PMID- 30578562 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190613 LR - 20190613 IS - 1098-1136 (Electronic) IS - 0894-1491 (Linking) VI - 67 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Mar TI - Spinal IL-36gamma/IL-36R participates in the maintenance of chronic inflammatory pain through astroglial JNK pathway. PG - 438-451 LID - 10.1002/glia.23552 [doi] AB - Emerging evidence indicates that spinal neuroinflammation contributes to the maintenance of chronic inflammatory pain. IL-36, as a novel member of the interleukin (IL)-1 super-family cytokines, plays an important role in inflammatory responses. The present study aimed to investigate the role of spinal IL-36 and IL-36 receptor (IL-36R) signaling in the pathology of chronic inflammatory pain. IL-36gamma and IL-36R, but not IL-36alpha and IL-36beta, were persistently upregulated in the spinal cord of mice with intraplantar injections of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). Intrathecal administration of both IL-36R antagonist (IL-36Ra) and IL-36gamma siRNA significantly attenuated CFA-induced chronic inflammatory pain behaviors. Furthermore, CFA-induced IL-36gamma expression was mainly observed in spinal neurons whereas IL-36R was primarily expressed in spinal astrocytes. Additionally, the intrathecal injection of IL-36gamma was sufficient to induce pain hypersensitivity and astrocyte activation in naive mice, and these effects could be inhibited by blocking c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation. In vitro experiments also demonstrated that the IL-36gamma could induce astrocytic JNK activation and inflammatory cytokines release, which was mediated by IL-36R. Finally, intrathecal injection of IL-36gamma-activated astrocytes in a pJNK-dependent manner induced mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in naive mice. Collectively, these findings reveal that the neuronal/astrocytic interaction in the spinal cord by which neuronally produced IL-36gamma activates astrocytes via IL-36R-mediated JNK pathway is crucial for the maintenance of chronic inflammatory pain. Thus, IL-36gamma/IL-36R-mediated astrocyte signaling may be a suitable therapeutic target for chronic inflammatory pain. CI - (c) 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Li, Qian AU - Li Q AD - Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Liu, Shenbin AU - Liu S AD - Department of Integrative Medicine and Neurobiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Fudan Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Lingling AU - Li L AD - Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Ji, Xiaoli AU - Ji X AD - Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Min AU - Wang M AD - Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhou, Junmei AU - Zhou J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4333-5033 AD - Department of Central Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181221 PL - United States TA - Glia JT - Glia JID - 8806785 RN - 0 (IL1F9 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (IL36RN protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (Interleukins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (interleukin-36 receptor, mouse) RN - 9007-81-2 (Freund's Adjuvant) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Freund's Adjuvant MH - Hyperalgesia/metabolism MH - Inflammation/chemically induced/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-1/*metabolism MH - Interleukins/pharmacology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Neurons/drug effects/metabolism MH - Pain/chemically induced/*metabolism MH - Pain Measurement MH - Phosphorylation MH - Receptors, Interleukin-1/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - IL-36 OT - IL-36 receptor OT - astrocyte OT - inflammatory pain OT - mice EDAT- 2018/12/24 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/14 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/23 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/09/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/10/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/23 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/glia.23552 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Glia. 2019 Mar;67(3):438-451. doi: 10.1002/glia.23552. Epub 2018 Dec 21.