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Su JQ, Liang F. Comparing pharmacotherapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of anxiety and depression after aortic dissection surgery. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12:4476-4482. [PMID: 39070826 PMCID: PMC11235496 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Aortic coarctation is a potentially fatal condition that is primarily treated surgically. Despite successful procedures, patients frequently experience postoperative anxiety and depression, which can hinder recovery and worsen outcomes. Pharmacological interventions, such as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, are commonly prescribed; however, their efficacy alone or in combination with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), remains unclear. AIM To assess the effect of medications and TMS on post-aortic surgery anxiety and depression. METHODS We analyzed the outcomes of 151 patients with anxiety and depression who were hospitalized for aortic dissection between January 2020 and September 2022. Using the random number table method, 75 and 76 patients were allocated to the normal control and study groups, respectively. All the patients were treated using routine procedures. The control group was administered anti-anxiety and anti-depression drugs, whereas the study group was treated with TMS in addition to these medications. The patients in both groups showed improvement after two courses of treatment. The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) were used to assess anxiety and depression, respectively. The serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and 5-HT were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to estimate sleep quality, and the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) was used to assess cognitive function. RESULTS The HAMD and HAMA scores reduced in 2 groups, with the study group achieving a lower level than control (P < 0.05). In the control group, 43 patients recovered, 17 showed improvement, and 15 were deemed invalid. In the study group, 52 recovered, 20 improved, and four were invalid. The efficacy rate in study group was 94.74% compared to 80.00% in control (P < 0.05). The BDNF and 5-HT levels increased in both groups, with higher levels observed in the experimental group (P < 0.05). Moreover, the PSQI scores decreased in 2 groups, but were lower in the intervention group than control (P < 0.05). The scores of the RBANS items increased, with the study group scoring higher than control (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Combining anti-anxiety and anti-depressive drugs with repetitive TMS after aortic surgery may enhance mood and treatment outcomes, offering a promising clinical approach.
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- Jie-Qiong Su
- Department of Neurology, Qinghai Province Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Specialist Hospital, Xining 810012, Qinghai Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Qinghai Province Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Specialist Hospital, Xining 810012, Qinghai Province, China
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Wang J, Zhou C, Huang Z, Ji X, Cui R, Kang Y, Zhang G, Wang Y, Zhang T. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-Mediated Neuroprotection in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease Through GABRG2 and SNAP25 Modulation. Mol Neurobiol 2024:10.1007/s12035-024-04354-7. [PMID: 39052185 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-024-04354-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a leading neurodegenerative disorder with substantial impacts on cognition and behavior. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive neuromodulation technique, has been used to treat various neuropsychiatric disorders, but its efficacy in AD has not been thoroughly investigated. This study examines the neuroprotective effects of rTMS in the 5xFAD mouse model of AD, with a particular focus on its modulation of GABAergic neuronal activity via the GABRG2 and SNAP25 proteins. Transcriptomic sequencing of rTMS-treated 5xFAD mice revealed 32 genes influenced by the treatment, among which GABRG2 was identified as a critical modulatory target. Electrophysiological assessments, including whole-cell patch clamp recordings from frontal cortex neurons, demonstrated significant alterations in inhibitory synaptic currents following rTMS. Subsequent experiments involved sh-GABRG2 transduction combined with rTMS treatment (20Hz, 14 days), examining behavioral responses, GABAergic neuron functionality, cortical GABA expression, cerebrospinal fluid GABA concentrations, β-amyloid accumulation, and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. The results indicated notable improvements in behavioral performance, enhanced functionality of GABAergic neurons, and reductions in β-amyloid deposition and neuroinflammation after rTMS treatment. Further analysis revealed that SNAP25 overexpression could counteract the negative effects of GABRG2 silencing, highlighting the crucial role of SNAP25 downstream of GABRG2 in mediating rTMS's therapeutic effects in AD. This research highlights rTMS's potential to modulate synaptic and vesicular transport mechanisms, offering a promising avenue for ameliorating symptoms of AD through neuroprotective pathways.
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- Jinyang Wang
- Department of Neurology, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China
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- Core Facilities and Centers, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China
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- Department of Stomatology, People's Hospital, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, 409100, China
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Hebei Medical University, Zhongshan Donglu No.361, ShijiazhuangHebei Province, 050017, China
- Neuroscience Research Center, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Hebei Medical University, Zhongshan Donglu No.361, ShijiazhuangHebei Province, 050017, China
- Neuroscience Research Center, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Hebei Medical University, Zhongshan Donglu No.361, ShijiazhuangHebei Province, 050017, China
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Hebei Medical University, Zhongshan Donglu No.361, ShijiazhuangHebei Province, 050017, China.
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Morris IS, Bassi T, Oosthuysen C, Goligher EC. Phrenic Nerve Stimulation for Acute Respiratory Failure. Respir Care 2023; 68:1736-1747. [PMID: 37875317 PMCID: PMC10676252 DOI: 10.4187/respcare.11439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Diaphragm inactivity during invasive mechanical ventilation leads to diaphragm atrophy and weakness, hemodynamic instability, and ventilatory heterogeneity. Absent respiratory drive and effort can, therefore, worsen injury to both lung and diaphragm and is a major cause of failure to wean. Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) can maintain controlled levels of diaphragm activity independent of intrinsic drive and as such may offer a promising approach to achieving lung and diaphragm protective ventilatory targets. Whereas PNS has an established role in the management of chronic respiratory failure, there is emerging interest in how its multisystem putative benefits may be temporarily harnessed in the management of invasively ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure.
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- Idunn S Morris
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; and Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; and Lungpacer Medical, Exton, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; and Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
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Lv L, Cheng X, Yang J, Chen X, Ni J. Novel role for non-invasive neuromodulation techniques in central respiratory dysfunction. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1226660. [PMID: 37680969 PMCID: PMC10480838 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1226660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Respiration is a crucial steady-state function of human life. Central nervous system injury can damage the central respiratory pattern generator (CRPG) or interrupt its outflow, leading to central respiratory paralysis and dysfunction, which can endanger the patient's life. At present, there is no effective means to reverse this process. Commonly used non-invasive neuromodulation techniques include repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and so forth, which have been widely applied in nervous system diseases and their various secondary symptoms, but rarely in respiratory function. Clinical and animal studies have confirmed that TMS is also suitable for investigating the excitability and plasticity of ascending corticospinal respiratory pathways. In addition, although rTMS and tDCS differ in their respective mechanisms, both can regulate respiratory networks in healthy individuals and in diseased states. In this review, we provide an overview of the physiology of respiration, the use of TMS to assess the excitability of corticophrenic pathways in healthy individuals and in central respiratory disorders, followed by an overview of the animal and clinical studies of rTMS, tDCS and so forth in regulating respiratory circuits and the possible mechanisms behind them. It was found that the supplementary motor area (SMA) and the phrenic motor neuron (PMN) may be key regulatory areas. Finally, the challenges and future research directions of neuroregulation in respiratory function are proposed. Through understanding how neuromodulation affects the respiratory neural circuit non-invasively, we can further explore the therapeutic potential of this neuromodulation strategy, so as to promote the recovery of respiratory function after central nervous system diseases or injury.
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- Lan Lv
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Wang Y, Dong T, Li X, Zhao H, Yang L, Xu R, Fu Y, Li L, Gai X, Qin D. Research progress on the application of transcranial magnetic stimulation in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: a narrative review. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1219590. [PMID: 37533475 PMCID: PMC10392830 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1219590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can lead to severe disability and complications. The incidence of SCI is high, and the rehabilitation cycle is long, which increases the economic burden on patients and the health care system. However, there is no practical method of SCI treatment. Recently, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, has been shown to induce changes in plasticity in specific areas of the brain by regulating the activity of neurons in the stimulation site and its functionally connected networks. TMS is a new potential method for the rehabilitation of SCI and its complications. In addition, TMS can detect the activity of neural circuits in the central nervous system and supplement the physiological evaluation of SCI severity. This review describes the pathophysiology of SCI as well as the basic principles and classification of TMS. We mainly focused on the latest research progress of TMS in the physiological evaluation of SCI as well as the treatment of motor dysfunction, neuropathic pain, spasticity, neurogenic bladder, respiratory dysfunction, and other complications. This review provides new ideas and future directions for SCI assessment and treatment.
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- Yuhong Wang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mengzi People’s Hospital, Mengzi, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongchuan District People’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kunming Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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- Department of Emergency Trauma Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China
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Locke KC, Randelman ML, Hoh DJ, Zholudeva LV, Lane MA. Respiratory plasticity following spinal cord injury: perspectives from mouse to man. Neural Regen Res 2022; 17:2141-2148. [PMID: 35259820 PMCID: PMC9083159 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.335839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The study of respiratory plasticity in animal models spans decades. At the bench, researchers use an array of techniques aimed at harnessing the power of plasticity within the central nervous system to restore respiration following spinal cord injury. This field of research is highly clinically relevant. People living with cervical spinal cord injury at or above the level of the phrenic motoneuron pool at spinal levels C3-C5 typically have significant impairments in breathing which may require assisted ventilation. Those who are ventilator dependent are at an increased risk of ventilator-associated co-morbidities and have a drastically reduced life expectancy. Pre-clinical research examining respiratory plasticity in animal models has laid the groundwork for clinical trials. Despite how widely researched this injury is in animal models, relatively few treatments have broken through the preclinical barrier. The three goals of this present review are to define plasticity as it pertains to respiratory function post-spinal cord injury, discuss plasticity models of spinal cord injury used in research, and explore the shift from preclinical to clinical research. By investigating current targets of respiratory plasticity research, we hope to illuminate preclinical work that can influence future clinical investigations and the advancement of treatments for spinal cord injury.
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- Katherine C. Locke
- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Cardiovascular Disease, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Michel-Flutot P, Vinit S. La stimulation magnétique répétée pour le traitement des traumas spinaux. Med Sci (Paris) 2022; 38:679-685. [DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2022108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Les traumas spinaux induisent des déficits moteurs et sensoriels. La mise au point de thérapies visant à rétablir les fonctions altérées à la suite d’une lésion de la moelle épinière est donc nécessaire. La stimulation magnétique répétée (SMr) est une thérapie innovante et non invasive utilisée pour moduler l’activité de réseaux neuronaux dans diverses maladies neurologiques, telles que la maladie de Parkinson, ou psychiatriques, telles que le trouble bipolaire. Son utilisation chez les personnes atteintes de traumas spinaux pourrait avoir des effets fonctionnels bénéfiques. Des études réalisées in vitro, in vivo et ex vivo ont permis de comprendre en partie les mécanismes sous-jacents à la modulation de l’activité neuronale induite par les protocoles de SMr. Son utilisation dans des modèles précliniques de lésion médullaire a de plus montré des effets bénéfiques fonctionnels. Ainsi, la SMr pourrait potentialiser la récupération des fonctions perdues après un trauma spinal.
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Yang QH, Zhang YH, Du SH, Wang YC, Fang Y, Wang XQ. Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Central Neuropathic Pain. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:879909. [PMID: 35663263 PMCID: PMC9162797 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.879909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The research and clinical application of the noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) technique in the treatment of neuropathic pain (NP) are increasing. In this review article, we outline the effectiveness and limitations of the NIBS approach in treating common central neuropathic pain (CNP). This article summarizes the research progress of NIBS in the treatment of different CNPs and describes the effects and mechanisms of these methods on different CNPs. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) analgesic research has been relatively mature and applied to a variety of CNP treatments. But the optimal stimulation targets, stimulation intensity, and stimulation time of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for each type of CNP are still difficult to identify. The analgesic mechanism of rTMS is similar to that of tDCS, both of which change cortical excitability and synaptic plasticity, regulate the release of related neurotransmitters and affect the structural and functional connections of brain regions associated with pain processing and regulation. Some deficiencies are found in current NIBS relevant studies, such as small sample size, difficulty to avoid placebo effect, and insufficient research on analgesia mechanism. Future research should gradually carry out large-scale, multicenter studies to test the stability and reliability of the analgesic effects of NIBS.
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- Qi-Hao Yang
- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Yu Fang,
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- Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Shangti Orthopaedic Hospital, Shanghai, China
- Xue-Qiang Wang,
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Effects of Chronic High-Frequency rTMS Protocol on Respiratory Neuroplasticity Following C2 Spinal Cord Hemisection in Rats. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11030473. [PMID: 35336846 PMCID: PMC8945729 DOI: 10.3390/biology11030473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Simple Summary High spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are known to lead to permanent diaphragmatic paralysis, and to induce deleterious post-traumatic inflammatory processes following cervical spinal cord injury. We used a noninvasive therapeutic tool (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)), to harness plasticity in spared descending respiratory circuit and reduce the inflammatory processes. Briefly, the results obtained in this present study suggest that chronic high-frequency rTMS can ameliorate respiratory dysfunction and elicit neuronal plasticity with a reduction in deleterious post-traumatic inflammatory processes in the cervical spinal cord post-SCI. Thus, this therapeutic tool could be adopted and/or combined with other therapeutic interventions in order to further enhance beneficial outcomes. Abstract High spinal cord injuries (SCIs) lead to permanent diaphragmatic paralysis. The search for therapeutics to induce functional motor recovery is essential. One promising noninvasive therapeutic tool that could harness plasticity in a spared descending respiratory circuit is repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Here, we tested the effect of chronic high-frequency (10 Hz) rTMS above the cortical areas in C2 hemisected rats when applied for 7 days, 1 month, or 2 months. An increase in intact hemidiaphragm electromyogram (EMG) activity and excitability (diaphragm motor evoked potentials) was observed after 1 month of rTMS application. Interestingly, despite no real functional effects of rTMS treatment on the injured hemidiaphragm activity during eupnea, 2 months of rTMS treatment strengthened the existing crossed phrenic pathways, allowing the injured hemidiaphragm to increase its activity during the respiratory challenge (i.e., asphyxia). This effect could be explained by a strengthening of respiratory descending fibers in the ventrolateral funiculi (an increase in GAP-43 positive fibers), sustained by a reduction in inflammation in the C1–C3 spinal cord (reduction in CD68 and Iba1 labeling), and acceleration of intracellular plasticity processes in phrenic motoneurons after chronic rTMS treatment. These results suggest that chronic high-frequency rTMS can ameliorate respiratory dysfunction and elicit neuronal plasticity with a reduction in deleterious post-traumatic inflammatory processes in the cervical spinal cord post-SCI. Thus, this therapeutic tool could be adopted and/or combined with other therapeutic interventions in order to further enhance beneficial outcomes.
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Lee KZ, Liou LM, Vinit S, Ren MY. Rostral-caudal effect of cervical magnetic stimulation on the diaphragm motor evoked potential following cervical spinal cord contusion in the rat. J Neurotrauma 2021; 39:683-700. [PMID: 34937419 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2021.0403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to investigate the rostro-caudal effect of spinal magnetic stimulation on diaphragmatic motor-evoked potentials following cervical spinal cord injury. The diaphragm electromyogram was recorded in rats that received a laminectomy or a left mid-cervical contusion at the acute (1 day), subchronic (2 weeks), or chronic (8 weeks) injured stages. The center of a figure-eight coil was placed at 30 mm lateral to bregma on the left side, and the effect of magnetic stimulation was evaluated by stimulating the rostral, middle, and caudal cervical regions in spontaneously breathing rats. The results demonstrated that cervical magnetic stimulation induced intensity-dependent motor-evoked potentials in the bilateral diaphragm in both uninjured and contused rats; however, the left diaphragm exhibited a higher amplitude and earlier onset than the right diaphragm. Moreover, the intensity-response curve was shifted upward in the rostral-to-caudal direction of magnetic stimulation, suggesting that caudal cervical magnetic stimulation produced more robust diaphragmatic motor-evoked potentials compared to rostral cervical magnetic stimulation. Interestingly, the diaphragmatic motor-evoked potentials were similar between uninjured and contused rats during cervical magnetic stimulation despite weaker inspiratory diaphragmatic activity in contused rats. Additionally, in contused animals but not uninjured animals, diaphragmatic motor-evoked potential amplitude were greater at the chronic stage than during earlier injured stages. These results demonstrated that cervical magnetic stimulation can excite the residual phrenic motor circuit to activate the diaphragm in the presence of a significant lesion in the cervical spinal cord. These findings indicate that this non-invasive approach is effective for modulating diaphragmatic excitability following cervical spinal cord injury.
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- Kun-Ze Lee
- National Sun Yat-sen University, 34874, Biological Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
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- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 89234, Neurology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
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- Université Paris-Saclay, 27048, UFR des Sciences de la Santé Simone Veil, Saint-Aubin, Île-de-France, France;
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- National Sun Yat-sen University, 34874, Biological Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
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