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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2021

Red nucleus IL-33 facilitates the early development of mononeuropathic pain in male rats by inducing TNF-α through activating ERK, p38 MAPK, and JAK2/STAT3.

Hao-Nan Li, Qing-Qing Yang, Wen-Tao Wang, Xue Tian, Fan Feng, Shu-Ting Zhang, Yu-Tong Xia, Jia-Xue Wang, Yuan-Wu Zou, Jun-Yang Wang and 1 more

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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 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hao-Nan Li *Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Qing-Qing Yang *Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Wen-Tao WangBiological Science BSc, Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, China.
Xue TianDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Fan FengDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Shu-Ting ZhangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Yu-Tong XiaDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Jia-Xue WangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Yuan-Wu ZouDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Jun-Yang WangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China. jywang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3517-0379
Xiao-Yan ZengDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China. xiaoyanzeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31640032Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2016JM3028Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2021JZ-06
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur recent studies have identified that the red nucleus (RN) dual-directionally modulates the development and maintenance of mononeuropathic pain through secreting proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Here, we further explored the action of red nucleus IL-33 in the early development of mononeuropathic pain.

methodsIn this study, male rats with spared nerve injury (SNI) were used as mononeuropathic pain model. Immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, and behavioral testing were used to assess the expressions, cellular distributions, and actions of red nucleus IL-33 and its related downstream signaling molecules.

resultsIL-33 and its receptor ST2 were constitutively expressed in the RN in naive rats. After SNI, both IL-33 and ST2 were upregulated significantly at 3 days and peaked at 1 week post-injury, especially in RN neurons, oligodendrocytes, and microglia. Blockade of red nucleus IL-33 with anti-IL-33 neutralizing antibody attenuated SNI-induced mononeuropathic pain, while intrarubral administration of exogenous IL-33 evoked mechanical hypersensitivity in naive rats. Red nucleus IL-33 generated an algesic effect in the early development of SNI-induced mononeuropathic pain through activating NF-κB, ERK, p38 MAPK, and JAK2/STAT3, suppression of NF-κB, ERK, p38 MAPK, and JAK2/STAT3 with corresponding inhibitors markedly attenuated SNI-induced mononeuropathic pain or IL-33-evoked mechanical hypersensitivity in naive rats. Red nucleus IL-33 contributed to SNI-induced mononeuropathic pain by stimulating TNF-α expression, which could be abolished by administration of inhibitors against ERK, p38 MAPK, and JAK2/STAT3, but not NF-κB.

conclusionsThese results suggest that red nucleus IL-33 facilitates the early development of mononeuropathic pain through activating NF-κB, ERK, p38 MAPK, and JAK2/STAT3. IL-33 mediates algesic effect partly by inducing TNF-α through activating ERK, p38 MAPK and JAK2/STAT3.

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AnimalsInterleukin-33Janus Kinase 2MaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMononeuropathiesNeuralgiap38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRed NucleusSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaIl33 protein, ratInterleukin-33Jak2 protein, ratJanus Kinase 2p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesStat3 protein, ratSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInterleukin-33Mononeuropathic painRed nucleusSignaling pathwayTumor necrosis factor-α

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PMID34225736
PMCPMC8258957
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