Abstract
Background
Oxidative stress has a critical effect on both persistent pain states and periodontal disease. Voltage-gated sodium NaV1.7 (SCN9A), and transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) are pain genes. The goal of this study was to investigate oxidative stress markers, periodontal status, SCN9A, and TRPA1 channel expression in periodontal tissues of rats with paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain-like behavior (NPLB).
Methods and results
Totally 16 male Sprague Dawley rats were used: control (n = 8) and paclitaxel-induced pain (PTX) (n = 8). The alveolar bone loss and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels were analyzed histometrically and immunohistochemically. Gingival superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities (spectrophotometric assay) were measured. The relative TRPA1 and SCN9A genes expression levels were evaluated using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) in the tissues of gingiva and brain. The PTX group had significantly higher alveolar bone loss and 8-OHdG compared to the control. The PTX group had significantly lower gingival SOD, GPx and CAT activity than the control groups. The PTX group had significantly higher relative gene expression of SCN9A (p = 0.0002) and TRPA1 (p = 0.0002) than the control in gingival tissues. Increased nociceptive susceptibility may affect the increase in oxidative stress and periodontal destruction.
Conclusions
Chronic pain conditions may increase TRPA1 and SCN9A gene expression in the periodontium. The data of the current study may help develop novel approaches both to maintain periodontal health and alleviate pain in patients suffering from orofacial pain.
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Abbreviations
- SCN9A:
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Voltage-gated sodium channels, NaV1.7
- TRPA1:
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Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 channel
- 8-OHdG:
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8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine
- SOD:
-
Superoxide dismutase
- CAT:
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Catalase
- GPx:
-
Glutathione peroxidase
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen
- RNS:
-
Nitrogen species
- NIH:
-
National Institute of Health
- PTX group:
-
Paclitaxel induced group
- i.p:
-
Intraperitoneal
- CEJ:
-
Cementoenamel junction
- qPCR:
-
quantitative real-time PCR
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Toraman, A., Toraman, E., Özkaraca, M. et al. Evaluated periodontal tissues and oxidative stress in rats with neuropathic pain-like behavior. Mol Biol Rep 50, 9315–9322 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-023-08829-z
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