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Functional characterization of ovine dorsal root ganglion neurons reveal peripheral sensitization after osteochondral defect

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Title:Functional characterization of ovine dorsal root ganglion neurons reveal peripheral sensitization after osteochondral defect
Creators Name:Chakrabarti, S. and Ai, M. and Wong, K. and Newell, K. and Henson, F.M.D. and Smith, E.S.J.
Abstract:Knee joint trauma can cause an osteochondral defect (OD), a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) and cause of debilitating pain in patients. Rodent OD models are less translatable because of their smaller joint size and open growth plate. This study proposes sheep as a translationally relevant model to understand the neuronal basis of OD pain. A unilateral 6-mm deep OD was induced in adult female sheep. Two to six weeks after operation, lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons were collected from the contralateral (Ctrl) and OD side of operated sheep. Functional assessment of neuronal excitability and activity of the pain-related ion channels transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) and P2X3 was conducted using electrophysiology and Ca(2+) imaging. Immunohistochemistry was used to verify expression of pain-related proteins. We observed that an increased proportion of OD DRG neurons (sheep, N = 3; Ctrl neurons, n = 15, OD neurons, n = 16) showed spontaneous electrical excitability (Ctrl: 20.33 ± 4.5%; OD: 50 ± 10%; p = 0.009, unpaired t test) and an increased proportion fired a greater number of spikes above baseline in response to application of a TRPV1 agonist (capsaicin) application (Ctrl: 40%; OD: 75%; p = 0.04, χ(2) test). Capsaicin also produced Ca(2+) influx in an increased proportion of isolated OD DRG neurons (Ctrl: 25%; OD: 44%; p = 0.001, χ(2) test). Neither protein expression, nor functionality of the P2X3 ion channel were altered in OD neurons. Overall, we provide evidence of increased excitability of DRG neurons (an important neural correlate of pain) and TRPV1 function in an OD sheep model. Our data show that functional assessment of sheep DRG neurons can provide important insights into the neural basis of OD pain and thus potentially prevent its progression into arthritic pain.
Keywords:Knee, Neuron, Osteochondral Defect, Pain, Sheep Model, Animals, Sheep
Source:eNeuro
ISSN:2373-2822
Publisher:Society for Neuroscience
Volume:8
Number:5
Page Range:ENEURO.0237-21.2021
Date:September 2021
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0237-21.2021
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