high-affinity receptor of BDNF, is upregulated in multiple nervous system injuries, and such upregulation is associated with pain. Acid-sensitive ion channel 3 (ASIC3) is involved in chronic neuropathic pain, but its relation with BDNF/TrkB.T1 in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) during PHN is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether BDNF/TrkB.T1 contributes to PHN through regulating ASIC3 signaling in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs).

methodsResiniferatoxin (RTX) was used to induce rat PHN models. Mechanical allodynia was assessed by measuring the paw withdrawal thresholds (PWTs). Thermal hyperalgesia was determined by detecting the paw withdrawal latencies (PWLs). We evaluated the effects of TrkB.T1-ASIC3 signaling inhibition on the behavior, neuronal excitability, and inflammatory response during RTX-induced PHN. ASIC3 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) transfection was used to investigate the effect of exogenous BDNF on inflammatory response in cultured PC-12 cells.

resultsRTX injection induced mechanical allodynia and upregulated the protein expression of BDNF, TrkB.T1, ASIC3, TRAF6, nNOS, and c-Fos, as well as increased neuronal excitability in DRGs. Inhibition of ASIC3 reversed the abovementioned effects of RTX, except for BDNF and TrkB.T1 protein expression. In addition, inhibition of TrkB.T1 blocked RTX-induced mechanical allodynia, activation of ASIC3 signaling, and hyperexcitability of neurons. RTX-induced BDNF upregulation was found in both neurons and satellite glia cells in DRGs. Furthermore, exogenous BDNF activated ASIC3 signaling, increased NO level, and enhanced IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels in PC-12 cells, which was blocked by shRNA-ASIC3 transfection.

conclusionThese findings demonstrate that inhibiting BDNF/TrkB.T1 reduced inflammation, decreased neuronal hyperexcitability, and improved mechanical allodynia through regulating the ASIC3 signaling pathway in DRGs, which may provide a novel therapeutic target for patients with PHN.

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Acid Sensing Ion ChannelsAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalDiterpenesGanglia, SpinalHyperalgesiaMaleNeuralgia, PostherpeticRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, trkBSignal TransductionAcid Sensing Ion ChannelsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDiterpenesReceptor, trkBresiniferatoxinAcid-sensitive ion channel 3Brain-derived neurotrophic factorNeuronal excitabilityPostherpetic neuralgiaResiniferatoxinTruncated tropomyosin receptor kinase B receptor

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