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Neurons & CIPN

Major Components of the Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System

Neuron Structure Most of neurons organelles (including its nucleus) are located in its cell body 2 types of extensions arise from the cell body Numerous dendrites: receive signals A single axon: transmit signals Axon hillock: conical region of axon where it joins cell body, and that typically generates the signal that travels the length of the axon Myelin sheath: mostly lipid layer that insulates the axon

Individual Neurons are Organized into Nerves A peripheral nerve has an outer covering called the epineurium. Often a nerve will run together with an artery and vein and their connective coverings will merge. Nerve fibers, which are axons, organize into bundles known as fascicles with each fascicle surrounded by the perineurium. Between individual nerve fibers is an inner layer of endoneurium Individual Neurons are Organized into Nerves

Motor nerves - These carry messages from the brain to the muscles. Autonomic nerves - These carry messages back and forth between internal organs and the brain. They control the actions of muscles that aren’t under our voluntary control. Sensory nerves - These carry messages from the body to the brain. These nerves have endings (receptors) that are sensitive to sensations such as pain, temperature, touch and vibration. Although we are not aware of it, our brain is constantly receiving messages from sensory nerves throughout our body. These messages tell our brain where each part of our body is and are important for balance, coordination and walking anticancer drugs most likely affect these Types of Nerves

Roles of Sensory Receptors All stimuli represent forms of energy Sensation involves converting this energy into a change in the membrane potential of sensory receptors Sensory receptors perform four functions in this process Sensory transduction Amplification Transmission Integration Roles of Sensory Receptors

Types of Sensory Receptors Based on the energy they transduce, sensory receptors fall into five categories Mechanoreceptors Chemoreceptors Electromagnetic receptors Thermoreceptors Pain receptors Types of Sensory Receptors

Neurons & MIcrotubules The size, shape, and compartmentalization of neurons must be generated and supported by the cytoskeletal systems of intracellular transport. One of the major systems is the microtubule- based transport system along which kinesin and dynein motor proteins generate force and drive the traffic of many cellular components. If microtubules loose their dynamic instability and become fixed, neurons will be unable to transport vesicles around the cell Neurons & MIcrotubules

Paclitaxel & MIcrotubules This figure shows a neuron with its processes containing microtubules. The vesicles are seen attached to MAPs (microtubule associated proteins) and moving along the microtubule conveyer belt. The MAPs include kinesins and dynein which "walk" along the microtubules in opposite directions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y- uuk4Pr2i8 - Paclitaxel & MIcrotubules

Microtubule-based transport is essential for neuronal function due to the large distances that must be traveled by various building blocks and cellular materials

Mechanism of Taxane Induced Neuropathy Dendrites contain organelles and proteins, including rough endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi complex, and neurotransmitter receptors, that are rare in axons For axons to get proteins and organelles made in the cell body, they must be carried down the length of the axon along microtubules Impairment of intracellular transport is detrimental to neurons and has emerged as a common factor in several neurological disorders Mechanism of Taxane Induced Neuropathy

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) describes the damage to the peripheral nervous system incurred by a patient who has received a chemotherapeutic agent that is known to be neurotoxic. While each class of agents has its own mechanism of action, the CIPN that develops is thought to be a length dependent neuropathy that affects distal sites first, and as cumulative doses increase symptoms progress in severity and to more proximal areas. CIPN

CIPN Affects 30-40% patients undergoing chemotherapy Vinca alkaloids: vincristine & vinblastine Taxanes: paclitaxel & docetaxel Proteasome inhibitors: bortezomib Platinium based: cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin Epothilones: ixabepilone Increases in severity as treatment continues May be irreversible Is usually bilateral Most common reason cancer patients stop treatment early CIPN Epothilones – new class of drugs Stabilize microtubules

Taxane Induced Neuropathy This neurotoxicity is dose-related and nearly 95% of patients exposed to 500-800 mg/m2 will develop paclitaxel-associated neuropathy and/or pain following the termination of paclitaxel therapy.

Sensory nerves are the ones usually affected and may cause the following: Pain Numbness Burning Tingling Sharp, shooting, electrical pain Exaggerated pain response to something that would not normally cause pain such as stroking Motor nerves may cause the following: Weakness Difficulty with walking or balance Difficulty with fine motor skills: writing, buttoning buttons, tying shoe laces Muscle cramps Autonomic nerves may cause the following: Constipation/Diarrhea Urinary retention/ incontinence Blood pressure alterations ( either high blood pressure or low) Pain often can be helped with drug treatment but numbness resistant to therapy Symptoms

Taxane Induced Neuropathy Paclitaxel induces paresthesias, loss of sensation and dysesthetic pain in the feet and hands. Pre-existing neuropathy and co-administration of other chemotherapy agents also enhance the risk of neuropathic pain. Pain was described as radiating, shooting, aching, stabbing, and pulsating and it was mostly located in the back, hips, shoulders, legs and feet. Taxane Induced Neuropathy