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Zhang L, Chen C, Qi J. Activation of HDAC4 and GR signaling contributes to stress-induced hyperalgesia in the medial prefrontal cortex of rats. Brain Res 2020; 1747:147051. [PMID: 32783961 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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"Stress-induced hyperalgesia (SIH)" is a phenomenon that stress can lead to an increase in pain sensitivity. Epigenetic mechanisms have been known to play fundamental roles in stress and pain. Histone acetylation is an epigenetic feature that is changed in numerous stress-related disease situations. However, epigenetic mechanism for SIH is not well known. We investigated the effect of histone acetylation on pain hypersensitivity using SPS (single-prolonged stress) + CFA (complete Freund's adjuvant) model. We showed that the glucocorticoid receptor (GR)-pERK-pCREB-Fos signaling pathway was upregulated on stress-induced hyperalgesia and the paw withdrawal threshold in the SPS + CFA group dropped significantly compared with the SPS or CFA group. Histone deacetylases 4 (HDAC4)-expressing neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) were increased in the SPS + CFA-exposed group compared with CFA-exposed or SPS-exposed group. And we showed that the effects of stress-induced hyperalgesia were critically regulated via reversible acetylation (HDAC4) of the GR. Inhibiting HDAC4 by microinjection of sodium butyrate into the mPFC could disrupt glucocorticoid receptor (GR) signaling pathway, which lowered SPS + CFA-caused mechanical allodynia and alleviated anxiety-like behavior. Together, our studies suggest that HDAC inhibitors might involve in the process of stress-induced hyperalgesia.
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- Li Zhang
- Department of Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation, The 960th Hospital of PLA, Jinan 250031, China; Department of Pharmacology, The 960th Hospital of PLA, Jinan 250031, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250031, China
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- Department of Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation, The 960th Hospital of PLA, Jinan 250031, China.
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Gagnon CM, Scholten P, Atchison J, Jabakhanji R, Wakaizumi K, Baliki M. Structural MRI Analysis of Chronic Pain Patients Following Interdisciplinary Treatment Shows Changes in Brain Volume and Opiate-Dependent Reorganization of the Amygdala and Hippocampus. PAIN MEDICINE (MALDEN, MASS.) 2020; 21:2765-2776. [PMID: 32488262 PMCID: PMC8463093 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study examined pre- to post-treatment changes in volumes for brain structures known to be associated with pain processing (thalamus, caudate, putamen, pallidum, hippocampus, amygdala, and accumbens) following an interdisciplinary pain management program. DESIGN Twenty-one patients participating in a four-week interdisciplinary pain management program completed the study. The program consisted of individual and group therapies with the following disciplines: physical therapy, occupational therapy, pain psychology, biofeedback/relaxation training, nursing lectures, and medical management. All patients underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain before the start and at completion of the program. They also completed standard outcome measures assessing pain, symptoms of central sensitization, disability, mood, coping, pain acceptance, and impressions of change. RESULTS Our results showed a significant increase in total brain volume, as well as increased volumes in the thalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala. As expected, we also found significant improvements in our standard outcome measures. The majority of patients rated themselves as much or very much improved. The increase in volume in the hippocampus was significantly associated with patient perceptions of change. However, the correlations were in the unexpected direction, such that greater increases in hippocampal volume were associated with perceptions of less improvement. Further exploratory analyses comparing patients by their opioid use status (use vs no use) showed differential program effects on volume increases in the hippocampus and amygdala. CONCLUSIONS These findings show that a four-week interdisciplinary pain management program resulted in changes in the brain, which adds objective findings further demonstrating program efficacy.
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- Christine M Gagnon
- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Pain Management Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of PM&R, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Pain Management Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of PM&R, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Pain Management Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of PM&R, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of PM&R, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Pain Management Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of PM&R, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Pain Management Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of PM&R, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Pain Management Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of PM&R, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Tyrtyshnaia AA, Egorova EL, Starinets AA, Ponomarenko AI, Ermolenko EV, Manzhulo IV. N-Docosahexaenoylethanolamine Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Improves Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Rats with Sciatic Nerve Chronic Constriction Injury. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18100516. [PMID: 33076443 PMCID: PMC7602669 DOI: 10.3390/md18100516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chronic neuropathic pain is a condition that causes both sensory disturbances and a variety of functional disorders, indicating the involvement of various brain structures in pain pathogenesis. One of the factors underlying chronic neuropathic pain is neuroinflammation, which is accompanied by microglial activation and pro-inflammatory factor release. N-docosahexaenoylethanolamine (DHEA, synaptamide) is an endocannabinoid-like metabolite synthesized endogenously from docosahexaenoic acid. Synaptamide exhibits anti-inflammatory activity and improves neurite outgrowth, neurogenesis, and synaptogenesis within the hippocampus. This study aims to evaluate the effects of synaptamide obtained by the chemical modification of DHA, extracted from the Far Eastern raw material Berryteuthis magister on neuroinflammatory response and hippocampal neurogenesis changes during neuropathic pain. The study of microglial protein and cytokine concentrations was performed using immunohistochemistry and ELISA. The brain lipid analysis was performed using the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. Behavioral experiments showed that synaptamide prevented neuropathic pain-associated sensory and behavioral changes, such as thermal allodynia, impaired locomotor activity, working and long-term memory, and increased anxiety. Synaptamide attenuated microglial activation, release of proinflammatory cytokines, and decrease in hippocampal neurogenesis. Lipid analysis revealed changes in the brain N-acylethanolamines composition and plasmalogen concentration after synaptamide administration. In conclusion, we show here that synaptamide may have potential for use in preventing or treating neuropathic cognitive pain and emotional effects.
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Dai L, Yu Y, Zhao H, Zhang X, Su Y, Wang X, Hu S, Dai H, Hu C, Ke J. Altered local and distant functional connectivity density in chronic migraine: a resting-state functional MRI study. Neuroradiology 2020; 63:555-562. [PMID: 33057747 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-020-02582-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Previous studies have indicated disrupted functional connectivity in multiple brain regions and resting-state networks in episodic migraine, but it is unclear how brain network property is disrupted in chronic migraine. METHODS Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and voxel-wise functional connectivity density analysis, we examined the large-scale functional connectivity pattern over the whole brain in 17 patients with chronic migraine without medication overuse compared to 35 healthy controls. The associations between functional connectivity density and clinical variables were also explored. RESULTS Compared with controls, chronic migraine patients showed decreased local and distant functional connectivity density in the dorsolateral and medial prefrontal cortexes and precuneus and increased local and distant functional connectivity density in the hippocampal complex. The patients also presented increased local functional connectivity density in the orbital frontal gyrus and cerebellum and increased distant functional connectivity density in the temporal pole. Moreover, local functional connectivity density in several brain regions, such as the left superior temporal gyrus and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, was found to be correlated with headache frequency or pain intensity. CONCLUSION Chronic migraine is associated with functional connectivity alterations in regions involved in multisensory integration, affective and cognitive processing, and pain modulation. Both local and distant functional connectivity density are complementary biomarkers for investigating the neural mechanism of this disorder. Some local functional connectivity density alterations may be useful for assessing the disease burden of chronic migraine.
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- Lingling Dai
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China. .,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China.
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Ke J, Yu Y, Zhang X, Su Y, Wang X, Hu S, Dai H, Hu C, Zhao H, Dai L. Functional Alterations in the Posterior Insula and Cerebellum in Migraine Without Aura: A Resting-State MRI Study. Front Behav Neurosci 2020; 14:567588. [PMID: 33132860 PMCID: PMC7573354 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.567588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background: Hypothesis-driven functional connectivity (FC) analyses have revealed abnormal functional interaction of regions or networks involved in pain processing in episodic migraine patients. We aimed to investigate the resting-state FC patterns in episodic migraine by combining data-driven voxel-wise degree centrality (DC) calculation and seed-based FC analysis. Methods: Thirty-nine patients suffering from episodic migraine without aura and 35 healthy controls underwent clinical assessment and functional MRI. DC was analyzed voxel-wise and compared between groups, and FC of regions with DC differences were further examined using a seed-based approach. Results: Compared with the control group, the migraine group showed increased and decreased DC in the right posterior insula and left crus I, respectively. Seed-based FC analyses revealed that migraine patients demonstrated increased right posterior insula connections with the postcentral gyrus, supplementary motor area/paracentral lobule, fusiform gyrus and temporal pole. The left crus I showed decreased FC with regions of the default mode network (DMN), including the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), angular gyrus, medial and lateral temporal cortex in patients with migraine. Furthermore, pain intensity positively correlated with DC in the right amygdala/parahippocampal gyrus, and migraine frequency negatively correlated with FC between the left crus I and mPFC. Conclusion: Patients with episodic migraine without aura have increased FC with the right posterior insula and decreased FC within the DMN, which may underlie disturbed sensory integration and cognitive processing of pain. The left crus I-mPFC connectivity may be a useful biomarker for assessing migraine frequency.
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- Jun Ke
- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.,Institute of Medical Imaging, Soochow University, Soochow, China
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Javid H, Rezayof A, Ghasemzadeh Z, Sardari M. The involvement of ventral hippocampal microglial cells, but not cannabinoid CB1 receptors, in morphine-induced analgesia in rats. Acta Neurol Belg 2020; 120:1077-1084. [PMID: 31006075 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-019-01144-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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It is well known that glial cells are involved in pain processing. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the possible involvement of the ventral hippocampal (VH) glial cells in morphine-induced analgesia. A tail-flick apparatus was used to measure pain sensitivity in male Wistar rats that were bilaterally cannulated in the VH by stereotaxic surgery. The results showed that intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of morphine (2.5-7.5 mg/kg) induced analgesia in a time-dependent manner. The blockade of the VH glial cell activation by bilateral microinjection of a glial inhibitor, minocycline (5-15 µg/rat) into the VH with an ineffective dose of morphine (2.5 mg/kg, i.p) significantly increased morphine analgesia. Considering that the endocannabinoid system via CB1 receptors play a crucial role in pain modulation, we also assessed the possible role of the VH cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the functional interaction between minocycline and morphine in acute pain. Our results indicated that intra-VH injection of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist, arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA; 4-12 ng/rat) had no effect on minocycline-induced potentiation of morphine analgesia. It should be considered that intra-VH microinjection of minocycline or ACPA by itself had no effect on tail-flick latency. Our findings suggest that the activation of the VH microglial cells may be involved in mediating pain sensation, because the inhibition of these cells by intra-VH injection of minocycline could potentiate morphine-induced analgesia. Although endocannabinoids have a regulatory role in glia function, the activation of CB1 receptors could not affect the potentiative effect of minocycline on morphine analgesia.
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- Hanieh Javid
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, 4155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, 4155-6455, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, 4155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, 4155-6455, Tehran, Iran
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Fang A, Li Y, Wu X, Wu B, Zhang Y. Baicalin attenuates inflammatory pain associated depressive symptoms via Akt-mediated adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Metab Brain Dis 2020; 35:1085-1093. [PMID: 32643091 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-020-00599-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Depression is one of main symptoms accompanying thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia induced by inflammatory pain. On physiological level, depressive symptoms could be attenuated by sufficient level of hippocampal neural plasticity. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) plays critical roles in clearing panic memory, increasing psychiatric adaptability and preventing depressive emotion. Thus, targeting AHN is the applicable strategy to improve neural functions impaired and attenuate inflammatory pain. Previous reports indicate natural compound baicalin (BA) is one of the effective agents to promote AHN. In present study, we tested the effects of BA in mouse model of inflammatory pain as well as its biological underpinning. Behavioral tests indicate that BA treatment attenuated thermal hyperalgesia, mechanical allodynia and depressive symptoms. Meanwhile, treatment of BA promoted growth and differentiation of neural stem cells in hippocampus. AHN blocker temozolomide (TMZ) resulted in significant suppressed effects of BA to promote AHN, suggesting the critical role of AHN in regulating behavioral effects of BA to inflammatory pain. Akt plays the critical roles in the effects of BA to attenuate inflammatory pain induced symptoms. Prohibiting of Akt with GSK960693 dramatically prevented the effects of BA in attenuating inflammatory pain induced behavioral symptoms. Taken together, BA is the potential pain killer to alleviating inflammatory pain via Akt-mediated adult hippocampal neurogenesis.
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- Aili Fang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, No.99 Longcheng Street, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 030012, People's Republic of China.
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- Center for Anesthesiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of TISCO, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, General Hospital of TISCO, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Laboratory Animal and Animal Model of Human Diseases, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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Newman-Norlund RD, Rorden C, Maleki N, Patel M, Cheng B, Androulakis XM. Cortical and subcortical changes following sphenopalatine ganglion blocks in chronic migraine with medication overuse headache: a preliminary longitudinal study. Womens Midlife Health 2020; 6:7. [PMID: 32774872 PMCID: PMC7409446 DOI: 10.1186/s40695-020-00055-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objective The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate potential changes in brain morphology (cortical thickness and cortical/subcortical volume) accompanying a series of sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) blockade treatments in chronic migraine with medication overuse headaches (CMw/MOH). Background Local anesthetization of the SPG via intranasal application is used for the treatment for multiple types of headache disorders, including CM. Our previous longitudinal fMRI study revealed improved network connectivity after such treatment. However, the impact of SPG blocks on cortical, subcortical gray matter volume and cortical thickness has yet to be assessed. Methods Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cortical/subcortical volume were measured in 12 chronic migraine patients before and after a series of 12 SPG blocks administered over a 6-week period (2 per week). The average time between MRI assessments was 6 weeks. Targeted, within-subjects t-tests comparing pre-treatment and post-treatment values in specific apriori brain regions of interest, including the hippocampus, amygdala, basal ganglia, somatosensory cortex, temporal cortex and occipital cortex, were used to estimate the impact of repetitive SPG blocks treatment on brain morphology in CMw/MOH. Results Compared to baseline values, the number of moderate/severe headache days per month, HIT-6, PHQ-9 scores and allodynia scores were all significantly improved at the end of treatment. Analysis of MRI data revealed that the volume of the right hippocampus and the right palladium significantly decreased following SPG block treatment, while the volume of the left nucleus accumbens significantly increased following treatment. Cortical thickness in the left temporal pole and left lateral occipito-temporal gyrus significantly decreased following SPG block treatment. Conclusion Our results suggest SPG block treatment is associated with significant symptom improvement as well as significant structural brain changes in regions known to be associated with migraine and chronic pain processing in CMw/MOH.
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- Roger D Newman-Norlund
- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Discovery I Building, Office 138, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Discovery I Building, Office 138, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC USA.,Division of Neurology, WJB Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC USA
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De Groote S, Goudman L, Linderoth B, Buyck F, Rigoard P, De Jaeger M, Van Schuerbeek P, Peeters R, Sunaert S, Moens M. A Regions of Interest Voxel-Based Morphometry Study of the Human Brain During High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. Pain Pract 2020; 20:878-888. [PMID: 32470180 DOI: 10.1111/papr.12922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) as pain-relieving treatment for failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) has already been demonstrated. However, potential structural and functional brain alterations resulting from subsensory SCS are less clear. The aim of this study was to test structural volumetric changes in a priori chosen regions of interest related to chronic pain after 1 month and 3 months of high-frequency SCS in patients with FBSS. METHODS Eleven patients with FBSS who were scheduled for SCS device implantation were included in this study. All patients underwent a magnetic resonance imaging protocol before SCS device implantation 1 and 3 months after high-frequency SCS. Pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, and sleep quality were also measured. Regions-of-interest voxel-based morphometry was used to explore grey matter volumetric changes over time. Additionally, volumetric changes were correlated with changes in pain intensity, catastrophizing, and sleep quality. RESULTS Significant decreases were found in volume in the left and right hippocampus over time. More specifically, a significant difference was revealed between volumes before SCS implantation and after 3 months of SCS. Repeated-measures correlations revealed a significant positive correlation between volumetric changes in the left hippocampus and changes in back pain score over time and between volumetric changes in the right hippocampus and changes in back pain score over time. CONCLUSION In patients with FBSS, high-frequency SCS influences structural brain regions over time. The volume of the hippocampus was decreased bilaterally after 3 months of high-frequency SCS with a positive correlation with back pain intensity.
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- Sander De Groote
- Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium.,Center for Neurosciences (C4N), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Jette, Belgium.,Pain in Motion International Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Jette, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium
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- Spine & Neuromodulation Functional Unit, Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France.,Institut Prime UPR 3346, CNRS, ISAE-ENSMA, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France.,PRISMATICS Lab (Predictive Research in Spine/Neuromodulation Management and Thoracic Innovation/Cardiac Surgery), Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium.,Center for Neurosciences (C4N), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Jette, Belgium.,Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium
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Tyrtyshnaia A, Manzhulo I, Konovalova S, Zagliadkina A. Neuropathic Pain Causes a Decrease in the Dendritic Tree Complexity of Hippocampal CA3 Pyramidal Neurons. Cells Tissues Organs 2020; 208:89-100. [DOI: 10.1159/000506812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The International Pain Association defines neuropathic pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.” Recent studies show that chronic neuropathic pain causes both morphological and functional changes within brain structures. Due to the impact of supraspinal centers on pain signal processing, patients with chronic pain often suffer from depression, anxiety, memory impairment, and learning disabilities. Changes in hippocampal neuronal and glial plasticity can play a substantial role in the development of these symptoms. Given the special role of the CA3 hippocampal area in chronic stress reactions, we suggested that this region may undergo significant morphological changes as a result of persistent pain. Since the CA3 area is involved in the implementation of hippocampus-dependent memory, changes in the neuronal morphology can cause cognitive impairment observed in chronic neuropathic pain. This study aimed to elucidate the structural and plastic changes within the hippocampus associated with dendritic tree atrophy of CA3 pyramidal neurons in mice with chronic sciatic nerve constriction. Behavioral testing revealed impaired working and long-term memory in mice with a chronic constriction injury. Using the Golgi-Cox method, we revealed a decrease in the number of branches and dendritic length of CA3 pyramidal neurons. The dendritic spine number was decreased, predominantly due to a reduction in mushroom spines. An immunohistochemical study showed changes in astro- and microglial activity, which could affect the morphology of neurons both directly and indirectly via the regulation of neurotrophic factor synthesis. Using ELISA, we found a decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor production and an increase in neurotrophin-3 production. Morphological and biochemical changes in the CA3 area are accompanied by impaired working and long-term memory of animals. Thus, we can conclude that morphological and biochemical changes within the CA3 hippocampal area may underlie the cognitive impairment in neuropathic pain.
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Nelson S, Burns M, McEwen B, Borsook D. Stressful experiences in youth: "Set-up" for diminished resilience to chronic pain. Brain Behav Immun Health 2020; 5:100095. [PMID: 34589863 PMCID: PMC8474662 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Chronic pain in youth is common, with prevalence rates in some reports exceeding 50%. Given the plasticity of brain systems in youth and their general level of activity, the underlying processes relating to the evolution of chronic pain may be different from that observed in adults. One aspect that affects brain development is childhood stress. Preliminary research indicates that maladaptive responses to stressful events that induce biological and psychological inability to adapt may be related to pain chronicity in youth. This relationship is particularly notable given the high rates of exposure to stressful events in pediatric pain populations. A review of the literature was performed in the areas of biological, cognitive, psychological and social processes associated with chronic pain and psychological stress and trauma in youth and adult populations. The current review presents a theoretical framework, adapted from McEwen's model (1998) on stress and allostatic load, which aims to outline the potential connection between exposure to stressful events and pediatric chronic pain. Avenues for future investigation are also identified.
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- Sarah Nelson
- Center for Pain and the Brain, Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine and Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Center for Pain and the Brain, Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine and Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
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- Center for Pain and the Brain, Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine and Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
- Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, USA
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Javad-Moosavi BZ, Nasehi M, Vaseghi S, Jamaldini SH, Zarrindast MR. Activation and Inactivation of Nicotinic Receptnors in the Dorsal Hippocampal Region Restored Negative Effects of Total (TSD) and REM Sleep Deprivation (RSD) on Memory Acquisition, Locomotor Activity and Pain Perception. Neuroscience 2020; 433:200-211. [PMID: 32200080 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sleep deprivation (SD) is a common issue in today's society. Sleep is essential for proper cognitive functions, including learning and memory. Furthermore, sleep disorders can alter pain information processing. Meanwhile, hippocampal nicotinic receptors have a role in modulating pain and memory. The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of dorsal hippocampal (CA1) nicotinic receptors on behavioral changes induced by Total (TSD) and REM Sleep Deprivation (RSD). A modified water box and multi-platform apparatus were used to induce TSD and RSD, respectively. To investigate the interaction between nicotinic receptors and hippocampus-dependent memory, nicotinic receptor agonist (nicotine) or antagonist (mecamylamine) was injected into the CA1 region. The results showed, nicotine at the doses of 0.001 and 0.1 µg/rat and mecamylamine at the doses of 0.01 and 0.1 µg/rat decreased memory acquisition, while both at the doses of 0.01 and 0.1 µg/rat enhanced locomotor activity. Additionally, all doses used for both drugs did not alter pain perception. Also, 24 h TSD or RSD attenuated memory acquisition with no effect on locomotor activity and only TSD induced an analgesic effect. Intra-CA1 administration of subthreshold dose of nicotine (0.0001 µg/rat) and mecamylamine (0.001 µg/rat) did not alter memory acquisition, pain perception and locomotor activity in sham of TSD/RSD rats. Both drugs reversed all behavioral changes induced by TSD. Furthermore, both drugs reversed the effect of RSD on memory acquisition, while only mecamylamine reversed the effect of RSD on locomotor activity. In conclusion, CA1 nicotinic receptors play a significant role in TSD/RSD-induced behavioral changes.
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- Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), Amir-Almomenin Hospital, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetic, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Neuroendocrinology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
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Tyrtyshnaia A, Manzhulo I. Neuropathic Pain Causes Memory Deficits and Dendrite Tree Morphology Changes in Mouse Hippocampus. J Pain Res 2020; 13:345-354. [PMID: 32104056 PMCID: PMC7023911 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s238458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Neuropathic pain manifests in a diverse combination of sensory symptoms and disorders of higher nervous activity, such as memory deficiency, anxiety, depression, anhedonia, etc. This suggests the participation of brain structures, including the hippocampus, in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain. The elucidation of central sensitization mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain cognitive and affective symptoms may be useful in the development of new and effective treatments for these common disorders. The study aims to elucidate the effect of chronic neuropathic pain on cognitive function and underlying neuronal plasticity in the hippocampus. METHODS Chronic constriction injury of mouse right hind limb sciatic nerve was used as a model of neuropathic pain. The presence of neuropathic pain was confirmed by the thermal and mechanical allodynia. The morphology of the CA1 pyramidal neurons and the dentate gyrus (DG) granule neurons were studied using Golgi-Cox staining. The hippocampal proteins concentration was determined by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. RESULTS Behavioral testing revealed reduced locomotor activity as well as impaired working and long-term memory in mice with a ligated nerve. We revealed changes in the dendritic tree morphology in CA1 and the dentate gyrus hippocampal subregions. We found the atrophy of the CA1 pyramidal neurons and an increase in the dendritic tree complexity in DG. Moreover, changes in the density of dendritic spines were observed in these regions. In addition, we revealed increased expression of the Arc protein in DG granule neurons and decreased surface expression of AMPA receptors within the hippocampus. Decreased AMPA receptors expression underlies observed altered dendrite arborization and dendritic spines morphology. DISCUSSION We found that pain information entering the hippocampus causes neuronal plasticity changes. The changes in neurite arborization, dendritic length and dendritic spines morphology as well as protein expression are observed within the hippocampal regions involved in the processing of pain information. Moreover, changes in the dendrite morphology in hippocampal subregions are different due to the anatomical and functional heterogeneity of the hippocampus. Apparently, the detected morphological and biochemical changes can underlie the observed hippocampus-dependent behavioral and cognitive impairment in animals with neuropathic pain.
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- Anna Tyrtyshnaia
- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
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- A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
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Tyrtyshnaia AA, Manzhulo IV, Konovalova SP, Zaglyadkina AA, Starinets AA. The Effects of Neuropathic Pain on the State of Glial Cells and Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Old Animals. NEUROCHEM J+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712419030140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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da Silva CS, Calió ML, Mosini AC, Pires JM, Rêgo DDSB, Mello LE, Leslie ATFS. LPS-Induced Systemic Neonatal Inflammation: Blockage of P2X7R by BBG Decreases Mortality on Rat Pups and Oxidative Stress in Hippocampus of Adult Rats. Front Behav Neurosci 2019; 13:240. [PMID: 31798427 PMCID: PMC6878118 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Neonatal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure-induced brain inflammation has been associated to neuronal injury and facilitates the development of models of neurological disorders in adult rats. The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) plays a fundamental role in the onset and maintenance of the inflammatory cascade. Brilliant blue G (BBG), a P2X7R antagonist, has been shown to effectively promote neuroinflammatory protection. Here, we have investigated the long-term effects of the neonatal systemic inflammation on hippocampal oxidative stress, anxiety behavior and pain sensitivity in adulthood. We hypothesized that P2X7R blockade is able to modulate the effects of inflammation on these variables. Male and female rat pups received LPS and/or BBG solution intraperitoneally on the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th postnatal days. The survival rate and body weight were evaluated during the experimental procedures. The animals were submitted to behavioral tests for anxiety (elevated plus maze, EPM) and nociception (hot-plate and tail-flick) and the oxidative stress was measured by superoxide production in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus using dihydroethidium (DHE) probe. BBG increased the survival rate in LPS-treated rats. No significant differences were found regarding anxiety behavior and pain sensitivity between the experimental groups. Systemic neonatal inflammation leads to a higher production of superoxide anion in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in adulthood and BBG inhibited that effect. Our data suggest that blocking the activation of the P2X7R during neonatal systemic inflammation may have a potential neuroprotective effect in adulthood.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.,D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Koban L, Jepma M, López-Solà M, Wager TD. Different brain networks mediate the effects of social and conditioned expectations on pain. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4096. [PMID: 31506426 PMCID: PMC6736972 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11934-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Information about others' experiences can strongly influence our own feelings and decisions. But how does such social information affect the neural generation of affective experience, and are the brain mechanisms involved distinct from those that mediate other types of expectation effects? Here, we used fMRI to dissociate the brain mediators of social influence and associative learning effects on pain. Participants viewed symbolic depictions of other participants' pain ratings (social information) and classically conditioned pain-predictive cues before experiencing painful heat. Social information and conditioned stimuli each had significant effects on pain ratings, and both effects were mediated by self-reported expectations. Yet, these effects were mediated by largely separable brain activity patterns, involving different large-scale functional networks. These results show that learned versus socially instructed expectations modulate pain via partially different mechanisms-a distinction that should be accounted for by theories of predictive coding and related top-down influences.
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- Leonie Koban
- Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger D244, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA.
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger D244, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA.
- Brain and Spine Institute (ICM), Control-Interoception-Attention Team, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France.
- Marketing Area, INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77300, Fontainebleau, France.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1018 WS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC2 7031 Pain Research Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger D244, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger D244, 345 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6207, Moore Hall, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA
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Zamorano AM, Montoya P, Cifre I, Vuust P, Riquelme I, Kleber B. Experience-dependent neuroplasticity in trained musicians modulates the effects of chronic pain on insula-based networks - A resting-state fMRI study. Neuroimage 2019; 202:116103. [PMID: 31437550 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Recent resting-state fMRI studies associated extensive musical training with increased insula-based connectivity in large-scale networks involved in salience, emotion, and higher-order cognitive processes. Similar changes have also been found in chronic pain patients, suggesting that both types of experiences can have comparable effects on insula circuitries. Based on these observations, the current study asked the question whether, and if so in what way, different forms of experience-dependent neuroplasticity may interact. Here we assessed insula-based connectivity during fMRI resting-state between musicians and non-musicians both with and without chronic pain, and correlated the results with clinical pain duration and intensity. As expected, insula connectivity was increased in chronic pain non-musicians relative to healthy non-musicians (with cingulate cortex and supplementary motor area), yet no differences were found between chronic pain non-musicians and healthy musicians. In contrast, musicians with chronic pain showed decreased insula connectivity relative to both healthy musicians (with sensorimotor and memory regions) and chronic pain non-musicians (with the hippocampus, inferior temporal gyrus, and orbitofrontal cortex), as well as lower pain-related inferences with daily activities. Pain duration correlated positively with insula connectivity only in non-musicians, whereas pain intensity exhibited distinct relationships across groups. We conclude that although music-related sensorimotor training and chronic pain, taken in isolation, can lead to increased insula-based connectivity, their combination may lead to higher-order plasticity (metaplasticity) in chronic pain musicians, engaging brain mechanisms that can modulate the consequences of maladaptive experience-dependent neural reorganization (i.e., pain chronification).
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- Anna M Zamorano
- Research Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS-IdISBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, The Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark.
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- Research Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS-IdISBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- University Ramon Llull, Blanquerna, FPCEE, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Denmark
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- Research Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS-IdISBa), University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg, Denmark; Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Vaculik MF, Noorani A, Hung PSP, Hodaie M. Selective hippocampal subfield volume reductions in classic trigeminal neuralgia. Neuroimage Clin 2019; 23:101911. [PMID: 31491821 PMCID: PMC6616529 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a chronic neuropathic pain syndrome characterized by paroxysmal unilateral shock-like pains in the trigeminal territory most frequently attributed to neurovascular compression of the trigeminal nerve at its root entry zone. Recent advances in the study of TN suggest a possible central nervous system (CNS) role in modulation and maintenance of pain. TN and other chronic pain patients commonly experience alterations in cognition and affect, as well as abnormalities in CNS volume and microstructure in regions associated with pain perception, emotional modulation, and memory consolidation. However, the microstructural changes in the hippocampus, an important structure within the limbic system, have not been previously studied in TN patients. Here, we use grey matter analysis to assess whether TN pain is associated with altered hippocampal subfield volume in patients with classic TN. Anatomical magnetic resonance (MR) images of twenty-two right-sided TN patients and matched healthy controls underwent automated segmentation of hippocampal subfields using FreeSurfer v6.0. Right-sided TN patients had significant volumetric reductions in ipsilateral cornu ammois 1 (CA1), CA4, dentate gyrus, molecular layer, and hippocampus-amygdala transition area - resulting in decreased whole ipsilateral hippocampal volume, compared to healthy controls. Overall, we demonstrate selective hippocampal subfield volume reduction in patients with classic TN. These changes occur in subfields implicated as neural circuits for chronic pain processing. Selective subfield volume reduction suggests aberrant processes and circuitry reorganization, which may contribute to development and/or maintenance of TN symptoms.
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- Michael Frantisek Vaculik
- Dalhousie Medical School, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Division of Brain, Imaging, and Behaviour - Systems Neuroscience, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada; Department of Surgery and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Brain, Imaging, and Behaviour - Systems Neuroscience, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada; Department of Surgery and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Brain, Imaging, and Behaviour - Systems Neuroscience, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada; Department of Surgery and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Brain, Imaging, and Behaviour - Systems Neuroscience, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada; Department of Surgery and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
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Zhang YN, Huo JW, Huang YR, Hao Y, Chen ZY. Altered amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation and regional cerebral blood flow in females with primary dysmenorrhea: a resting-state fMRI and arterial spin labeling study. J Pain Res 2019; 12:1243-1250. [PMID: 31114306 PMCID: PMC6489567 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s177502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose: The current study aimed to explore the central mechanism of primary dysmenorrhea (PD) by investigating the alterations in resting state amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) between PD patients and healthy controls (HCs). Patients and methods: A total of 34 female subjects including 20 PD patients and 14 HCs underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and arterial spin labeling technique (ASL) MRI during menstrual phase. Subsequently, the differences in ALFF and CBF were compared in the two groups. The visual analog scores for pain (VAS-P) and for anxiety (VAS-A) were applied to assess cramping pain and related symptoms in PD patients. Finally, Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to analyze relationships between the neuroimaging findings and clinical characteristics. Results: Compared to HCs, PD patients had decreased ALFF in the right cerebellum posterior lobe, right middle temporal gyrus, right parahippocampal gyrus, right hippocampus, right brainstem and left parietal lobe. In addition, elevated CBF values were observed in the right inferior frontal gyrus, right precentral gyrus, and right superior temporal gyrus. There was no significant correlation between ALFF, CBF values and clinical characteristics including onset age of dysmenorrhea, VAS-A, and VAS-P in PD patients. Conclusion: The preliminary alterations of ALFF and CBF values in PD patients were observed in different pain-related brain regions, which were involved in multiple dimensions of pain and pain modulation. The combination of rs-fMRI and ASL MRI might provide complementary information for a better understanding of the central mechanism in PD.
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- Ya-Nan Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing100010, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing100010, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion & Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, Peking University, Beijing100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Yanshan Hospital, Beijing102500, People’s Republic of China
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Miladinovic T, Sharma M, Phan A, Geres H, Ungard RG, Linher-Melville K, Singh G. Activation of hippocampal microglia in a murine model of cancer-induced pain. J Pain Res 2019; 12:1003-1016. [PMID: 30936739 PMCID: PMC6430067 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s191860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Pain is a common and debilitating comorbidity of metastatic breast cancer. The hippocampus has been implicated in nociceptive processing, particularly relating to the subjective aspect of pain. Here, a syngeneic mouse model was used to characterize the effects of peripheral tumors on hippocampal microglial activation in relation to cancer-induced pain (CIP). Materials and methods Mice were systemically treated with the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor inhibitor Pexidartinib prior to intrafemoral (IF) or subcutaneous 4T1 carcinoma cell inoculation. Spontaneous and evoked nociceptive responses were quantitated throughout tumor development, and contralateral hippocampi were collected via endpoint microdissection for RNA analysis. Additionally, IF tumor-bearing animals were sacrificed on days 5, 10, 15, and 20 post 4T1 cell inoculation, and brain sections were immunofluorescently stained for Iba1, a marker of activated microglia. Results Ablation of these neuroimmune cells with the CSF1R inhibitor Pexidartinib delayed the onset and severity of cancer-induced nociceptive behaviors in IF tumor-bearing animals, adding to the body of literature that demonstrates microglial contribution to the development and maintenance of CIP. Furthermore, in untreated IF tumor-bearing mice, nociceptive behaviors appeared to progress in parallel with microglial activation in hippocampal regions. Immunofluorescent Iba1+ microglia increased in the dentate gyrus and cornu ammonis 1 hippocampal regions in IF tumor-bearing animals over time, which was confirmed at the mRNA level using relevant microglial markers. Conclusion This is the first experimental evidence to demonstrate the effects of peripheral tumor-induced nociception on hippocampal microglial activation. The increase in hippocampal microglia observed in the present study may reflect the emotional and cognitive deficits reported by patients with CIP.
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- Tanya Miladinovic
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, .,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada,
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, .,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada,
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, .,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada,
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, .,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada,
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, .,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada,
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, .,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada,
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada, .,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada,
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Tyrtyshnaia A, Manzhulo I, Kipryushina Y, Ermolenko E. Neuroinflammation and adult hippocampal neurogenesis in neuropathic pain and alkyl glycerol ethers treatment in aged mice. Int J Mol Med 2019; 43:2153-2163. [PMID: 30896810 PMCID: PMC6445594 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain is a condition characterized by unpleasant sensory and emotional experiences associated with a number of diseases or injuries affecting the sensory system through various mechanisms. In this study, we focused on the impact of chronic neuropathic pain on the microglial state and hippocampal neurogenesis in aged mice. In addition, we examined the effects of alkyl glycerol ethers (AGE) treatment on behavioral parameters, hippocampal neuronal and microglial plasticity in aged C57BL/6 mice with neuropathic pain. For the induction of neuropathic pain, we used the model of chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. We observed painful behavior in animals subjected to CCI, expressed as a decrease in locomotor activity and the development of cold allodynia. A violation of working and long‑term memory was also observed. AGE administration reduced the severity of cold allodynia and prevented memory impairment. In addition to behavioral changes, neuropathic pain was accompanied by microglial activation, changes in the hippocampal production of pro‑ and anti‑inflammatory cytokines, as well as a decrease in neurogenesis. The administration of AGE prevented the neuropathic pain‑derived effects, including M1 microglial activation and neurogenesis disruption. However, in vitro experiments demonstrated the pro‑inflammatory activation of microglial cells, emphasizing the complexity of the mechanisms underlying the pharmacological effects of AGE. On the whole, the findings of this study demonstrate that AGE treatment prevented behavioral effects of neuropathic pain in mice, and AGE may thus have potential for use in the prevention or treatment of neuropathic pain cognitive and emotional effects. However, as the mechanisms underlying this type of pain are complex, further studies are required to determine the detailed pharmacological effects of AGE.
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- Anna Tyrtyshnaia
- 'A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology', Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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- 'A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology', Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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- 'A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology', Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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- 'A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology', Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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Cognitive impairment in a rat model of neuropathic pain: role of hippocampal microtubule stability. Pain 2019; 159:1518-1528. [PMID: 29613911 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Clinical evidence indicates that cognitive impairment is a common comorbid condition of chronic pain. However, the cellular basis for chronic pain-mediated cognitive impairment remains unclear. We report here that rats exhibited memory deficits after spared nerve injury (SNI). We found that levels of stable microtubule (MT) were increased in the hippocampus of the rats with memory deficits. This increase in stable MT is marked by α-tubulin hyperacetylation. Paclitaxel, a pharmacological MT stabilizer, increased the level of stable MT in the hippocampus and induced learning and memory deficits in normal rats. Furthermore, paclitaxel reduced long-term potentiation in hippocampal slices and increased stable MT (evidenced by α-tubulin hyperacetylation) levels in hippocampal neuronal cells. Intracerebroventricular infusion of nocodazole, an MT destabilizer, ameliorated memory deficits in rats with SNI-induced nociceptive behavior. Expression of HDAC6, an α-tubulin deacetylase, was reduced in the hippocampus in rats with cognitive impairment. These findings indicate that peripheral nerve injury (eg, SNI) affects the MT dynamic equilibrium, which is critical to neuronal structure and synaptic plasticity.
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The Localization Research of Brain Plasticity Changes after Brachial Plexus Pain: Sensory Regions or Cognitive Regions? Neural Plast 2019; 2019:7381609. [PMID: 30728834 PMCID: PMC6341257 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7381609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Objective Neuropathic pain after brachial plexus injury remains an increasingly prevalent and intractable disease due to inadequacy of satisfactory treatment strategies. A detailed mapping of cortical regions concerning the brain plasticity was the first step of therapeutic intervention. However, the specific mapping research of brachial plexus pain was limited. We aimed to provide some localization information about the brain plasticity changes after brachial plexus pain in this preliminary study. Methods 24 Sprague-Dawley rats received complete brachial plexus avulsion with neuropathic pain on the right forelimb successfully. Through functional imaging of both resting-state and block-design studies, we compared the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) of premodeling and postmodeling groups and the changes of brain activation when applying sensory stimulation. Results The postmodeling group showed significant decreases on the mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) in the bilateral hindpaws and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) in the left hindpaw than the premodeling group (P < 0.05). The amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) of the postmodeling group manifested increases in regions of the left anterodorsal hippocampus, left mesencephalic region, left dorsal midline thalamus, and so on. Decreased ALFF was observed in the bilateral entorhinal cortex compared to that of the premodeling group. The results of block-design scan showed significant differences in regions including the limbic/paralimbic system and somatosensory cortex. Conclusion We concluded that the entorhinal-hippocampus pathway, which was part of the Papez circuit, was involved in the functional integrated areas of brachial plexus pain processing. The regions in the “pain matrix” showed expected activation when applying instant nociceptive stimulus but remained silent in the resting status. This research confirmed the involvement of cognitive function, which brought novel information to the potential new therapy for brachial plexus pain.
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Chen HM. A levothyroxine-related paresthesia in a middle-aged female patient after receiving hemithyroidectomy. TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/tpsy.tpsy_41_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Iovino M, Messana T, Iovino E, De Pergola G, Guastamacchia E, Giagulli VA, Triggiani V. Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Involved in Male Sexual and Emotional Behavior. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2019; 19:472-480. [PMID: 30706797 PMCID: PMC7360913 DOI: 10.2174/1871530319666190131155310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this narrative review was to analyze the role played by brain areas, neurohormones and neurotransmitters in the regulation of emotional and sexual behavior in the male. METHODS We analyzed the currently available literature dealing with brain structures, neurotransmitters and neurohormones involved in the regulation of emotional and sexual behavior in the male. RESULTS A common brain pathway is involved in these two aspects. The Hippocampus seems to control the signals coming from the external environment, while the amygdala and the hypothalamus control the response to social stimuli. Stimulation of amygdala in the animal models increases sexual performance, while it triggers violent emotional responses. Stimulation of the hypothalamus causes reactions of violent anger and increases sexual activity. Catecholaminergic stimulation of the amygdala and hypothalamus increases emotional and sexual behavior, while serotonin plays an inhibitory role. Cholinergic inhibition leads to a suppression of copulatory activity, while the animal becomes hyperemotive. Opioids, such as β-endorphin and met-enkephalin, reduce copulatory activity and induce impotence. Gonadal steroid hormones, such as estrogen in female and testosterone in male, which play a major role in the control of sexual behavior and gender difference have been highlighted in this review. Vasopressin, oxytocin and their receptors are expressed in high density in the "social behavior neural network" and play a role as signal system controlling social behavior. Finally, the neuropeptide kisspeptin and its receptors, located in the limbic structures, mediate olfactory control of the gonadotropic axis. CONCLUSION Further studies are needed to evaluate possible implications in the treatment of psychosexual and reproductive disorders.
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- Address correspondence to this author at the Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine-University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy; Tel: 0039 0805478814; E-mail:
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Kooshki R, Abbasnejad M, Esmaeili-Mahani S, Raoof M. The effect of CA1 administration of orexin-A on hippocampal expression of COX-2 and BDNF in a rat model of orofacial pain. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2018; 76:603-608. [DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20180099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT The neuropeptide orexin-A and its receptors are widely distributed in both hippocampal circuitry and pain transmission pathways. Objective: Involvement of the CA1 orexin 1 receptor (OX1R) on the modulation of orofacial pain and pain-induced changes in hippocampal expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was investigated. Methods: Orofacial pain was induced by an intra-lip injection of capsaicin (100 μg). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunoblot analysis were used to indicate changes in hippocampal BDNF and COX-2 expression, respectively. Results: Capsaicin induces a significant pain response, which is not affected by either orexin-A or SB-334867-A, an OX1R antagonist. However, an increased expression of COX-2 and decreased expression of BDNF was observed in the hippocampus of animals that received capsaicin or SB-334867-A (80 nM) plus capsaicin. Meanwhile, orexin-A (40 pM) attenuated the effects of capsaicin on the expression of COX-2 and BDNF. Conclusions: CA1 OX1R activation moderates capsaicin-induced neuronal inflammation and neurotrophic deficiency.
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- Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Intrathecal Injection of Dual Zipper Kinase shRNA Alleviating the Neuropathic Pain in a Chronic Constrictive Nerve Injury Model. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082421. [PMID: 30115872 PMCID: PMC6121272 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK) is a member of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAP3K) family mainly involved in neuronal degeneration. However, the role of DLK signaling in the neuropathic pain has not yet been fully determined. Chronic constrictive injury (CCI) was conducted by four 3-0 chromic gut ligatures loosely ligated around the sciatic nerve. Escalated DLK expression over the dorsal root ganglion was observed from one to four rings of CCI. Remarkable expression of DLK was observed in primary dorsal root ganglion cells culture subjected to electrical stimulation and attenuated by DLK short hairpin RNA (shRNA) treatment. Intrathecal injection of DLK shRNA attenuates the expression of DLK over the dorsal root ganglion and hippocampus neurons and increased the threshold of mechanical allodynia and decreased thermal hyperalgesia. In CatWalk gait analysis, significant decreases of print area, maximum contact maximum intensity, stand phase, single stance, and regular index by CCI were alleviated by the DLK shRNA administration. In conclusion, the expression of DLK was up-regulated in chronic constrictive injury and attenuated by the administration of DLK shRNA, which paralleled the improvement of neurobehavior of neuropathic pain. The modulation of DLK expression is a potential clinic treatment option for neuropathic pain.
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Duan C, Sun JH, Li Y, Wang KZ, Dai Z, Fu H, Pu FF, Liu XM, Qian TX, Wang XY. Zhengtian Pills accelerated long term potentiation both in Schaffer collateral -CA1 and perforant path-dentate gyrus synapses. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chmed.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Liu Q, Liu C, Jiang L, Li M, Long T, He W, Qin G, Chen L, Zhou J. α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated anti-inflammatory effect in a chronic migraine rat model via the attenuation of glial cell activation. J Pain Res 2018; 11:1129-1140. [PMID: 29942148 PMCID: PMC6007207 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s159146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Evidence suggests that the activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) can greatly decrease the neuroinflammation response. Neuroinflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of chronic migraine (CM). Clinical observations also show that nicotine gum induces analgesic effects in migraine patients. However, whether α7nAChR is involved in CM is unclear. Objective To investigate the role of α7nAChR in CM and provide a new therapeutic target for CM. Materials and methods Thirty-six male Sprague–Dawley rats were distributed randomly into control, CM, PNU-282987, and α-bungarotoxin groups (n=9 rats in each group). The CM model was established by the recurrent daily administration of inflammatory soup on the dura over the course of 1 week. The hind paw threshold and facial allodynia were assessed by the von Frey test. The expression levels of α7nAChR, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-1 beta were analyzed by Western blot and real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The location of α7nAChR in the hippocampus was quantified by immunofluorescence, as well as the microglial and astrocyte alterations. Changes in the calcitonin gene-related peptide and the phosphorylated JNK protein among different groups were measured by Western blot. Results We found that the expression of α7nAChR was reduced after repeated inflammatory soup administration. The increased expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1 beta, and calcitonin gene-related peptide in CM group were significantly decreased by PNU-282987 and aggravated by α-bungarotoxin. Moreover, PNU-282987 decreased the numbers of astrocytes and microglia compared with the numbers in the CM group in both hippocampal CA1 and CA3 regions. In contrast, α-bungarotoxin activated the astrocytes and microglia, but the differences with respect to the CM group were not significant. Activated c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling was observed in CM rats and was also blocked by PNU-282987. Conclusion The activation of α7nAChR increased the mechanical threshold and alleviated pain in the CM rat model. α7nAChR activation also decreased the upregulation of astrocytes and microglia through the p-c-Jun N-terminal kinase–mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway.
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- Qing Liu
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Scherder R, Kant N, Wolf E, Pijnenburg ACM, Scherder E. Pain and Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis. PAIN MEDICINE 2018; 18:1987-1998. [PMID: 28340237 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Objective The goal of the present study was to examine the relationship between pain and cognition in patients with multiple sclerosis. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Nursing home and personal environment of the investigators. Subjects Two groups of participants were included: 91 patients with multiple sclerosis and 80 matched control participants. Methods The level of pain was measured by the following pain scales: Number of Words Chosen-Affective, Colored Analogue Scale for pain intensity and suffering from pain, and the Faces Pain Scale. Mood was tested by administering the Beck Depression Inventory and the Symptom Check List-90 anxiety and depression subscale. Global cognitive functioning was assessed by the Mini Mental State Examination. Memory and executive functions were assessed by several neuropsychological tests. Results Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients scored significantly lower than control participants on the majority of the neuropsychological tests. The MS patients experienced more pain compared with control participants, despite the fact that they were taking significantly more pain medication. No significant correlation was observed between cognition and pain in MS patients. Verbal working memory explained 10% of pain intensity (trend). Mood appeared to be a significant predictor of pain in patients with multiple sclerosis. Conclusion The lack of a relationship between cognition and pain might be explained by the fact that, compared with control participants, patients with multiple sclerosis activate other non-pain-related areas to perform executive functions and memory tasks.
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- R Scherder
- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nieuw Unicum, Zandvoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Amstelland Hospital, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Shahsavari F, Abbasnejad M, Esmaeili-Mahani S, Raoof M. Orexin-1 receptors in the rostral ventromedial medulla are involved in the modulation of capsaicin evoked pulpal nociception and impairment of learning and memory. Int Endod J 2018; 51:1398-1409. [PMID: 29858522 DOI: 10.1111/iej.12958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To investigate the role of rostral ventromedial medulla orexin-1 receptors in the modulation of orofacial nociception as well as nociception-induced learning and memory impairment in adult male rats. METHODOLOGY Pulpal nociception was induced by intradental application of capsaicin (100 μg) into the incisors of rats. Orexin-1 receptors agonist (orexin-A, 10, 25 and 50 pmol L-1 rat-1 ) and antagonist (SB-334867-A, 40 and 80 nmol L-1 rat-1 ) were microinjected into the rostral ventromedial medulla prior to capsaicin administration. Total time spent on nocifensive behaviour was recorded by direct visualization of freely moving rats whilst learning and memory were evaluated by the Morris water maze test. One-way analysis of variance and repeated-measures were used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS Capsaicin-treated rats had a significant increase of nocifensive behaviours (P < 0.001), as well as learning and memory impairment (P < 0.001). However, intraventromedial medulla prior micro-injection of orexin-A (50 pmol L-1 rat-1 ) significantly reduced the nociceptive behaviour (P < 0.001). This effect was blocked by pre-treatment with SB334867-A (80 nmol L-1 rat-1 ). Orexin-A (50 pmol L-1 rat-1 ) also inhibited nociception-induced learning and memory deficits. Moreover, administration of SB-334867-A (80 nmol L-1 rat-1 ) plus orexin-A (50 pmol L-1 rat-1 ) had no effect on learning and memory deficits induced by capsaicin. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest that rostral ventromedial medulla orexin-A receptors are involved in pulpal nociceptive modulation and improvement of learning and memory deficits induced by intradental application of capsaicin.
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- F Shahsavari
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Endodontology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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de Knegt NC, Lobbezoo F, Schuengel C, Evenhuis HM, Scherder EJA. Self-Reported Presence and Experience of Pain in Adults with Down Syndrome. PAIN MEDICINE 2018; 18:1247-1263. [PMID: 27694149 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Objective The aim was to examine whether the presence of pain (based on physical conditions and participants' report) and self-reported pain experience in adults with Down syndrome (DS) differ from general population controls. Design Cross-sectional study of 224 adults with DS (mean age = 38.1 years, mild-severe intellectual disabilities) and 142 age-matched controls (median age = 40.5 years, mean estimated IQ = 105.7) in the Netherlands. Methods File-based medical information was evaluated. Self-reported presence and experience of pain were assessed in rest and after movement during a test session (affect with facial affective scale (FAS: 0.04-0.97), intensity assessed with numeric rating scale (NRS: 0-10). Results Compared with controls, more DS participants had physical conditions that may cause pain and/or discomfort ( p = .004, 50% vs 35%), but fewer DS participants reported pain during the test session ( p = .003, 58% vs 73%). Of the participants who indicated pain and comprehended self-reporting scales ( n = 198 FAS, n = 161 NRS), the DS group reported a higher pain affect and intensity than the controls ( p < .001, FAS: 0.75-0.85 vs 0.50-0.59, NRS: 6.00-7.94 vs 2.00-3.73). Conclusions Not all adults with DS and painful/discomforting physical conditions reported pain. Those who did indicated a higher pain experience than adults from the general population. Research into spontaneous self-report of pain, repeated pain assessment, and acute pain is needed in people with DS for more insight into pain experience and mismatches between self-report and medical information.
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- Nanda C de Knegt
- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research
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- Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Gaps in Understanding Mechanism and Lack of Treatments: Potential Use of a Nonhuman Primate Model of Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathic Pain. Pain Res Manag 2018; 2018:1630709. [PMID: 29854035 PMCID: PMC5954874 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1630709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The antineoplastic agent oxaliplatin induces an acute hypersensitivity evoked by cold that has been suggested to be due to sensitized central and peripheral neurons. Rodent-based preclinical studies have suggested numerous treatments for the alleviation of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain, but few have demonstrated robust clinical efficacy. One issue is that current understanding of the pathophysiology of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain is primarily based on rodent models, which might not entirely recapitulate the clinical pathophysiology. In addition, there is currently no objective physiological marker for pain that could be utilized to objectively indicate treatment efficacy. Nonhuman primates are phylogenetically and neuroanatomically similar to humans; thus, disease mechanism in nonhuman primates could reflect that of clinical oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy. Cold-activated pain-related brain areas in oxaliplatin-treated macaques were attenuated with duloxetine, the only drug that has demonstrated clinical efficacy for chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. By contrast, drugs that have not demonstrated clinical efficacy in oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic pain did not reduce brain activation. Thus, a nonhuman primate model could greatly enhance understanding of clinical pathophysiology beyond what has been obtained with rodent models and, furthermore, brain activation could serve as an objective marker of pain and therapeutic efficacy.
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Wang RR, Wang Y, Guan SM, Li Z, Kokane S, Cao FL, Sun W, Li CL, He T, Yang Y, Lin Q, Chen J. Synaptic Homeostasis and Allostasis in the Dentate Gyrus Caused by Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain Conditions. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2018; 10:1. [PMID: 29445338 PMCID: PMC5797731 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2018.00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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It has been generally accepted that pain can cause imbalance between excitation and inhibition (homeostasis) at the synaptic level. However, it remains poorly understood how this imbalance (allostasis) develops in the CNS under different pain conditions. Here, we analyzed the changes in both excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission and modulation of the dentate gyrus (DG) under two pain conditions with different etiology and duration. First, it was revealed that the functions of the input-output (I/O) curves for evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents (eEPSCs) following the perforant path (PP) stimulation were gained under both acute inflammatory and chronic neuropathic pain conditions relative to the controls. However, the functions of I/O curves for the PP-evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents (eIPSCs) differed between the two conditions, namely it was greatly gained under inflammatory condition, but was reduced under neuropathic condition in reverse. Second, both the frequency and amplitude of miniature IPSCs (mIPSCs) were increased under inflammatory condition, however a decrease in frequency of mIPSCs was observed under neuropathic condition. Finally, the spike discharge of the DG granule cells in response to current injection was significantly increased by neuropathic pain condition, however, no different change was found between inflammatory pain condition and the control. These results provide another line of evidence showing homeostatic and allostatic modulation of excitatory synaptic transmission by inhibitory controls under different pathological pain conditions, hence implicating use of different therapeutic approaches to maintain the homeostasis between excitation and inhibition while treating different conditions of pathological pain.
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- Rui-Rui Wang
- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
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- School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurology, The 88th Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Tai’an, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People’s Liberation Army, Xi’an, China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China
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The hippocampal extracellular matrix regulates pain and memory after injury. Mol Psychiatry 2018; 23:2302-2313. [PMID: 30254235 PMCID: PMC6294737 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0209-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chronic pain poses a heavy burden for the individual and society, comprising personal suffering, comorbid psychiatric symptoms, cognitive decline, and disability. Treatment options are poor due in large part to pain centralization, where an initial injury can result in lasting CNS maladaptations. Hippocampal cellular plasticity in chronic pain has become a focus of study due to its roles in cognition, memory, and the experience of pain itself. However, the extracellular alterations that parallel and facilitate changes in hippocampal function have not been addressed to date. Here we show structural and biochemical plasticity in the hippocampal extracellular matrix (ECM) that is linked to behavioral, cellular, and synaptic changes in a mouse model of chronic pain. Specifically, we report deficits in working location memory that are associated with decreased hippocampal dendritic complexity, altered ECM microarchitecture, decreased ECM rigidity, and changes in the levels of key ECM components and enzymes, including increased levels of MMP8. We also report aberrations in long-term potentiation (LTP) and a loss of inhibitory interneuron perineuronal ECM nets, potentially accounting for the aberrations in LTP. Finally, we demonstrate that MMP8 is upregulated after injury and that its genetic downregulation normalizes the behavioral, electrophysiological, and extracellular alterations. By linking specific extracellular changes to the chronic pain phenotype, we provide a novel mechanistic understanding of pain centralization that provides new targets for the treatment of chronic pain.
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Chong CD, Dumkrieger G, Schwedt TJ. Structural Co-Variance Patterns in Migraine: A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring the Role of the Hippocampus. Headache 2017; 57:1522-1531. [PMID: 28976002 PMCID: PMC5681397 DOI: 10.1111/head.13193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To interrogate hippocampal morphology and structural co-variance patterns in migraine patients and to investigate whether structural co-variance patterns relate to migraine disease characteristics. BACKGROUND Migraine is associated with structural alterations in widespread cortical and subcortical regions associated with the sensory, cognitive, and affective components of pain processing. Recent studies have shown that migraine patients have differences in hippocampal structure and function relative to healthy control subjects, but whether hippocampal structure relates to disease characteristics including frequency of attacks, years lived with migraine and symptoms of allodynia remains unknown. Furthermore, this study investigated hippocampal volume co-variance patterns in migraineurs, an indirect measure of brain network connectivity. Here, we explore differences in hippocampal volume and structural co-variance patterns in migraine patients relative to healthy controls and examine whether these hippocampal measures relate to migraine disease burden. METHODS This study included 61 migraine patients and 57 healthy control subjects (healthy controls: median age = 34.0, IQR = 19.0; migraine patients: median age = 35.0, IQR = 17.5; P = .65). Regional brain volumes were automatically calculated using FreeSurfer version 5.3. Symptoms of allodynia were determined using the Allodynia Symptom Checklist 12 (ASC-12). Structural co-variance patterns were interrogated using pairwise correlations and group differences in correlation strength were estimated using Euclidian distance. A stepwise regression was used to investigate the relationship between structural co-variance patterns with migraine burden. RESULTS Migraine patients had less left hippocampal volume (healthy controls: left hippocampal volume = 4276.8 mm3 , SD = 425.3 mm3 , migraine patients: left hippocampal volume = 4089.5 mm3 , SD = 453.9 mm3 , P = .02) and less total (right plus left) hippocampal volume (healthy controls: total hippocampal volume= 8690.8 mm3 , SD = 855.1 mm3 ; migraine patients: total hippocampal volume = 8341.8 mm3 , SD = 917.9 mm3 ; P = .03) compared to healthy controls. Migraineurs had stronger structural covariance between the hippocampi and cortico-limbic regions in the frontal lobe (inferior opercular gyrus), temporal lobe (planum temporale, amygdala), parietal lobe (angular gyrus, precuneus), and the cerebellar white matter. Results of a stepwise regression showed that hippocampal volumes and the interactions between hippocampal volumes with the volumes of other cortico-limbic regions associate with migraine-related allodynia but not with headache frequency or years lived with migraine. CONCLUSION Migraineurs have less hippocampal volume and stronger hippocampal-cortico-limbic connectivity compared to healthy controls. Hippocampal volumes and measures of hippocampal volume connectivity with other cortico-limbic network regions associate with symptoms of allodynia.
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- Mayo Clinic, Arizona, Department of Neurology
- Arizona State University, School of Computing Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering
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Evidence that CA3 is Underling the Comorbidity Between Pain and Depression and the Co-curation by Wu-Tou decoction in Neuropathic Pain. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11935. [PMID: 28931876 PMCID: PMC5607326 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12184-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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In neuropathic pain (NP), the atrophy of hippocampus contributes to the comorbidity between pain, depression and the cognitive deficits. However, the exact mechanism underling the comorbidity, the effective control of the degenerations in hippocampus and the remission of the accompanied depressive symptoms are still lacking. Wu-Tou decoction (WTD) has been prescribed for inflammatory pain for thousands of years. In this study, we manifested the effects of WTD on the pain, depression and anxiety co-curative symptoms of NP. Moreover, we reported that WTD rescued the mal-regulated BDNF and TNF-α in hippocampal CA3 alone, which is proven contributing to the pain and induced psychiatric symptoms. Finally, analysis of biochemistry, morphology and electrophysiology exhibited the potential mechanism of WTD in CA3. We found that, in the late stage of SNL condition, WTD mediated the rescue of the down-regulated glutamate as well as its pre-synaptic vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLuT1) and the post-synaptic α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptors in CA3. In sum, the targeted mediation of glutamatergic system in CA3 suggest that WTD may be responsible for the remission of the hypo-functioned CA3 glutamatergic neurons and further contribute to the co-curative effects of WTD.
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Nagakubo D, Hamamoto Y, Hasegawa D, Kamata M, Iizuka T, Muta K, Fujita N, Nakagawa T, Nishimura R. Functional MRI-based identification of brain regions activated by mechanical noxious stimulation and modulatory effect of remifentanil in cats. Res Vet Sci 2017; 114:444-449. [PMID: 28772233 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This study was conducted to identify the brain regions corresponding to mechanical noxious stimulation in cats using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and to investigate the modulatory effect of remifentanil on the activation of these regions. Six healthy cats were anesthetized using a constant-rate infusion of alfaxalone. Cats were allocated to one of three treatment groups: remifentanil 0 (saline), 0.25, and 0.5μg/kg/min. A 3.0-T MRI unit was used to collect fMRI data. During the fMRI scanning, mechanical noxious stimulation was applied by tail clamping. The brain regions activated by the stimulation were identified based on blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) responses. The modulatory effects of remifentanil were evaluated using a region of interest (ROI) analysis comparing signal changes in each brain region. Increased activity from noxious stimulation was observed in the somatosensory area (the postcruciatus gyrus, the anterior part of the marginalis gyrus, and the anterior part of the ectomarginalis gyrus), the parietal association area (the middle part of the marginalis gyrus and the middle part of the ectomarginalis gyrus), the cingulate cortex, the hippocampus, and the cerebellum. The results of the ROI analysis indicated that activations in the somatosensory area, the cingulate cortex, the hippocampus, and the cerebellum were significantly modulated (P<0.05) by remifentanil. In cats, activation patterns evoked by mechanical noxious stimulation were observed in several brain regions thought to be involved in various aspects of pain processing, including sensory discrimination and integration, affect, and motor response. These brain responses were modulated by remifentanil.
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- Dai Nagakubo
- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Joint pain is common in haemophilia and may be acute or chronic. Effective pain management in haemophilia is essential to reduce the burden that pain imposes on patients. However, the choice of appropriate pain-relieving measures is challenging, as there is a complex interplay of factors affecting pain perception. This can manifest as differences in patients’ experiences and response to pain, which require an individualized approach to pain management. Prophylaxis with factor replacement reduces the likelihood of bleeds and bleed-related pain, whereas on-demand therapy ensures rapid bleed resolution and pain relief. Although use of replacement or bypassing therapy is often the first intervention for pain, additional pain relief strategies may be required. There is an array of analgesic options, but consideration should be paid to the adverse effects of each class. Nevertheless, a combination of medications that act at different points in the pain pathway may be beneficial. Nonpharmacological measures may also help patients and include active coping strategies; rest, ice, compression, and elevation; complementary therapies; and physiotherapy. Joint aspiration may also reduce acute joint pain, and joint steroid injections may alleviate chronic pain. In the longer term, increasing use of prophylaxis or performing surgery may be necessary to reduce the burden of pain caused by the degenerative effects of repeated bleeds. Whichever treatment option is chosen, it is important to monitor pain and adjust patient management accordingly. Beyond specific pain management approaches, ongoing collaboration between multidisciplinary teams, which should include physiotherapists and pain specialists, may improve outcomes for patients.
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Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis along the Dorsoventral Axis Contributes Differentially to Environmental Enrichment Combined with Voluntary Exercise in Alleviating Chronic Inflammatory Pain in Mice. J Neurosci 2017; 37:4145-4157. [PMID: 28292830 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3333-16.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cognitive behavioral therapy, such as environmental enrichment combined with voluntary exercise (EE-VEx), is under active investigation as an adjunct to pharmaceutical treatment for chronic pain. However, the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of EE-VEx remain unclear. In mice with intraplantar injection of complete Freund's adjuvant, our results revealed that EE-VEx alleviated perceptual, affective, and cognitive dimensions of chronic inflammatory pain. These effects of EE-VEx on chronic pain were contingent on the occurrence of adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus in a functionally dissociated manner along the dorsoventral axis: neurogenesis in the ventral dentate gyrus participated in alleviating perceptual and affective components of chronic pain by EE-VEx, whereas neurogenesis in the dorsal dentate gyrus was involved in EE-VEx's cognitive-enhancing effects. Chronic inflammatory pain was accompanied by decreased levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the dentate gyrus, which were reversed by EE-VEx. Overexpression of BDNF in the dentate gyrus mimicked the effects of EE-VEx. Our results demonstrate distinct contribution of adult hippocampal neurogenesis along the dorsoventral axis to EE-VEx's beneficial effects on different dimensions of chronic pain.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Environmental enrichment combined with voluntary exercise (EE-VEx) is under active investigation as an adjunct to pharmaceutical treatment for chronic pain, but its effectiveness and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In a mouse model of inflammatory pain, the present study demonstrates that the beneficial effects of EE-VEx on chronic pain depend on adult neurogenesis with a dorsoventral dissociation along the hippocampal axis. Adult neurogenesis in the ventral dentate gyrus participates in alleviating perceptual and affective components of chronic pain by EE-VEx, whereas that in the dorsal pole is involved in EE-VEx's cognitive-enhancing effects in chronic pain.
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Zhang M, Liu J, Zhou MM, Wu H, Hou Y, Li YF, Yin Y, Zheng L, Cai J, Liao FF, Liu FY, Yi M, Wan Y. Anxiolytic effects of hippocampal neurosteroids in normal and neuropathic rats with spared nerve injury. J Neurochem 2017; 141:137-150. [PMID: 28129443 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Meng Zhang
- Neuroscience Research Institute; Peking University; Beijing China
- Department of Pathology; Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Institute of Systems Biomedicine; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Department of Pharmacy; Bethune International Peace Hospital; Shijiazhuang China
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- Department of Pharmacy; Bethune International Peace Hospital; Shijiazhuang China
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- Department of New Drug Evaluation; Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Beijing China
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- Institute of Systems Biomedicine; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Institute of Systems Biomedicine; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences of the Ministry of Education; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute; Peking University; Beijing China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute; Peking University; Beijing China
- Key Laboratory for Neuroscience; Ministry of Education/National Health and Family Planning Commission; Peking University; Beijing China
- Department of Neurobiology; School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking University; Beijing China
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Chen A, Chen Y, Tang Y, Bao C, Cui Z, Xiao M, Lin C. Hippocampal AMPARs involve the central sensitization of rats with irritable bowel syndrome. Brain Behav 2017; 7:e00650. [PMID: 28293483 PMCID: PMC5346530 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The roles of hippocampal AMPARs were investigated in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like rats to clarify the central sensitization mechanisms. METHODS IBS model was induced by neonatal maternal separation. The effects of AMPARs on visceral hypersensitivity were examined by the responses of abdominal muscle to colorectal distension after the bilateral intrahippocampal injections of CNQX (an AMPAR inhibitor). The expressions of hippocampal AMPARs (GluR1 and GluR2) were determined by Western blot. RESULTS The IBS-like rats showed visceral hypersensitivity when compared with controls. Bilateral intrahippocampal injections of CNQX alleviated the visceral pain in IBS-like rats. The maximal effect appeared at the time point of 30 min, and the duration lasted for 90 min after CNQX application, under 40 and 60 mmHg CRD. The expressions of hippocampal GluR2 significantly increased in IBS-like rats when compared with controls (p < .05). However, the levels of hippocampal GluR1 had no significant differences in rats. Hippocampal LTP induced by HFS was significantly enhanced when compared with controls (p < .05). The expressions of GluR2 significantly increased in the control and IBS-like rats after 60 min LTP of recordings (p < .05), but not GluR1. CONCLUSION Neonatal maternal separation enhances the expression of GluR2 and facilitates the LTP in the hippocampus, which could lead to the formation of visceral hypersensitivity when grown up.
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- Aiqin Chen
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neuroglia and DiseasesLaboratory of Pain ResearchDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyFujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neuroglia and DiseasesLaboratory of Pain ResearchDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyFujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neuroglia and DiseasesLaboratory of Pain ResearchDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyFujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neuroglia and DiseasesLaboratory of Pain ResearchDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyFujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neuroglia and DiseasesLaboratory of Pain ResearchDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyFujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
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- 2013 Seven‐year Clinical MedicineFujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neuroglia and DiseasesLaboratory of Pain ResearchDepartment of Physiology and PathophysiologyFujian Medical UniversityFuzhouFujianChina
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Erfanparast A, Tamaddonfard E, Nemati S. Effects of intra-hippocampal microinjection of vitamin B 12 on the orofacial pain and memory impairments induced by scopolamine and orofacial pain in rats. Physiol Behav 2016; 170:68-77. [PMID: 27998753 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the present study, we investigated the effects of microinjection of vitamin B12 into the hippocampus on the orofacial pain and memory impairments induced by scopolamine and orofacial pain. In ketamine-xylazine anesthetized rats, the right and left sides of the dorsal hippocampus (CA1) were implanted with two guide cannulas. Orofacial pain was induced by subcutaneous injection of formalin (1.5%, 50μl) into the right vibrissa pad, and the durations of face rubbing were recorded at 3-min blocks for 45min. Morris water maze (MWM) was used for evaluation of learning and memory. Finally, locomotor activity was assessed using an open-field test. Vitamin B12 attenuated both phases of formalin-induced orofacial pain. Prior administration of naloxone and naloxonazine, but not naltrindole and nor-binaltorphimine, prevented this effect. Vitamin B12 and physostigmine decreased latency time as well as traveled distance in Morris water maze. In addition, these chemicals improved scopolamine-induced memory impairment. The memory impairment induced by orofacial pain was improved by vitamin B12 and physostigmine used alone. Naloxone prevented, whereas physostigmine enhanced the memory improving effect of vitamin B12 in the pain-induced memory impairment. All the above-mentioned chemicals did not alter locomotor activity. The results of the present study showed that at the level of the dorsal hippocampus, vitamin B12 modulated orofacial pain through a mu-opioid receptor mechanism. In addition, vitamin B12 contributed to hippocampal cholinergic system in processing of memory. Moreover, cholinergic and opioid systems may be involved in improving effect of vitamin B12 on pain-induced memory impairment.
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- Amir Erfanparast
- Division of Physiology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia 57153-1177, Iran.
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- Division of Physiology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia 57153-1177, Iran
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- Division of Physiology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia 57153-1177, Iran
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Sun R, Zhang Z, Lei Y, Liu Y, Lu C, Rong H, Sun Y, Zhang W, Ma Z, Gu X. Hippocampal activation of microglia may underlie the shared neurobiology of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. Mol Pain 2016; 12:12/0/1744806916679166. [PMID: 27852966 PMCID: PMC5117253 DOI: 10.1177/1744806916679166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The high comorbidity rates of posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain have been widely reported, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Emerging evidence suggested that an excess of inflammatory immune activities in the hippocampus involved in the progression of both posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. Considering that microglia are substrates underlying the initiation and propagation of the neuroimmune response, we hypothesized that stress-induced activation of hippocampal microglia may contribute to the pathogenesis of posttraumatic stress disorder-pain comorbidity. We showed that rats exposed to single prolonged stress, an established posttraumatic stress disorder model, exhibited persistent mechanical allodynia and anxiety-like behavior, which were accompanied by increased activation of microglia and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the hippocampus. Correlation analyses showed that hippocampal activation of microglia was significantly correlated with mechanical allodynia and anxiety-like behavior. Our data also showed that both intraperitoneal and intra-hippocampal injection of minocycline suppressed single prolonged stress-induced microglia activation and inflammatory cytokines accumulation in the hippocampus, and attenuated both single prolonged stress-induced mechanical allodynia and anxiety-like behavior. Taken together, the present study suggests that stress-induced microglia activation in the hippocampus may serve as a critical mechanistic link in the comorbid relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. The novel concept introduces the possibility of cotreating chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder.
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- Rao Sun
- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Liu HY, Chou KH, Lee PL, Fuh JL, Niddam DM, Lai KL, Hsiao FJ, Lin YY, Chen WT, Wang SJ, Lin CP. Hippocampus and amygdala volume in relation to migraine frequency and prognosis. Cephalalgia 2016; 37:1329-1336. [PMID: 27919022 DOI: 10.1177/0333102416678624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objectives To investigate the structural changes of hippocampus and amygdala and their relationships with migraine frequency and prognosis. Methods Hippocampus and amygdala volumes were measured by 3-T brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 31 controls and 122 migraine patients who were categorized into eight groups by headache frequency: group 1 (1-2 headache days/month), 2 (3-4), 3 (5-7), 4 (8-10), 5 (11-14), 6 (15-19), 7 (20-24), and 8 (25-30). Headache frequency was reassessed 2 years later and a frequency reduction ≥50% was regarded a good outcome. Results Hippocampus and amygdala volumes fluctuated in patient groups but did not differ from the controls. In migraine patients, the bilateral hippocampus volumes peaked in group 3. The volumes and headache frequencies correlated positively in groups 2-3 on bilateral sides (L: r = 0.44, p = 0.007; R: r = 0.35, p = 0.037), and negatively in groups 3-7 on the left side (5-24 days/month; L: r = -0.31, p = 0.004) and groups 3-8 on the right side ( r = -0.31, p = 0.002). The left amygdala volume also peaked in group 3, and correlated with headache frequency in groups 1-3 ( r = 0.34, p = 0.020) and groups 3-6 ( r = -0.30, p = 0.012). The volumetric changes of the right amygdala with headache frequency did not reach statistical significance. At 2-year follow-up, the right hippocampus volume was positively associated with a good migraine outcome after adjustment of headache frequency (OR 4.72, p = 0.024). Conclusions Hippocampus and amygdala display a structural plasticity linked to both headache frequency and clinical outcome of migraine.
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- Hung-Yu Liu
- 1 Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 3 Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 4 Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 5 Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 2 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 3 Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 1 Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 4 Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 6 Laboratory of Integrated Brain Research, Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 2 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 7 Department of Neurology, Taipei Municipal Gandau Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 4 Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 1 Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 3 Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- 4 Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 1 Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 3 Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- 4 Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 1 Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2 School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 3 Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- 4 Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 5 Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- 8 Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Electroacupuncture Reduces the Effects of Acute Noxious Stimulation on the Electrical Activity of Pain-Related Neurons in the Hippocampus of Control and Neuropathic Pain Rats. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:6521026. [PMID: 27833763 PMCID: PMC5090094 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6521026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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To study the effects of acupuncture analgesia on the hippocampus, we observed the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitor on pain-excited neurons (PENs) and pain-inhibited neurons (PINs) in the hippocampal area CA1 of sham or chronic constrictive injury (CCI) rats. The animals were randomly divided into a control, a CCI, and a U0126 (MEK1/2 inhibitor) group. In all experiments, we briefly (10-second duration) stimulated the sciatic nerve electrically and recorded the firing rates of PENs and PINs. The results showed that in both sham and CCI rats brief sciatic nerve stimulation significantly increased the electrical activity of PENs and markedly decreased the electrical activity of PINs. These effects were significantly greater in CCI rats compared to sham rats. EA treatment reduced the effects of the noxious stimulus on PENs and PINs in both sham and CCI rats. The effects of EA treatment could be inhibited by U0126 in sham-operated rats. The results suggest that EA reduces effects of acute sciatic nerve stimulation on PENs and PINs in the CA1 region of the hippocampus of both sham and CCI rats and that the ERK (extracellular regulated kinase) signaling pathway is involved in the modulation of EA analgesia.
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de Knegt NC, Schuengel C, Evenhuis HM, Lobbezoo F, Scherder EJA. Apolipoprotein E ɛ4, Cognitive Function, and Pain Experience in Down Syndrome: A Pilot Study. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2016; 31:389-400. [PMID: 27193365 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acw022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The presence of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) ɛ4 allele might be related to higher pain experience due to increased risk for potentially painful physical conditions and cognitive impairment (less efficient coping with pain). This hypothesis is clinically relevant to examine in adults with Down syndrome (DS) because they are at risk for painful physical conditions, their presence of ApoE ε4 is related to cognitive impairment, and their pain experience is unclear. The present pilot study addressed the associations between ApoE genotype, cognition, and pain in DS. METHOD DNA analysis of saliva, neuropsychological tests (assessing memory and executive functioning), and self-reporting pain scales (in rest and after movement) were used with a cross-sectional design in 146 adults with DS (mean age 39.1 years, mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, 46% men, 30% ApoE ɛ4 carrier). RESULTS The difference between ApoE ɛ4 carriers and noncarriers was not statistically significant for cognitive function, pain experience, and prevalence of potentially painful conditions. Among ɛ4 carriers, the presence of potentially painful conditions was associated with worse executive functioning (p = .022, r = .39). CONCLUSIONS The clinical implication of the results is that ApoE ɛ4 in DS may play a role in pain, although the theoretical explanation via associations with pain experience and cognition remains unclear. Further research should include a large sample of adults with DS selected on diagnosed painful conditions to obtain more insight into the possible role of ApoE genotype (and its association with cognition) in the pain experience of this target group.
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- Nanda C de Knegt
- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, VU University, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral Kinesiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, 1081 LA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Chen SP, Kan Y, Zhang JL, Wang JY, Gao YH, Qiao LN, Feng XM, Yan YX, Liu JL. Involvement of hippocampal acetylcholinergic receptors in electroacupuncture analgesia in neuropathic pain rats. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS : BBF 2016; 12:13. [PMID: 27068709 PMCID: PMC4828850 DOI: 10.1186/s12993-016-0096-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cumulating evidence has shown a close correlation between electroacupuncture stimulation (EAS) frequency-specific analgesic effect and central opioid peptides. However, the actions of hippocampal acetylcholinergic receptors have not been determined. This study aims to observe the effect of different frequencies of EAS on the expression of hippocampal muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors (mAChRs, nAChRs) in neuropathic pain rats for revealing their relationship. METHODS Forty male Wistar rats were randomly and equally divided into sham, CCI model, 2, 2/15 and 100 HzEA groups. The neuropathic pain model was established by ligature of the left sciatic nerve to induce chronic constriction injury (CCI). EAS was applied to bilateral Zusanli (ST36) and Yanglingquan (GB34) for 30 min, once daily for 14 days except weekends. The mechanical pain thresholds (withdrawal latencies, PWLs) of bilateral hindpaws were measured. The expression levels of hippocampal M1 and M2 mAChR, and α4 and β2 nAChR genes and proteins were detected by quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot, separately. The involvement of mAChR and nAChR in the analgesic effect of EAS was confirmed by intra-hippocampal microinjection of M1mAChR antagonist (Pirenzepine) and α4β2 nAChR antagonist (dihydro-beta-erythroidine) respectively. RESULTS Following EAS, the CCI-induced increase of difference values of bilateral PWLs on day 6 and 14 was significantly reduced (P < 0.05), with 2/15 Hz being greater than 100 Hz EAS on day 14 (P < 0.05). After 2 weeks' EAS, the decreased expression levels of M1 mAChR mRNA of both 2 and 2/15 Hz groups and M1 mAChR protein of the three EAS groups, α4 AChR mRNA of the 2/15 Hz group and β2 nAChR protein of the three EAS groups were considerably increased (P < 0.05), suggesting an involvement of M1 mAChR and β2 nAChR proteins in EAS-induced pain relief. No significant changes were found in the expression of M2 mAChR mRNA and protein, α4 nAChR protein and β2 nAChR mRNA after CCI and EAS (P > 0.05). The analgesic effect of EAS was abolished by intra-hippocampal microinjection of M1mAChR and α4β2 nAChR antagonists respectively. CONCLUSIONS EAS of ST36-GB34 produces a cumulative analgesic effect in neuropathic pain rats, which is frequency-dependent and probably mediated by hippocampal M1 mAChR and β2 nAChR proteins.
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- Shu Ping Chen
- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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- />Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Acu-Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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- />Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie Street, Dongzhimennei, Beijing, 100700 China
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