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Fisher C, Johnson K, Moore M, Sadrati A, Janecek JL, Graham ML, Klein AH. Loss of ATP-sensitive channel expression and function decreases opioid sensitivity in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes. bioRxiv 2023:2023.09.06.556526. [PMID: 37732180 PMCID: PMC10508758 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.06.556526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
Abstract
During diabetes, β-cell dysfunction due to loss of potassium channels sensitive to ATP, known as KATP channels occurs progressively over time contributing to hyperglycemia. KATP channels are additionally present in the central and peripheral nervous systems and are downstream targets of opioid receptor signaling. The aim of this study is to investigate if KATP channel expression or activity in the nervous system changes in diabetic mice and if morphine antinociception changes in mice fed a high fat diet (HFD) for 16 weeks compared to controls. Mechanical thresholds were also monitored before and after administration of glyburide or nateglinide, KATP channel antagonists, for four weeks. HFD mice have decreased antinociception to systemic morphine, which is exacerbated after systemic treatment with glyburide or nateglinide. HFD mice also have lower rotarod scores, decreased mobility in an open field test, and lower burrowing behavior compared to their control diet counterparts, which is unaffected by KATP channel antagonist delivery. Expression of KATP channel subunits, Kcnj11 (Kir6.2) and Abcc8 (SUR1), were decreased in the peripheral and central nervous system in HFD mice, which is significantly correlated with baseline paw withdrawal thresholds. Upregulation of SUR1 through an adenovirus delivered intrathecally increased morphine antinociception in HFD mice, whereas Kir6.2 upregulation improved morphine antinociception only marginally. Perspective: This article presents the potential link between KATP channel function and neuropathy during diabetes. There is a need for increased knowledge in how diabetes affects structural and molecular changes in the nervous system to lead to the progression of chronic pain and sensory issues.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cole Fisher
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, USA
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Enders JD, Thomas S, Lynch P, Jack J, Ryals JM, Puchalska P, Crawford P, Wright DE. ATP-gated potassium channels contribute to ketogenic diet-mediated analgesia in mice. Neurobiol Pain 2023; 14:100138. [PMID: 38099277 PMCID: PMC10719532 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2023.100138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Chronic pain is a substantial health burden and options for treating chronic pain remain minimally effective. Ketogenic diets are emerging as well-tolerated, effective therapeutic strategies in preclinical models of chronic pain, especially diabetic neuropathy. We tested whether a ketogenic diet is antinociceptive through ketone oxidation and related activation of ATP-gated potassium (KATP) channels in mice. We demonstrate that consumption of a ketogenic diet for one week reduced evoked nocifensive behaviors (licking, biting, lifting) following intraplantar injection of different noxious stimuli (methylglyoxal, cinnamaldehyde, capsaicin, or Yoda1) in mice. A ketogenic diet also decreased the expression of p-ERK, an indicator of neuronal activation in the spinal cord, following peripheral administration of these stimuli. Using a genetic mouse model with deficient ketone oxidation in peripheral sensory neurons, we demonstrate that protection against methylglyoxal-induced nociception by a ketogenic diet partially depends on ketone oxidation by peripheral neurons. Injection of tolbutamide, a KATP channel antagonist, prevented ketogenic diet-mediated antinociception following intraplantar capsaicin injection. Tolbutamide also restored the expression of spinal activation markers in ketogenic diet-fed, capsaicin-injected mice. Moreover, activation of KATP channels with the KATP channel agonist diazoxide reduced pain-like behaviors in capsaicin-injected, chow-fed mice, similar to the effects observed with a ketogenic diet. Diazoxide also reduced the number of p-ERK+ cells in capsaicin-injected mice. These data support a mechanism that includes neuronal ketone oxidation and activation of KATP channels to provide ketogenic diet-related analgesia. This study also identifies KATP channels as a new target to mimic the antinociceptive effects of a ketogenic diet.
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- Jonathan D. Enders
- Departments of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
- Department of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
- KU Diabetes Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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Nelson JM, Saunders CJ, Johnson EC. The Intrinsic Nutrient Sensing Adipokinetic Hormone Producing Cells Function in Modulation of Metabolism, Activity, and Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7515. [PMID: 34299134 PMCID: PMC8307046 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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All organisms confront the challenges of maintaining metabolic homeostasis in light of both variabilities in nutrient supplies and energetic costs of different physiologies and behaviors. While all cells are nutrient sensitive, only relative few cells within Metazoans are nutrient sensing cells. Nutrient sensing cells organize systemic behavioral and physiological responses to changing metabolic states. One group of cells present in the arthropods, is the adipokinetic hormone producing cells (APCs). APCs possess intrinsic nutrient sensors and receive contextual information regarding metabolic state through other endocrine connections. APCs express receptors for different hormones which modulate APC physiology and the secretion of the adipokinetic hormone (AKH). APCs are functionally similar to alpha cells in the mammalian pancreas and display a similar physiological organization. AKH release results in both hypertrehalosemia and hyperlipidemia through high affinity binding to the AKH receptor (AKHR). Another hallmark of AKH signaling is heightened locomotor activity, which accompanies starvation and is thought to enhance foraging. In this review, we discuss mechanisms of nutrient sensing and modulation of AKH release. Additionally, we compare the organization of AKH/AKHR signaling in different taxa. Lastly, we consider the signals that APCs integrate as well as recent experimental results that have expanded the functional repertoire of AKH signaling, further establishing this as both a metabolic and stress hormone.
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- Jonathan M. Nelson
- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA; (J.M.N.); (C.J.S.)
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- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA; (J.M.N.); (C.J.S.)
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- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA; (J.M.N.); (C.J.S.)
- Center of Molecular Signaling, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA
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