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Crucial Role of CB2Cannabinoid Receptor in the Regulation of Central Immune Responses during Neuropathic Pain

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Racz, Ildiko, Nadal, Xavier, Alferink, Judith, Baños, Josep E., Rehnelt, Jennifer, Martín, Miquel, Pintado, Belén, Gutierrez-Adan, Alfonso +4 more·2008·The Journal of Neuroscience

Abstract

Neuropathic pain is a clinical manifestation of nerve injury difficult to treat even with potent analgesic compounds. Here, we used different lines of genetically modified mice to clarify the role played by CB 2 cannabinoid receptors in the regulation of the central immune responses leading to the development of neuropathic pain. CB 2 knock-out mice and wild-type littermates were exposed to sciatic nerve injury, and both genotypes developed a similar hyperalgesia and allodynia in the ipsilateral paw. Most strikingly, knock-outs also developed a contralateral mirror image pain, associated with an enhanced microglial and astrocytic expression in the contralateral spinal horn. In agreement, hyperalgesia, allodynia, and microglial and astrocytic activation induced by sciatic nerve injury were attenuated in transgenic mice overexpressing CB 2 receptors. These results demonstrate the crucial role of CB 2 cannabinoid receptor in modulating glial activation in response to nerve injury. The enhanced manifestations of neuropathic pain were replicated in irradiated wild-type mice reconstituted with bone marrow cells from CB 2 knock-outs, thus demonstrating the implication of the CB 2 receptor expressed in hematopoietic cells in the development of neuropathic pain at the spinal cord.

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Racz, I., Nadal, X., Alferink, J., Baños, J. E., Rehnelt, J., Martín, M., Pintado, B., Gutierrez-Adan, A., Sanguino, E., Manzanares, J., Zimmer, A., & Maldonado, R.
Affiliations
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
  • University of Bonn (DE)
  • Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (ES)
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2008-11-12
Volume
28
Issue
46
Pages
12125-12135
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2128022755
Cited by
195
References
52
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FWCI
8.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (publishedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 645, FOR926)
  • Generalitat de Catalunya
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R01-DA01 6768-0111, R01DA016768)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Keywords
CB2 receptor, neuropathic pain, sciatic nerve injury, microglial activation, astrocyte activation, hyperalgesia, allodynia, hematopoietic cells, bone marrow transplantation, spinal cord, glial activation
MeSH terms
Animals, Astrocytes, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Gliosis, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Hyperalgesia, Male, Neuralgia, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Spinal Cord, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Microglia, Mice, Knockout, Sciatic Neuropathy, Posterior Horn Cells, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2, Mice

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