Metabolic connection of inflammatory pain: pivotal role of a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-pyruvate dehydrogenase-lactic acid axis

MK Jha, GJ Song, MG Lee, NH Jeoung… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases (PDK1–4) are mitochondrial metabolic regulators that
serve as decision makers via modulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity to …

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-mediated glycolytic metabolic shift in the dorsal root ganglion drives painful diabetic neuropathy

MH Rahman, MK Jha, JH Kim, Y Nam, MG Lee… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
The dorsal root ganglion (DRG) is a highly vulnerable site in diabetic neuropathy. Under
diabetic conditions, the DRG is subjected to tissue ischemia or lower ambient oxygen …

Metabolic reprogramming by the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase–lactic acid axis: Linking metabolism and diverse neuropathophysiologies

MK Jha, IK Lee, K Suk - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence indicates that there is a complex interplay between metabolism and
chronic disorders in the nervous system. In particular, the pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) …

Regulation of mitochondrial function by Epac2 contributes to acute inflammatory hyperalgesia

DJ Goode, DC Molliver - Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Gαs-coupled receptors signaling through cAMP provide a key mechanism for the
sensitization of nociceptive sensory neurons, and the cAMP effector Epac has been …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet-rich plasma improves chronic inflammatory pain by inhibiting PKM2-mediated aerobic glycolysis in astrocytes

X Wei, XH Jin, XW Meng, J Hua, FH Ji… - Annals of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Astrocytes are highly glycolytic cells that play a crucial role in chronic pain.
Recently it has been found that inflammation and metabolism are related to the inflammatory …

Astrocytic pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-2 is involved in hypothalamic inflammation in mouse models of diabetes

MH Rahman, A Bhusal, JH Kim, MK Jha… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Hypothalamic inflammation plays an important role in disrupting feeding behavior and
energy homeostasis as well as in the pathogenesis of obesity and diabetes. Here, we show …

Neuroinflammation and comorbidity of pain and depression

AK Walker, A Kavelaars, CJ Heijnen, R Dantzer - Pharmacological reviews, 2014 - ASPET
Comorbid depression and chronic pain are highly prevalent in individuals suffering from
physical illness. Here, we critically examine the possibility that inflammation is the common …

Astrocyte-neuron lactate transport in the ACC contributes to the occurrence of long-lasting inflammatory pain in male mice

Y Wang, Y Peng, C Zhang, X Zhou - Neuroscience letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Lactate transport is an important means of communication between astrocytes and neurons
and is implicated in a variety of neurobiological processes. However, the connection …

Co-players in chronic pain: neuroinflammation and the tryptophan-kynurenine metabolic pathway

M Tanaka, N Török, F Tóth, Á Szabó, L Vécsei - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that persists or recurs
more than three months and may extend beyond the expected time of healing. Recently …

Methylglyoxal and a spinal TRPA1-AC1-Epac cascade facilitate pain in the db/db mouse model of type 2 diabetes

RB Griggs, DF Santos, DE Laird, S Doolen… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a devastating neurological complication of diabetes.
Methylglyoxal (MG) is a reactive metabolite whose elevation in the plasma corresponds to …