CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain poses a significant public health challenge, greatly impacting patients' quality of life. Emerging evidence underscores the involvement of epigenetics in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons relevant to pain modulation. C-terminal binding protein 1 (CtBP1) has emerged as a crucia...
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| author | Cheng-Yuan Lai Ming-Chun Hsieh Chou-Ming Yeh Tzer-Bin Lin Dylan Chou Hsueh-Hsiao Wang Kuan-Hung Lin Jen-Kun Cheng Po-Sheng Yang Hsien-Yu Peng |
| author_facet | Cheng-Yuan Lai Ming-Chun Hsieh Chou-Ming Yeh Tzer-Bin Lin Dylan Chou Hsueh-Hsiao Wang Kuan-Hung Lin Jen-Kun Cheng Po-Sheng Yang Hsien-Yu Peng |
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| description | Neuropathic pain poses a significant public health challenge, greatly impacting patients' quality of life. Emerging evidence underscores the involvement of epigenetics in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons relevant to pain modulation. C-terminal binding protein 1 (CtBP1) has emerged as a crucial epigenetic transcriptional coregulator. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of CtBP1-mediated epigenetic regulation in DRG neurons in neuropathic pain remain poorly elucidated. Here, we employed a Sprague‒Dawley rat model of spinal nerve ligation (SNL) to establish a neuropathic pain model. CtBP1 expression in the ipsilateral DRG gradually increased over a three-week period post-SNL. Immunohistochemistry revealed a significant elevation in CtBP1 levels specifically in NeuN-positive neuronal cells in the ipsilateral DRG following SNL. Further characterization demonstrated CtBP1 expression across various subtypes of DRG neurons in SNL rats. Silencing CtBP1 expression with siRNA reversed tactile allodynia in SNL rats and restored both CtBP1 and μ-opioid receptor expression in the DRG in SNL rats. Moreover, Foxp1 was identified to recruit CtBP1 for mediating μ-opioid receptor gene silencing in the DRG in SNL rats. Subsequent investigation unveiled that Foxp1 recruits CtBP1 and associates with HDAC2 to regulate H3K9Ac binding to μ-opioid receptor chromatin regions in the DRG in SNL rats, implicating epigenetic mechanisms in neuropathic pain. Targeting the Foxp1/CtBP1/HDAC2/μ-opioid receptor signaling pathway in the DRG holds promise as a potential therapeutic strategy for managing neuropathic pain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3148b07bdc64560827d40ce01dcbbc02025-02-01T04:11:52ZengElsevierNeurotherapeutics1878-74792025-01-01221e00493CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic painCheng-Yuan Lai0Ming-Chun Hsieh1Chou-Ming Yeh2Tzer-Bin Lin3Dylan Chou4Hsueh-Hsiao Wang5Kuan-Hung Lin6Jen-Kun Cheng7Po-Sheng Yang8Hsien-Yu Peng9Institute of Biomedical Sciences, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, TaiwanDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Health, Taichung Hospital, Executive Yuan, Taichung, Taiwan; Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, TaiwanInstitute of Translational Medicine and New Drug Development, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author.Neuropathic pain poses a significant public health challenge, greatly impacting patients' quality of life. Emerging evidence underscores the involvement of epigenetics in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons relevant to pain modulation. C-terminal binding protein 1 (CtBP1) has emerged as a crucial epigenetic transcriptional coregulator. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of CtBP1-mediated epigenetic regulation in DRG neurons in neuropathic pain remain poorly elucidated. Here, we employed a Sprague‒Dawley rat model of spinal nerve ligation (SNL) to establish a neuropathic pain model. CtBP1 expression in the ipsilateral DRG gradually increased over a three-week period post-SNL. Immunohistochemistry revealed a significant elevation in CtBP1 levels specifically in NeuN-positive neuronal cells in the ipsilateral DRG following SNL. Further characterization demonstrated CtBP1 expression across various subtypes of DRG neurons in SNL rats. Silencing CtBP1 expression with siRNA reversed tactile allodynia in SNL rats and restored both CtBP1 and μ-opioid receptor expression in the DRG in SNL rats. Moreover, Foxp1 was identified to recruit CtBP1 for mediating μ-opioid receptor gene silencing in the DRG in SNL rats. Subsequent investigation unveiled that Foxp1 recruits CtBP1 and associates with HDAC2 to regulate H3K9Ac binding to μ-opioid receptor chromatin regions in the DRG in SNL rats, implicating epigenetic mechanisms in neuropathic pain. Targeting the Foxp1/CtBP1/HDAC2/μ-opioid receptor signaling pathway in the DRG holds promise as a potential therapeutic strategy for managing neuropathic pain.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878747924001806Foxp1CtBP1HDAC2μ-opioid receptorDRGNeuropathic pain |
| spellingShingle | Cheng-Yuan Lai Ming-Chun Hsieh Chou-Ming Yeh Tzer-Bin Lin Dylan Chou Hsueh-Hsiao Wang Kuan-Hung Lin Jen-Kun Cheng Po-Sheng Yang Hsien-Yu Peng CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain Neurotherapeutics Foxp1 CtBP1 HDAC2 μ-opioid receptor DRG Neuropathic pain |
| title | CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain |
| title_full | CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain |
| title_fullStr | CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain |
| title_short | CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain |
| title_sort | ctbp1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation induced neuropathic pain |
| topic | Foxp1 CtBP1 HDAC2 μ-opioid receptor DRG Neuropathic pain |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878747924001806 |
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