Chronic itch or pruritus is a debilitating disorder that is refractory to conventional anti-histamine treatment. Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists have been used to treat chronic itch, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we find that KOR and gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) overlap in the spinal cord, and KOR activation attenuated GRPR-mediated histamine-independent acute and chronic itch in mice. Notably, canonical KOR-mediated Gαi signaling is not required for desensitizing GRPR function. In vivo and in vitro studies suggest that KOR activation results in the translocation of Ca2+-independent protein kinase C (PKC)δ from the cytosol to the plasma membrane, which in turn phosphorylates and inhibits GRPR activity. A blockade of phospholipase C (PLC) in HEK293 cells prevented KOR-agonist-induced PKCδ translocation and GRPR phosphorylation, suggesting a role of PLC signaling in KOR-mediated GRPR desensitization. These data suggest that a KOR-PLC-PKCδ-GRPR signaling pathway in the spinal cord may underlie KOR-agonists-induced anti-pruritus therapies

Chronic itch or pruritus is a debilitating disorder that is refractory to conventional anti-histamine treatment. Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists have been used to treat chronic itch, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we find that KOR and gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) overlap in the spinal cord, and KOR activation attenuated GRPR-mediated histamine-independent acute and chronic itch in mice. Notably, canonical KOR-mediated Gαi signaling is not required for desensitizing GRPR function. In vivo and in vitro studies suggest that KOR activation results in the translocation of Ca2+-independent protein kinase C (PKC)δ from the cytosol to the plasma membrane, which in turn phosphorylates and inhibits GRPR activity. A blockade of phospholipase C (PLC) in HEK293 cells prevented KOR-agonist-induced PKCδ translocation and GRPR phosphorylation, suggesting a role of PLC signaling in KOR-mediated GRPR desensitization. These data suggest that a KOR-PLC-PKCδ-GRPR signaling pathway in the spinal cord may underlie KOR-agonists-induced anti-pruritus therapies. Munanairi et al. show that the kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists inhibit nonhistaminergic itch transmission by attenuating the function of the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR), an itch receptor in the spinal cord. KOR activation causes the translocation of PKCδ from plasma to membrane, which phosphorylates GRPR to dampen itch transmission.

Non-canonical Opioid Signaling Inhibits Itch Transmission in the Spinal Cord of Mice / Munanairi, A; Liu, Xy; Barry, Dm; Yang, Q; Yin, Jb; Jin, H; Li, H; Meng, Qt; Peng, Jh; Wu, Zy; Yin, J; Zhou, Xy; Wan, L; Mo, P; Kim, S; Huo, Fq; Jeffry, J; Li, Yq; Bardoni, R; Bruchas, Mr; Chen, Zf. - In: CELL REPORTS. - ISSN 2211-1247. - 23:3(2018), pp. 866-877. [10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.087]

Non-canonical Opioid Signaling Inhibits Itch Transmission in the Spinal Cord of Mice

Bardoni R;
2018

Abstract

Chronic itch or pruritus is a debilitating disorder that is refractory to conventional anti-histamine treatment. Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists have been used to treat chronic itch, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we find that KOR and gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) overlap in the spinal cord, and KOR activation attenuated GRPR-mediated histamine-independent acute and chronic itch in mice. Notably, canonical KOR-mediated Gαi signaling is not required for desensitizing GRPR function. In vivo and in vitro studies suggest that KOR activation results in the translocation of Ca2+-independent protein kinase C (PKC)δ from the cytosol to the plasma membrane, which in turn phosphorylates and inhibits GRPR activity. A blockade of phospholipase C (PLC) in HEK293 cells prevented KOR-agonist-induced PKCδ translocation and GRPR phosphorylation, suggesting a role of PLC signaling in KOR-mediated GRPR desensitization. These data suggest that a KOR-PLC-PKCδ-GRPR signaling pathway in the spinal cord may underlie KOR-agonists-induced anti-pruritus therapies. Munanairi et al. show that the kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonists inhibit nonhistaminergic itch transmission by attenuating the function of the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR), an itch receptor in the spinal cord. KOR activation causes the translocation of PKCδ from plasma to membrane, which phosphorylates GRPR to dampen itch transmission.
2018
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Non-canonical Opioid Signaling Inhibits Itch Transmission in the Spinal Cord of Mice / Munanairi, A; Liu, Xy; Barry, Dm; Yang, Q; Yin, Jb; Jin, H; Li, H; Meng, Qt; Peng, Jh; Wu, Zy; Yin, J; Zhou, Xy; Wan, L; Mo, P; Kim, S; Huo, Fq; Jeffry, J; Li, Yq; Bardoni, R; Bruchas, Mr; Chen, Zf. - In: CELL REPORTS. - ISSN 2211-1247. - 23:3(2018), pp. 866-877. [10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.087]
Munanairi, A; Liu, Xy; Barry, Dm; Yang, Q; Yin, Jb; Jin, H; Li, H; Meng, Qt; Peng, Jh; Wu, Zy; Yin, J; Zhou, Xy; Wan, L; Mo, P; Kim, S; Huo, Fq; Jeffry, J; Li, Yq; Bardoni, R; Bruchas, Mr; Chen, Zf
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