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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2024

OTULIN's influence on neuroinflammation and pain modulation in trigeminal neuralgia.

Haiyang Wang, Heng Wang, Wenhao Zheng, Ding Wang, Chenglong Sun, Jun Dong, Wenhua Yu, Quan Du

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Haiyang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4020-6690
Heng WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Wenhao ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Ding WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Chenglong SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.
Jun DongDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0026-6680
Wenhua YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0566-6066
Quan DuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.

Funding

Joint Funds of the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LHZY24H090004Science and Technology Development Project of Hangzhou 20211231Y025Science and Technology Development Project of Hangzhou 202204B11Zhejiang Provincial Medical and Health Technology Project 2023KY950Zhejiang Provincial Medical and Health Technology Project 2024KY1327Zhejiang Provincial Public Welfare Research Project 2021KY229Zhejiang Provincial Public Welfare Research Project 2022KY945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTrigeminal neuralgia (TN), marked by chronic pain from neural damage, is closely associated with inflammation. The role of OTULIN, a key regulator in inflammation and autophagy, is not fully understood in TN. The regulatory mechanism of OTULIN, a key protein involved in modulating inflammatory responses and autophagy processes, remains incompletely elucidated, particularly in the context of TN and neuroinflammation.

methodsAn infraorbital nerve ligation-induced rat model of TN was used. OTULIN's expression was modulated using adenovirus vectors and short hairpin RNA. The impact on pain and inflammatory responses was assessed via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blot, immunofluorescence, and transcriptomic analysis.

resultsEnhanced OTULIN expression significantly increased head withdrawal thresholds and reduced pain sensitivity and neuroinflammatory markers in the model. Conversely, silencing OTULIN exacerbated pain and inflammation. Transcriptomic data revealed OTULINs influence on both inflammatory and autophagy pathways, specifically in suppressing NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and promoting autophagy. In vitro experiments demonstrated OTULIN's inhibition of inflammatory markers in microglia and neurons.

conclusionOTULIN is crucial in modulating TN, reducing neuropathic pain and neuroinflammation by activating the autophagy pathway and inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome.

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Neuroinflammatory DiseasesRats, Sprague-DawleyTrigeminal NeuralgiaAnimalsAutophagyInflammationMaleMicrogliaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRatsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Proteinautophagyinflammatory markersIONL modelneuropathic painNLRP3 inflammasomeOTULINtreatment strategiestrigeminal neuralgia

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PMID39169794
PMCPMC11339468

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