ArticleNeuroscience bulletin2020
Connexin 36 Mediates Orofacial Pain Hypersensitivity Through GluK2 and TRPA1.
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- The Dual Role of Connexins in Stroke, Neurotrauma, Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders: A Global Systematic Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Trigeminal neuralgia and genetics: A systematic review.Molecular painPooled it
- Influence of extracellular magnesium ions on the functional state and biophysical and structural properties of connexin36 hemichannels.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- The Double-Edged Effect of Connexins and Pannexins of Glial Cells in Central and Peripheral Nervous System After Nerve Injury.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Tricyclic Isatin Derivatives as Anti-Inflammatory Compounds with High Kinase Binding Affinity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound ameliorates partial infraorbital nerve ligation-induced trigeminal neuropathic pain through inhibiting Schwann cell Pannexin 1 channel.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Desensitization of TRPA1 by dimethyl itaconate attenuates acute and chronic pain in mice.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Mefloquine-induced conformational shift in Cx36 N-terminal helix leading to channel closure mediated by lipid bilayer.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Foxg1 Modulation of the Prkcd Gene in the Lateral Habenula Mediates Trigeminal Neuralgia-Associated Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Mice.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Article
- Involvement of Oxidative Stress and Nutrition in the Anatomy of Orofacial Pain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- Peripheral role of glutamate in orofacial pain.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Electroacupuncture alleviates orofacial allodynia and anxiety-like behaviors by regulating synaptic plasticity of the CA1 hippocampal region in a mouse model of trigeminal neuralgia.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Article
- Transcriptional Alterations of Mouse Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons Following Orofacial Inflammation Revealed by Single-Cell Analysis.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
Trigeminal neuralgia is a debilitating condition, and the pain easily spreads to other parts of the face. Here, we established a mouse model of partial transection of the infraorbital nerve (pT-ION) and found that the Connexin 36 (Cx36) inhibitor mefloquine caused greater alleviation of pT-ION-induced cold allodynia compared to the reduction of mechanical allodynia. Mefloquine reversed the pT-ION-induced upregulation of Cx36, glutamate receptor ionotropic kainate 2 (GluK2), transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), and phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinase (p-ERK) in the trigeminal ganglion. Cold allodynia but not mechanical allodynia induced by pT-ION or by virus-mediated overexpression of Cx36 in the trigeminal ganglion was reversed by the GluK2 antagonist NS102, and knocking down Cx36 expression in Nav1.8-expressing nociceptors by injecting virus into the orofacial skin area of Nav1.8-Cre mice attenuated cold allodynia but not mechanical allodynia. In conclusion, we show that Cx36 contributes greatly to the development of orofacial pain hypersensitivity through GluK2, TRPA1, and p-ERK signaling.
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