Epidermal keratinocytes play a vital role in restoration of the intact skin barrier during wound healing. The negative effect of hyperglycemia may prolong the wound healing process. Epidermal keratinocytes have been demonstrated to modulate and directly initiate nociceptive responses in rat models of fractures and chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. However, it is unclear whether epidermal keratinocytes are involved in the development and maintenance of incisional pain in nondiabetic or diabetic animals. In the current study, using behavioral tests and immunohistochemistry, we investigated the differential keratinocytes proliferation and expression of pronociceptive inflammatory mediators in keratinocytes in C57BL/6J mice and diabetic KK mice. Our data showed that plantar incision induced postoperative pain hypersensitivity in both C57BL/6J mice and KK mice, while the duration of postoperative pain hypersensitivity in KK mice was longer than that in C57BL/6J mice. Moreover, plantar incision induced the keratinocytes proliferation and expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in keratinocytes in both C57BL/6J mice and KK mice. Interestingly, compared to C57BL/6J mice, the slower and more persistent proliferation of keratinocytes and expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in keratinocytes were observed in KK mice. Together, our study suggested that plantar incision may induce the differential keratinocytes proliferation and expression of IL-1β and TNF-α in kertinocytes in diabetic and nondiabetic animals, which might be associated with the development and maintenance differences in diabetic and nondiabetic postoperative pain.

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