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Regen Med Res
Volume 8, 2020
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Article Number | 2 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/rmr/200001 | |
Published online | 20 October 2020 |
Original Article
Siwei Jianbu decoction improves painful paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in mouse model by modulating the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways
1
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, Department of pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
* Corresponding author: 830640@njucm.edu.cn
Received:
6
May
2020
Accepted:
7
July
2020
Background: Paclitaxel, a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent, is usually associated with peripheral neuropathy. Paclitaxel induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) can be dose limiting and may have detrimental influence on patients' quality of life. However, the mechanism of PIPN remains unclear. Medicinal herbs and their formulas might offer neuronal protection with their multitarget and integrated benefits in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Siwei Jianbu decoction (J12) is a classic formula of traditional Chinese medicine which can promote blood circulation and treat diabetic nephropathy in clinical with the symptoms of weakness and pain. Methods: The effects of J12 were treated in C57BL/6 mice before injected with Paclitaxel.Behaviour studies: Measurement of mechanical hyperalgesia, thermal nociception and cold allodynia. On the last day at the end of week 6, DRGs were obtained from mice for western blot and immunohistochemical analysis containing NF-κB, p-ERK1/2 and p-SAPK/JNK protein expression. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction: mRNA expression of NF-κB, IL-1β and TNF-α was analyzed. Additionally, the blood samples collected from the eye socket of the mouse were prepared to examine the levels of NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β using ELISA assay kits. Results: Hypersensitivity tests and pathology analysis have demonstrated that J12 could improve paclitaxel-induced peripheral pain. J12 acts by inhibiting the activation of (C-Jun N-terminal kinases) JNK, (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) ERK1/2 phosphorylation in (Mitogen-activated protein kinases) MAPK signaling pathway and the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in C57BL/6 mice model, J12 also inhibits the production of inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and IL-6. Conclusion: The present study showed that J12 ameliorates paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathic pain.
Key words: Siwei Jianbu decoction / paclitaxel / peripheral neuropathic pain / MAPK signaling pathway / NF-κB
© J. Suo et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2020
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