Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 and 2 proteins are differentially regulated during Wallerian degeneration of mouse sciatic nerve

Exp Neurol. 2005 Mar;192(1):163-6. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2004.11.002.

Abstract

The pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) is involved in injury-induced peripheral nerve pathology and in the generation of neuropathic pain. Here, we investigated local protein levels of the two known TNF receptors, TNF receptor 1 and 2 (TNFR1, TNFR2), on days 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, and 28 after unilateral crush or chronic constriction injury (CCI) of mouse sciatic nerves using enzyme-linked immunoassay. Both receptors were detectable at a low level in nerve homogenates from naive mice. After crush or CCI, TNFR1 increased by 2-fold on days 3 and day 7. Unlike TNFR1, TNFR2 was markedly upregulated already on day 1 after crush or CCI. TNFR2 increased by 7-fold on days 3 and 7, and remained elevated at a lower level until day 28 after both CCI and crush injury. These data indicate that endoneurial TNFR1 and TNFR2 proteins are differentially regulated during Wallerian degeneration.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Ligation
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neuralgia / metabolism*
  • Neuralgia / physiopathology
  • Peripheral Nerves / metabolism
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / metabolism*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II / metabolism*
  • Sciatic Nerve / metabolism
  • Sciatic Nerve / pathology
  • Sciatic Nerve / physiopathology
  • Sciatic Neuropathy / metabolism*
  • Sciatic Neuropathy / physiopathology
  • Time Factors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism
  • Up-Regulation / physiology
  • Wallerian Degeneration / metabolism*
  • Wallerian Degeneration / physiopathology

Substances

  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha