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Journal of Neuroinflammation
Published in: Journal of Neuroinflammation 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research

Cytotoxic T cells modulate inflammation and endogenous opioid analgesia in chronic arthritis

Authors: Uta Baddack-Werncke, Melanie Busch-Dienstfertig, Sara González-Rodríguez, Santhosh Chandar Maddila, Jenny Grobe, Martin Lipp, Christoph Stein, Gerd Müller

Published in: Journal of Neuroinflammation | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

This study examined the development of chronic pain, a cardinal symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in mice with antigen- and collagen-induced arthritis (ACIA). Since the role of CD8+ T cells in arthritis is controversial, we investigated the consequences of CD8-depletion on arthritis development and opioid modulation of pain in this novel model of chronic autoimmune arthritis.

Methods

Disease severity in control and CD8-depleted animals was determined by histological assessment of knee-joint sections and measurement of autoantibody formation. Pain was evaluated by measuring mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in von Frey and Hargreaves tests, respectively. The production and release of endogenous opioids and inflammatory cytokines was assessed in immunoassays.

Results

In ACIA, mice display persistent mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia for more than 2 months after induction of arthritis. The blockade of peripheral opioid receptors with naloxone-methiodide (NLXM) transiently increased thermal hyperalgesia, indicating that endogenous opioid peptides were released in the arthritic joint to inhibit pain. CD8+ T cell depletion did not affect autoantibody formation or severity of joint inflammation, but serum levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL-17 were increased. The release of opioid peptides from explanted arthritic knee cells and the NLXM effect were significantly reduced in the absence of CD8+ T cells.

Conclusions

We have successfully modeled the development of chronic pain, a hallmark of RA, in ACIA. Furthermore, we detected a yet unknown protective role of CD8+ T cells in chronic ACIA since pro-inflammatory cytokines rose and opioid peptide release decreased in the absence of these cells.
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Metadata
Title
Cytotoxic T cells modulate inflammation and endogenous opioid analgesia in chronic arthritis
Authors
Uta Baddack-Werncke
Melanie Busch-Dienstfertig
Sara González-Rodríguez
Santhosh Chandar Maddila
Jenny Grobe
Martin Lipp
Christoph Stein
Gerd Müller
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Neuroinflammation / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1742-2094
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-017-0804-y

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