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2024 Nov 12


Reg Anesth Pain Med


39532465

KDM4A facilitates neuropathic pain and microglial M1 polarization by regulating BDNF in a rat model of brachial plexus avulsion.

Authors

Guo J, Gao K, Chen X, Liao C, Rui J, Zhou Y, Lao J

Abstract

Many patients with brachial plexus avulsion (BPA) suffer from neuropathic pain, but the mechanism remains elusive. Modifications of histones, the proteins responsible for organizing DNA, may play an important role in neuropathic pain. Lysine demethylase 4A (KDM4A), an essential component of histone demethylase, can modify the function of chromatin and thus regulate the vital gene expressions. However, the mechanism by which KDM4A regulates neuropathic pain following BPA remains unclear.