The analgesic action of larixyl acetate, a potent TRPC6 inhibitor, in rat neuropathic pain model induced by spared nerve injury

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作者
Wang, Jing [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhao, Ming [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Jia, Peng [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Liu, Fang-Fang [4 ]
Chen, Kun [1 ,2 ]
Meng, Fei-Yang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Hong, Jiang-Hao [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Ting [1 ,2 ]
Jin, Xiao-Hang [1 ,2 ,5 ]
Shi, Juan [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Fourth Mil Med Univ, Preclin Sch Med, Dept Human Anat Histol & Embryol, Xian 710032, Peoples R China
[2] Fourth Mil Med Univ, Preclin Sch Med, KK Leung Brain Res Ctr, Xian 710032, Peoples R China
[3] Fourth Mil Med Univ, Preclin Sch Med, Student Brigade, Xian 710032, Peoples R China
[4] Fourth Mil Med Univ, Preclin Sch Med, Dept Neurobiol, Xian 710032, Peoples R China
[5] Xijing Univ, Dept Basic Med Morphol, Coll Med, Xian 710123, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Neuropathic pain; Larixyl acetate; Microglia; Neuroinflammation; TRPC6; p38; UP-REGULATION; CHANNELS; ACTIVATION; CONTRIBUTES; MICROGLIA; RECEPTOR; EXPRESSION; INCREASES; NEUROINFLAMMATION; HYPERALGESIA;
D O I
10.1186/s12974-020-01767-8
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Background: Neuropathic pain is a debilitating status that is insusceptible to the existing analgesics. It is important to explore the underlying pathophysiological changes and search for new pharmacological approaches. Transient receptor potential canonical 6 (TRPC6) is a mechanosensitive channel that is expressed by dorsal root ganglia and glial cells. It has been demonstrated that this channel in dorsal root ganglia plays essential roles in the formation of mechanical hyperalgesia in neuropathic pain. Recent pharmacological screening suggests that larixyl acetate (LA), a main constituent of larch resin, is able to selectively inhibit TRPC6 function. But whether LA is effective in treating neuropathic pain remains unknown. We investigated the efficacy of LA in rat neuropathic pain model, examined its effects on central neuroinflammation, and explored the possible molecular mechanisms by targeting the spinal dorsal horn. Methods: Spared nerve injury (SNI) was conducted in Sprague-Dawley rats. Mechanical hypersensitivity and cold allodynia before and after single and multiple i.t. applications of LA at the dose of 3, 10, and 30 mu M were evaluated by von Frey filament and acetone tests, respectively. Western blot, immunohistochemical, and immunocytochemical stainings were employed to examine the level and expression feature of ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba-1), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), TRPC6, and phosphorylated p38 kinase. The changes of cytokine concentrations, including that of TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-10, were also assessed by multiplex analysis. TRPC6 antisense strategy was finally adopted to investigate the action mechanisms of LA. Results: Single application of LA on day 5 post injury caused dose-dependent inhibition of mechanical allodynia with the ED50 value of 13.43 mu M. Multiple applications of LA at 30 mu M not only enhanced the analgesic efficacy but also elongated the effective duration without obvious influences on animal locomotor activities. Single and multiple administrations of LA at 30 mu M played similar but weaker inhibitory effects on cold allodynia. In addition to behavioral improvements, multiple applications of LA for 6 days dose-dependently inhibited the upregulation of Iba-1, TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6, whereas had no obvious effects on the levels of GFAP and IL-10. Combined Western blot and immunostaining assays revealed that the expression of TRPC6 was significantly increased in both spinal dorsal horn after nerve injury and the cultured microglia challenged by LPS, which was however suppressed by the addition of LA at 30 mu M or 10 mu M, respectively. Further knockdown of TRPC6 with antisense oligodeoxynucleotide produced prominent analgesic effects in rats with SNI, accompanied by the reduced phosphorylation level of p38 in the microglia. Conclusions: These data demonstrate that i.t. applied LA exhibits analgesic and anti-inflammatory action in neuropathic pain. The action of LA involves the suppression of TRPC6 and p38 signaling in the microglia. LA may be thus a promising pharmacological candidate for the treatment of intractable chronic pain.
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