PMID- 38526919 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240403 LR - 20240428 IS - 1473-558X (Electronic) IS - 0959-4965 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 6 DP - 2024 Apr 3 TI - CXCL13/CXCR5 promote chronic postsurgical pain and astrocyte activation in rats by targeting NLRP3. PG - 406-412 LID - 10.1097/WNR.0000000000002023 [doi] AB - Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) with high incidence negatively impacts the quality of life. X-C motif chemokine 13 (CXCL13) has been associated with postsurgery inflammation and exacerbates neuropathic pain in patients with CPSP. This study was aimed to illustrate the relationship between CXCL13 and nod-like receptor protein-3 (NLRP3), which is also involved in CPSP. A CPSP model was constructed by skin/muscle incision and retraction (SMIR) in right medial thigh, and the rats were divided into three groups: Sham, SMIR, and SMIR + anti-CXCL13 (intrathecally injected with anti-CXCL13 antibody). Then, the paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) score of rats was recorded. Primary rat astrocytes were isolated and treated with recombinant protein CXCL13 with or without NLRP3 inhibitor INF39. The expressions of CXCL13, CXCR5, IL-1beta, IL-18, GFAP, NLRP3, and Caspase-1 p20 were detected by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR, western blot, ELISA, immunocytochemistry, and immunofluorescence analyses. The anti-CXCL13 antibody alleviated SMIR-induced decreased PWT and increased expression of GFAP, CXCL13, CXCR5, NLRP3, and Caspase-1 p20 in spinal cord tissues. The production of IL-1beta, IL-18, and expression of CXCL13, CXCR5, GFAP, NLRP3, and Caspase-1 p20 were increased in recombinant protein CXCL13-treated primary rat astrocytes in a dose-dependent manner. Treatment with NLRP3 inhibitor INF39 inhibited the function of recombinant protein CXCL13 in primary rat astrocytes. The CXCL13/CXCR5 signaling could promote neuropathic pain, astrocytes activation, and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in CPSP model rats by targeting NLRP3. NLRP3 may be a potential target for the management of CPSP. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Yi, Hongda AU - Yi H AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Hangzhou Women's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Zhu, Bin AU - Zhu B FAU - Zheng, Caihong AU - Zheng C FAU - Ying, Zhenyang AU - Ying Z FAU - Cheng, Mei AU - Cheng M LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240307 PL - England TA - Neuroreport JT - Neuroreport JID - 9100935 RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases) RN - 0 (Chemokine CXCL13) RN - 0 (CXCL13 protein, human) RN - 0 (CXCR5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 (Receptors, CXCR5) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Rats MH - Astrocytes/metabolism MH - Caspases MH - *Chemokine CXCL13/metabolism MH - Interleukin-18 MH - *Neuralgia/metabolism MH - *NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/metabolism MH - *Pain, Postoperative/metabolism MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - *Receptors, CXCR5/metabolism MH - Recombinant Proteins EDAT- 2024/03/25 18:41 MHDA- 2024/04/03 06:44 CRDT- 2024/03/25 12:53 PHST- 2024/04/03 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/25 18:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/25 12:53 [entrez] AID - 00001756-202404010-00004 [pii] AID - 10.1097/WNR.0000000000002023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuroreport. 2024 Apr 3;35(6):406-412. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000002023. Epub 2024 Mar 7.