PMID- 30310311 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220321 IS - 1178-7090 (Print) IS - 1178-7090 (Electronic) IS - 1178-7090 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2018 TI - PKCbetaII-induced upregulation of PGP9.5 and VEGF in postoperative persistent pain in rats. PG - 2095-2106 LID - 10.2147/JPR.S144852 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Postoperative pain is a common clinical problem. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of protein kinase C betaII (PKCbetaII) in the progression of postoperative pain following skin/muscle incision and retraction (SMIR) surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: SMIR postoperative pain model was established in rats, akin to a clinical procedure. The expression level and location of p-PKCbetaII were observed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) or spinal cord from SMIR-operated rats by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. In addition, the effects of PKCbetaII on the expression of protein gene product 9.5 (PGP9.5) or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were assessed by using pharmacological activator and inhibitor of PKCbetaII. Moreover, mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) was assessed before or after SMIR-operated rats were treated with inhibitor or activator of PKCbetaII. RESULTS: The expression of PKCbetaII in DRG and spinal cord was significantly increased after SMIR surgery (P < 0.001, P < 0.01) and expression of PKCbetaII was located in the neurons of the spinal cord, and magnocellular neurons, non-peptide neurons, and peptide neurons in DRG. Besides, compared with skin/muscle incision group, retraction caused a marked increase in the expression of PKCbetaII and a significant decrease of MWT (P < 0.001, P < 0.05). The activator of PKCbetaII greatly increased the expression of PGP9.5 and VEGF (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) and enhanced MWT (P < 0.001), while inhibitor of PKCbetaII decreased the expression of PGP9.5 and VEGF and attenuated MWT (P < 0.05, P < 0.01, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Activation of PKCbetaII signaling pathways might be an important mechanism in the progression of postoperative pain. FAU - Zhu, Xiang AU - Zhu X AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Liu, Yuxi AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Huang, Hongfang AU - Huang H AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Zhang, Yonghua AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Huang, Saisai AU - Huang S AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Zhou, Weiwei AU - Zhou W AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Bian, Xiaocui AU - Bian X AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Shen, Shiren AU - Shen S AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. FAU - Cao, Su AU - Cao S AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, People's Republic of China, liuyuxi919@163.com; su1_cao123@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180927 PL - New Zealand TA - J Pain Res JT - Journal of pain research JID - 101540514 PMC - PMC6166760 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PGP9.5 OT - PKCbetaII OT - VEGF OT - neurons OT - postoperative persistent pain COIS- Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2018/10/13 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/13 06:01 PMCR- 2018/09/27 CRDT- 2018/10/13 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/10/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/13 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/09/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jpr-11-2095 [pii] AID - 10.2147/JPR.S144852 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Pain Res. 2018 Sep 27;11:2095-2106. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S144852. eCollection 2018.