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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Dimethyl Itaconate Attenuates CFA-Induced Inflammatory Pain

Jiaqi Lin, Jinxuan Ren, Bin Zhu, Yi Dai, Dave Schwinn Gao, Suyun Xia, Zhenzhen Cheng, Yangyuxin Huang, Lina Yu

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiaqi LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jinxuan RenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Bin ZhuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yi DaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Dave Schwinn GaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Suyun XiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Zhenzhen ChengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yangyuxin HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Lina YuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Itaconate plays a prominent role in anti-inflammatory effects and has gradually been ushered as a promising drug candidate for treating inflammatory diseases. However, its significance and underlying mechanism for inflammatory pain remain unexplored. In the current study, we investigated the effects and mechanisms of Dimethyl Itaconate (DI, a derivative of itaconate) on Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced inflammatory pain in a rodent model. Here, we demonstrated that DI significantly reduced mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. The DI-attenuated neuroinflammation was evident with the amelioration of infiltrative macrophages in peripheral sites of the hind paw and the dorsal root ganglion. Concurrently, DI hindered the central microglia activation in the spinal cord. Mechanistically, DI inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory factors interleukin (IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and upregulated anti-inflammatory factor IL-10. The analgesic mechanism of DI was related to the downregulation of the nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome complex and IL-1β secretion. This study suggested possible novel evidence for prospective itaconate utilization in the management of inflammatory pain.

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dimethyl itaconateIL-1βinflammatory painmacrophagesmicrogliaNLRP3 inflammasome complex

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PMID35935847
PMCPMC9353300
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