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- Title
Intrathecal leptin inhibits expression of the P2X<sub>2/3</sub> receptors and alleviates neuropathic pain induced by chronic constriction sciatic nerve injury.
- Authors
Xin Li; Lumei Kang; Guilin Li; Huihong Zeng; Lei Zhang; Xiang Ling; Hui Dong; Shangdong Liang; Hongping Chen
- Abstract
Background Leptin, an adipocytokine produced mainly by white adipose tissue, has a broad role in the regulation of neuronal functions. Accumulating evidence has revealed that leptin plays an important role in influencing neuropathic pain, shown recently by the finding that chronic administration of leptin induced thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia in naïve rats. Chronic constriction sciatic nerve injury (CCI) is a well characterized model used for studying neuropathic pain. The present study was designed to investigate whether leptin plays a role in neuropathic pain in rats induced by CCI by examining particular pain behaviors. Results After sciatic nerve injury in rats, endogenous levels of leptin and leptin receptor (OB-Rb) were increased in a time dependent manner within the ipsilateral dorsal root ganglion (DRG). Intrathecal administration of leptin once daily for 6 days, beginning 7 days after CCI, alleviated neuropathic pain and decreased the expression of IL-6, TNFα, and the P2X2 and P2X3 receptors. Attenuation of endogenous OB-Rb in the DRG by intrathecal administration of OB-Rb antisense oligonucleotides did not change thermal hyperalgesia or mechanical allodynia induced by CCI. Conclusions Our findings suggest that exogenous leptin can alleviate the chronic neuropathic pain caused by CCI. The leptin effect may be mediated by attenuated expression of IL-6, TNFα, and the P2X2 and P2X3 receptors in the DRG of CCI rats.
- Subjects
LEPTIN genetics; CHARCOT joints; SCIATIC nerve injuries; ADIPOSE tissue physiology; HYPERALGESIA treatment; ADIPOKINES
- Publication
Molecular Pain, 2013, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1744-8069
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1744-8069-9-65