Journal: Journal of Pain Research
Article Title: GPER Enhances Chronic Burn Pain via PKC-Mediated Mu-Opioid Receptor Phosphorylation in the Rostral Ventromedial Medulla
doi: 10.2147/JPR.S529103
Figure Lengend Snippet: Alterations in MOR protein expression, phosphorylation, neuronal positivity, and membrane translocation across heterogeneous pain manifestations. ( A ) Representative WB bands illustrating the expression levels of MOR and p-MOR of mice subjected to different pain manifestations (MW: p-MOR, 75 kDa; MOR, 55 kDa; β-Actin, 42 kDa). ( B, C ) Quantitative analysis of p-MOR and MOR expression in the RVM of mice experiencing distinct pain phenotypes (Naïve, Pain persisting, and Pain recovery cohort, n = 6). ( D ) Representative immunofluorescence images depicting the distribution of MOR + neurons within the RVM. All scale bars, 100 μm. ( E ) Statistical analysis of MOR+ neuron counts in the RVM across heterogeneous pain phenotypes (n = 6). ( F and G ) Membrane translocation of MOR protein in mice subjected to heterogeneous pain conditions (n = 6). ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: After blocking with either 5% BSA or 5% nonfat dried milk for 2 h, the membranes were incubated overnight with specific primary antibodies against GPER (1:1000, Novus), MOR (1:1000, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), p-MOR (1:1000, Signalway Antibody), PKC α (1:1000, Abcam), PKC ε (1:1000, Proteintech), p-PKC (1:1000, Abcam), GRK2 (1:2000, Immunoway), GRK3 (1:2000, Immunoway), and β-actin (1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology).
Techniques: Expressing, Phospho-proteomics, Membrane, Translocation Assay, Immunofluorescence