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IL-6 contributes to Nav1.3 up-regulation in trigeminal nerve following chronic constriction injury.

Abstract
Background: To verify the hypothesis that the nature of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an ectopic impulse induced by sodium channel modulated by cytokines, we conducted an animal study using the infraorbital nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI) model in rats.Method: The expression of Nav1.3 or IL-6 in the infraorbital nerve (ION) and trigeminal ganglion (TG) were detected by western blot and immunocytochemistry after administration of antisense oligodeoxynucleotide sequence (AS), IL-6 or Anti-IL-6.Results: With intrathecal administration of AS or mismatch oligodeoxynucleotide sequence (MM) in the CCI rats, the Nav1.3-IR in ION and TG accounted for 2.2 ± 0.51% and 8.5 ± 3.1% in AS+CCI group vs. 6.9 ± 1.3% and 38.7 ± 4.8% in MM+CCI group (p < 0.05), respectively. While with local administration of IL-6 in those with sham operation, it accounted for 7.4 ± 2.1% and 45.5 ± 3.4% in IL-6+ sham group vs. 1.9 ± 0.67% and 8.1 ± 1.3% in vehicle+sham group (p < 0.05); with local administration of anti-IL-6 in CCI rats, 4.5 ± 0.78% and 32.1 ± 9.6% in Anti-IL-6+ CCI group vs 8.9 ± 2.1% and 61.4 ± 11.2% in vehicle+CCI group (p < 0.05).Discussion: We believe that the emergence of Nav1.3 from the compressed trigeminal nerve might be an important structural basis for the development of the ectopic excitability on the axon and IL-6 may play a role of necessary precondition.
AuthorsMing-Xing Liu, Jun Zhong, Lei Xia, Ning-Ning Dou, Shi-Ting Li
JournalNeurological research (Neurol Res) Vol. 42 Issue 6 Pg. 504-514 (Jun 2020) ISSN: 1743-1328 [Electronic] England
PMID32279611 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Il6 protein, rat
  • Interleukin-6
  • NAV1.3 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
  • Scn3a protein, rat
Topics
  • Animals
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Interleukin-6 (metabolism)
  • Male
  • NAV1.3 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel (metabolism)
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes (metabolism)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Trigeminal Nerve (metabolism)
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia (metabolism)
  • Up-Regulation

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