Bone-edge electroacupuncture relieves pain by regulating expression of GRK5, β-arrestin 2 and PKCα proteins in locus coeruleus in bone cancer pain rats with morphine tolerance
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Bone-edge electroacupuncture relieves pain by regulating expression of GRK5, β-arrestin 2 and PKCα proteins in locus coeruleus in bone cancer pain rats with morphine tolerance
DU Jun-ying, CHEN Feng, JIANG Bin, et al. Bone-edge electroacupuncture relieves pain by regulating expression of GRK5, β-arrestin 2 and PKCα proteins in locus coeruleus in bone cancer pain rats with morphine tolerance[J]. Acupuncture research, 2020, 45(2): 87-92.
DOI:
DU Jun-ying, CHEN Feng, JIANG Bin, et al. Bone-edge electroacupuncture relieves pain by regulating expression of GRK5, β-arrestin 2 and PKCα proteins in locus coeruleus in bone cancer pain rats with morphine tolerance[J]. Acupuncture research, 2020, 45(2): 87-92. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.190003.
Bone-edge electroacupuncture relieves pain by regulating expression of GRK5, β-arrestin 2 and PKCα proteins in locus coeruleus in bone cancer pain rats with morphine tolerance
Objective To observe the effect of bone-edge electroacupuncture(EA) intervention on mechanical pain threshold(PT) and expression of G protein-coupled receptor kinase(GRK5)
β-arrestin 2
total and phosphorylated PKC alpha(p-PKCα) proteins in the locus coeruleus(LC) of rats with bone cancer pain induced morphine tolerance
so as to reveal its partial central mechanisms underlying pain relief. Methods Forty SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups
namely sham bone cancer
bone cancer pain
morphine tolerance
bone-edge EA
and sham EA(n= 8 rats in each group). The bone cancer with morphine tolerance model was established by intramedullary injection of MRMT-1 cells into the tibial cavity
and then intraperitoneal injection of morphine hydrochloride injection. After successful establishment of morphine tolerance model
the bone-edge EA(2 Hz/100 Hz
0.5-1.5 mA) was applied to bilateral "Zusanli"(ST36) and "Kunlun"(BL60) for 30 min
once a day for 7 days
after inserting the needle-tip to the tibial bone surface. The ipsilateral mechanical paw withdrawal thresholds(PWTs) were detected dynamically. The expression levels of GRK5
β-arrestin 2
PKCα and p-PKCα in the LC area were measured by Western blot. Results The PWTs of bone cancer pain rats were decreased on day 10 after inoculation of cancer cells(P<0.01). After i.p. of morphine for 11 days
no analgesic effect and pain tolerance appeared(P>0.05). The PWTs were significantly increased in the bone-edge EA intervention group(P<0.01)
not in the sham EA group(P>0.05). In comparison with the sham bone cancer group
the expression of GRK5 protein in morphine tolerance group was significantly decreased(P<0.01); compared with morphine tolerance group
the expression of GRK5 protein in bone-edge EA group was increased(P<0.01). In comparison with the sham bone cancer group
the expression of β-arrestin 2 and p-PKCα in bone cancer group significantly increased(P<0.01). After the intervention
the increased β-arrestin 2 and p-PKCα expressions were reversed in the bone-edge EA group(P<0.01); compared with morphine tolerance group and sham EA group
the expression of PKCα protein was decreased(P<0.01). Conclusion Bone-edge EA can effectively relieve morphine tolerance in bone cancer pain rats
which may be related to its functions in up-regulating GRK5 protein and down-regulating β-arrestin 2
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