PMID- 32848550 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 1662-4548 (Print) IS - 1662-453X (Electronic) IS - 1662-453X (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2020 TI - Role of Spinal Cord Akt-mTOR Signaling Pathways in Postoperative Hyperalgesia Induced by Plantar Incision in Mice. PG - 766 LID - 10.3389/fnins.2020.00766 [doi] LID - 766 AB - Poor postoperative pain (POP) control increases perioperative morbidity, prolongs hospitalization days, and causes chronic pain. However, the specific mechanism(s) underlying POP is unclear and the identification of optimal perioperative treatment remains elusive. Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) are expressed in the spinal cord, dorsal root ganglion, and sensory axons. In this study, we explored the role of Akt and mTOR in pain-related behaviors induced by plantar incision in mice. Plantar incision activated spinal Akt and mTOR in a dose-dependent manner. Pre-treatment with Akt inhibitors intrathecally prevented the activation of mTOR dose-dependently. In addition, blocking the Akt-mTOR signaling cascade attenuated pain-related behaviors and spinal Fos protein expression induced by plantar incision. Our observations demonstrate that Akt-mTOR might be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of POP. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Xu, Liu, Wei, Jiao, Mo, Lv, Huang, Chen, Ma and Guan. FAU - Xu, Bing AU - Xu B AD - Department of Rehabilitation, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Liu, Su-Su AU - Liu SS AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Wei, Jin AU - Wei J AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Jiao, Zi-Yin AU - Jiao ZY AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China. FAU - Mo, Cheng AU - Mo C AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Lv, Cheng-Mei AU - Lv CM AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Huang, Ai-Lan AU - Huang AL AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Chen, Qi-Bo AU - Chen QB AD - Department of Rehabilitation, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Ma, Li AU - Ma L AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. FAU - Guan, Xue-Hai AU - Guan XH AD - Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200722 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Neurosci JT - Frontiers in neuroscience JID - 101478481 PMC - PMC7396510 OTO - NOTNLM OT - incisional pain OT - mice OT - protein kinase B OT - spinal dorsal corn OT - the mammalian target of rapamycin kinase EDAT- 2020/08/28 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/28 06:01 PMCR- 2020/01/01 CRDT- 2020/08/28 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnins.2020.00766 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Neurosci. 2020 Jul 22;14:766. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00766. eCollection 2020.