Anti-AQP4 autoantibodies promote ATP release from astrocytes and induce mechanical pain in rats
Ishikura T, Kinoshita M, Shimizu M, Yasumizu Y, Motooka D, Okuzaki D, Yamashita K, Murata H, Beppu S, Koda T, Tada S, Shiraishi N, Sugiyama Y, Miyamoto K, Kusunoki S, Sugimoto T, Kumanogoh A, Okuno T, Mochizuki H. Anti-AQP4 autoantibodies promote ATP release from astrocytes and induce mechanical pain in rats. Journal Of Neuroinflammation 2021, 18: 181. PMID: 34419102, PMCID: PMC8380350, DOI: 10.1186/s12974-021-02232-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderIgG-treated ratsMechanical allodyniaNeuropathic painSpinal cordATP receptorsATP releaseSymptoms of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderDevelopment of mechanical allodyniaDevelopment of neuropathic painPharmacological inhibitionDevelopment of painful symptomsAnti-AQP4 autoantibodiesPeripheral neuropathic painAnti-AQP4 antibodyRelease of extracellular ATPExtracellular ATP releaseRat spinal cordDamage-associated molecular patternsAnti-AQP4Pain mechanismsMechanical painInvolvement of ATPPain symptomsRemission phase