TY - JOUR ID - 20079 TI - Acupuncture points injection mitigates chronic pain through transient receptor potential V1 in mice JO - Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences JA - IJBMS LA - en SN - 2008-3866 AU - Liao, Hsien-Yin AU - Lin, Ming-Chia AU - Lin, Yi-Wen AD - College of Chinese Medicine, School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan AD - Department of Nuclear Medicine, E-DA Hospital, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan AD - College of Chinese Medicine, Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 25 IS - 4 SP - 451 EP - 459 KW - Acupuncture points injection KW - Chronic inflammatory pain KW - Dorsal root ganglion KW - Iba1 KW - Somatosensory cortex TRPV1 DO - 10.22038/ijbms.2022.60121.13327 N2 - Objective(s): Tissue injury in peripheral sites can result in long-term potentiation in nociceptive neurons and surrounding glial cells, potentially resulting in the development of chronic inflammatory pain (CIP). Acupoint injection (AI) is similar to Western phototherapy, which injects solutions at specific sites to mitigate chronic pain. AI has shown greater benefits compared with acupuncture. In this study, we examined the therapeutic effect and explored the underlying mechanisms of AI in mice CIP model. Materials and Methods: We injected thrice complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA) into the mouse’s hind paw to induce CIP. Results: We found that, after two weeks, CFA injection significantly induced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia which were attenuated by AI treatment. Transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1) channels and associated molecules were all increased in CIP in mice dorsal root ganglion (DRG), spinal cord (SC), thalamus, and somatosensory cortex (SSC). The aforementioned molecules were mitigated in AI and Trpv1 knockout mice. Furthermore, Iba1-positive cells (microglial marker) were also potentiated and shared a similar tendency with TRPV1.Conclusion: These findings suggest that AI can alleviate chronic pain by reducing TRPV1 overexpression in both neuronal and microglial cells. Our results suggest new potential therapeutic targets for AI in chronic pain. UR - https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_20079.html L1 - https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_20079_8a516bd703a54e1dbfd0c2a5bf65c0ca.pdf ER -