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Differential Cortico-Thalamic reorganization in Opioid-Induced hyperalgesia and neuropathic pain male rats

Aoling CaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Songjiang Research Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Emotions and Affective Disorders, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaQing LiuShenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, ChinaWenchang ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDanhao ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Songjiang Research Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Emotions and Affective Disorders, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaWen Qi ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaXiaodong LiuDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Peter Hung Pain Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaMamatmusayeva NilufarTashkent International University in Tashkent, Tashkent, UzbekistanAnne ManyandeSchool of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London, London, UKFeng GaoDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaJie WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Songjiang Research Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Emotions and Affective Disorders, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaJun FangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Songjiang Research Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Emotions and Affective Disorders, Songjiang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaXuebi TianDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Neurobiology of Painjournal2025en

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• Identified functional similarities and differences between opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) and spared nerve injury (SNI) animal models using resting-state and task-state fMRI. • Observed enhanced connectivity between the medial parietal association cortex (MPtA) and ventral posterior thalamus (VP) in the OIH model, but not in the SNI model. • Confirmed structural and functional changes between MPtA and VP through viral tracing and electrophysiology. Both opioid use and peripheral nerve injury can lead to hyperalgesia. Whereas in peripheral nerve injury, the central neuroplastic is secondary to sustained peripheral signaling, opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) involves maladaptive alterations in both the peripheral and central nervous systems. However, the precise neurobiological mechanisms underlying these two distinct forms of hyperalgesia remain incompletely understood. In this study, OIH and spared nerve injury (SNI), a model of peripheral nerve injury, were established in male rats to investigate the similarities and differences in brain activity. Resting-state fMRI and mechanical stimulus task-state fMRI were employed to identify the differential brain regions between those two groups. Both resting-state fMRI and task-state fMRI revealed substantial differences in pain-related functional networks between these two models. Notably, OIH was characterized by a widespread reduction in whole-brain activity, whereas SNI primarily exhibited abnormal activation in specific pain-processing regions. Specifically, enhanced synchrony between the medial parietal association cortex (MPtA) and the ventral posterior thalamic nucleus (VP) was observed in the OIH model, but not in the SNI model. These abnormal changes were further confirmed through in vivo electrophysiological recordings. This study reveals a whole-brain activity responses to resting state and mechanical stimuli in both OIH and SNI models, while also identifying a special thalamo-parietal circuit involved in opioid-induced hyperalgesia. It provides new insights into the neural mechanisms between OIH and SNI, potentially guiding the new strategies for hyperalgesia therapy.

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Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Pain Management and Placebo Effect Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2025.100206

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