The binding of PKCε and MEG2 to STAT3 regulates IL‐6‐mediated microglial hyperalgesia during inflammatory pain

Author:

Li Xiongjuan1ORCID,Wang Junliang1,Liao Changjian1,Yang Xinping1,Zhao Zhao1,Liu Yuqiang1ORCID,Xue Qingsheng2,Luo Yan2,Liu Xuesheng3,Liu Zhiheng1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Anesthesiology Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center Shenzhen China

2. Department of Anesthesiology Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai China

3. Department of Anesthesiology The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University Hefei China

Abstract

AbstractStudies have suggested that microglial IL‐6 modulates inflammatory pain; however, the exact mechanism of action remains unclear. We therefore hypothesized that PKCε and MEG2 competitively bind to STAT3 and contribute to IL‐6‐mediated microglial hyperalgesia during inflammatory pain. Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were used to induce hyperalgesia model mice and microglial inflammation. Mechanical allodynia was evaluated using von Frey tests in vivo. The interaction among PKCε, MEG2, and STAT3 was determined using ELISA and immunoprecipitation assay in vitro. The PKCε, MEG2, t‐STAT3, pSTAT3Tyr705, pSTAT3Ser727, IL‐6, GLUT3, and TREM2 were assessed by Western blot. IL‐6 promoter activity and IL‐6 concentration were examined using dual luciferase assays and ELISA. Overexpression of PKCε and MEG2 promoted and attenuated inflammatory pain, accompanied by an increase and decrease in IL‐6 expression, respectively. PKCε displayed a stronger binding ability to STAT3 when competing with MEG2. STAT3Ser727 phosphorylation increased STAT3 interaction with both PKCε and MEG2. Moreover, LPS increased PKCε, MEG2, pSTAT3Tyr705, pSTAT3Ser727, IL‐6, and GLUT3 levels and decreased TREM2 during microglia inflammation. IL‐6 promoter activity was enhanced or inhibited by PKCε or MEG2 in the presence of STAT3 and LPS stimulation, respectively. In microglia, overexpression of PKCε and/or MEG2 resulted in the elevation of tSTAT3, pSTAT3Tyr705, pSTAT3Ser727, IL‐6, and TREM2, and the reduction of GLUT3. PKCε is more potent than MEG2 when competitively binding to STAT3, displaying dual modulatory effects of IL‐6 production, thus regulating the GLUT3 and TREM2 in microglia during inflammatory pain sensation.

Publisher

Wiley

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