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Papers: 2 Sep 2023 - 8 Sep 2023

RESEARCH TYPE:
Basic Science


Animal Studies, Molecular/Cellular, Neurobiology, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Inflammation/Inflammatory, Orofacial/Head Pain


2023 Sep 01


J Mater Chem B


37655721

Mitochondria-targeting nanozyme alleviating temporomandibular joint pain by inhibiting the TNFα/NF-κB/NEAT1 pathway.

Authors

Bai Q, Zhou Y, Cui X, Si H, Wu T, Nasir A, Ma H, Xing J, Wang Y, Cheng X, Liu X, Qi S, Li Z, Tang H

Abstract

Inflammatory cytokines that are secreted into the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis (Sp5C) may augment inflammation and cause pain associated with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD). In a two-step process, we attached triphenylphosphonium (TPP) to the surface of a cubic liposome metal-organic framework (MOF) loaded with ruthenium (Ru) nanozyme. The design targeted mitochondria and was designated Mito-Ru MOF. This structure scavenges free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) and alleviates oxidative stress. The present study aimed to investigate the effects and mechanisms by which Mito-Ru MOF ameliorates TMD pain. Intra-temporomandibular joint (TMJ) injections of complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA) induced inflammatory pain for ≥10 d in the skin areas innervated by the trigeminal nerve. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB), long non-coding RNA nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1 (lncRNA NEAT1), and ROS also have been proved to be significantly upregulated in the Sp5C of TMD mice. Moreover, a single Mito-Ru MOF treatment alleviated TMD pain for 3 d and downregulated TNF-α, NF-κB, lncRNA NEAT1, and ROS. NF-κB knockdown downregulated NEAT1 in the TMD mice. Hence, Mito-Ru MOF inhibited the production of ROS and alleviated CFA-induced TMD pain the TNF-α/NF-κB/NEAT1 pathway. Therefore, Mito-Ru MOF could effectively treat the pain related to TMD and other conditions associated with severe acute inflammatory activation.