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Involvement of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted from chromosome 10 in rodent model of neuropathic pain

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Title
Involvement of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted from chromosome 10 in rodent model of neuropathic pain
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Journal of Neuroinflammation, March 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12974-015-0280-1
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Shi-Ying Huang, Chun-Sung Sung, Wu-Fu Chen, Chun-Hong Chen, Chien-Wei Feng, San-Nan Yang, Han-Chun Hung, Nan-Fu Chen, Pey-Ru Lin, San-Cher Chen, Hui-Min David Wang, Tian-Huei Chu, Ming-Hong Tai, Zhi-Hong Wen

Abstract

Many cancer research studies have extensively examined the phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted from chromosome 10 (PTEN) pathway. There are only few reports that suggest that PTEN might affect pain; however, there is still a lack of evidence to show the role of PTEN for modulating pain. Here, we report a role for PTEN in a rodent model of neuropathic pain. We found that chronic constriction injury (CCI) surgery in rats could elicit downregulation of spinal PTEN as well as upregulation of phosphorylated PTEN (phospho-PTEN) and phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (phospho-mTOR). After examining such changes in endogenous PTEN in neuropathic rats, we explored the effects of modulating the spinal PTEN pathway on nociceptive behaviors. The normal rats exhibited mechanical allodynia after intrathecal (i.t.) injection of adenovirus-mediated PTEN antisense oligonucleotide (Ad-antisense PTEN). These data indicate the importance of downregulation of spinal PTEN for nociception. Moreover, upregulation of spinal PTEN by i.t. adenovirus-mediated PTEN (Ad-PTEN) significantly prevented CCI-induced development of nociceptive sensitization, thermal hyperalgesia, mechanical allodynia, cold allodynia, and weight-bearing deficits in neuropathic rats. Furthermore, upregulation of spinal PTEN by i.t. Ad-PTEN significantly attenuated CCI-induced microglia and astrocyte activation, upregulation of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and phospho-mTOR, and downregulation of PTEN in neuropathic rats 14 days post injury. These findings demonstrate that PTEN plays a key, beneficial role in a rodent model of neuropathic pain.

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United States 1 3%
Unknown 37 97%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 18%
Student > Bachelor 6 16%
Student > Master 4 11%
Researcher 3 8%
Librarian 2 5%
Other 11 29%
Unknown 5 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 26%
Neuroscience 6 16%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 8%
Psychology 3 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 5%
Other 7 18%
Unknown 7 18%
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