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Circadian Rhythm of Pain Threshold in Mouse Model and the Analgesic Effect of Bee Venom for Injection: Correlation with Peripheral Blood Substance P β-Endorphin and IL-1β Levels |
DONG Hong, LI Zhenbin, GAO Nannan, et al |
Bethune International Peace Hospital of PLA, Hebei Shijiazhuang 050082, China |
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Abstract Objective: To investigate the circadian rhythm of pain threshold in mouse models and the circadian difference in the analgesic effects of bee venom for injection (BVI) and its mechanisms. Methods: Mouse pain models were established using the hot plate test and radiant heat tail-flick test. Pain thresholds were measured at six zeitgeber time (ZT) points (ZT2, ZT6, ZT10, ZT14, ZT18, ZT22) to analyze their circadian rhythms. Qualified Kunming mice were randomly divided into Bee Venom for Injection high dose (BVI-H), Bee Venom for Injection medium dose (BVI-M), Bee Venom for Injection low dose (BVI-L), Morphine (MOR), and Model (MOD) groups. Each group was further divided into two subgroups based on the circadian rhythm of pain thresholds, and drugs were administered at two time points corresponding to the peak and trough of pain thresholds. The dynamic changes in the behavioral effects on pain models in mice were observed using the hot plate test, radiant heat tail-flick test, and writhing test. The levels of serum Substances P (SP), Beta-endorphin (β-EP), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) were measured by ELISA. Results: The pain thresholds of the mouse pain model exhibited circadian rhythms with a peak in the mid-light phase (ZT6) and a trough in the late dark phase (ZT22). The three BVI dose groups and the MOR group all showed significant analgesic effects, and the analgesic effect of BVI in the hot plate and writhing models was dose-dependent. In the hot plate test and radiant heat test models, BVI administration at ZT22 showed stronger analgesic effects than at ZT6. Bee venom did not upregulate serum β-EP levels in pain model mice but significantly reduced serum SP levels, with a circadian variation (lower at ZT22 than at ZT6, P<0.05). The serum IL-1β levels were significantly downregulated in the writhing test and radiant heat test (ZT22 administration group only) pain model mice, while they were significantly increased in the hot plate test. Conclusion: The pain threshold in mice exhibits a circadian rhythm with a peak in the middle-late light phase and a trough value in the late dark phase. BVI has analgesic effect on various pain models in mice, and there is a diurnal difference. The analgesic effect of BVI and its diurnal variation may be related to the regulation of endogenous pain mediators.
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