Vertebral Compression Exacerbates Osteoporotic Pain in an Ovariectomy-Induced Osteoporosis Rat Model

STUDY DESIGN.Basic pain study using osteoporotic rodent models. OBJECTIVE.To examine alterations in distribution of pain-related neuropeptides after compressive force on osteoporotic vertebrae and their chronic pain-related properties. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.We previously reported significantly...

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Published in:Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Pa. 1976), 2013-11, Vol.38 (24), p.2085-2091
Main Authors: Suzuki, Miyako, Orita, Sumihisa, Miyagi, Masayuki, Ishikawa, Tetsuhiro, Kamoda, Hiroto, Eguchi, Yawara, Arai, Gen, Yamauchi, Kazuyo, Sakuma, Yoshihiro, Oikawa, Yasuhiro, Kubota, Go, Inage, Kazuhide, Sainoh, Takeshi, Kawarai, Yuya, Yoshino, Kensuke, Ozawa, Tomoyuki, Aoki, Yasuchika, Toyone, Tomoaki, Takahashi, Kazuhisa, Kawakami, Mamoru, Ohtori, Seiji, Inoue, Gen
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Language:English
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Activating Transcription Factor 3 - metabolism
Animals
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide - metabolism
Compression Bandages - adverse effects
Female
Ganglia, Spinal - cytology
Ganglia, Spinal - metabolism
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Osteoporosis - etiology
Osteoporosis - physiopathology
Ovariectomy - adverse effects
Pain - physiopathology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Spinal Diseases - etiology
Spinal Diseases - physiopathology
Spine - physiopathology
Stress, Mechanical
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Summary:STUDY DESIGN.Basic pain study using osteoporotic rodent models. OBJECTIVE.To examine alterations in distribution of pain-related neuropeptides after compressive force on osteoporotic vertebrae and their chronic pain-related properties. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.We previously reported significantly increased production of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a marker of inflammatory pain, in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) of vertebrae in osteoporosis-model ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Here, we hypothesized that longitudinal compressive force on vertebrae can affect osteoporotic pain properties, which has not been examined yet. METHODS.OVX rats were used as the osteoporosis model. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were prepared and Fluoro-Gold (FG) neurotracer was applied to the periosteal surface of the Co5 vertebra. After FG labeling, the animals were divided into 4 groupsControl, Control + compression, OVX, and OVX + compression. The Control groups were not ovariectomized. In the compression groups, K-wires were stabbed transversely through Co4 and Co6 with Co5 compressed longitudinally by rubber bands bridged between the 2. One, 2, 4, and 8 weeks after surgery, bilateral S1 to S3 DRGs were excised for immunofluorescence assays. Expression of CGRP and activating transcription factor 3, a marker of neuronal injury, were compared among the 4 groups. RESULTS.Sustained upregulation of CGRP in DRG neurons was observed after compression of the Co5 vertebra, and Co5 compression caused significant increase in CGRP production in DRG neurons, whereas a greater level of activating transcription factor 3 upregulation was observed in DRGs in OVX rats after dynamic vertebral compression 8 weeks after surgery, implying potential neuropathic pain. CONCLUSION.There was sustained upregulation of CGRP and activating transcription factor 3 in DRGs in osteoporotic model rats compared with controls, and levels were further enhanced by dynamic vertebral compression. These findings imply that dynamic compression stress on vertebrae can exacerbate osteoporotic pain by inducing both inflammatory and neuropathic pain mediators.Level of EvidenceN/A
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/BRS.0000000000000001