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Int J Mol Sci
December 2024
Department of Anatomy, Cellular and Molecular Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 3, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
CXCL12 and CXCR4 proteins and mRNAs were monitored in the dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) of lumbar (L4-L5) and cervical (C7-C8) spinal segments of naïve rats, rats subjected to sham operation, and those undergoing unilateral complete sciatic nerve transection (CSNT) on post-operation day 7 (POD7). Immunohistochemical, Western blot, and RT-PCR analyses revealed bilaterally increased levels of CXCR4 protein and mRNA in both lumbar and cervical DRG neurons after CSNT. Similarly, CXCL12 protein levels increased, and CXCL12 mRNA was upregulated primarily in lumbar DRGs ipsilateral to the nerve lesion.
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December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
While low-dose cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptor agonists attenuate morphine tolerance in cancer pain models, chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12)/chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) expression induces morphine tolerance. Whether CB2 receptor agonists attenuate morphine tolerance by modulating CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling or whether CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling affects the mu opioid receptor (MOR) in the development of morphine tolerance in cancer pain remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the attenuation of morphine tolerance by a non-analgesic dose of the CB2 receptor agonist AM1241, focusing specifically on the modulation of CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling and its effect on the MOR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrain Behav Immun
December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address:
Background: Morphine effectively relieves severe pain but leads to analgesic tolerance with long-term use.The molecular mechanisms underlying morphine tolerance remain incompletely understood. Existing literature suggests that chemokine CCL2, present in the spinal cord, plays a role in central nervous system inflammation, including neuropathic pain.
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November 2024
Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Despite the crucial role of aberrant immune responses in ALS pathogenesis, studies investigating immunological profiles in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with ALS have reported inconsistent findings. Herein, we explored the intrathecal adaptive immune response and features of circulating T cells between CSF and blood of patients with ALS using single-cell RNA and T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Headache Pain
December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510317, China.
Background: Chronic pain poses a clinical challenge due to its associated costly disability and treatment needs. Determining how pain transitions from acute to chronic is crucial for effective management. Upregulation of the chemokine C-X-C motif ligand 12 (CXCL12) in nociceptive pathway is associated with chronic pain.
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