PGE2 potentiates Orai1-mediated calcium entry contributing to peripheral sensitization.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-12-2023
Abstract
Peripheral sensitization is one of the primary mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of chronic pain. However, candidate molecules involved in peripheral sensitization remain incompletely understood. We have shown that store-operated calcium channels (SOCs) are expressed in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Whether SOCs contribute to peripheral sensitization associated with chronic inflammatory pain is elusive. Here we report that global or conditional deletion of Orai1 attenuates CFA-induced pain hypersensitivity in both male and female mice. To further establish the role of Orai1 in inflammatory pain, we performed calcium imaging and patch-clamp recordings in wild-type (WT) and Orai1 knockout (KO) DRG neurons. We found that SOC function was significantly enhanced in WT but not in Orai1 KO DRG neurons from CFA- and carrageenan-injected mice. Interestingly, the Orai1 protein level in L3/4 DRGs was not altered under inflammatory conditions. To understand how Orai1 is modulated under inflammatory pain conditions, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was used to sensitize DRG neurons. PGE2-induced increase in neuronal excitability and pain hypersensitivity was significantly reduced in Orai1 KO mice. PGE2-induced potentiation of SOCE was observed in WT, but not in Orai1 KO DRG neurons. This effect was attenuated by a PGE2 receptor 1 (EP1) antagonist and mimicked by an EP1 agonist. Inhibition of Gq/11, PKC or ERK abolished PGE2-induced SOCE increase, indicating PGE2-induced SOCE enhancement is mediated by EP1-mediated downstream cascade. These findings demonstrate that Orai1 plays an important role in peripheral sensitization. Our study also provides new insight into molecular mechanisms underlying PGE2-induced modulation of inflammatory pain.
ISSN
1529-2401
Published In/Presented At
Wei, D., Birla, H., Dou, Y., Mei, Y., Huo, X., Whitehead, V., Osei-Owusu, P., Feske, S., Patafio, G., Tao, Y., & Hu, H. (2023). PGE2 potentiates Orai1-mediated calcium entry contributing to peripheral sensitization. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, JN-RM-0329-23. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0329-23.2023
Disciplines
Anesthesiology | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37952941
Department(s)
Department of Anesthesiology
Document Type
Article