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Caspase-1 modulates incisional sensitization and inflammation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20823759     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Surgical injury induces production and release of inflammatory mediators in the vicinity of the wound. They in turn trigger nociceptive signaling to produce hyperalgesia and pain. Interleukin-1β plays a crucial role in this process. The mechanism regulating production of this cytokine after incision is, however, unknown. Caspase-1 is a key enzyme that cleaves prointerleukin-1β to its active form. We hypothesized that caspase-1 is a crucial regulator of incisional interleukin-1β levels, nociceptive sensitization, and inflammation.
METHODS: These studies employed a mouse hind paw incisional model. Caspase-1 was blocked using the selective inhibitors Ac-YVAD-CMK and VRTXSD727. Nociceptive sensitization, edema, and hind paw warmth were followed in intact animals whereas caspase-1 activity, cytokine, and prostaglandin E2 levels were assessed in homogenized skin. Confocal microscopy was used to detect the expression of caspase-1 near the wounds.
RESULTS: Analysis of enzyme activity demonstrated that caspase-1 activity was significantly increased in periincisional skin. Pretreatment with Ac-YVAD-CMK significantly reduced mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. Repeated administration of this inhibitor produced robust analgesia, especially to mechanical stimulation. Administration of VRTXSD727 provided qualitatively similar results. Caspase-1 inhibition also reduced edema and the normally observed increase in paw warmth around the wound site. Correspondingly, caspase-1 inhibition significantly reduced interleukin-1β as well as macrophage-inflammatory protein 1α, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and prostaglandin E2 levels near the wound. The expression of caspase-1 was primarily observed in keratinocytes in the epidermal layer and in neutrophils deeper in the wounds.
CONCLUSIONS: The current study demonstrates that the inhibition of caspase-1 reduces postsurgical sensitization and inflammation, likely through a caspase-1/interleukin-1β-dependent mechanism.
Authors:
De-Yong Liang; XiangQi Li; Wen-Wu Li; Dennis Fiorino; Yanli Qiao; Peyman Sahbaie; David C Yeomans; J David Clark
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Anesthesiology     Volume:  113     ISSN:  1528-1175     ISO Abbreviation:  Anesthesiology     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-24     Completed Date:  2010-10-13     Revised Date:  2012-05-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1300217     Medline TA:  Anesthesiology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  945-56     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Markers
Body Temperature / drug effects
Caspase 1 / antagonists & inhibitors,  physiology*
Chemokine CCL3 / metabolism
Dinoprostone / metabolism
Edema / pathology
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / cerebrospinal fluid
Hindlimb / pathology
Hot Temperature
Hyperalgesia / physiopathology
Immunohistochemistry
Inflammation / metabolism,  pathology*
Interleukin-1beta / metabolism
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Pain / psychology
Pain Measurement
Pain Threshold / physiology
Skin / metabolism
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM079126/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM079126-02S1/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 GM079126-04/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Ccl3 protein, mouse; 0/Chemokine CCL3; 0/Interleukin-1beta; 143011-72-7/Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; 363-24-6/Dinoprostone; EC 3.4.22.36/Caspase 1
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