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Disruption of SHP1/NMDA receptor signaling in spinal cord dorsal horn alleviated inflammatory pain.

Authors: Yang, Li  Bai, Hu-Hu  Zhang, Zi-Yang  Liu, Jiang-Ping  Suo, Zhan-Wei  Yang, Xian  Hu, Xiao-Dong 
Citation: Yang L, etal., Neuropharmacology. 2018 Jul 15;137:104-113. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.04.029. Epub 2018 Apr 30.
RGD ID: 13792698
Pubmed: PMID:29758384   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.04.029   (Journal Full-text)

Src-homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-1 (SHP1) is one of the non-receptor-like phosphatases that are highly enriched in hematopoietic cells. Although accumulating evidence has implicated the protein tyrosine phosphatases in the regulation of nociceptive transmission and plasticity, it is largely unknown whether SHP1 was expressed in pain-related spinal cord dorsal horn and engaged in the synaptic modification of nociceptive signals. Here we found that SHP1 was present in spinal neurons of rats and functionally coupled to GluN2A subunit-containing N-methyl-d-aspartate subtype of glutamate receptors, one of the key players in central sensitization of nociceptive behaviors. SHP1 interacted with a membrane-proximal region within the cytoplasmic tail of GluN2A. This interaction was necessary to stimulate SHP1 activity and more importantly, restrict SHP1 signaling to specifically enhance the tyrosine phosphorylation of GluN2A during inflammatory pain. Electrophysiological and behavioral studies showed that SHP1 binding potentiated GluN2A currents and evoked GluN2A-dependent pain hypersensitivity. The siRNA-mediated knockdown of SHP1 or interference with SHP1/GluN2A interaction by a synthetic peptide alleviated inflammatory pain induced by either Complete Freund's Adjuvant or formalin. Our data implicated that SHP1 was a specific enhancer of GluN2A-mediated nociceptive synaptic transmission in spinal cord dorsal horn, and manipulation of SHP1 activity may serve as an effective strategy for the treatment of inflammatory pain.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Hyperalgesia  ISOGrin2a (Rattus norvegicus)13792698; 13792698 RGD 
Hyperalgesia  IDA 13792698 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Grin2a  (glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Grin2a  (glutamate receptor, ionotropic, NMDA2A (epsilon 1))

Genes (Homo sapiens)
GRIN2A  (glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A)


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