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A review of the neural control of micturition in dogs and cats: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuroplasticity. Vet Res Commun 2022; 46:991-998. [PMID: 35802232 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-022-09966-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This article discusses the current knowledge on the role of the neurological structures, especially the cerebellum and the hypothalamus, and compares the information with human medicine. Micturition is a complex voluntary and involuntarily mechanism. Its physiological completion strictly depends on the hierarchical organisation of the central nervous system pathways in the peripheral nervous system. Although the role of the peripheral nervous system and subcortical areas, such as brainstem centres, are well established in veterinary medicine, the role of the cerebellum and hypothalamus have been poorly investigated and understood. Lower urinary tract dysfunction is often associated with neurological diseases that cause neurogenic bladder (NB). The neuroplasticity of the nervous system in the developmental changes of the mechanism of micturition during the prenatal and postnatal periods is also analysed.
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Silvestro M, Tessitore A, Orologio I, Battista G, Siciliano M, Tedeschi G, Russo A. Cluster headache pathophysiology: What we have learned from advanced neuroimaging. Headache 2022; 62:436-452. [PMID: 35315064 PMCID: PMC9314615 DOI: 10.1111/head.14279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Although remarkable progress has been achieved in understanding cluster headache (CH) pathophysiology, there are still several gaps about the mechanisms through which independent subcortical and cortical brain structures interact with each other. These gaps could be partially elucidated by structural and functional advanced neuroimaging investigations. Objective Although we are aware that substantial achievements have come from preclinical, neurophysiological, and biochemical experiments, the present narrative review aims to summarize the most significant findings from structural, microstructural, and functional neuroimaging investigations, as well as the consequent progresses in understanding CH pathophysiological mechanisms, to achieve a comprehensive and unifying model. Results Advanced neuroimaging techniques have contributed to overcoming the peripheral hypothesis that CH is of cavernous sinus pathology, in transitioning from the pure vascular hypothesis to a more comprehensive trigeminovascular model, and, above all, in clarifying the role of the hypothalamus and its connections in the genesis of CH. Conclusion Altogether, neuroimaging findings strongly suggest that, beyond the theoretical model of the “pain matrix,” the model of the “neurolimbic pain network” that is accepted in migraine research could also be extended to CH. Indeed, although the hypothalamus’ role is undeniable, the genesis of CH attacks is complex and seems to not be just the result of a single “generator.” Cortical‐hypothalamic‐brainstem functional interconnections that can switch between out‐of‐bout and in‐bout periods, igniting the trigeminovascular system (probably by means of top‐down mechanisms) and the consensual trigeminal autonomic reflexes, may represent the “neuronal background” of CH.
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- Marcello Silvestro
- Headache Centre, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Headache Centre, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Headache Centre, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Headache Centre, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Headache Centre, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Headache Centre, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Headache Centre, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Bastide L, Herbaut AG. Cerebellum and micturition: what do we know? A systematic review. CEREBELLUM & ATAXIAS 2020; 7:9. [PMID: 32699638 PMCID: PMC7368785 DOI: 10.1186/s40673-020-00119-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Aims Micturition depends on a complex voluntary and involuntarily neuronal network located at various levels of the nervous system. The mechanism is highly dependent on the hierarchical organization of central nervous system pathways. If the role of the cortex and brainstem centres is well established, the role of other subcortical areas structures, such as the cerebellum is poorly understood. We are interested in discussing the current knowledge on the role of cerebellum in micturition. Methods A systematic search is performed in the medical literature, using the PubMed database with the keyword « cerebellum ». The latter is combined with «urination » OR « micturition » OR « urinary bladder ». Results Thirty-one articles were selected, focussing on micturition and describing the role of the cerebellum. They were grouped in 6 animal experimental studies, 20 functional brain imaging in micturition and 5 clinical studies. Conclusions Although very heterogeneous, experimental and clinical data clearly indicate the cerebellum role in the micturition control. Cerebellum modulates the micturition reflex and participates to the bladder sensory-motor information processing. The cerebellum is involved in the reflex micturition modulation through direct or indirect pathways to major brainstem or forebrain centres.
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- Laure Bastide
- Service de Neurologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Hôpital Erasme, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Service de Neurologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles-Hôpital Erasme, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
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Walter M, Leitner L, Michels L, Liechti MD, Freund P, Kessler TM, Kollias S, Mehnert U. Reliability of supraspinal correlates to lower urinary tract stimulation in healthy participants - A fMRI study. Neuroimage 2019; 191:481-492. [PMID: 30776530 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Previous functional neuroimaging studies provided evidence for a specific supraspinal network involved in lower urinary tract (LUT) control. However, data on the reliability of blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal changes during LUT task-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) across separate measurements are lacking. Proof of the latter is crucial to evaluate whether fMRI can be used to assess supraspinal responses to LUT treatments. Therefore, we prospectively assessed task-specific supraspinal responses from 20 healthy participants undergoing two fMRI measurements (test-retest) within 5-8 weeks. The fMRI measurements, conducted in a 3T magnetic resonance (MR) scanner, comprised a block design of repetitive bladder filling and drainage using an automated MR-compatible and MR-synchronized infusion-drainage device. Following transurethral catheterization and bladder pre-filling with body warm saline until participants perceived a persistent desire to void (START condition), fMRI was recorded during repetitive blocks (each 15 s) of INFUSION and WITHDRAWAL of 100 mL body warm saline into respectively from the bladder. BOLD signal changes were calculated for INFUSION minus START. In addition to whole brain analysis, we assessed BOLD signal changes within multiple 'a priori' region of interest (ROI), i.e. brain areas known to be involved in the LUT control from previous literature. To evaluate reliability of the fMRI results between visits, we applied different types of analyses: coefficient of variation (CV), intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), Sørensen-Dice index, Bland-Altman method, and block-wise BOLD signal comparison. All participants completed the study without adverse events. The desire to void was rated significantly higher for INFUSION compared to START or WITHDRAWAL at both measurements without any effect of visit. At whole brain level, significant (p < 0.05, cluster corrected, k ≥ 41 voxels) BOLD signal changes were found for the contrast INFUSION compared to START in several brain areas. Overlap of activation maps from both measurements were observed in the orbitofrontal cortex, insula, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), and inferior parietal lobe. The two highest ICCs, based on a ROI's mean beta weight, were 0.55 (right insular cortex) and 0.47 (VLPFC). Spatial congruency (Sørensen-Dice index) of all voxels within each ROI between measurements was highest in the insular cortex (left 0.55, right 0.44). In addition, the mean beta weight of the right insula and right VLPFC demonstrated the lowest CV and narrowest Bland and Altman 95% limits of agreement. In conclusion, the right insula and right VLPFC were revealed as the two most reliable task-specific ROIs using our automated, MR-synchronized protocol. Achieving high reliability using a viscero-sensory/interoceptive task such as repetitive bladder filling remains challenging and further endeavour is highly warranted to better understand which factors influence fMRI outcomes and finally to assess LUT treatment effects on the supraspinal level.
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- Matthias Walter
- Department of Neuro-Urology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Neuro-Urology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuro-Urology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland; Department of Neurophysics, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neuro-Urology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuro-Urology, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Pasquet T, Durigneux J, Anselmetti A, Tessiot C, Beaumesnil M, Delion M, Dinomais M. Voiding dysfunction after isolated cerebellum stroke in a teenager. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2017; 60:270-273. [PMID: 28438563 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Thibault Pasquet
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Pontchaillou University Hospital, 2, rue Henri-le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France.
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- Department of Pediatric Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Centre des Capucins, 49933 Angers, France; LUNAM, University of Angers, Department of Pediatric Neurology, 49933 Angers, France
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- Department of Pediatric Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Centre des Capucins, 49933 Angers, France
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- Department of Pediatric Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Centre des Capucins, 49933 Angers, France
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- Department of Pediatric Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Centre des Capucins, 49933 Angers, France
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- LUNAM, University of Angers, Department of Neurosurgery, 49933 Angers, France; LUNAM, University of Angers, Anatomy Laboratory, 49045 Angers, France
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- Department of Pediatric Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Centre des Capucins, 49933 Angers, France; LUNAM; University of Angers, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, CHU Angers, 49933 Angers, France
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Ipsilateral Alteration of Resting State Activity Suggests That Cortical Dysfunction Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Cluster Headache. Brain Topogr 2016; 30:281-289. [DOI: 10.1007/s10548-016-0535-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Medial cerebellar nucleus projects to feeding-related neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus in rats. Brain Struct Funct 2016; 222:957-971. [DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1257-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Qiao X, Yang J, Fei SJ, Zhu JZ, Zhu SP, Liu ZB, Li TT, Zhang JF. Protective effect of histamine microinjected into cerebellar fastigial nucleus on stress gastric mucosal damage in rats. Brain Res 2015; 1629:351-60. [PMID: 26474912 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In the study, we investigated the effect of histamine microinjected into cerebellar fastigial nucleus (FN) on stress gastric mucosal damage (SGMD), and its mechanisms in rats. The model of SGMD was established by restraining and water (21±1°C)-immersion for 3h. The gastric mucosal damage index (GMDI) indicated the severity of gastric mucosal damage. Histamine or receptor antagonist was microinjected into the FN. The decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle (DSCP) and the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) were destroyed, respectively. The pathological changes of gastric mucosa were evaluated using biological signal acquisition system, Laser-Doppler flowmeter, and western blotting. We found that the microinjection of histamine (0.05, 0.5, and 5μg) into FN significantly attenuated the SGMD, in a dose-dependent manner, whereas, the microinjection of histamine H2 receptor antagonist, ranitidine, and glutamic acid decarboxylase antagonist, 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MPA) exacerbated the SGMD. The protective effect of histamine on SGMD was abolished by electrical lesion of DSCP or chemical ablation of LHA. The microinjection of histamine decreased the discharge frequency of the greater splanchnic nerve, and the gastric mucosal blood flow was increased. In addition, the cellular proliferation was enhanced, but the cellular apoptosis was reduced in the gastric mucosa. Also the pro-apoptosis protein, Bax, and caspase-3 were down-regulated, and the anti-apoptosis protein, Bcl-2 was up-regulated following microinjection of histamine. In conclusion, the FN participated in the regulation of SGMD after histamine microinjected into FN, and cerebellar-hypothalamic circuits (include: DSCP, LHA) contribute to the process, which may provide a new therapeutic strategy for SGMD.
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- Xiao Qiao
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 62 South Huaihai Road, Huai'an 223002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China; Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, China.
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Yang FC, Chou KH, Fuh JL, Lee PL, Lirng JF, Lin YY, Lin CP, Wang SJ. Altered hypothalamic functional connectivity in cluster headache: a longitudinal resting-state functional MRI study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2015; 86:437-45. [PMID: 24983632 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-308122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuroimaging studies implicate hypothalamic dysfunction in the pathogenesis of cluster headache (CH). Disruptions in non-traditional pain processing areas, including the cerebellum and visual cortex, have also been reported in CH. It is unknown whether the hypothalamus interacts significantly with these areas, and whether any such interactions vary between the 'in-bout' and 'out-of-bout' periods in CH. This study aimed to investigate the resting-state functional connectivity (FC) of the hypothalamus of patients with CH. METHODS Using 3-T functional MRI, we conducted a seed-based resting-state intrinsic FC analysis of the hypothalamus in 18 episodic CH patients during in-bout and out-of-bout periods, and in 19 healthy controls. Correlations between hypothalamic FC and clinical variables were also assessed. RESULTS Compared to controls, CH patients showed hypothalamic FC changes with the medial frontal gyrus and occipital cuneus during in-bout and out-of-bout periods. Compared to out-of-bout scans, in-bout scans revealed decreased hypothalamic FC with the medial frontal gyrus, precuneus, and cerebellar areas (tonsil, declive and culmen). Additionally, the annual bout frequency correlated significantly with the hypothalamic FC in the cerebellar culmen (r=-0.576, p=0.02) and cerebellar declive (r=-0.522, p=0.038). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that in CH, FC differences between the hypothalamus and its regional distribution extends beyond traditional pain processing areas, primarily to the cerebellar, frontal and occipital areas. These changes may be important and associated with CH pathophysiology.
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- Fu-Chi Yang
- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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This article summarizes anatomical, neurophysiological, pharmacological, and brain imaging studies in humans and animals that have provided insights into the neural circuitry and neurotransmitter mechanisms controlling the lower urinary tract. The functions of the lower urinary tract to store and periodically eliminate urine are regulated by a complex neural control system in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral autonomic ganglia that coordinates the activity of smooth and striated muscles of the bladder and urethral outlet. The neural control of micturition is organized as a hierarchical system in which spinal storage mechanisms are in turn regulated by circuitry in the rostral brain stem that initiates reflex voiding. Input from the forebrain triggers voluntary voiding by modulating the brain stem circuitry. Many neural circuits controlling the lower urinary tract exhibit switch-like patterns of activity that turn on and off in an all-or-none manner. The major component of the micturition switching circuit is a spinobulbospinal parasympathetic reflex pathway that has essential connections in the periaqueductal gray and pontine micturition center. A computer model of this circuit that mimics the switching functions of the bladder and urethra at the onset of micturition is described. Micturition occurs involuntarily in infants and young children until the age of 3 to 5 years, after which it is regulated voluntarily. Diseases or injuries of the nervous system in adults can cause the re-emergence of involuntary micturition, leading to urinary incontinence. Neuroplasticity underlying these developmental and pathological changes in voiding function is discussed.
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- William C. de Groat
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine (Geriatrics), University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Sakakibara R. Lower urinary tract dysfunction in patients with brain lesions. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2015; 130:269-87. [PMID: 26003249 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63247-0.00015-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Stroke and brain tumor are well-known brain diseases. The incidence of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) in these patients ranges from 14% to 53%, mostly overactive bladder (OAB), and is higher when the frontal cortex is involved. This presumably reflects damage at the prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, and other areas that regulate (mainly inhibit) the micturition reflex. White-matter disease (WMD) is a chronic, bilateral form of cerebrovascular disease, leading to a high prevalence of OAB (up to 90%). Since WMD is particularly common in the elderly, WMD may be one of the anatomic substrates for elderly OAB. Traumatic brain injury and normal-pressure hydrocephalus are rather diffuse brain diseases, which cause OAB with a prevalence rate of 60-95%. Recent neuroimaging studies have shown a relationship between LUTD and the frontal cortex in these diseases. Data on other brain diseases, particularly affecting deep brain structures, are limited. Small infarctions, tumors, or inflammatory diseases affecting the basal ganglia, hypothalamus, and cerebellum lead to mainly OAB. In contrast, similar diseases affecting the brainstem lead to either OAB or urinary retention. The latter reflects damage at the periaqueductal gray and the pontine micturition center that directly relay and modulate the micturition reflex. Urinary incontinence (UI) in brain disease can be divided into two types: neurogenic UI (due to OAB) and functional UI (immobility and loss of initiative/cognition). These two types of UI may occur together, but management differs significantly. Management of neurogenic UI includes anticholinergic drugs that do not penetrate the blood-brain barrier easily. Management of functional UI includes behavioral therapy (timed/prompted voiding with physical assistance and bladder/pelvic floor training) and drugs to treat gait as well as cognition that facilitate continence. These treatments will maximize the quality of life in patients with brain diseases.
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- Ryuji Sakakibara
- Department of Neurology, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan.
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Michels L, Blok BFM, Gregorini F, Kurz M, Schurch B, Kessler TM, Kollias S, Mehnert U. Supraspinal Control of Urine Storage and Micturition in Men--An fMRI Study. Cereb Cortex 2014; 25:3369-80. [PMID: 24969474 PMCID: PMC4585491 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Despite the crucial role of the brain in the control of the human lower urinary tract, little is known about the supraspinal mechanisms regulating micturition. To investigate the central regulatory mechanisms activated during micturition initiation and actual micturition, we used an alternating sequence of micturition imitation/imagination, micturition initiation, and actual micturition in 22 healthy males undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. Subjects able to micturate (voiders) showed the most prominent supraspinal activity during the final phase of micturition initiation whereas actual micturition was associated with significantly less such activity. Initiation of micturition in voiders induced significant activity in the brainstem (periaqueductal gray, pons), insula, thalamus, prefrontal cortex, parietal operculum and cingulate cortex with significant functional connectivity between the forebrain and parietal operculum. Subjects unable to micturate (nonvoiders) showed less robust activation during initiation of micturition, with activity in the forebrain and brainstem particularly lacking. Our findings suggest that micturition is controlled by a specific supraspinal network which is essential for the voluntary initiation of micturition. Once this network triggers the bulbospinal micturition reflex via brainstem centers, micturition continues automatically without further supraspinal input. Unsuccessful micturition is characterized by a failure to activate the periaqueductal gray and pons during initiation.
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- Lars Michels
- Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuro-Urology, Spinal Cord Injury Center & Research, University of Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neuro-Urology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Centre (CHUV), University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Neuro-Urology, Spinal Cord Injury Center & Research, University of Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neuro-Urology, Spinal Cord Injury Center & Research, University of Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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Chou KH, Yang FC, Fuh JL, Huang CC, Lirng JF, Lin YY, Lee PL, Kao HW, Lin CP, Wang SJ. Altered white matter microstructural connectivity in cluster headaches: a longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study. Cephalalgia 2014; 34:1040-52. [PMID: 24668118 DOI: 10.1177/0333102414527649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Functional and structural disruptions to the pain matrix, which may involve changes in white matter (WM) pathways connecting the pain-processing system and hypothalamus, have been implicated in the pathophysiology of cluster headache (CH). However, previous studies have obtained inconclusive results regarding WM changes in CH, and WM variations between "in-bout" and "out-of-bout" periods of CH remain to be determined. METHODS Multiple diffusivity indices obtained by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and post-hoc probabilistic tractography were used to elucidate CH pathophysiology. RESULTS Compared to healthy participants, in-bout CH patients showed regionally higher absolute (radial and mean) diffusivities in the left medial frontal gyrus and frontal sub-gyrus and lower absolute (axial, radial and mean) diffusivities in the right parahippocampal gyrus of the limbic lobe. These changes during the in-bout period generally persisted in the out-of-bout period, except for the left cerebellar tonsil. Post-hoc probabilistic tractography showed highly consistent anatomical connections between these altered areas and the hypothalamus across participants. CONCLUSIONS Distinct WM changes were observed in episodic CH. Connections between the pain-modulation areas and hypothalamus may be involved in CH pathophysiology.
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- Kun-Hsien Chou
- Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Radiology, Taipei, Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
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- Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
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- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
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Characteristics of Neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction in Cerebellar Stroke: A Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Video Urodynamic Study. THE CEREBELLUM 2013; 12:601-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s12311-013-0468-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhu JZ, Fei SJ, Zhang JF, Zhu SP, Liu ZB, Li TT, Qiao X. Muscimol microinjection into cerebellar fastigial nucleus exacerbates stress-induced gastric mucosal damage in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2013; 34:205-13. [PMID: 23247592 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2012.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the effects of microinjection of the GABA(A) receptor agonist muscimol into cerebellar fastigial nucleus (FN) on stress-induced gastric mucosal damage and the underlying mechanism in rats. METHODS Stress-induced gastric mucosal damage was induced in adult male SD rats by restraining and immersing them in cold water for 3 h. GABA(A) receptor agonist or antagonist was microinjected into the lateral FN. The decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle (DSCP) was electrically destroyed and the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) was chemically ablated by microinjection of kainic acid. The pathological changes in the gastric mucosa were evaluated using TUNEL staining, immunohistochemistry staining and Western blotting. RESULTS Microinjection of muscimol (1.25, 2.5, and 5.0 μg) into FN significantly exacerbated the stress-induced gastric mucosal damage in a dose-dependent manner, whereas microinjection of GABA(A) receptor antagonist bicuculline attenuated the damage. The intensifying effect of muscimol on gastric mucosal damage was abolished by electrical lesion of DSCP or chemical ablation of LHA performed 3 d before microinjection of muscimol. Microinjection of muscimol markedly increased the discharge frequency of the greater splanchnic nerve, significantly increased the gastric acid volume and acidity, and further reduced the gastric mucosal blood flow. In the gastric mucosa, further reduced proliferation cells, enhanced apoptosis, and decreased anti-oxidant levels were observed following microinjection of muscimol. CONCLUSION Cerebellar FN participates in the regulation of stress-induced gastric mucosal damage, and cerebello-hypothalamic circuits contribute to the process.
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Haines DE, Dietrichs E. The cerebellum - structure and connections. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2012; 103:3-36. [PMID: 21827879 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-51892-7.00001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Duane E Haines
- Department of Anatomy, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 32916, USA.
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Moers-Hornikx VMP, Vles JSH, Lim LW, Ayyildiz M, Kaplan S, Gavilanes AWD, Hoogland G, Steinbusch HWM, Temel Y. Periaqueductal grey stimulation induced panic-like behaviour is accompanied by deactivation of the deep cerebellar nuclei. THE CEREBELLUM 2011; 10:61-9. [PMID: 21076996 PMCID: PMC3038216 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-010-0228-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Until recently, the cerebellum was primarily considered to be a structure involved in motor behaviour. New anatomical and clinical evidence has shown that the cerebellum is also involved in higher cognitive functions and non-motor behavioural changes. Functional imaging in patients with anxiety disorders and in cholecystokinin tetrapeptide-induced panic-attacks shows activation changes in the cerebellum. Deep brain stimulation of the dorsolateral periaqueductal grey (dlPAG) and the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) in rats has been shown to induce escape behaviour, which mimics a panic attack in humans. We used this animal model to study the neuronal activation in the deep cerebellar nuclei (DCbN) using c-Fos immunohistochemistry. c-Fos expression in the DCbN decreased significantly after inducing escape behaviour by stimulation of the dlPAG and the VMH, indicating that the DCbN were deactivated. This study demonstrates that the DCbN are directly or indirectly involved in panic attacks. We suggest that the cerebellum plays a role in the selection of relevant information, and that deactivation of the cerebellar nuclei is required to allow inappropriate behaviour to occur, such as panic attacks.
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Gao L, Fei S, Qiao W, Zhang J, Xing H, Du D. Protective effect of chemical stimulation of cerebellar fastigial nucleus on stress gastric mucosal injury in rats. Life Sci 2011; 88:871-8. [PMID: 21419784 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2010] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS We investigated the protective effects of chemical stimulation of cerebellar fastigial nucleus (FN) on stress gastric mucosal injury (SGMI) and its possible neuro-regulatory mechanisms in rats. MAIN METHODS Chemical stimulation, electrical stimulation, chemical ablation, electrolytic lesion, and microinjection were used to investigate the effects of FN simulation on SGMI. The model of SGMI was established by restraint and water (21±1°C)-immersion (RWI) for 3h in rats. The gastric mucosal injury index indicated the severity of gastric mucosal injuries. KEY FINDINGS We showed that microinjection of L-glutamic acid into the FN or electrical stimulation of the FN markedly attenuated SGMI. Either chemical lesion of the FN or electrical ablation of the decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle (DSCP) obviously aggravated SGMI. The protective effect of FN stimulation on SGMI was reversed after chemical ablation of the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA). The protective effect of FN was prevented by pretreatment with the glutamic acid decarboxylase antagonist, 3-MPA into the FN or GABA(A) receptor antagonist, bicuculline into the LHA. The protective effect of FN was abolished by pretreatment with sympathectomy. The discharge frequency of greater splanchnic nerve (GSN) was decreased and gastric mucosal blood flow (GMBF) was increased after chemical stimulation of FN. These results indicate that the FN participates in regulation of SGMI, and is a specific area in the CNS for exerting protective effects on the SGMI. The DSCP, LHA and peripheral sympathetic nerve may be involved in this process. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings might provide a new and improved understanding of the cerebellar function and an effective treatment strategy for stress gastric mucosal injury.
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- Ling Gao
- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, 221002, Jiangsu, China
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Seseke S, Baudewig J, Kallenberg K, Ringert RH, Seseke F, Dechent P. Gender differences in voluntary micturition control — An fMRI study. Neuroimage 2008; 43:183-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2007] [Revised: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 07/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The cerebellum in feeding control: possible function and mechanism. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2007; 28:469-78. [PMID: 18027085 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-007-9236-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Accumulating anatomical, functional, and behavioral studies reveal that the cerebellum is involved in the regulation of various visceral functions including feeding control. Cerebellar lesions may induce alterations in feeding behavior and decreases in body weight. Although the exact mechanisms underlying the cerebellar regulation of food intake is still unclear, a series of studies have demonstrated that there are neural pathways directly and/or indirectly connecting the cerebellum with several important centers for feeding control, such as the hypothalamus. Electrophysiological data suggest that via the direct cerebellohypothalamic projections, the cerebellar outputs may reach, converge, and be integrated with some critical feeding signals including gastric vagal afferents, CCK, leptin, and glycemia on single hypothalamic neurons. Furthermore, recent functional imaging studies provide substantial evidences that hunger, satiation, and thirst are accompanied with a cerebellar activation. Here we describe that the cerebellum may be much more than a movement coordinator and actively participate in feeding control, i.e., it may act as an essential node linking somatic and visceral systems and help to generate an integrated and coordinated somatic-visceral response in feeding behavior.
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Owen SLF, Green AL, Davies P, Stein JF, Aziz TZ, Behrens T, Voets NL, Johansen-Berg H. Connectivity of an effective hypothalamic surgical target for cluster headache. J Clin Neurosci 2007; 14:955-60. [PMID: 17689083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2006] [Revised: 07/06/2006] [Accepted: 07/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to look at the connectivity of the posterior inferior hypothalamus in a patient implanted with a deep brain stimulating electrode using probabilistic tractography in conjunction with postoperative MRI scans. In a patient with chronic cluster headache we implanted a deep brain stimulating electrode into the ipsilateral postero-medial hypothalamus to successfully control his pain. To explore the connectivity, we used the surgical target from the postoperative MRI scan as a seed for probabilistic tractography, which was then linked to diffusion weighted imaging data acquired in a group of healthy control subjects. We found highly consistent connections with the reticular nucleus and cerebellum. In some subjects, connections were also seen with the parietal cortices, and the inferior medial frontal gyrus. Our results illustrate important anatomical connections that may explain the functional changes associated with cluster headaches and elucidate possible mechanisms responsible for triggering attacks.
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- S L F Owen
- University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Zhu JN, Li HZ, Ding Y, Wang JJ. Cerebellar modulation of feeding-related neurons in rat dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus. J Neurosci Res 2007; 84:1597-609. [PMID: 16998921 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cerebellum has newly been implicated in many more nonsomatic functions other than motor control. Previous studies indicate that the cerebellum is involved in feeding regulation and that the gastric vagal nerves transmit short-term meal-related visceral signals, including cholecystokinin (CCK), into the hypothalamus. Recently, the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DMN) has been thought to play an important role in feeding control. Here we investigate whether the inputs from cerebellar interpositus nucleus (IN) can reach and converge onto single DMN neurons with some feeding-related visceral signals, including gastric vagal inputs, CCK, and blood glucose, whose concentration is closely linked to food intake. Among the 259 DMN neurons recorded, 120 (46.3%) and 169 (65.3%) responded to the cerebellar IN and gastric vagal stimulations, respectively. Within the 120 DMN neurons responsive to the cerebellar IN stimulation, 98 (81.7%) also responded to the gastric vagal stimulus, and a summation of the responses was observed further (n = 20), suggesting a convergence and interaction of cerebellar and gastric vagal inputs on the cells. Moreover, among the 98 cells receiving convergent inputs from cerebellar IN and gastric vagal nerves, 69 (70.4%) were identified to be glycemia sensitive, and 22 (68.8%) of the 32 tested neurons were also sensitive to systemic CCK. These results demonstrate that the DMN integrates somatic information forwarded by the cerebellar IN and visceral signals related to food intake, including gastric vagal, CCK and glycemia, and electrophysiologically reveal a novel cerebellohypothalamic IN-DMN pathway through which the cerebellum may actively participate in short-term feeding regulation.
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- Jing-Ning Zhu
- Department of Biological Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Novak P. Central Autonomic Network. Neurobiol Dis 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012088592-3/50090-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Peng YP, Qiu YH, Qiu J, Wang JJ. Cerebellar interposed nucleus lesions suppress lymphocyte function in rats. Brain Res Bull 2006; 71:10-7. [PMID: 17113922 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Revised: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 07/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We previously reported that the cerebellar fastigial nucleus, output nucleus of the spinocerebellum, modulates lymphocyte function. To further explore the role of the cerebellum in neuroimmunomodulation, we here lesioned bilaterally the cerebellar interposed nuclei (IN) of rats with kainic acid (KA) injections. On days 8, 16 and 32 after IN lesions, lymphocyte percentage in peripheral white blood cells was examined. Furthermore, proliferation of lymphocytes from mesenteric lymph nodes induced by concanavalin A, sheep red blood cell-specific IgM antibody in the serum and cytotoxicity of natural killer cells from spleen against YAC-1 cells were measured by methyl-thiazole-tetrazolium assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and flow cytometric assay, respectively. On days 8, 16 and 32 after KA injection in the IN, the lymphocyte percentage in the peripheral white blood cells was notably diminished with respect to control rats injected with saline in the IN. Concanavalin A-induced lymphocyte proliferation, serum sheep red blood cell-specific IgM antibody and natural killer cell toxicity of the IN-lesioned rats were significantly attenuated with respect to IN-saline control rats at all the post-lesion time points. The findings reveal that KA-induced neuronal loss in the IN of both sides exerts an inhibitory effect on number and functions of T, B and natural killer lymphocytes, and indicate that the cerebellar IN participates in regulating immune function. Thus, the data suggest that the cerebellum may be an important brain area for neuroimmunomodulation, besides its well-known role in motor control.
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- Yu-Ping Peng
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and the Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu Province, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, China
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Kavia RBC, Dasgupta R, Fowler CJ. Functional imaging and the central control of the bladder. J Comp Neurol 2006; 493:27-32. [PMID: 16255006 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The central control of the bladder is a complex, multilevel process. Recent advances in functional brain imaging have allowed research into this control in humans. This article reviews the functional imaging studies published to date and discusses the regions of the brain that have been implicated in the central control of continence. Brain regions that have been implicated include the pons (pontine micturition center, PMC), periaqueductal gray (PAG), thalamus, insula, anterior cingulate gyrus, and prefrontal cortices. The PMC and the PAG are thought to be key in the supraspinal control of continence and micturition. Higher centers such as the insula, anterior cingulate gyrus, and prefrontal regions are probably involved in the modulation of this control and cognition of bladder sensations, and in the case of the insula and anterior cingulate, modulation of autonomic function. Further work should aim to examine how the regions interact to achieve urinary continence.
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- Rajesh Bharat Chhaganlal Kavia
- Department of Uro-Neurology, Institute of Neurology & National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
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Zhu JN, Yung WH, Kwok-Chong Chow B, Chan YS, Wang JJ. The cerebellar-hypothalamic circuits: potential pathways underlying cerebellar involvement in somatic-visceral integration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 52:93-106. [PMID: 16497381 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2006.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2005] [Revised: 12/19/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The cerebellum has been considered only as a classical subcortical center for motor control. However, accumulating experimental and clinical evidences have revealed that the cerebellum also plays an important role in cognition, for instance, in learning and memory, as well as in emotional behavior and in nonsomatic activities, such as visceral and immunological responses. Although it is not yet clear through which pathways such cerebellar nonsomatic functions are mediated, the direct bidirectional connections between the cerebellum and the hypothalamus, a high autonomic center, have recently been demonstrated in a series of neuroanatomical investigations on a variety of mammals and indicated to be potential pathways underlying the cerebellar autonomic modulation. The direct hypothalamocerebellar projections originate from the widespread hypothalamic nuclei/areas and terminate in both the cerebellar cortex as multilayered fibers and the cerebellar nuclei. Immunohistochemistry studies have offered fairly convincing evidence that some of these projecting fibers are histaminergic. It has been suggested that through their excitatory effects on cerebellar cortical and nuclear cells mediated by metabotropic histamine H(2) and/or H(1) receptors, the hypothalamocerebellar histaminergic fibers participate in cerebellar modulation of somatic motor as well as non-motor responses. On the other hand, the direct cerebellohypothalamic projections arise from all cerebellar nuclei (fastigial, anterior and posterior interpositus, and dentate nuclei) and reach almost all hypothalamic nuclei/areas. Neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that these connections may be involved in feeding, cardiovascular, osmotic, respiratory, micturition, immune, emotion, and other nonsomatic regulation. These observations provide support for the hypothesis that the cerebellum is an essential modulator and coordinator for integrating motor, visceral and behavioral responses, and that such somatic-visceral integration through the cerebellar circuitry may be fulfilled by means of the cerebellar-hypothalamic circuits.
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- Jing-Ning Zhu
- Department of Biological Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Mailbox 426, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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Wen YQ, Zhu JN, Zhang YP, Wang JJ. Cerebellar interpositus nuclear inputs impinge on paraventricular neurons of the hypothalamus in rats. Neurosci Lett 2004; 370:25-9. [PMID: 15489011 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.07.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2004] [Revised: 07/01/2004] [Accepted: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Several reports have indicated that the cerebellum is involved in regulation of some non-somatic activities through the cerebellohypothalamic projections. Therefore, the modulatory effects of the cerebellar interpositus nucleus (IN) on neuronal activity of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) was investigated in this study by using in vivo extracellular recording technique in rats. We recorded from 115 PVN neurons, 51 (44.3%) responded to the cerebellar IN stimulation. Of the responsive PVN neurons tested for their sensitivity to hypertensive and/or hyperosmotic stimulations, 66.7% (6/9) and 75.0% (6/8) responded to intravenous metaraminol and hypertonic saline administration, respectively. These results demonstrate that the cerebellar IN afferent inputs impinge on the PVN neurons, including those baroreflex-sensitive and osmoresponsive neurons, suggesting that the cerebellum may actively participate in the cardiovascular regulation and osmoregulation through the cerebellohypothalamic projections.
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- Yun-Qing Wen
- Department of Biological Science and Technology and State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Mailbox 426, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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Zhu JN, Zhang YP, Song YN, Wang JJ. Cerebellar interpositus nuclear and gastric vagal afferent inputs reach and converge onto glycemia-sensitive neurons of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus in rats. Neurosci Res 2004; 48:405-17. [PMID: 15041194 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2003.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2003] [Accepted: 12/18/2003] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The glycemia-sensitive neurons of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMN) have traditionally been implicated in feeding regulation. Some studies reported that the neuronal activity of the VMN could be modulated by inputs from the gastric vagal afferent, and the cerebellum might participate in regulating non-somatic visceral activities via the cerebellohypothalamic projections. The present study was therefore undertaken to investigate whether the inputs from the gastric vagal nerves and the cerebellar interpositus nucleus (IN) could reach and converge onto single VMN neurons, especially those glycemia-sensitive ones. Among recorded 283 VMN neurons, 187 (66.1%) and 139 (49.1%) responded to the gastric vagal and the cerebellar IN stimulations, respectively. Within the VMN neurons that were responsive to either of the gastric vagal or cerebellar IN stimulation, 91 responded to both of the stimuli, suggesting a convergence of gastric vagal and cerebellar inputs on the cells. When the gastric vagal nerves and cerebellar IN were stimulated simultaneously, a summation of the responses could be observed (n = 22). Moreover, of the 91 cells that responded to both of the gastric vagal and cerebellar IN stimuli, 61 (67.0%) were identified to be glycemia-sensitive neurons. These results demonstrate that the visceral signals conveyed by the gastric vagal afferents and the somatic information forwarded by the cerebellar IN could converge onto single VMN neurons, especially the glycemia-sensitive neurons. And the findings suggest that an integration of the somatic-visceral response related to the food intake could take place in the VMN and the cerebellum might actively participate in the short-term feeding regulation through the cerebellohypothalamic projections.
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- Jing-Ning Zhu
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Mailbox 426, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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