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Bao C, Abraham SN. Mast cell-sensory neuron crosstalk in allergic diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024; 153:939-953. [PMID: 38373476 PMCID: PMC10999357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Mast cells (MCs) are tissue-resident immune cells, well-positioned at the host-environment interface for detecting external antigens and playing a critical role in mobilizing innate and adaptive immune responses. Sensory neurons are afferent neurons innervating most areas of the body but especially in the periphery, where they sense external and internal signals and relay information to the brain. The significance of MC-sensory neuron communication is now increasingly becoming recognized, especially because both cell types are in close physical proximity at the host-environment interface and around major organs of the body and produce specific mediators that can activate each other. In this review, we explore the roles of MC-sensory neuron crosstalk in allergic diseases, shedding light on how activated MCs trigger sensory neurons to initiate signaling in pruritus, shock, and potentially abdominal pain in allergy, and how activated sensory neurons regulate MCs in homeostasis and atopic dermatitis associated with contact hypersensitivity and type 2 inflammation. Throughout the review, we also discuss how these 2 sentinel cell types signal each other, potentially resulting in a positive feedback loop that can sustain inflammation. Unraveling the mysteries of MC-sensory neuron crosstalk is likely to unveil their critical roles in various disease conditions and enable the development of new therapeutic approaches to combat these maladies.
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- Chunjing Bao
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Analgesic Effect of Combined Therapy with the Japanese Herbal Medicine " Yokukansan" and Electroacupuncture in Rats with Acute Inflammatory Pain. MEDICINES 2021; 8:medicines8060031. [PMID: 34204458 PMCID: PMC8234278 DOI: 10.3390/medicines8060031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background: Japanese herbal medicine, called Kampo medicine, and acupuncture are mainly used in Japanese traditional medicine. In this experiment, the analgesic effect of Yokukansan (YKS) alone and a combination of YKS and electroacupuncture (EA) on inflammatory pain induced by formalin injection were examined. Methods: Animals were divided into four groups: a control group, formalin injection group (formalin), YKS-treated formalin group (YKS), and YKS- and EA-treated formalin group (YKS + EA). The duration of pain-related behaviors and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) activation in the spinal cord after formalin injection in the right hind paw were determined. Results: The duration of pain-related behaviors was dramatically prolonged in the late phase (10–60 min) in the formalin group. The YKS treatment tended to reduce (p = 0.08), whereas YKS + EA significantly suppressed the pain-related behaviors (p < 0.01). Immunohistochemical and Western blot analyses revealed that the number of phosphorylated ERK1/2 (pERK1/2)-positive cells and the pERK expression level, which were increased by formalin injection, were significantly inhibited by YKS (p < 0.05) and YKS + EA (p < 0.01). Conclusions: The YKS + EA combination therapy elicited an analgesic effect on formalin-induced acute inflammatory pain.
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Blockade of platelet-activating factor receptor attenuates abnormal behaviors induced by phencyclidine in mice through down-regulation of NF-κB. Brain Res Bull 2017; 137:71-78. [PMID: 29122692 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that neuroinflammation is one of the important etiologic factors of abusive and neuropsychiatric disorders. Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is potent proinflammatory lipid mediat1or and plays a pivotal role in neuroinflammatory disorders through the specific PAF receptor (PAF-R). Phencyclidine (PCP) induces a psychotomimetic state that closely resembles schizophrenia. Here, we investigated the role of PAF-R in the abnormal behaviors induced by PCP in mice. Repeated treatment with PCP resulted in a significant increase in PAF-R gene expression in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and in the hippocampus. This increase was more pronounced in the PFC than hippocampus. Treatment with PCP resulted in a significant increase in nuclear translocation of the nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB) p65 and DNA binding activity, indicating that the proinflammatory molecule NF-κB was increased through up-regulation of PAF-R. Consistently, NF-κB activation was significantly protected by the PAF-R antagonist, ginkgolide B (Gink B), in PAF-R knockout mice and by the NF-κB inhibitor, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC). In addition, PCP-induced abnormal behaviors (i.e., reduced sociability, depression, cognitive impairment, and behavioral sensitization) were significantly attenuated by Gink B, in PAF-R knockout mice, and by PDTC. Importantly, PDTC did not significantly alter the attenuations observed in Gink B-treated mice or PAF-R knockout mice, indicating that NF-κB is a critical target for neuropsychotoxic modulation of PAF-R. Therefore, the results suggest that PAF-R mediates PCP-induced neuropsychotoxicity via a NF-κB-dependent mechanism, and that up-regulation of PAF-R may be associated with schizophrenia-like behavior in animal models.
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Hellman KM, Yu PY, Oladosu FA, Segel C, Han A, Prasad PV, Jilling T, Tu FF. The Effects of Platelet-Activating Factor on Uterine Contractility, Perfusion, Hypoxia, and Pain in Mice. Reprod Sci 2017. [PMID: 28631554 DOI: 10.1177/1933719117715122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It is widely hypothesized that menstrual pain is triggered by prostaglandin synthesis that evokes high-pressure uterine contractions and ischemia. However, the effects of molecules implicated in menstrual pain on uterine contractility, perfusion, and oxygenation in vivo have been rarely demonstrated. Studies in women that do not respond to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have reported elevated levels of platelet-activating factor (PAF). To establish in vivo evidence of PAF's capability to impair uterine homeostasis and to elicit visceral pain, we examined the effects of the PAF receptor agonist (carbamyl PAF [CPAF]) in comparison to other molecules hypothesized to play a role in uterine pain in mice. Uterine pressure was increased by oxytocin, prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), and CPAF. Even in the absence of inflammatory molecules, uterine contractions reduced uterine oxygenation by 38%. CPAF reduced uterine perfusion by 40% ± 8% and elicited further oxygen desaturation approaching hypoxia (9.4 ± 3.4 mm Hg Pao2). Intraperitoneal injections of CPAF and PGF2α evoked visceral pain and pelvic hyperalgesia in awake wild-type mice. However, pain was not observed in identically injected PAF-receptor knockout mice. Thus, our model provides a demonstration that a molecule implicated in NSAID-resistant dysmenorrhea has a detrimental effect on uterine homeostasis and is capable of causing visceral pain. Our results support the general hypothesis that menstrual cramps are caused by uterine contractions, impaired perfusion, and reduced oxygenation. Since this study was limited to mice, confirmation of these results in humans would be valuable for development of novel therapeutics targeted at inflammatory precursors, contractility, perfusion, and tissue oxygenation.
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- Kevin M Hellman
- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
- 2 Deptartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
- 2 Deptartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
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- 3 Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
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- 4 Department of Pediatrics, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
- 2 Deptartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Bhosle VK, Rivera JC, Zhou TE, Omri S, Sanchez M, Hamel D, Zhu T, Rouget R, Rabea AA, Hou X, Lahaie I, Ribeiro-da-Silva A, Chemtob S. Nuclear localization of platelet-activating factor receptor controls retinal neovascularization. Cell Discov 2016; 2:16017. [PMID: 27462464 PMCID: PMC4941644 DOI: 10.1038/celldisc.2016.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a pleiotropic phospholipid with proinflammatory, procoagulant and angiogenic actions on the vasculature. We and others have reported the presence of PAF receptor (Ptafr) at intracellular sites such as the nucleus. However, mechanisms of localization and physiologic functions of intracellular Ptafr remain poorly understood. We hereby identify the importance of C-terminal motif of the receptor and uncover novel roles of Rab11a GTPase and importin-5 in nuclear translocation of Ptafr in primary human retinal microvascular endothelial cells. Nuclear localization of Ptafr is independent of exogenous PAF stimulation as well as intracellular PAF biosynthesis. Moreover, nuclear Ptafr is responsible for the upregulation of unique set of growth factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor, in vitro and ex vivo. We further corroborate the intracrine PAF signaling, resulting in angiogenesis in vivo, using Ptafr antagonists with distinct plasma membrane permeability. Collectively, our findings show that nuclear Ptafr translocates in an agonist-independent manner, and distinctive functions of Ptafr based on its cellular localization point to another dimension needed for pharmacologic selectivity of drugs.
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- Vikrant K Bhosle
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Pharmacology, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal , Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Experimental Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University , Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal , Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; CHU Sainte Justine Hospital Research Centre, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centre of Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Pharmacology, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Departments of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Weth D, Benetti C, Rauch C, Gstraunthaler G, Schmidt H, Geisslinger G, Sabbadini R, Proia RL, Kress M. Activated platelets release sphingosine 1-phosphate and induce hypersensitivity to noxious heat stimuli in vivo. Front Neurosci 2015; 9:140. [PMID: 25954148 PMCID: PMC4406086 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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At the site of injury activated platelets release various mediators, one of which is sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P). It was the aim of this study to explore whether activated human platelets had a pronociceptive effect in an in vivo mouse model and whether this effect was based on the release of S1P and subsequent activation of neuronal S1P receptors 1 or 3. Human platelets were prepared in different concentrations (10(5)/μl, 10(6)/μl, 10(7)/μl) and assessed in mice with different genetic backgrounds (WT, S1P1 (fl/fl), SNS-S1P1 (-/-), S1P3 (-/-)). Intracutaneous injections of activated human platelets induced a significant, dose-dependent hypersensitivity to noxious thermal stimulation. The degree of heat hypersensitivity correlated with the platelet concentration as well as the platelet S1P content and the amount of S1P released upon platelet activation as measured with LC MS/MS. Despite the significant correlations between S1P and platelet count, no difference in paw withdrawal latency (PWL) was observed in mice with a global null mutation of the S1P3 receptor or a conditional deletion of the S1P1 receptor in nociceptive primary afferents. Furthermore, neutralization of S1P with a selective anti-S1P antibody did not abolish platelet induced heat hypersensitivity. Our results suggest that activated platelets release S1P and induce heat hypersensitivity in vivo. However, the platelet induced heat hypersensitivity was caused by mediators other than S1P.
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- Daniela Weth
- Division of Physiology, Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Physiology, Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Physiology, Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Physiology, Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical PharmacologyFrankfurt, Germany
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- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical PharmacologyFrankfurt, Germany
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- Genetics of Development and Disease Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesBethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Physiology, Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria
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Platelet-activating factor receptor knockout mice are protected from MPTP-induced dopaminergic degeneration. Neurochem Int 2013; 63:121-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bilobalide, a unique constituent of Ginkgo biloba, inhibits inflammatory pain in rats. Behav Pharmacol 2013; 24:298-306. [DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e32836360ab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Petho G, Reeh PW. Sensory and signaling mechanisms of bradykinin, eicosanoids, platelet-activating factor, and nitric oxide in peripheral nociceptors. Physiol Rev 2013; 92:1699-775. [PMID: 23073630 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00048.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Peripheral mediators can contribute to the development and maintenance of inflammatory and neuropathic pain and its concomitants (hyperalgesia and allodynia) via two mechanisms. Activation or excitation by these substances of nociceptive nerve endings or fibers implicates generation of action potentials which then travel to the central nervous system and may induce pain sensation. Sensitization of nociceptors refers to their increased responsiveness to either thermal, mechanical, or chemical stimuli that may be translated to corresponding hyperalgesias. This review aims to give an account of the excitatory and sensitizing actions of inflammatory mediators including bradykinin, prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes, platelet-activating factor, and nitric oxide on nociceptive primary afferent neurons. Manifestations, receptor molecules, and intracellular signaling mechanisms of the effects of these mediators are discussed in detail. With regard to signaling, most data reported have been obtained from transfected nonneuronal cells and somata of cultured sensory neurons as these structures are more accessible to direct study of sensory and signal transduction. The peripheral processes of sensory neurons, where painful stimuli actually affect the nociceptors in vivo, show marked differences with respect to biophysics, ultrastructure, and equipment with receptors and ion channels compared with cellular models. Therefore, an effort was made to highlight signaling mechanisms for which supporting data from molecular, cellular, and behavioral models are consistent with findings that reflect properties of peripheral nociceptive nerve endings. Identified molecular elements of these signaling pathways may serve as validated targets for development of novel types of analgesic drugs.
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- Gábor Petho
- Pharmacodynamics Unit, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Makoto Tsuda
- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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Pain is a complex experience consisting of sensory-discriminative, affective-motivational, and cognitive-evaluative dimensions. Now it has been gradually known that noxious information is processed by a widely-distributed, hierarchically- interconnected neural network, referred to as neuromatrix, in the brain. Thus, identifying the multiple neural networks subserving these functional aspects and harnessing this knowledge to manipulate the pain response in new and beneficial ways are challenging tasks. Albeit with elaborate research efforts on the cortical responses to painful stimuli or clinical pain, involvement of the hippocampal formation (HF) in pain is still a matter of controversy. Here, we integrate previous animal and human studies from the viewpoint of HF and pain, sequentially representing anatomical, behavioral, electrophysiological, molecular/biochemical and functional imaging evidence supporting the role of HF in pain processing. At last, we further expound on the relationship between pain and memory and present some unresolved issues.
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- Ming-Gang Liu
- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Of all clinically marketed drugs, greater than thirty percent are modulators of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Nearly 400 GPCRs (i.e., excluding odorant and light receptors) are encoded within the human genome, but only a small fraction of these seven-transmembrane proteins have been identified as drug targets. Chronic pain affects more than one-third of the population, representing a substantial societal burden in use of health care resources and lost productivity. Furthermore, currently available treatments are often inadequate, underscoring the significant need for better therapeutic strategies. The expansion of the identified human GPCR repertoire, coupled with recent insights into the function and structure of GPCRs, offers new opportunities for the development of novel analgesic therapeutics.
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- Laura S Stone
- Faculty of Dentistry, Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Marotta DM, Costa R, Motta EM, Fernandes ES, Medeiros R, Quintão NL, Campos MM, Calixto JB. Mechanisms underlying the nociceptive responses induced by platelet-activating factor (PAF) in the rat paw. Biochem Pharmacol 2009; 77:1223-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Involvement of platelet-activating factor in ultraviolet B-induced hyperalgesia. J Invest Dermatol 2008; 129:167-74. [PMID: 18580961 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation causes cutaneous inflammation. One important clinical consequence of UVB-induced inflammation is increased pain or hyperalgesia, which is likely mediated by enhanced sensitivity of cutaneous sensory neurons. Previous studies have demonstrated that UVB radiation generates the lipid mediator, platelet-activating factor (PAF), as well as oxidized phospholipids that act as PAF-mimetics. These substances exert effects through the PAF receptor (PAF-R). This study was designed to assess whether PAF-R is involved in UVB-induced hyperalgesia. Intradermal injection of carbamoyl PAF (CPAF; 1-hexadecyl-2-N-methylcarbamoyl glycerophosphocholine) resulted in an enhanced response to mechanical stimuli in wild-type mice but not in PAF-R knockout (KO) mice. There was no significant change in paw withdrawal to noxious thermal stimuli in either genotype after intradermal injection of CPAF. Exposure of the hind paw to 1,500 J m(-2) UVB radiation caused an increased sensitivity to both mechanical and thermal stimulation in wild-type mice but not in PAF-R KO mice. The thermal hyperalgesia caused by UVB irradiation was inhibited in mice that lacked PAF-R in bone marrow-derived cells. These data demonstrate that the PAF-R is important for UVB-induced hyperalgesia. Further investigation of the role of PAF-R signaling in UVB-induced hyperalgesia could provide better understanding of the pathological processes initiated by UVB-induced skin damage.
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Tsuda M, Ishii S, Masuda T, Hasegawa S, Nakamura K, Nagata K, Yamashita T, Furue H, Tozaki-Saitoh H, Yoshimura M, Koizumi S, Shimizu T, Inoue K. Reduced pain behaviors and extracellular signal-related protein kinase activation in primary sensory neurons by peripheral tissue injury in mice lacking platelet-activating factor receptor. J Neurochem 2007; 102:1658-1668. [PMID: 17662046 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04796.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Peripheral tissue injury causes the release of various mediators from damaged and inflammatory cells, which in turn activates and sensitizes primary sensory neurons and thereby produces persistent pain. The present study investigated the role of platelet-activating factor (PAF), a phospholipid mediator, in pain signaling using mice lacking PAF receptor (pafr-/- mice). Here we show that pafr-/- mice displayed almost normal responses to thermal and mechanical stimuli but exhibit attenuated persistent pain behaviors resulting from tissue injury by locally injecting formalin at the periphery as well as capsaicin pain and visceral inflammatory pain without any alteration in cytoarchitectural or neurochemical properties in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and a defect in motor function. However, pafr-/- mice showed no alterations in spinal pain behaviors caused by intrathecally administering agonists for N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) and neurokinin(1) receptors. A PAFR agonist evoked an intracellular Ca(2+) response predominantly in capsaicin-sensitive DRG neurons, an effect was not observed in pafr-/- mice. By contrast, the PAFR agonist did not affect C- or Adelta-evoked excitatory post-synaptic currents in substantia gelatinosa neurons in the dorsal horn. Interestingly, mice lacking PAFR showed reduced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-related protein kinase (ERK), an important kinase for the sensitization of primary sensory neurons, in their DRG neurons after formalin injection. Furthermore, U0126, a specific inhibitor of the ERK pathway suppressed the persistent pain by formalin. Thus, PAFR may play an important role in both persistent pain and the sensitization of primary sensory neurons after tissue injury.
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- Makoto Tsuda
- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) of Japan Science and Technology Agency, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Pharmacology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan
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Teather LA, Afonso VM, Wurtman RJ. Inhibition of platelet-activating factor receptors in hippocampal plasma membranes attenuates the inflammatory nociceptive response in rats. Brain Res 2006; 1097:230-3. [PMID: 16774744 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2005] [Revised: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Evidence suggests that platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a mediator in inflammatory-based pain. Using the biphasic formalin model in rats, we recently demonstrated that PAF antagonists which were selective for either intracellular or plasma membrane PAF receptors decreased the late-phase of the nociceptive response. Inasmuch as both of the PAF antagonists previously used were administered systemically, and reportedly are able to cross the blood-brain barrier, the anatomic locations at which PAF affects pain processing remained to be elucidated. Since PAF is required for hippocampal-dependent memory consolidation, and since the hippocampus has been shown to mediate the late-phase of formalin-induced nociception, the present study investigated the effects on nociception of administration of PAF antagonists within the hippocampus, and of using agents specific for either plasma membrane (BN 52021) or intracellular (BN 50730) PAF binding sites. Intrahippocampal injections of BN 52021 decreased the late-phase of the nociceptive response in a concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, intrahippocampal administration of BN 50730 had no effect on inflammatory nociception. These findings suggest that hippocampal plasma membrane PAF receptors, but not intracellular PAF binding sites, mediate tonic inflammatory pain processing in rats.
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- Lisa A Teather
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Yeo JF, Ong WY, Ling SF, Farooqui AA. Intracerebroventricular injection of phospholipases A2 inhibitors modulates allodynia after facial carrageenan injection in mice. Pain 2004; 112:148-55. [PMID: 15494195 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2004] [Revised: 07/07/2004] [Accepted: 08/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
The present study was carried out, using inhibitors to secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2, 12-epi-scalaradial), cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2, AACOCF3), or calcium-independent phospholipase A2 (iPLA2, bromoenol lactone), to compare possible contributions of central nervous PLA2 isoforms to the development of allodynia after facial carrageenan injection in mice. C57BL/6J (B6) mice showed increased responses to facial stimulation using a von Frey hair (1 g force), at 8 h, 1 day, and 3 days after facial carrageenan injection. On the other hand, BALB/c mice did not show increased responses at any of the time points. In both B6 and BALB/c mice, intracerebroventricular injection of inhibitors to each of the three PLA2 isoforms significantly reduced responses to von Frey hair stimulation at 8 h and 1 day after facial carrageenan injection, but at 3 days after injection, only the sPLA2 inhibitor had an effect. Since BALB/c mice did not show increased responses after facial carrageenan injection, the reduction in responses actually indicates that there is loss of normal sensitivity to von Frey hair stimulation after intracerebroventricular injection of each of these inhibitors, in this strain of mice. The effects of PLA2 inhibitors are unlikely to be due simply to inhibition of arachidonic acid generation, since intracerebroventricular injection of arachidonic acid also had an anti-nociceptive effect. The above results support an important role of central nervous PLA2s in neurotransmission and pain transmission.
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- Jin-Fei Yeo
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, Singapore 119260
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