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Papers: 12 Oct 2024 - 18 Oct 2024


2024 Oct 18


iScience


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T cell death-associated gene 8-mediated distinct signaling pathways modulate the early and late phases of neuropathic pain.

Authors

Dai SP, Yang CC, Chin Y, Sun WH

Abstract

Peripheral nerve injury alters the transduction of nociceptive signaling. The coordination of neurons, glia, and immune cells results in persistent pain and inflammation. T cell death-associated gene 8 (TDAG8), located at nociceptors and immune cells, is involved in inflammatory pain and arthritis-induced pain. Here, we employed TDAG8-deficient mice, pharmacological approaches, and calcium/sodium imaging to elucidate how TDAG8-mediated signaling modulates neuron activities in a mouse model of chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain. We demonstrated that TDAG8 participated alone in mechanical allodynia induced by constriction injury. (1) TDAG8-Na1.8 signaling in small-diameter isolectin B4-positive [IB4(+)] neurons initiates mechanical allodynia; it also modulated substance P release from IB4(-) neurons to facilitate the development of early mechanical allodynia. (2) TDAG8-mediated signaling increased medium-to large-diameter IB4(-) neuron activity to maintain late mechanical allodynia; it also modulated substance P release in soma to reduce satellite glial number and Na1.7 expression, thus attenuating chronic mechanical allodynia.