Abstract |
Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a common form of peripheral neuropathy, yet the mechanisms responsible for chronic pain in this disease are poorly understood. The up-regulation of the expression and function of voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 has been implicated in DN, however, the exact mechanism is unclear. In the present study, we found that a proportion of streptozotocin (STZ)-treated rats suffered from mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia for a long-lasting time. Nav1.7 was up-regulated in spinal dorsal root ganglia (DRG) of rats with DN, double immunofluorescence staining showed that the increased Nav1.7 was co-localized with large and small sized neurons but not satellite glial cells. Inhibiting the synthesis of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) by thalidomide prevented DN, accompanied by strongly blocking the up-regulation of Nav1.7, TNF-α and p-nucleus factor-kappa B (p-NF-κB) in DRG. Intrathecal injection of NF-κB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate ( PDTC) significantly attenuated the pain behaviors and over-expression of Nav1.7 in DRG neurons. These data suggest that increased TNF-α may be responsible for up-regulation of Nav1.7 in DRG neurons of rats with DN, and NF-κB signal pathway is involved in this process. The findings might provide potential target for preventing diabetic neuropathy.
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Authors | Yangliang Huang, Ying Zang, Lijun Zhou, Wenshan Gui, Xianguo Liu, Yi Zhong |
Journal | Neurochemistry international
(Neurochem Int)
Vol. 75
Pg. 112-9
(Sep 2014)
ISSN: 1872-9754 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 24893330
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
- NF-kappa B
- Scn9a protein, rat
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Thalidomide
- Streptozocin
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Topics |
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Diabetic Neuropathies
(physiopathology)
- Ganglia, Spinal
(cytology, drug effects, physiology)
- Male
- NAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
(physiology)
- NF-kappa B
(physiology)
- Neurons
(physiology)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Streptozocin
- Thalidomide
(pharmacology)
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(physiology)
- Up-Regulation
(physiology)
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