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Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production
The neglected tropical infirmity Chagas disease (CD) presents high mortality. Its etiological agent T. cruzi is transmitted by infected hematophagous insects. Symptoms of the acute phase of the infection include fever, fatigue, body aches, and headache, making diagnosis difficult as they are present...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7870690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33574810 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.539086 |
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author | Borghi, Sergio M. Fattori, Victor Carvalho, Thacyana T. Tatakihara, Vera L. H. Zaninelli, Tiago H. Pinho-Ribeiro, Felipe A. Ferraz, Camila R. Staurengo-Ferrari, Larissa Casagrande, Rubia Pavanelli, Wander R. Cunha, Fernando Q. Cunha, Thiago M. Pinge-Filho, Phileno Verri, Waldiceu A. |
author_facet | Borghi, Sergio M. Fattori, Victor Carvalho, Thacyana T. Tatakihara, Vera L. H. Zaninelli, Tiago H. Pinho-Ribeiro, Felipe A. Ferraz, Camila R. Staurengo-Ferrari, Larissa Casagrande, Rubia Pavanelli, Wander R. Cunha, Fernando Q. Cunha, Thiago M. Pinge-Filho, Phileno Verri, Waldiceu A. |
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description | The neglected tropical infirmity Chagas disease (CD) presents high mortality. Its etiological agent T. cruzi is transmitted by infected hematophagous insects. Symptoms of the acute phase of the infection include fever, fatigue, body aches, and headache, making diagnosis difficult as they are present in other illnesses as well. Thus, in endemic areas, individuals with undetermined pain may be considered for CD. Although pain is a characteristic symptom of CD, its cellular and molecular mechanisms are unknown except for demonstration of a role for peripheral TNF-α in CD pain. In this study, we evaluate the role of spinal cord glial cells in experimental T. cruzi infection in the context of pain using C57BL/6 mice. Pain, parasitemia, survival, and glial and neuronal function as well as NFκB activation and cytokine/chemokine production were assessed. T. cruzi infection induced chronic mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia. Systemic TNF-α and IL-1β peaked 14 days postinfection (p.i.). Infected mice presented increased spinal gliosis and NFκB activation compared to uninfected mice at 7 days p.i. Glial and NFκB inhibitors limited T. cruzi–induced pain. Nuclear phosphorylated NFκB was detected surrounded by glia markers, and glial inhibitors reduced its detection. T. cruzi–induced spinal cord production of cytokines/chemokines was also diminished by glial inhibitors. Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons presented increased activity in infected mice, and the production of inflammatory mediators was counteracted by glial/NFκB inhibitors. The present study unveils the contribution of DRG and spinal cord cellular and molecular events leading to pain in T. cruzi infection, contributing to a better understanding of CD pathology. |
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spelling | pubmed-78706902021-02-10 Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production Borghi, Sergio M. Fattori, Victor Carvalho, Thacyana T. Tatakihara, Vera L. H. Zaninelli, Tiago H. Pinho-Ribeiro, Felipe A. Ferraz, Camila R. Staurengo-Ferrari, Larissa Casagrande, Rubia Pavanelli, Wander R. Cunha, Fernando Q. Cunha, Thiago M. Pinge-Filho, Phileno Verri, Waldiceu A. Front Immunol Immunology The neglected tropical infirmity Chagas disease (CD) presents high mortality. Its etiological agent T. cruzi is transmitted by infected hematophagous insects. Symptoms of the acute phase of the infection include fever, fatigue, body aches, and headache, making diagnosis difficult as they are present in other illnesses as well. Thus, in endemic areas, individuals with undetermined pain may be considered for CD. Although pain is a characteristic symptom of CD, its cellular and molecular mechanisms are unknown except for demonstration of a role for peripheral TNF-α in CD pain. In this study, we evaluate the role of spinal cord glial cells in experimental T. cruzi infection in the context of pain using C57BL/6 mice. Pain, parasitemia, survival, and glial and neuronal function as well as NFκB activation and cytokine/chemokine production were assessed. T. cruzi infection induced chronic mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia. Systemic TNF-α and IL-1β peaked 14 days postinfection (p.i.). Infected mice presented increased spinal gliosis and NFκB activation compared to uninfected mice at 7 days p.i. Glial and NFκB inhibitors limited T. cruzi–induced pain. Nuclear phosphorylated NFκB was detected surrounded by glia markers, and glial inhibitors reduced its detection. T. cruzi–induced spinal cord production of cytokines/chemokines was also diminished by glial inhibitors. Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons presented increased activity in infected mice, and the production of inflammatory mediators was counteracted by glial/NFκB inhibitors. The present study unveils the contribution of DRG and spinal cord cellular and molecular events leading to pain in T. cruzi infection, contributing to a better understanding of CD pathology. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7870690/ /pubmed/33574810 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.539086 Text en Copyright © 2021 Borghi, Fattori, Carvalho, Tatakihara, Zaninelli, Pinho-Ribeiro, Ferraz, Staurengo-Ferrari, Casagrande, Pavanelli, Cunha, Cunha, Pinge-Filho and Verri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Immunology Borghi, Sergio M. Fattori, Victor Carvalho, Thacyana T. Tatakihara, Vera L. H. Zaninelli, Tiago H. Pinho-Ribeiro, Felipe A. Ferraz, Camila R. Staurengo-Ferrari, Larissa Casagrande, Rubia Pavanelli, Wander R. Cunha, Fernando Q. Cunha, Thiago M. Pinge-Filho, Phileno Verri, Waldiceu A. Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production |
title | Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production |
title_full | Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production |
title_fullStr | Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production |
title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production |
title_short | Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Induces Pain in Mice Dependent on Early Spinal Cord Glial Cells and NFκB Activation and Cytokine Production |
title_sort | experimental trypanosoma cruzi infection induces pain in mice dependent on early spinal cord glial cells and nfκb activation and cytokine production |
topic | Immunology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7870690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33574810 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.539086 |
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