期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 102, 期 5, 页码 1569-1584出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04656.x
关键词
brain-derived neurotrophic factor; dorsal root ganglion neurons; extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 5; microglia; neuropathic pain; transient receptor potential channel
Neuropathic pain that occurs after peripheral nerve injury is poorly controlled by current therapies. Increasing evidence shows that mitogen -activated protein kinase (MAPK) play an important role in the induction and maintenance of neuropathic pain. Here we show that activation of extracellular signal- regulated protein kinases 5 (ERK5), also known as big MAPK1, participates in pain hypersensitivity caused by nerve injury. Nerve injury increased ERK5 phosphorylation in spinal microglia and in both damaged and undamaged dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Antisense knockdown of ERK5 suppressed nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain and decreased microglial activation. Furthermore, inhibition of ERK5 blocked the induction of transient receptor potential channels and brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in DRG neurons. Our results show that ERK5 activated in spinal microglia and DRG neurons contributes to the development of neuropathic pain. Thus, blocking ERK5 signaling in the spinal cord and primary afferents has potential for preventing pain after nerve damage.
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