PMID- 29587559 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181022 LR - 20220318 IS - 1744-8069 (Electronic) IS - 1744-8069 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2018 Jan-Dec TI - Involvement of pro-inflammation signal pathway in inhibitory effects of rapamycin on oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain. PG - 1744806918769426 LID - 10.1177/1744806918769426 [doi] LID - 1744806918769426 AB - Background Oxaliplatin is a third-generation chemotherapeutic agent that is commonly used to treat metastatic digestive tumors; however, one of the main limiting complications of oxaliplatin is painful peripheral neuropathy. The purpose of this study was to examine the underlying mechanisms by which mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and its signal are responsible for oxaliplatin-evoked neuropathic pain. Methods Neuropathic pain was induced by intraperitoneal injection of oxaliplatin in rats. ELISA and Western blot analysis were used to examine the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (including interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha) and the expression of mTOR signal pathway. Results Oxaliplatin increased mechanical and cold sensitivity as compared with control animals ( P < 0.05 vs. control rats). Oxaliplatin also amplified the expression of p-mTOR and mTOR-mediated phosphorylation of p70 ribosomal S6 protein kinase 1 and 4E-binding protein 1 in the lumbar dorsal root ganglion. Blocking mTOR using rapamycin attenuated peripheral painful neuropathy observed in oxaliplatin rats ( P < 0.05 vs. vehicle control). This inhibitory effect was accompanied with decreases of IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha. In addition, inhibition of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (p-PI3K) attenuated the expression of p-mTOR and the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in oxaliplatin rats, and this further attenuated mechanical and cold hypersensitivity. Conclusions The data revealed specific signaling pathways leading to oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathic pain, including the activation of PI3K-mTOR and pro-inflammatory cytokine signal. Inhibition of these pathways alleviates neuropathic pain. Targeting one or more of these molecular mediators may present new opportunities for treatment and management of neuropathic pain observed during chemotherapeutic application of oxaliplatin. FAU - Duan, Zongsheng AU - Duan Z AD - 1 Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Su, Zhenbo AU - Su Z AD - 2 Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Wang, Hushan AU - Wang H AD - 1 Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Pang, Xiaochuan AU - Pang X AD - 3 Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180327 PL - United States TA - Mol Pain JT - Molecular pain JID - 101242662 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Inflammation Mediators) RN - 0 (Organoplatinum Compounds) RN - 04ZR38536J (Oxaliplatin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) RN - Cold Hypersensitivity SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Inflammation/*metabolism/*pathology MH - Inflammation Mediators/metabolism MH - Male MH - Neuralgia/*drug therapy/metabolism/*pathology MH - Organoplatinum Compounds/*adverse effects MH - Oxaliplatin MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - *Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Sirolimus/administration & dosage/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism PMC - PMC5898663 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Oxaliplatin OT - mTOR OT - neuropathic pain OT - pro-inflammation OT - rapamycin EDAT- 2018/03/29 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/23 06:00 PMCR- 2018/03/27 CRDT- 2018/03/29 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_1744806918769426 [pii] AID - 10.1177/1744806918769426 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Pain. 2018 Jan-Dec;14:1744806918769426. doi: 10.1177/1744806918769426. Epub 2018 Mar 27.