The spinal NR2BR/ERK2 pathway as a target for the central sensitization of collagen-induced arthritis pain

PloS One
Yingming XuPing Zhu

Abstract

Pain management is a huge challenge in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and central sensitization is reportedly involved in the development of pain. The current study was undertaken to explore the possible role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) in the spinal mechanism of central sensitization in RA using a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model. Mechanical hypersensitivity was assessed in C57BL/6 mice, before and after the induction of CIA via administration of chick type II collagen. Analgesic drugs, receptor antagonist, and kinase inhibitor were administrated intrathecally in the spinal cord. Protein expression and phosphorylation changes were detected via immunoblotting. CIA mice developed significant mechanical hypersensitivity, and spinal administration of the NMDAR antagonist D-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (D-APV) effectively attenuated peripheral pain hypersensitivity. There was specific enhancement of synaptic NR2B-containing NMDAR (NR2BR) expression in the spinal dorsal horns of the mice. Both the increased total protein expression of NR2B subunit and the enhanced total phosphorylation level of NR2B subunit at 1472 tyrosine promoted the synaptic expression of NMDAR in the mice. Intrathecal inject...Continue Reading

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