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. 2020 Dec;72(12):2663-2671.
doi: 10.1002/iub.2395. Epub 2020 Nov 3.

Silencing of lncRNA Gm14461 alleviates pain in trigeminal neuralgia through inhibiting astrocyte activation

Jun Cai  1 , Yi Yan  2 , Daying Zhang  2 , Mengye Zhu  2 , Zhijian Wang  2 , Xuexue Zhang  2 , Mu Xu  2
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Silencing of lncRNA Gm14461 alleviates pain in trigeminal neuralgia through inhibiting astrocyte activation

Jun Cai et al. IUBMB Life. 2020 Dec.
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Abstract

Our previous study showed that silencing of lncRNA Gm14461 alleviated pain in a murine model of trigeminal neuralgia (TN), but the molecular mechanism remains not fully understood. Evidence indicates that astrocyte activation and autophagy are involved in the development of TN. Herein, this study aimed to elucidate whether the pain-relief effect of Gm14461 silencing in TN involved regulation of astrocyte activation and autophagy. A murine model of TN was induced by chronic constriction injury of the infraorbital nerve surgery. The mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) was measured to assess the analgesic effect of Gm14461 silencing. Mouse astrocytes were treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as a cell model. Astrocyte activation was evaluated by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunofluorescence and western blot analysis of GFAP. Autophagy was evaluated by LC3 immunofluorescence and western blot analysis of autophagy-related proteins. The results showed that Gm14461 silencing increased MWT value in TN model mice. Meanwhile, Gm14461 silencing inhibited astrocyte activation and enhanced autophagy in both TN mice and LPS-treated astrocytes. The enhancement of autophagy by Gm14461 silencing involved the activation of the AMPK signaling and the suppression of the Akt/mTOR signaling. Collectively, the analgesic effect of Gm14461 silencing in TN was related to attenuation of astrocyte activation via enhancement of autophagy.

Keywords: Gm14461; astrocyte; autophagy; trigeminal neuralgia.

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