Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Cells. 2021 Dec 24;11(1):48. doi: 10.3390/cells11010048.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain syndrome that affects 1% to 5% of the population. We aimed to investigate the role of endothelial dysfunction and autophagy in fibromyalgia-related vascular and cerebral cortical changes in a reserpine-induced rat model of fibromyalgia at the histological and molecular levels and to study the ameliorative effect of fisetin. Forty adult female albino rats were divided into four groups (10 each): two control groups, the reserpine-induced fibromyalgia group, and the fisetin-treated group. The carotid arteries and brains of the animals were dissected. Frozen tissue samples were used for total RNA extraction and qPCR analysis of eNOS, caspase-3, Bcl-2, LC-3, BECN-1, CHOP, and TNF-α expression. Histological, immunohistochemical (eNOS), and ultrastructure studies were conducted. The carotid arteries revealed excessive autophagy and endothelial, vascular, and apoptotic changes. The cerebral cortex showed similar findings apart from endoplasmic reticulum stress. Additionally, there was decreased gene expression of eNOS and Bcl-2 and increased expression of caspase-3, LC-3, BECN-1, CHOP, and TNF-α. In the fisetin-treated rats, improvements in the histological and molecular results were detected. In conclusion, oxidative stress, enhanced apoptosis, and excessive autophagy are fundamental pathophysiologic mechanisms of reserpine-induced fibromyalgia. Moreover, fisetin has an ameliorative effect against fibromyalgia.
纤维肌痛症(FM)是一种常见的慢性疼痛综合征,影响 1%至 5%的人口。我们旨在从组织学和分子水平上研究内皮功能障碍和自噬在应激诱导的纤维肌痛大鼠模型中与纤维肌痛相关的血管和大脑皮质变化中的作用,并研究非瑟酮的改善作用。将 40 只成年雌性白化大鼠分为四组(每组 10 只):两组对照组、应激诱导的纤维肌痛组和非瑟酮治疗组。解剖动物的颈动脉和大脑。冷冻组织样本用于提取总 RNA,并进行 qPCR 分析 eNOS、caspase-3、Bcl-2、LC-3、BECN-1、CHOP 和 TNF-α的表达。进行了组织学、免疫组织化学(eNOS)和超微结构研究。颈动脉显示过度自噬和内皮、血管和凋亡变化。大脑皮层除内质网应激外,还显示出类似的发现。此外,eNOS 和 Bcl-2 的基因表达减少,而 caspase-3、LC-3、BECN-1、CHOP 和 TNF-α的表达增加。在非瑟酮治疗的大鼠中,观察到组织学和分子结果的改善。总之,氧化应激、增强的细胞凋亡和过度的自噬是应激诱导的纤维肌痛的基本病理生理机制。此外,非瑟酮对纤维肌痛具有改善作用。