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ArticlePain research & management2024

NGF Signaling Exacerbates KOA Peripheral Hyperalgesia via the Increased TRPV1-Labeled Synovial Sensory Innervation in KOA Rats.

Zixiu Liu, Mingchao Li, Li Zhang, Xiaoqing Shi, Taiyang Liao, Lishi Jie, Likai Yu, Peimin Wang

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Article in Pain research & management, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zixiu LiuJiangnan University, Wuxi 214000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0243-3961
Mingchao LiKey Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9189-633X
Li ZhangKey Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Xiaoqing ShiKey Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Taiyang LiaoKey Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Lishi JieKey Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Likai YuKey Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Peimin WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1870-4578
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNJiangnan University · CNJiangsu University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pain is caused by nociceptors, which are actually sensory nerve fiber endings that can detect stimuli to produce and transmit pain signals, and high levels of NGF in synovial tissue led to peripheral hyperalgesia in KOA. The purpose of this study is to investigate how sensory nerve fibers respond to the NGF/TrKA signal pathway and mediate the peripheral hyperalgesia in KOA rats. Methods: Forty SD male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: normal, KOA, KOA + NGF, and KOA + siRNA TrKA. KOA model rats were induced by anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT). Mechanical and cold withdrawal thresholds (MWT and CWT) were measured 4 times in each group. The synovial tissues were harvested on day 28, and the expressions of NGF, TrKA, TRPV1, IL-1 Results: KOA and intra-articular injection with NGF protein increased both mRNA and protein levels, not only TRPV1, PGP 9.5, and IL-1 Conclusion: This study showed the activation of the NGF/TrKA signaling pathway in KOA promoted the release of pain mediators, increased the innervation of sensory nerve fibers in the synovium, and worsened peripheral hyperalgesia. It also showed increased TRPV1 positive sensory innervation in KOA was mediated by NGF/TrKA signaling and exacerbated peripheral hyperalgesia.

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HyperalgesiaOsteoarthritis, KneeAnimalsMaleNerve Growth FactorPainRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, trkARNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionNerve Growth FactorReceptor, trkARNA, Small Interfering

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PMID38410126
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