Yang, T, Zhou, Y, Zhang, W, Zhang, L, Chen, S, Chen, C, Gao, F, Yang, H, Manyande, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-0722, Wang, J, Tian, Y and Tian, X (2021) The spinal α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor contributes to the maintenance of cancer-induced bone pain. Journal of Pain Research, 2021 (14). pp. 441-452.

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Abstract

Introduction: Cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP) is acknowledged as a multifactorial chronic pain that tortures advanced cancer patients, but existing treatment strategies for CIBP have not been satisfactory yet. Investigators have demonstrated that the activation of α 7-nAChRs exerts analgesic effects in some chronic pain models. However, the role of spinal α 7-nAChRs in CIBP remains unknown. This study was designed to investigate the role of α 7-nAChRs in a well-established CIBP model induced by Walker 256 rat mammary gland carcinoma cells.
Methods: The paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) of the ipsilateral hind paw was measured using von Frey filament. The expressions of spinal α 7-nAChRs and NF-κB were measured with Western blotting analysis. Immunofluorescence was employed to detect the expression of α 7-nAChRs and co-expressed of α 7-nAChRs with NeuN or GFAP or Iba1.
Results: Experiment results showed that the expression of spinal α 7-nAChRs was significantly downregulated over time in CIBP rats, and in both CIBP rats and sham rats, most of the α 7-nAChRs located in neurons. Behavioral data suggested PNU-282,987, a selective α 7-nAChRs agonist, dose-dependently produced analgesic effect and positive allosteric modulator could intensify its effects. Further, repeated administration of PNU-282,987 reversed the expression of α 7-nAChRs, inhibited the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway, and attenuates CIBP-induced mechanical allodynia state as well.
Conclusion: These results suggest that the reduced expression of spinal α 7-nAChRs contributes to the maintenance of CIBP by upregulating NF-κB expression, which implying a novel pharmacological therapeutic target for the treatment of CIBP.

Keywords: cancer-induced bone pain, α 7-nAChR, NF-κB, PNU-282,987

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.2147/JPR.S286321
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Keywords:	cancer-induced bone pain, α 7-nAChR, NF-κB, PNU-282,987
Subjects:	Medicine and health > Clinical medicine Medicine and health
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Depositing User:	Anne Manyande
Date Deposited:	16 Feb 2021 17:42
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 16:05
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/7675

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