COP1 Overexpression Attenuates Nociceptive Behaviors and Neuroinflammation in Cancer-Induced Bone Pain by Suppressing c/EBPβ.
作者信息
Li Dan-Yang, Liu Lin, Gao Shao-Jie, Liu Dai-Qiang, Zhang Long-Qing, Wu Jia-Yi, Song Fan-He, Dai Xin-Yi, Zhou Ya-Qun, Mei Wei
机构信息
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, Wuhan, China.
出版信息
J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2025 May 16;20(1):54. doi: 10.1007/s11481-025-10217-2.
Patients with advanced cancer often have bone metastases, causing bone destruction and cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP). The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (c/EBPβ) mediated the regulation of various pro-inflammatory molecules in microglia. To investigate the specific effect and regulatory mechanism of c/EBPβ in CIBP, a mice model of Lewis lung cancer (LLC) cells implantation was constructed. Our data demonstrated that the c/EBPβ was remarkably elevated in the spinal cord of CIBP mice. Specific knocking down c/EBPβ relieved the mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia of CIBP mice by suppressing the microglia activation and pro-inflammatory cytokines generation. Besides, overexpressing c/EBPβ could prompt severe pain behaviors with spinal neuroinflammation in naïve mice. Notably, the upstream regulator constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) was gradually reduced in the spinal cord of CIBP mice. Upregulating the expression of COP1 effectively alleviated the nociceptive behaviors of CIBP mice by inhibiting the accumulation of c/EBPβ and subsequent neuroinflammation. However, knocking down COP1 caused the rapid increase of c/EBPβ and exacerbation of spinal neuroinflammation, ultimately leading to behavioral damage in naïve mice. In conclusion, the absence of COP1 promoted the accumulation of c/EBPβ and neuroinflammatory molecules in the spinal cord of CIBP mice, which extends the future therapeutic approach for CIBP.