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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2022

The YTHDF1-TRAF6 pathway regulates the neuroinflammatory response and contributes to morphine tolerance and hyperalgesia in the periaqueductal gray.

Handong Ouyang, Jianxing Zhang, Dongmei Chi, Kun Zhang, Yongtian Huang, Jingxiu Huang, Wan Huang, Xiaohui Bai

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Handong Ouyang *Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China.
Jianxing Zhang *Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China.
Dongmei Chi *Department of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China.
Kun ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China.
Yongtian HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China.
Jingxiu HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China. huangjx@sysucc.org.cn.
Wan HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China. huangwan@sysucc.org.cn.
Xiaohui BaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Rd East, Guangzhou, China. Baixhui@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNSun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CN

Funding

H.O.'s Clinical Medical Scientists Project of Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center PT09090101National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071237 and 81771192
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term use of opioids such as morphine has negative side effects, such as morphine analgesic tolerance and morphine-induced hyperalgesia (MIH). These side effects limit the clinical use and analgesic efficacy of morphine. Elucidation of the mechanisms and identification of feasible and effective methods or treatment targets to solve this clinical phenomenon are important. Here, we discovered that YTHDF1 and TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) are crucial for morphine analgesic tolerance and MIH. The m6A reader YTHDF1 positively regulated the translation of TRAF6 mRNA, and chronic morphine treatments enhanced the m6A modification of TRAF6 mRNA. TRAF6 protein expression was drastically reduced by YTHDF1 knockdown, although TRAF6 mRNA levels were unaffected. By reducing inflammatory markers such as IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and NF-κB, targeted reduction of YTHDF1 or suppression of TRAF6 activity in ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) slows the development of morphine analgesic tolerance and MIH. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanism of morphine analgesic tolerance and MIH indicating that YTHDF1 regulates inflammatory factors such as IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and NF-κB by enhancing TRAF6 protein expression.

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HyperalgesiaMorphineAnalgesicsAnimalsHumansInflammationInterleukin-6NF-kappa BPeriaqueductal GrayRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA-Binding ProteinsTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnalgesicsInterleukin-6MorphineNF-kappa BRNA-Binding ProteinsTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaYTHDF1 protein, humanInflammatory factorsMorphine-induced hyperalgesiaMorphine toleranceTRAF6YTHDF1

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PMID36550542
PMCPMC9784087
OpenAlexW4312190662

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