NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110168
Siqi Yang , Yuanyuan Wang , Zifeng Wu, Di Wang, Xinying Zhang, Suwan Hu, Qi Zhang, Yuchen Bu, Cunming Liu, Chaoli Huang, Chun Yang
{"title":"Increased levels of Escherichia-Shigella and Klebsiella in the gut contribute to the responsivity of placebo analgesia","authors":"Siqi Yang , Yuanyuan Wang , Zifeng Wu, Di Wang, Xinying Zhang, Suwan Hu, Qi Zhang, Yuchen Bu, Cunming Liu, Chaoli Huang, Chun Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110168","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110168","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Placebo analgesia is observed in both humans and animals. Given the complexity of placebo analgesia involving a variety of neurobiological, psychological, and psychosocial processes, further investigation into its underlying mechanisms is essential. Gut microbiota has been implicated in the responsivity of placebo analgesia, but its precise role remains unknown and warrants further investigations. Here, we conducted a conditioning training model with chronic inflammatory pain induced by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) in mice, associating parecoxib with different cues. Hierarchical clustering analysis of placebo analgesia behaviors was employed to classify mice into responders and non-responders phenotypes. Approximately 40% of CFA mice undergoing conditioning training exhibited placebo analgesia. Notably, placebo analgesia responders displayed reduced anxiety-like behaviors. 16S rRNA results revealed a distinct composition of gut microbiota composition among the control, placebo analgesia non-responders and responders groups. Notably, levels of <em>Escherichia Shigella</em> and <em>Klebsiella</em> in the gut were increased considerably in the placebo analgesia responders as compared to both control and non-responders groups. In conclusion, placebo analgesia responders demonstrated marked analgesia, reduced anxiety-like behaviors, and increased levels of <em>Escherichia-Shigella</em> and <em>Klebsiella</em>, implying a potential linkage between gut microbiota and placebo analgesia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110168"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142350787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110156
Canyu Yang , Tahir Ali , Axiang Li , Ruyan Gao , Xiaoming Yu , Shupeng Li , Tao Li
{"title":"Ketamine reverses chronic corticosterone-induced behavioral deficits and hippocampal synaptic dysfunction by regulating eIF4E/BDNF signaling","authors":"Canyu Yang , Tahir Ali , Axiang Li , Ruyan Gao , Xiaoming Yu , Shupeng Li , Tao Li","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating illness with a high global burden. While Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, offers rapid-acting antidepressant effects, its mechanism remains incompletely understood. Recent research suggests that dysregulation of mRNA translation via the Eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) pathway might contribute to depression pathophysiology. This study investigates whether Ketamine modulates eIF4E signaling in the hippocampus during its antidepressant action. Herein, adult male mice were exposed to Corticosterone, a well-established model for anxiety and depression, followed by behavioral testing and biochemical analysis. Corticosterone induced depression-like symptoms and disrupted synaptic function, including reduced TrkB/BDNF and eIF4E/MNK1/p-eIF2α/ubiquitin signaling. Ketamine treatment reversed these deficits. Notably, the eIF4E/MNK1 signaling inhibitor, eFT508, blocked Ketamine's antidepressant effect, leading to a return of depression-like phenotype and impaired synaptic signaling. Importantly, these effects were reversed by 7,8-DHF, a BDNF/TrkB signaling agonist. Mice treated with Corticosterone, Ketamine, and eFT508 and subsequently exposed to 7,8-DHF displayed normalized depression-like behaviors and restored synaptic signaling, including increased eIF4E phosphorylation and MNK1 expression. Besides, 7,8-DHF treatment enhanced p-eIF2α levels compared to the eFT508-treated group. These findings suggest that Ketamine exerts its antidepressant action through the regulation of the eIF4E/BDNF signaling pathway in the hippocampus. This study provides novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying Ketamine's therapeutic effects and highlights the potential of targeting this pathway for future MDD treatment strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110156"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142350789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-20DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110164
Chaobo Ni , Liping Chen , Bohan Hua, Zixin Han, Longsheng Xu, Qinghe Zhou, Ming Yao, Huadong Ni
{"title":"Epigenetic mechanisms of bone cancer pain","authors":"Chaobo Ni , Liping Chen , Bohan Hua, Zixin Han, Longsheng Xu, Qinghe Zhou, Ming Yao, Huadong Ni","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110164","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110164","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The management and treatment of bone cancer pain (BCP) remain significant clinical challenges, imposing substantial economic burdens on patients and society. Extensive research has demonstrated that BCP induces changes in the gene expression of peripheral sensory nerves and neurons, which play crucial roles in the onset and maintenance of BCP. However, our understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms of BCP underlying the transcriptional regulation of pro-nociceptive (such as inflammatory factors and the transient receptor potential family) and anti-nociceptive (such as potassium channels and opioid receptors) genes remains limited. This article reviews the epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in BCP, analyzing the roles of histone modifications, DNA methylation, and noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) in the expression of pro-nociceptive and anti-nociceptive genes. Finally, we provide a comprehensive view of the functional mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in BCP and explore the potential of these epigenetic molecules as therapeutic targets for BCP.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110164"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028390824003332/pdfft?md5=5eec799e30538eca36ed713ab9ad2cac&pid=1-s2.0-S0028390824003332-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-19DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110167
Mohammad Seyedabadi , Vsevolod V. Gurevich
{"title":"Flavors of GPCR signaling bias","authors":"Mohammad Seyedabadi , Vsevolod V. Gurevich","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>GPCRs are inherently flexible molecules existing in an equilibrium of multiple conformations. Binding of GPCR agonists shifts this equilibrium. Certain agonists can increase the fraction of active-like conformations that predispose the receptor to coupling to a particular signal transducer or a select group of transducers. Such agonists are called biased, in contrast to balanced agonists that facilitate signaling via all transducers the receptor couples to. These biased agonists preferentially channel the signaling of a GPCR to particular G proteins, GRKs, or arrestins. Preferential activation of particular G protein or arrestin subtypes can be beneficial, as it would reduce unwanted on-target side effects, widening the therapeutic window. However, biasing GPCRs has two important limitations: a) complete bias is impossible due to inherent flexibility of GPCRs; b) receptor-independent functions of signal transducer proteins cannot be directly affected by GPCR ligands or differential receptor barcoding by GRK phosphorylation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110167"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-18DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110159
Juan-Juan Jiao , Yang Hu , Yu-Jia Cui , Chun-Mei Tuo , Yi-Xuan Wang , Xin-Yi Li , Yi Zhang , Mei-Na Wu
{"title":"Anisomycin alleviates cognitive impairments and pathological features in 3xTg-AD mice","authors":"Juan-Juan Jiao , Yang Hu , Yu-Jia Cui , Chun-Mei Tuo , Yi-Xuan Wang , Xin-Yi Li , Yi Zhang , Mei-Na Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Neuroinflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Anisomycin is a pyrrolidine antibiotic isolated from <em>Streptomyces griseolus</em>, which is an efficient anti-inflammatory agent that functions both in vivo and in vitro. However, it is not clear whether anisomycin can exert neuroprotective effect in AD. In the present study, anisomycin was intragastrically administrated to female triple-transgenic AD (3xTg-AD) model mice, then Morris water maze test was used to observe the long-term spatial memory of mice, the in vivo hippocampal field potential recording was performed to evaluate the synaptic plasticity, the Western blot and immunofluorescence were employed to detect pathological changes, and the bioinformatics analysis was used to predict the potential target of anisomycin exerting effects in AD. The results showed that anisomycin ameliorated the long-term spatial memory deficits, improved LTP depression and increased the expression of PSD-95, reduced the Aβ and tau pathologies, and alleviated the activation of microglia and astrocytes in the brains of 3xTg-AD mice. In addition, the results from bioinformatics analysis showed that the potential target of anisomycin focused on inflammatory pathway. These results indicated that anisomycin exerts neuroprotective effects in 3xTg-AD mice by alleviating neuroinflammation, but the potential mechanism of anisomycin exerting neuroprotective effects needs to be further investigated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110159"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-18DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110165
Abby M. Pondelick , Lauren V. Moncayo , Giulia Donvito , Virginia D. McLane , James C. Gillespie , Kurt F. Hauser , Sarah Spiegel , Aron H. Lichtman , Laura J. Sim-Selley , Dana E. Selley
{"title":"Dissociation between the anti-allodynic effects of fingolimod (FTY720) and desensitization of S1P1 receptor-mediated G-protein activation in a mouse model of sciatic nerve injury","authors":"Abby M. Pondelick , Lauren V. Moncayo , Giulia Donvito , Virginia D. McLane , James C. Gillespie , Kurt F. Hauser , Sarah Spiegel , Aron H. Lichtman , Laura J. Sim-Selley , Dana E. Selley","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110165","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110165","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor (S1PR) agonists, such as fingolimod (FTY720), alleviate nociception in preclinical pain models by either activation (agonism) or inhibition (functional antagonism) of S1PR type-1 (S1PR1). However, the dose-dependence and temporal relationship between reversal of nociception and modulation of S1PR1 signaling has not been systematically investigated. This study examined the relationship between FTY720-induced antinociception and S1PR1 adaptation using a sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI) model of neuropathic pain in male and female C57Bl/6J mice. Daily injections of FTY720 for 14 days dose-dependently reversed CCI-induced mechanical allodynia without tolerance development, and concomitantly resulted in a dose-dependent reduction of G-protein activation by the S1PR1-selective agonist SEW2871 in the lumbar spinal cord and brain. These findings indicate FTY720-induced desensitization of S1PR1 signaling coincides with its anti-allodynic effects. Consistent with this finding, a single injection of FTY720 reversed mechanical allodynia while concomitantly producing partial desensitization of S1PR1-stimulated G-protein activation in the CNS. However, mechanical allodynia returned 24-hr post injection, despite S1PR1 desensitization at that time, demonstrating a dissociation between these measures. Furthermore, CCI surgery led to elevations of sphingolipid metabolites, including S1P, which were unaffected by daily FTY720 administration, suggesting FTY720 reversed mechanical allodynia by targeting S1PR1 rather than sphingolipid metabolism. Supporting this hypothesis, acute administration of the S1PR1-selective agonist CYM-5442 mimicked the anti-allodynic effect of FTY720. In contrast, the S1PR1-selective antagonist NIBR-0213 prevented the anti-allodynic effect of FTY720, but NIBR-0213 given alone did not affect nociception. These results indicate that FTY720 alleviates CCI-induced allodynia through a mechanism distinct from functional antagonism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110165"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-17DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110162
Esraa M. Samy, Rasha R. Radwan, Farag M. Mosallam, Heba A. Mohamed
{"title":"Nano-pregabalin effectively mitigates Glut, CGRP and NE neurotransmitters abnormalities in the brain of gamma irradiated rats with reserpine-induced fibromyalgia model: Behavioral and neurochemical studies","authors":"Esraa M. Samy, Rasha R. Radwan, Farag M. Mosallam, Heba A. Mohamed","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><p>Fibromyalgia (FM) is an idiopathic syndrome with painful burdensome symptoms. Radiotherapy is one of the main therapeutic modalities for treating various malignancies and there is a probable association between FM exacerbation and exposure to ionizing radiation. Based on that nanomedicines progressively being explored for their promising applications in medicine, the aim of the current study is to assess the possible therapeutic benefits of nanoform of pregabalin (N-PG) in managing FM symptoms during being exposed to ionizing radiation.</p></div><div><h3>Main methods</h3><p>Rats were allocated into four groups. First group served as control, the other three groups received gamma radiation (2 Gy/day) after 1 h of reserpine administration (1 ml/kg per day, s.c.) to induce FM for three successive days. On the next day, third and fourth groups received (30 mg/kg, p.o.) of PG and N-PG, respectively once daily for ten consecutive days. Tail flick test was performed and von Frey filaments were used to assess mechanical allodynia/hyperalgesia, and then rats were sacrificed to obtain brains.</p></div><div><h3>Key findings</h3><p>N-PG effectively replenished reserpine effects and treated both allodynia and hyperalgesia, improved thermal allodynia, effectively recovered all neurotransmitters near to normal baseline, inhibited oxidative stress status via decreasing malondialdehyde (MDA), increasing glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), it had strong anti-inflammatory effect as verified by reducing both cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) in addition to inhibition of intrinsic apoptosis through caspase-3 (casp-3) decrease and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) increase. Histopathological and immunohistochemical results confirmed the biochemical findings.</p></div><div><h3>Significance</h3><p>N-PG could be a promising drug for treating FM especially when there is urgent need to expose patient to ionizing radiation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110162"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-17DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110161
Noah B. Walker, Brenton R. Tucker, Leanne N. Thomas, Andrew E. Tapp, Dylan R. Drenan, Ryan M. Drenan
{"title":"Expression of sensitized β2 nAChR subunits in VTA neurons enhances intravenous nicotine self-administration in male rats","authors":"Noah B. Walker, Brenton R. Tucker, Leanne N. Thomas, Andrew E. Tapp, Dylan R. Drenan, Ryan M. Drenan","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110161","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ventral tegmental area (VTA) nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are important for nicotine reinforcement. To determine whether and to what extent these receptors are sufficient for nicotine reinforcement, we expressed β2Leu9′Ser (i.e. sensitized) nAChR subunits in the VTA of adult male rats and assessed the nicotine dose-response relationship in intravenous self-administration (SA). β2Leu9′Ser rats self-administered nicotine doses 50–100 fold lower than the lowest doses that control rats would respond for. Expression of WT β2 subunits confirmed that this enhanced sensitivity to nicotine was due to the Leu9′Ser mutation in β2. Higher unit doses were associated with strong escalation in β2Leu9′Ser rats over 17 fixed ratio sessions. Escalation was minimal or absent in control rats at the same unit doses. In progressive ratio SA, β2Leu9′Ser rats exhibited higher breakpoints than control rats when the nicotine unit dose was 1.5 μg/kg/inf or higher. In intermittent access SA, β2Leu9′Ser rats exhibited response patterns very similar to control rats. By adding nicotine dose-response data, progressive ratio assays, and intermittent access results that rule out stereotypy, these data significantly extend our previous finding that nicotine activation of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway is sufficient for nicotine reinforcement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110161"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142274200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110160
Dana M. Smith , Mary M. Torregrossa
{"title":"The ventral tegmental area dopamine to basolateral amygdala projection supports acquisition of cocaine self-administration","authors":"Dana M. Smith , Mary M. Torregrossa","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Dopamine signaling in the amygdala is known to play a role in associative learning and memory, including the process of learning to associate environmental cues with the reinforcing properties of drugs like cocaine. Evidence suggests that the ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine (DA) projection specifically to the basolateral amygdala (BLA) participates in establishing cocaine-cue associations that can promote later craving- and relapse-like responses to the cue alone. In order to further investigate the specific role of VTA-BLA projections in cocaine-reinforced learning, we used chemogenetics to manipulate VTA DA inputs to the BLA during cocaine self-administration, cue- and cocaine-primed reinstatement, and conditioned place preference. We found inhibiting DA input to the BLA during cocaine self-administration inhibited acquisition and weakened the ability of the previously cocaine-paired cue to elicit cocaine-seeking, while acutely inhibiting the pathway on the day of cue-induced reinstatement testing had no effect. Conversely, exciting the projection during self-administration boosted the salience of the cocaine-paired cue as indicated by enhanced responding during cue-induced reinstatement. Importantly, interfering with DA input to the BLA had no impact on the ability of cocaine to elicit a place preference or induce reinstatement in response to a priming cocaine injection. Overall, we show that manipulation of projections underlying DA signaling in the BLA may be useful for developing therapeutic interventions for substance use disorders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110160"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeuropharmacologyPub Date : 2024-09-12DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110158
Qi Liu, Ruijie Yan, Ling Wang, Rui Li, Di Zhang, Can Liao, Shengjun Mao
{"title":"Alpha-asarone alleviates cutaneous hyperalgesia by inhibiting hyperexcitability and neurogenic inflammation via TLR4/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway in a female chronic migraine rat model","authors":"Qi Liu, Ruijie Yan, Ling Wang, Rui Li, Di Zhang, Can Liao, Shengjun Mao","doi":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110158","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Migraine is a highly prevalent neurological disorder. Alpha-asarone (ASA), a major active component found in <em>Acorus tatarinowii</em>, plays a crucial role in analgesia and anti-inflammation for neuropathic pain. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of ASA against migraine and elucidate its potential mechanisms using a well-established inflammatory soup (IS) migraine female rat model. Mechanical pain thresholds were assessed daily before IS infusion, followed by post-infusion administration of ASA. Subsequently, spontaneous locomotor activities, exploratory behavior, short-term spatial memory, and photophobia were blindly evaluated after the final drug administration. The rats were then sacrificed for investigation into the underlying mechanisms of action. Network pharmacology was also employed to predict potential targets and pathways of ASA against migraine. The anti-inflammatory activity of ASA and pathway-related proteins were examined in BV2 cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharides (LPS). The results demonstrated that ASA ameliorated cutaneous hyperalgesia and photophobia while improving spatial memory and increasing exploratory behavior in IS rats. ASA attenuated central sensitization-related indicators and excessive glutamate levels while enhancing GABA synthesis. ASA rescued neuronal loss in the cortex and hippocampus of IS rats. Notably, the ability of ASA to improve spatial memory performance in the Y maze test was not observed with sumatriptan, a first-line treatment drug, suggesting the potential involvement of the TLR4 pathway. Moreover, ASA suppressed microglial activation, reduced pro-inflammatory factors, and downregulated TLR4, MyD88, p–NF–κB/NF-κB, NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18. Overall, ASA demonstrated its potential to alleviate hyperalgesia and improve behavioral performance in migraine rats by inhibiting hyperexcitability and microglia-related inflammation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":19139,"journal":{"name":"Neuropharmacology","volume":"261 ","pages":"Article 110158"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142239804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}