High-mobility group box 1 contributes to mechanical allodynia and spinal astrocytic activation in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes

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• 作者：Peng-Cheng Ren^a ; ¹ ; Yong Zhang^a ; ¹ ; Xu-Dong Zhang^a ; Li-Jun An^b ; Hai-Gang Lv^a ; Jun He^a ; Chang-Jun Gao^c ; ^{gaocj74@163.com} ; Xu-De Sun^c ; ^{sunxd65@163.com}
• 关键词：DRG ; dorsal root ganglion ; GAPDH ; glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase ; GFAP ; glial fibrillary acidic protein ; HMGB1 ; high-mobility group box 1 ; MCP-1 ; monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 ; PWF ; paw withdrawal frequency ; RT-PCR ; reverse transcription po
• 刊名：Brain Research Bulletin
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：9_03619230
• 类别：neu
• 出版时间：1 July, 2012
• 卷：88
• 期：4
• 页码：332-337
• 文件大小：1055 K

摘要

Chronic pain is one of the most common complications of diabetes. However, current treatments for diabetic pain are usually unrealistic because the underlying mechanisms are far from being clear. Immerging studies have implicated immune factors as key players in the diabetic pain. High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is an important mediator of inflammatory response, but its role in diabetic pain is unclear. In the present study, we observed that db/db mice (a model of type 2 diabetes) developed persistent mechanical allodynia from postnatal 2 months. Western blot showed that in postnatal 2-5 months, HMGB1 was significantly higher than that of the heterozygous littermates (db/+) mice. Intrathecal injection of a HMGB1 neutralizing antibody (anti-HMGB1) inhibited mechanical allodynia. Immunostaining data showed that compared with db/+ and C57 mice (postnatal 4 months), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) staining was significantly increased in the spinal cord of db/db mice. Anti-HMGB1 could effectively decrease GFAP expression. Real-time PCR showed that in postnatal 4 months, db/db mice induced significant increases of TNF-alpha, IL-1尾, IL-6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in the spinal dorsal horn, while anti-HMGB1 (50 渭g) effectively inhibited the up-regulation of these inflammatory mediators. Our results indicate that HMGB1 is significantly up-regulated in the spinal cord of type 2 diabetes, and inhibiting HMGB1 may provide a novel treatment for diabetic pain.