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Margaret I Arbuckle1, Noboru H Komiyama, Ada Delaney
1Centre for Neuroregeneration, The University of Edinburgh, Institute of Immunology and Infection, Ashworth Buildings, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.
Abstract:
Sensitization to inflammatory pain is a pathological form of neuronal plasticity that is poorly understood and treated. Here we examine the role of the SH3 domain of postsynaptic density 95 (PSD95) by using mice that carry a single amino-acid substitution in the polyproline-binding site. Testing multiple forms of plasticity we found sensitization to inflammation was specifically attenuated. The inflammatory response required recruitment of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-C2alpha to the SH3-binding site of PSD95. In wild-type mice, wortmannin or peptide competition attenuated the sensitization. These results show that different types of behavioural plasticity are mediated by specific domains of PSD95 and suggest novel therapeutic avenues for reducing inflammatory pain.
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