Background:Recent active immunization studies have raised the possibility of modulating Tau pathology. Results: Peripheral administration of two antibodies against pathological Tau forms reduces Tau pathology and improves functional outcomes. Conclusion: Passive immunotherapy is effective at preventing the buildup of intracellular Tau pathology. Significance: Tau immunotherapy should be considered as a therapeutic approach for the treatment of Alzheimer disease and other tauopathies.
Introduction:
Inflammation during the neonatal period can exacerbate pain severity following reinjury in adulthood. This is driven by alterations in the postnatal development of spinal and supraspinal nociceptive circuitry. However, the contribution of alterations in peripheral nociceptor function remains underexplored.
Objectives:
We examined whether neonatal complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced inflammation induced or altered adult development of hyperalgesic priming (inflammation-induced plasticity in nonpeptidergic C fibres) or altered postnatal reorganization of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-expressing and isolectin B4 (IB4)-binding C fibres in the spinal dorsal horn (DH).
Methods:
After intraplantar injection of CFA at postnatal day (P) 1, we assessed mechanical thresholds in adult (P60) rats before and after intraplantar carrageenan. One week later, intraplantar PGE
2
-induced hypersensitivity persisting for 4 hours was deemed indicative of hyperalgesic priming. CGRP expression and IB4 binding were examined in adult rat DH after CFA.
Results:
P1 CFA did not alter baseline adult mechanical thresholds, nor did it change the extent or duration of carrageenan-induced hypersensitivity. However, this was slower to resolve in female than in male rats. Rats that previously received carrageenan but not saline were primed, but P1 hind paw CFA did not induce or alter hyperalgesic priming responses to PGE
2
. In addition, CFA on P1 or P10 did not alter intensity or patterns of CGRP or IB4 staining in the adult DH.
Conclusion:
Complete Freund's adjuvant-induced inflammation during a critical period of vulnerability to injury during early postnatal development does not induce or exacerbate hyperalgesic priming or alter the broad distribution of CGRP-expressing or IB4-binding afferent terminals in the adult dorsal horn.
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