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- Title
CCL2 facilitates spinal synaptic transmission and pain via interaction with presynaptic CCR2 in spinal nociceptor terminals.
- Authors
Ma, Sui-Bin; Xian, Hang; Wu, Wen-Bin; Ma, Shuo-Yao; Liu, Yu-Ke; Liang, Yu-Tong; Guo, Huan; Kang, Jun-Jun; Liu, Ying-Ying; Zhang, Hui; Wu, Sheng-Xi; Luo, Ceng; Xie, Rou-Gang
- Abstract
Previous studies have shown that CCL2 may cause chronic pain, but the exact mechanism of central sensitization is unclear. In this article, we further explore the presynaptic role of CCL2. Behavioral experiments show that intervertebral foramen injection CCR2 antagonists into dorsal root ganglion (DRG) can inhibit the inflammatory pain caused by CCL2 in spinal cord. We raised the question of the role of presynaptic CCR2 in the spinal dorsal horn. Subsequent electron microscopy experiments showed that CCR2 was expressed in the presynaptic CGRP terminal in the spinal dorsal horn. CCL2 can enhance presynaptic calcium signal. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings showed that CCL2 can enhance NMDAR-eEPSCs through presynaptic effects, and further application of glutamate sensor method proved that CCL2 can act on presynaptic CCR2 to increase the release of presynaptic glutamate. In conclusion, we suggest that CCL2 can directly act on the CCR2 on presynaptic terminals of sensory neurons in the spinal dorsal horn, leading to an increase in the release of presynaptic glutamate and participate in the formation of central sensitization.
- Subjects
NEURAL transmission; DORSAL root ganglia; UMBILICAL cord clamping; SPINAL cord; CHRONIC pain; ELECTRON microscopy; PREMOTOR cortex
- Publication
Molecular Brain, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1756-6606
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13041-020-00701-6