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Circulating microRNAs from the mouse tibia fracture model reflect the signature from patients with complex regional pain syndrome.

Jason R Wickman, Xuan Luo, Wenwu Li, Renee Jean-Toussaint, Peyman Sahbaie, Ahmet Sacan, J David Clark, Seena K Ajit

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jason R WickmanPharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5693-8917
Xuan LuoPharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6313-4709
Wenwu LiAnesthesiology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Renee Jean-ToussaintPharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Peyman SahbaieAnesthesiology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Ahmet SacanSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3570-3270
J David ClarkAnesthesiology Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Seena K AjitPharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0822-7037
Drexel University · USVA Palo Alto Health Care System · US

Funding

B Lymphocyte-Mediated Autoimmunity in Pain After TraumaR01NS117340 · NINDS · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI CLARK, DAVID J. · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionComplex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) often results from an initial trauma that later produces a disproportionate amount of pain. The mechanisms underlying CRPS have been studied using a tibia fracture model (TFM) in rodents because this model closely mimics symptoms and has several molecular correlates observed in patients with CRPS.

objectiveHere, we determined whether the TFM has alterations in circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) and cytokines transported by small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) that faithfully model previously reported miRNA alterations from patients with CRPS.

methodsWe isolated and characterized serum-derived sEVs from mice 3 weeks after fracture when symptoms such as pain hypersensitivity develop. Whole-transcriptome profiling was used to determine sEV miRNAs, and Bio-Plex Pro Mouse Cytokine 23-plex assay was used to measure cytokines. Differentially expressed miRNAs from TFM were compared with previously reported circulating miRNA alterations from patients with CRPS.

resultsAlthough sEV cytokine levels were unchanged, there were significant changes in sEV miRNA profiles. Differentially expressed miRNAs from TFM sEVs significantly overlapped with those previously reported in patients with CRPS. Of the 57 sEV miRNAs dysregulated in the TFM, 30 were previously reported in patients with CRPS compared with healthy control donors both in sEVs and 23 in whole blood.

conclusionsThese findings enhance the validity of TFM as a model for CRPS and suggest that specific miRNA dysregulation may be a shared feature of CRPS and the TFM. These dysregulated miRNAs could help identify mechanistic targets or serve as biomarker candidates for both diagnosis and treatment responses in clinical trials.

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BiomarkerComplex regional pain syndromeExosomesExtracellular vesiclesmiRNATibia fracture model

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PMCPMC8425838
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