TY  - JOUR
A1  - Oehler, Beatrice
A1  - Kistner, Katrin
A1  - Martin, Corinna
A1  - Schiller, Jürgen
A1  - Mayer, Rafaela
A1  - Mohammadi, Milad
A1  - Sauer, Reine-Solange
A1  - Filipovic, Milos R.
A1  - Nieto, Francisco R.
A1  - Kloka, Jan
A1  - Pflücke, Diana
A1  - Hill, Kerstin
A1  - Schaefer, Michael
A1  - Malcangio, Marzia
A1  - Reeh, Peter W.
A1  - Brack, Alexander
A1  - Blum, Robert
A1  - Rittner, Heike L.
T1  - Inflammatory pain control by blocking oxidized phospholipid-mediated TRP channel activation
JF  - Scientific Reports
N2  - Phospholipids occurring in cell membranes and lipoproteins are converted into oxidized phospholipids (OxPL) by oxidative stress promoting atherosclerotic plaque formation. Here, OxPL were characterized as novel targets in acute and chronic inflammatory pain. Oxidized 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (OxPAPC) and its derivatives were identified in inflamed tissue by mass spectrometry and binding assays. They elicited calcium influx, hyperalgesia and induced pro-nociceptive peptide release. Genetic, pharmacological and mass spectrometric evidence in vivo as well as in vitro confirmed the role of transient receptor potential channels (TRPA1 and TRPV1) as OxPAPC targets. Treatment with the monoclonal antibody E06 or with apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide D-4F, capturing OxPAPC in atherosclerosis, prevented inflammatory hyperalgesia, and in vitro TRPA1 activation. Administration of D-4F or E06 to rats profoundly ameliorated mechanical hyperalgesia and inflammation in collagen-induced arthritis. These data reveal a clinically relevant role for OxPAPC in inflammation offering therapy for acute and chronic inflammatory pain treatment by scavenging OxPAPC.
KW  - chronic pain
KW  - ion channels in the nervous system
KW  - molecular medicine
KW  - pain
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-158536
VL  - 7
IS  - 5447
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reinhold, Ann Kristin
A1  - Krug, Susanne M.
A1  - Salvador, Ellaine
A1  - Sauer, Reine S.
A1  - Karl-Schöller, Franziska
A1  - Malcangio, Marzia
A1  - Sommer, Claudia
A1  - Rittner, Heike L.
T1  - MicroRNA-21-5p functions via RECK/MMP9 as a proalgesic regulator of the blood nerve barrier in nerve injury
JF  - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
N2  - Both nerve injury and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) can result in chronic pain. In traumatic neuropathy, the blood nerve barrier (BNB) shielding the nerve is impaired—partly due to dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs). Upregulation of microRNA-21-5p (miR-21) has previously been documented in neuropathic pain, predominantly due to its proinflammatory features. However, little is known about other functions. Here, we characterized miR-21 in neuropathic pain and its impact on the BNB in a human-murine back translational approach. MiR-21 expression was elevated in plasma of patients with CRPS as well as in nerves of mice after transient and persistent nerve injury. Mice presented with BNB leakage, as well as loss of claudin-1 in both injured and spared nerves. Moreover, the putative miR-21 target RECK was decreased and downstream Mmp9 upregulated, as was Tgfb. In vitro experiments in human epithelial cells confirmed a downregulation of CLDN1 by miR-21 mimics via inhibition of the RECK/MMP9 pathway but not TGFB. Perineurial miR-21 mimic application in mice elicited mechanical hypersensitivity, while local inhibition of miR-21 after nerve injury reversed it. In summary, the data support a novel role for miR-21, independent of prior inflammation, in elicitation of pain and impairment of the BNB via RECK/MMP9.
KW  - claudin-1
KW  - RECK
KW  - MMP9
KW  - CRPS
KW  - microRNA
KW  - neuropathic pain
KW  - blood nerve barrier
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-318226
VL  - 1515
IS  - 1
SP  - 184
EP  - 195
ER  -