Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with Osteoarthritis

Objective. To investigate the relationship between pain behavior and potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 2 (KCNA2) expression in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) of rats with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: blank control group...

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Main Authors: Qihong Zhao, Lei Fan, Jiafeng Wang, Xiaoming Deng
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4636838
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description Objective. To investigate the relationship between pain behavior and potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 2 (KCNA2) expression in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) of rats with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: blank control group (group C), normal saline group (group S), and group OA. Paw withdrawal mechanical threshold (PWMT) and paw withdrawal thermal latency (PWTL) were measured one day before injection and one, two, four, and six weeks after injection. At one, two, four, and six weeks after injection, pathological knee joint changes and activated transcription factor-3 (ATF-3) and KCNA2 expressions in DRGs were analyzed. Results. Compared with preinjection, PWMT and PWTL at two, four, and six weeks after injection were significantly decreased in the group OA (P<0.05 or 0.01). Compared with group C, PWMT and PWTL at two, four, and six weeks after injection were significantly decreased in the group OA (P<0.05 or 0.01). In the group OA, slight local articular cartilage surface destruction was found at week one. The cartilage surface destruction gradually developed, and the exacerbation of cartilage matrix reduction and bone hyperplasia were increasingly aggravated and eventually evolved into advanced OA in the second to sixth weeks. Compared with group C, ATF-3 expression was significantly increased, and KCNA2 expression was significantly decreased in the group OA at two, four, and six weeks after injection (P<0.05 or 0.01). Compared to baseline, ATF-3 expression was significantly increased, and KCNA2 expression was significantly decreased in the group OA (P<0.05 or 0.01). Conclusion. Pain behavior in OA rats was associated with decreased KCNA2 expression in DRGs.
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spelling doaj-art-4291303b81854f95aef758f32781663a2025-08-20T03:36:08ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67651918-15232020-01-01202010.1155/2020/46368384636838Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with OsteoarthritisQihong Zhao0Lei Fan1Jiafeng Wang2Xiaoming Deng3Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, ChinaDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital, The Naval Military Medical University (The Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital, The Naval Military Medical University (The Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, ChinaObjective. To investigate the relationship between pain behavior and potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 2 (KCNA2) expression in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) of rats with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: blank control group (group C), normal saline group (group S), and group OA. Paw withdrawal mechanical threshold (PWMT) and paw withdrawal thermal latency (PWTL) were measured one day before injection and one, two, four, and six weeks after injection. At one, two, four, and six weeks after injection, pathological knee joint changes and activated transcription factor-3 (ATF-3) and KCNA2 expressions in DRGs were analyzed. Results. Compared with preinjection, PWMT and PWTL at two, four, and six weeks after injection were significantly decreased in the group OA (P<0.05 or 0.01). Compared with group C, PWMT and PWTL at two, four, and six weeks after injection were significantly decreased in the group OA (P<0.05 or 0.01). In the group OA, slight local articular cartilage surface destruction was found at week one. The cartilage surface destruction gradually developed, and the exacerbation of cartilage matrix reduction and bone hyperplasia were increasingly aggravated and eventually evolved into advanced OA in the second to sixth weeks. Compared with group C, ATF-3 expression was significantly increased, and KCNA2 expression was significantly decreased in the group OA at two, four, and six weeks after injection (P<0.05 or 0.01). Compared to baseline, ATF-3 expression was significantly increased, and KCNA2 expression was significantly decreased in the group OA (P<0.05 or 0.01). Conclusion. Pain behavior in OA rats was associated with decreased KCNA2 expression in DRGs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4636838
spellingShingle Qihong Zhao
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Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with Osteoarthritis
Pain Research and Management
title Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with Osteoarthritis
title_full Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with Osteoarthritis
title_fullStr Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with Osteoarthritis
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with Osteoarthritis
title_short Relationship between Pain Behavior and Changes in KCNA2 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Rats with Osteoarthritis
title_sort relationship between pain behavior and changes in kcna2 expression in the dorsal root ganglia of rats with osteoarthritis
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