Effect and mechanism of inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal pathway on chronic neuropathic pain and spinal microglia in a rat model of chronic constriction injury
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal pathway on chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) and spinal microglia in a rat model of chronic constriction injury (CCI). METHODS Male SD rats were assigned into control, sham, CCI, wortmannin, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and wortmannin-positive control groups. Paw withdrawal mechanical threshold (PWMT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) were recorded. qRT-PCR and Western blotting were used to detect PI3K, Akt and mTOR expressions and their phosphorylation. OX-4 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and nerve growth factor (NGF) expressions by immunofluorescence. RESULTS PWMT and TWL decreased in the CCI group than in the sham group on the 7th and 14th day after operation. Compared with the control and sham groups, the CCI group showed increased PI3K, Akt and mTOR mRNA expressions and elevated PI3K, p-Akt, p-mTOR and P70S6K protein expressions. More OX-42-positive cells and higher integrated optical density (IOD) of GFAP and NGF were found in the CCI group than the sham group at the 14th day after operation. Compared with the DMSO group, the wortmannin group had higher PWMT and TWL, decreased PI3K, Akt and mTOR mRNA expressions and reduced PI3K, p-Akt, p-mTOR and P70S6K protein expressions. Less OX-42-positive cells and lower IOD of GFAP and NGF were found in the wortmannin group than the DMSO group 14th day after operation. CONCLUSION Inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal pathway may alleviate CNP and reduce microglia and GFAP and NGF expressions in marrow in a rat model of CCI.
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