
ACS Omega, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: March 14, 2025
Pulpitis is a common oral disease associated with severe pain, which often accompanied by sleep disturbances and anxiety-like symptoms. There currently no specific analgesic medication available to alleviate pulpitis-induced pain. In the current study, we applied transcriptomics conduct bioinformatics screening of trigeminal ganglion (TG) medullary dorsal horn (MDH) over 7-day period pulp exposure, aiming identify key differentially expressed genes (DEGs). We identified three DEGs in TG MDH, are primarily involved pathways related immune responses, inflammatory neuroactive ligand-receptor interactions. Potential drug candidates were pinpointed through virtual DEGs, followed molecular docking dynamics analysis. Notably, Oprm1, encodes mu-opioid receptor, exhibited significant expression differences both MDH. Further analysis C13H10Cl3N7O3S2 as most promising lead compound, suggesting that it may be an effective molecule targeting thus laying foundation for subsequent experimental validation. This finding offers new strategy pain management Oprm1 opens up pathway development novel therapeutic drugs.
Language: Английский