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ArticleNeuroscience bulletin2025

The 5-HT Descending Facilitation System Contributes to the Disinhibition of Spinal PKCγ Neurons and Neuropathic Allodynia via 5-HT

Xiao Zhang, Xiao-Lan He, Zhen-Hua Jiang, Jing Qi, Chen-Chen Huang, Jian-Shuai Zhao, Nan Gu, Yan Lu, Qun Wang

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Xiao Zhang *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Xiao-Lan He *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Zhen-Hua Jiang *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Jing QiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Chen-Chen HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Jian-Shuai ZhaoDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Nan GuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
Yan LuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. yanlu001@fmmu.edu.cn.
Qun WangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education of China, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. wqfmmu77@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-3856

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropathic pain, often featuring allodynia, imposes significant physical and psychological burdens on patients, with limited treatments due to unclear central mechanisms. Addressing this challenge remains a crucial unsolved issue in pain medicine. Our previous study, using protein kinase C gamma (PKCγ)-tdTomato mice, highlights the spinal feedforward inhibitory circuit involving PKCγ neurons in gating neuropathic allodynia. However, the regulatory mechanisms governing this circuit necessitate further elucidation. We used diverse transgenic mice and advanced techniques to uncover the regulatory role of the descending serotonin (5-HT) facilitation system on spinal PKCγ neurons. Our findings revealed that 5-HT neurons from the rostral ventromedial medulla hyperpolarize spinal inhibitory interneurons via 5-HT

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HyperalgesiaNeuralgiaNeuronsProtein Kinase CReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CSerotoninSpinal CordAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicProtein Kinase Cprotein kinase C gammaReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CSerotonin5-HT2C receptors5-HT descending facilitation systemInhibitory interneuronsNeuropathic allodyniaPKCγ neurons

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PMID40089966
PMCPMC12229425

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