Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine

Summary: Migraines are a common medical condition. From a basic science point of view, the central mechanism for migraine and headache is largely unknown. In the present study, we demonstrate that cortical excitatory transmission is significantly enhanced in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)—a bra...

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Main Authors: Ren-Hao Liu, Mingjie Zhang, Man Xue, Tao Wang, Jing-Shan Lu, Xu-Hui Li, Yu-Xin Chen, Kexin Fan, Wantong Shi, Si-Bo Zhou, Qi-Yu Chen, Li Kang, Qian Song, Shengyuan Yu, Min Zhuo
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Man Xue
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description Summary: Migraines are a common medical condition. From a basic science point of view, the central mechanism for migraine and headache is largely unknown. In the present study, we demonstrate that cortical excitatory transmission is significantly enhanced in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)—a brain region which is critical for pain perception. Biochemical studies found that the phosphorylation levels of both the NMDA receptor GluN2B and AMPA receptor GluA1 were enhanced in ACC of migraine rats. Both the presynaptic release of glutamate and postsynaptic responses of AMPA receptors and NMDA receptors were enhanced. Synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) was occluded. Furthermore, behavioral anxiety and nociceptive responses were increased, which were reversed by application of AC1 inhibitor NB001 within ACC. Our results provide strong evidence that cortical LTPs contribute to migraine-related pain and anxiety. Drugs that inhibit cortical excitation such as NB001 may serve as potential medicines for treating migraine in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-e6e006e6d4214ca0ada79fc211dfa7062025-08-19T21:56:02ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422023-06-0126610679010.1016/j.isci.2023.106790Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraineRen-Hao Liu0Mingjie Zhang1Man Xue2Tao Wang3Jing-Shan Lu4Xu-Hui Li5Yu-Xin Chen6Kexin Fan7Wantong Shi8Si-Bo Zhou9Qi-Yu Chen10Li Kang11Qian Song12Shengyuan Yu13Min Zhuo14Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, ChinaNeuroscience Research Center, Institute of Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and Core Facilities Sharing Platform, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, the First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Corresponding authorInstitute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao 266000, China; Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; Corresponding authorSummary: Migraines are a common medical condition. From a basic science point of view, the central mechanism for migraine and headache is largely unknown. In the present study, we demonstrate that cortical excitatory transmission is significantly enhanced in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)—a brain region which is critical for pain perception. Biochemical studies found that the phosphorylation levels of both the NMDA receptor GluN2B and AMPA receptor GluA1 were enhanced in ACC of migraine rats. Both the presynaptic release of glutamate and postsynaptic responses of AMPA receptors and NMDA receptors were enhanced. Synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) was occluded. Furthermore, behavioral anxiety and nociceptive responses were increased, which were reversed by application of AC1 inhibitor NB001 within ACC. Our results provide strong evidence that cortical LTPs contribute to migraine-related pain and anxiety. Drugs that inhibit cortical excitation such as NB001 may serve as potential medicines for treating migraine in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223008672PsychiatryPharmacologyMolecular neuroscience
spellingShingle Ren-Hao Liu
Mingjie Zhang
Man Xue
Tao Wang
Jing-Shan Lu
Xu-Hui Li
Yu-Xin Chen
Kexin Fan
Wantong Shi
Si-Bo Zhou
Qi-Yu Chen
Li Kang
Qian Song
Shengyuan Yu
Min Zhuo
Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine
Psychiatry
Pharmacology
Molecular neuroscience
title Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine
title_full Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine
title_fullStr Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine
title_full_unstemmed Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine
title_short Inhibiting neuronal AC1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine
title_sort inhibiting neuronal ac1 for treating anxiety and headache in the animal model of migraine
topic Psychiatry
Pharmacology
Molecular neuroscience
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223008672
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