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Danigo, A. CCK2R Structure and Functions. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/16929 (accessed on 18 May 2025).
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Postoperative pain is defined as acute pain experienced by the patient after a surgical procedure. Good management of postoperative pain is important in reducing complications and facilitating rehabilitation. Postoperative pain relief is mainly based on opioids, and so is associated with side effects such as constipation, respiratory distress and the development of tolerance to administered opioids.

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1. Gene Localization and Related Diseases

Human CCK2R was cloned for the first time in 1993 [1]. Cck2r, the gene coding for CCK2R, which is located on the terminal short arm of chromosomes 11 in humans (11p15.4), is 12 kbp in length and is composed of 5 exons. According to the Ensembl database, three transcripts have been identified in humans. CCK2R splice variants and mutations have been shown to be involved in cell proliferation and cancer pathogenesis [2]. Mutations, as well as overexpression of CCK2R, are associated with carcinogenesis via the modulation of processes including cell proliferation and cell adhesion.

2. Structural Features of the CCK2R

CCK1R and CCK2R belong to the family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The two genes share only 50% sequence homology, mostly in domains characteristic of GPCRs and in sequence signatures that are required for receptor activation, which might explain their differences in affinity for ligands [3]. Though there remain some controversies, CCK2R can be generally associated with Gq protein, and to a lesser extent with Gi, contrary to CCK1R which is associated with Gs protein [4]. The activated Gq pathway passes through phospholipase C beta (PLCβ), which hydrolyzes phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) to inositol-trisphosphate (IP3), leading to the release of intracellular Ca2+ stores into the cytoplasm, and to diacylglycerol (DAG), leading to the activation of protein kinase C (PKC). Ca2+ is a major effector of neuronal function, involved in neurotransmitter release and membrane excitability. It has been shown that PKC can play a crucial role in the regulation of GPCRs [5]. GPCRs are comprised of seven α-helical transmembrane domains, an extracellular N terminus with three extracellular loops, and an intracellular C terminus with three intracellular loops. GPCRs are a major class of proteins that are potentially involved in pain transmission and so, represent a preferred therapeutic target for novels analgesics [6]. For example, serotonin, apelin, dopamine, GABAB, opioid receptors and the recently clinically-implicated angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R), all use signaling that passes through the GPCR family proteins and have roles in pain modulation [6][7].

3. Cellular Localization and Tissue Distribution in the Nervous System

CCK2R is localized in the plasma membrane and can be internalized for desensitization, an essential mechanism for maintaining physiologically appropriate cellular responses to extracellular stimuli. The internalization of the receptor can be decreased by removal of the C terminus, without affecting G protein coupling [8].
Only a few studies have investigated the expression of CCKRs in the human brain. Most of these explored the binding of radiolabeled ligands, which did not allow the discrimination between CCK1R and CCK2R [9][10]. However, a study using integrative data from several sources (transcriptomics, single-cell genomics, in situ hybridization and antibody-based protein profiling) has shown the localization and expression level of the receptors in human, pig and mouse brain [11]. This database detected CCK2R mRNA in most parts of the human brain, except the thalamus. Some of the structures that express CCK2R are directly implicated in the modulation of pain, such as the hypothalamus, the basal ganglia and the amygdala.
The hypothalamus has a role in modulating the affective dimension of pain and is part of the spinothalamic tract, the principal pain tract [12] (Figure 1). The basal ganglia (mainly including the putamen and the caudate nucleus, and the nucleus accumbens (NAc)) have been principally studied for their motor functions, but are also involved in different aspects of pain including the sensory-discriminative, affective and cognitive dimension of pain and the modulation of nociceptive stimulus intensity information [13]. The amygdala plays an important role in emotional responses and affective states, in disorders such as learned fear, anxiety and depression, and also in pain modulation [14].
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Figure 1. Representation of the spinothalamic tract and descending pain modulation pathway. Areas where CCK2R has been detected are labelled in pink. A: Ascending pain pathways. Nociceptors (C and Aδ fibers) send pain information from peripheral tissues, their cell bodies are localized in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Fibers transmit nociceptive signals to a second order neuron in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. The second order neuron then crosses over to the opposite side, where it forms the ascending spinothalamic tract. This tract takes signals to nuclei in the medulla oblongata and midbrain on the way up to the thalamus. The thalamus relays the information to the somatosensory and insular cortex, as well as cortical regions mediating different aspects of the pain experience such as affective responses in the cingulate cortex. B: Descending pain modulation pathways: Information from the environment and some motivational states can activate this top-down pathway. Several areas in the limbic forebrain including the anterior cingulate and insular cortex, nuclei in the amygdala and the hypothalamus, project to the midbrain periaqueductal grey (PAG), which then modulates ascending pain transmission from the afferent pain system indirectly through the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) in the brainstem.
Low level expression of CCK2R has been detected in the spinal cord [11]. Interestingly, the expression of CCK2R in the human peripheral nervous system has not been explored. In rats, CCK2R mRNA has been detected in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) using in situ hybridization. Only 3% to 4% of all DRG neurons in physiological conditions expressed CCK2R mRNA [15]. Another study using [125I]-CCK-8S labelled with Bolton-Hunter reagent to localize its binding site in DRG, led to the same conclusion [16]. Moreover, in a model of unilateral peripheral transection of the sciatic nerve in the rat [15], in situ hybridization highlighted an increase in CCK2R mRNA in the L4 and L5 DRGs after axotomy. Localization of CCK2R in nociception-linked areas and upregulation of CCK2R mRNA after traumatic lesions underlined the interest of evaluating the roles of CCK2R in pain modulation.

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  3. Miller, L.J.; Gao, F. Structural Basis of Cholecystokinin Receptor Binding and Regulation. Pharm. Ther. 2008, 119, 83–95.
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