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Procyanidins alleviates morphine tolerance by inhibiting activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia

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Title
Procyanidins alleviates morphine tolerance by inhibiting activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia
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Journal of Neuroinflammation, March 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12974-016-0520-z
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Yang Cai, Hong Kong, Yin-Bing Pan, Lai Jiang, Xiu-Xiu Pan, Liang Hu, Yan-Ning Qian, Chun-Yi Jiang, Wen-Tao Liu

Abstract

The development of antinociceptive tolerance following repetitive administration of opioid analgesics significantly hinders their clinical use. Evidence has accumulated indicating that microglia within the spinal cord plays a critical role in morphine tolerance. The inhibitor of microglia is effective to attenuate the tolerance; however, the mechanism is not fully understood. Our present study investigated the effects and possible mechanism of a natural product procyanidins in improving morphine tolerance via its specific inhibition on NOD-like receptor protein3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in microglia. CD-1 mice were used for tail-flick test to evaluate the degree of pain. The microglial cell line BV-2 was used to investigate the effects and the mechanism of procyanidins. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced from BV-2 cells was evaluated by flow cytometry. Cell signaling was measured by western blot assay and immunofluorescence assay. Co-administration of procyanidins with morphine potentiated its antinociception effect and attenuated the development of acute and chronic morphine tolerance. Procyanidins also inhibited morphine-induced increase of interleukin-1β and activation of NOD-like receptor protein3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. Furthermore, procyanidins decreased the phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, inhibited the translocation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), and suppressed the level of reactive oxygen species in microglia. Procyanidins suppresses morphine-induced activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and inflammatory responses in microglia, and thus resulting in significant attenuation of morphine antinociceptive tolerance.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 16%
Student > Master 8 13%
Researcher 7 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 8%
Student > Bachelor 4 6%
Other 13 21%
Unknown 16 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 14%
Neuroscience 9 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 11%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 6 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 6%
Other 7 11%
Unknown 21 33%
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