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Mol Pain ; 10: 31, 2014 May 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24886596

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BACKGROUND: Artemin (Artn), a member of the glial cell line-derived growth factor (GDNF) family, supports the development and function of a subpopulation of peptidergic, TRPV1-positive sensory neurons. Artn (enovin, neublastin) is elevated in inflamed tissue and its injection in skin causes transient thermal hyperalgesia. A genome wide expression analysis of trigeminal ganglia of mice that overexpress Artn in the skin (ART-OE mice) showed elevation in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits, suggesting these ion channels contribute to Artn-induced sensitivity. Here we have used gene expression, immunolabeling, patch clamp electrophysiology and behavioral testing assays to investigate the link between Artn, nicotinic subunit expression and thermal hypersensitivity. RESULTS: Reverse transcriptase-PCR validation showed increased levels of mRNAs encoding the nAChR subunits α3 (13.3-fold), ß3 (4-fold) and ß4 (7.7-fold) in trigeminal ganglia and α3 (4-fold) and ß4 (2.8-fold) in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) of ART-OE mice. Sensory ganglia of ART-OE mice had increased immunoreactivity for nAChRα3 and exhibited increased overlap in labeling with GFRα3-positive neurons. Patch clamp analysis of back-labeled cutaneous afferents showed that while the majority of nicotine-evoked currents in DRG neurons had biophysical and pharmacological properties of α7-subunit containing nAChRs, the Artn-induced increase in α3 and ß4 subunits resulted in functional channels. Behavioral analysis of ART-OE and wildtype mice showed that Artn-induced thermal hyperalgesia can be blocked by mecamylamine or hexamethonium. Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) inflammation of paw skin, which causes an increase in Artn in the skin, also increased the level of nAChR mRNAs in DRG. Finally, the increase in nAChRs transcription was not dependent on the Artn-induced increase in TRPV1 or TRPA1 in ART-OE mice since nAChRs were elevated in ganglia of TRPV1/TRPA1 double knockout mice. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that Artn regulates the expression and composition of nAChRs in GFRα3 nociceptors and that these changes contribute to the thermal hypersensitivity that develops in response to Artn injection and perhaps to inflammation.


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Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/farmacologia , Nociceptores/fisiologia , Receptores Nicotínicos/metabolismo , Gânglio Trigeminal/patologia , Animais , Feminino , Gânglios Espinais/citologia , Receptores de Fator Neurotrófico Derivado de Linhagem de Célula Glial/metabolismo , Hexametônio/uso terapêutico , Hiperalgesia/tratamento farmacológico , Hiperalgesia/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Mecamilamina/uso terapêutico , Potenciais da Membrana/efeitos dos fármacos , Potenciais da Membrana/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/toxicidade , Antagonistas Nicotínicos/uso terapêutico , Nociceptores/efeitos dos fármacos , Subunidades Proteicas/genética , Subunidades Proteicas/metabolismo , Receptores Nicotínicos/genética , Pele/inervação , Pele/patologia
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J Neurosci Res ; 90(5): 1011-9, 2012 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22331573

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Sox11 is a high-mobility group (HMG)-containing transcription factor that is significantly elevated in peripheral neurons in response to nerve injury. In vitro and in vivo studies support a central role for Sox11 in adult neuron growth and survival following injury. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a pleiotropic growth factor that has effects on neuronal survival, differentiation, synaptic plasticity, and regeneration. BDNF transcription is elevated in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) following nerve injury in parallel with Sox11, allowing for the possible regulation by Sox11. To begin to assess the possible influence of Sox11, we used reverse transcriptase PCR assays to determine the relative expression of the nine (I-IXa) noncoding exons and one coding exon (exon IX) of the BDNF gene after sciatic nerve axotomy in the mouse. Exons with upstream promoter regions containing the Sox binding motif 5'-AACAAAG-3' (I, IV, VII, and VIII) were increased at 1 or 3 days following axotomy. Exons 1 and IV showed the greatest increase, and only exon 1 remained elevated at 3 days. Luciferase assays showed that Sox11 could activate the most highly regulated exons, I and IV, and that this activation was reduced by mutation of putative Sox binding sites. Exon expression in injured DRG neurons had some overlap with Neuro2a cells that overexpress Sox11, showing elevation in exon IV and VII transcripts. These findings indicate cell type and contextual specificity of Sox11 in modulation of BDNF transcription.


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Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/metabolismo , Éxons/fisiologia , Gânglios Espinais/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/fisiologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição SOXB1/fisiologia , Animais , Axotomia , Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Biologia Computacional , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Gânglios Espinais/patologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/genética , Vetores Genéticos/fisiologia , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/genética , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/metabolismo , HIV/genética , Luciferases/genética , Luciferases/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Neuroblastoma/patologia , Fatores de Transcrição SOXB1/genética , Neuropatia Ciática/patologia , Fatores de Tempo , Transdução Genética , Transfecção
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