Cisplatin neurotoxicity targets specific subpopulations and K+ channels in tyrosine-hydroxylase positive dorsal root ganglia neurons
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience(2022)
摘要
Among the features of cisplatin chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy are chronic pain and innocuous mechanical hypersensitivity. The complete etiology of the latter remains unknown. Here, we show that cisplatin targets a heterogeneous population of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive (TH+) primary afferent dorsal root ganglion neurons (DRGNs) within the primary afferent dorsal root ganglia in mice, determined using single-cell transcriptome and electrophysiological analyses. TH+ DRGNs regulate innocuous mechanical sensation through C-low threshold mechanoreceptors. A differential assessment of wild-type and vitamin E deficient TH+ DRGNs revealed heterogeneity and specific functional phenotypes. The TH+ DRGNs comprise; fast-adapting eliciting one action potential (AP; 1-AP), moderately-adapting (≥ 2-APs), in responses to square-pulse current injection, and spontaneously firing (SF). Cisplatin increased the input resistance and AP frequency but reduced the temporal coding feature of 1-AP and ≥ 2-APs neurons. By contrast, cisplatin has no measurable effect on the SF neurons. Vitamin E reduced the cisplatin-mediated increased excitability, but did not improve the TH+ neuron temporal coding properties. Cisplatin mediates its effect by targeting outward K+ current, likely carried by through K2P18.1 (Kcnk18) , discovered through the differential transcriptome studies and heterologous expression. Studies show a potential new cellular target for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and implicate the possible neuroprotective effects of vitamin E in cisplatin chemotherapy.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
* AP
: action potential
AVED
: ataxia with vitamin E deficiency
CIPN
: cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy
C-LTMRs
: C-low threshold mechanoreceptors
DRGN
: dorsal root ganglia neurons
IACUC
: institutional animal care and use committee
scRNA-seq
: single-cell RNA-sequencing
TH
: tyrosine hydroxylase
Ttpa
: tocopherol transfer protein (alpha)
SF
: spontaneously firing
smFISH
: single molecule fluorescence in-situ hybridization
UCD
: University of California Davis
UCR
: University of Reno
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