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Butorphanol reduces the neuronal inflammatory response and apoptosis via inhibition of p38/JNK/ATF2/p53 signaling

  • Authors:
    • Yingsi Huang
    • Shuhua Li
    • Huaxin Chen
    • Long Feng
    • Weixiu Yuan
    • Tao Han
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  • Published online on: January 18, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11151
  • Article Number: 229
  • Copyright: © Huang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Neuronal cell apoptosis is a complex pathophysiological change that occurs following spinal cord injury (SCI) and affects self‑repair. Therefore, preventing neuronal cell apoptosis can promote the recovery of nerve function. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of butorphanol on neuronal inflammatory response and apoptosis. The effects of butorphanol on cell viability and pathway‑related protein expression were first assessed using the CCK8 and western blot assays, respectively. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to establish models. The influences of additional anisomycin, an agonist of MAPK pathway, on cell viability, pathway‑related protein expression and lactate dehydrogenase level were determined using the CCK8 assay, western blotting and assay kits, respectively. In addition, the roles of butorphanol and anisomycin in inflammatory factor levels and cell apoptosis were determined using reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR, TUNEL and western blot assays. Butorphanol was found to protect PC12 cells from the action of LPS on viability and effectively upregulated the p38/JNK/activation of transcription factor 2 (ATF2)/p53 protein expression levels. In addition, anisomycin could break the protective role of butorphanol in cell viability and the inhibitory roles in inflammatory response and apoptosis. To sum up, butorphanol reduces neuronal inflammatory response and apoptosis via inhibiting p38/JNK/ATF2/p53 signaling. The present findings may provide a new direction for the treatment for SCI.
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Huang Y, Li S, Chen H, Feng L, Yuan W and Han T: Butorphanol reduces the neuronal inflammatory response and apoptosis via inhibition of p38/JNK/ATF2/p53 signaling. Exp Ther Med 23: 229, 2022
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Huang, Y., Li, S., Chen, H., Feng, L., Yuan, W., & Han, T. (2022). Butorphanol reduces the neuronal inflammatory response and apoptosis via inhibition of p38/JNK/ATF2/p53 signaling. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 23, 229. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11151
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Huang, Y., Li, S., Chen, H., Feng, L., Yuan, W., Han, T."Butorphanol reduces the neuronal inflammatory response and apoptosis via inhibition of p38/JNK/ATF2/p53 signaling". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 23.3 (2022): 229.
Chicago
Huang, Y., Li, S., Chen, H., Feng, L., Yuan, W., Han, T."Butorphanol reduces the neuronal inflammatory response and apoptosis via inhibition of p38/JNK/ATF2/p53 signaling". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 23, no. 3 (2022): 229. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2022.11151