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Claron J, Provansal M, Salardaine Q, Tissier P, Dizeux A, Deffieux T, Picaud S, Tanter M, Arcizet F, Pouget P. Co-variations of cerebral blood volume and single neurons discharge during resting state and visual cognitive tasks in non-human primates. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112369. [PMID: 37043356 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
Abstract
To better understand how the brain allows primates to perform various sets of tasks, the ability to simultaneously record neural activity at multiple spatiotemporal scales is challenging but necessary. However, the contribution of single-unit activities (SUAs) to neurovascular activity remains to be fully understood. Here, we combine functional ultrasound imaging of cerebral blood volume (CBV) and SUA recordings in visual and fronto-medial cortices of behaving macaques. We show that SUA provides a significant estimate of the neurovascular response below the typical fMRI spatial resolution of 2mm3. Furthermore, our results also show that SUAs and CBV activities are statistically uncorrelated during the resting state but correlate during tasks. These results have important implications for interpreting functional imaging findings while one constructs inferences of SUA during resting state or tasks.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julien Claron
- Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, INSERM U1208, Bron, France; Paris Brain Institute, Institut du Cerveau, INSERM 1127, CNRS 7225 Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute, Institut du Cerveau, INSERM 1127, CNRS 7225 Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute, Institut du Cerveau, INSERM 1127, CNRS 7225 Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine, ESPCI, INSERM, CNRS, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine, ESPCI, INSERM, CNRS, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Institut de la Vision, CNRS, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine, ESPCI, INSERM, CNRS, PSL Research University, Paris, France.
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- Institut de la Vision, CNRS, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
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- Paris Brain Institute, Institut du Cerveau, INSERM 1127, CNRS 7225 Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
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Réaux-Le-Goazigo A, Beliard B, Delay L, Rahal L, Claron J, Renaudin N, Rivals I, Thibaut M, Nouhoum M, Deffieux T, Tanter M, Pezet S. Ultrasound localization microscopy and functional ultrasound imaging reveal atypical features of the trigeminal ganglion vasculature. Commun Biol 2022; 5:330. [PMID: 35393515 PMCID: PMC8989975 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03273-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The functional imaging within the trigeminal ganglion (TG) is highly challenging due to its small size and deep localization. This study combined a methodological framework able to dive into the rat trigeminal nociceptive system by jointly providing 1) imaging of the TG blood vasculature at microscopic resolution, and 2) the measurement of hemodynamic responses evoked by orofacial stimulations in anesthetized rats. Despite the small number of sensory neurons within the TG, functional ultrasound imaging was able to image and quantify a strong and highly localized hemodynamic response in the ipsilateral TG, evoked not only by mechanical or chemical stimulations of corneal nociceptive fibers, but also by cutaneous mechanical stimulations of the ophthalmic and maxillary orofacial regions using a von Frey hair. The in vivo quantitative imaging of the TG’s vasculature using ultrasound localization microscopy combined with in toto labelling reveals particular features of the vascularization of the area containing the sensory neurons, that are likely the origin of this strong vaso-trigeminal response. This innovative imaging approach opens the path for future studies on the mechanisms underlying changes in trigeminal local blood flow and evoked hemodynamic responses, key mechanisms for the understanding and treatment of debilitating trigeminal pain conditions. Visualisation of rat trigeminal ganglia activation during ophthalmic or maxillary nociceptive stimulations shows atypical tortuous vascularisation and a somatotopic hemodynamic response.
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Equipe de Statistique Appliquée, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, UMRS 1158, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France.,Iconeus, 27 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, 17 rue Moreau, 75012, Paris, France.
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Claron J, Hingot V, Rivals I, Rahal L, Couture O, Deffieux T, Tanter M, Pezet S. Large-scale functional ultrasound imaging of the spinal cord reveals in-depth spatiotemporal responses of spinal nociceptive circuits in both normal and inflammatory states. Pain 2021; 162:1047-1059. [PMID: 32947542 PMCID: PMC7977620 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite a century of research on the physiology/pathophysiology of the spinal cord in chronic pain condition, the properties of the spinal cord were rarely studied at the large-scale level from a neurovascular point of view. This is mostly due to the limited spatial and/or temporal resolution of the available techniques. Functional ultrasound imaging (fUS) is an emerging neuroimaging approach that allows, through the measurement of cerebral blood volume, the study of brain functional connectivity or functional activations with excellent spatial (100 μm) and temporal (1 msec) resolutions and a high sensitivity. The aim of this study was to increase our understanding of the spinal cord physiology through the study of the properties of spinal hemodynamic response to the natural or electrical stimulation of afferent fibers. Using a combination of fUS and ultrasound localization microscopy, the first step of this study was the fine description of the vascular structures in the rat spinal cord. Then, using either natural or electrical stimulations of different categories of afferent fibers (Aβ, Aδ, and C fibers), we could define the characteristics of the typical hemodynamic response of the rat spinal cord experimentally. We showed that the responses are fiber-specific, located ipsilaterally in the dorsal horn, and that they follow the somatotopy of afferent fiber entries in the dorsal horn and that the C-fiber response is an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-dependent mechanism. Finally, fUS imaging of the mesoscopic hemodynamic response induced by natural tactile stimulations revealed a potentiated response in inflammatory condition, suggesting an enhanced response to allodynic stimulations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julien Claron
- Laboratory of Brain Plasticity, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8249, Paris, France
- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research, University, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research, University, Paris, France
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- Equipe de Statistique Appliquée, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMRS 1158, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Brain Plasticity, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8249, Paris, France
- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research, University, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research, University, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research, University, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research, University, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Brain Plasticity, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8249, Paris, France
- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research, University, Paris, France
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Pouget P, Frey S, Ahnine H, Attali D, Claron J, Constans C, Aubry JF, Arcizet F. Neuronavigated Repetitive Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation Induces Long-Lasting and Reversible Effects on Oculomotor Performance in Non-human Primates. Front Physiol 2020; 11:1042. [PMID: 32973560 PMCID: PMC7466663 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Since the late 2010s, Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) has been used experimentally to carryout safe, non-invasive stimulation of the brain with better spatial resolution than Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). This innovative stimulation method has emerged as a novel and valuable device for studying brain function in humans and animals. In particular, single pulses of TUS directed to oculomotor regions have been shown to modulate visuomotor behavior of non-human primates during 100 ms ultrasound pulses. In the present study, a sustained effect was induced by applying 20-s trains of neuronavigated repetitive Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (rTUS) to oculomotor regions of the frontal cortex in three non-human primates performing an antisaccade task. With the help of MRI imaging and a frame-less stereotactic neuronavigation system (SNS), we were able to demonstrate that neuronavigated TUS (outside of the MRI scanner) is an efficient tool to carry out neuromodulation procedures in non-human primates. We found that, following neuronavigated rTUS, saccades were significantly modified, resulting in shorter latencies compared to no-rTUS trials. This behavioral modulation was maintained for up to 20 min. Oculomotor behavior returned to baseline after 18-31 min and could not be significantly distinguished from the no-rTUS condition. This study is the first to show that neuronavigated rTUS can have a persistent effect on monkey behavior with a quantified return-time to baseline. The specificity of the effects could not be explained by auditory confounds.
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- Pierre Pouget
- Institute of Brain and Spinal Cord, UMRS 975 Inserm, CNRS 7225, UMPC, Paris, France
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- Institute of Brain and Spinal Cord, UMRS 975 Inserm, CNRS 7225, UMPC, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), Inserm U1266, Team Pathophysiology of Psychiatric Disorders, Paris, France.,GHU Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Site Sainte-Anne, Service Hospitalo-Universitaire, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Paris, France
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- Institut de la Vision CNRS, Inserm, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Rahal L, Thibaut M, Rivals I, Claron J, Lenkei Z, Sitt JD, Tanter M, Pezet S. Ultrafast ultrasound imaging pattern analysis reveals distinctive dynamic brain states and potent sub-network alterations in arthritic animals. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10485. [PMID: 32591574 PMCID: PMC7320008 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66967-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Chronic pain pathologies, which are due to maladaptive changes in the peripheral and/or central nervous systems, are debilitating diseases that affect 20% of the European adult population. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying this pathogenesis would facilitate the identification of novel therapeutic targets. Functional connectivity (FC) extracted from coherent low-frequency hemodynamic fluctuations among cerebral networks has recently brought light on a powerful approach to study large scale brain networks and their disruptions in neurological/psychiatric disorders. Analysis of FC is classically performed on averaged signals over time, but recently, the analysis of the dynamics of FC has also provided new promising information. Keeping in mind the limitations of animal models of persistent pain but also the powerful tool they represent to improve our understanding of the neurobiological basis of chronic pain pathogenicity, this study aimed at defining the alterations in functional connectivity, in a clinically relevant animal model of sustained inflammatory pain (Adjuvant-induced Arthritis) in rats by using functional ultrasound imaging, a neuroimaging technique with a unique spatiotemporal resolution (100 μm and 2 ms) and sensitivity. Our results show profound alterations of FC in arthritic animals, such as a subpart of the somatomotor (SM) network, occurring several weeks after the beginning of the disease. Also, we demonstrate for the first time that dynamic functional connectivity assessed by ultrasound can provide quantitative and robust information on the dynamic pattern that we define as brain states. While the main state consists of an overall synchrony of hemodynamic fluctuations in the SM network, arthritic animal spend statistically more time in two other states, where the fluctuations of the primary sensory cortex of the inflamed hind paws show asynchrony with the rest of the SM network. Finally, correlating FC changes with pain behavior in individual animals suggest links between FC alterations and either the cognitive or the emotional aspects of pain. Our study introduces fUS as a new translational tool for the enhanced understanding of the dynamic pain connectome and brain plasticity in a major preclinical model of chronic pain.
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Affiliation(s)
- Line Rahal
- Laboratory of Brain Plasticity, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8249, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France
- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Brain Plasticity, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8249, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France
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- Equipe de Statistique Appliquée, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, UMRS 1158, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Brain Plasticity, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8249, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France
- Center of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, INSERM U894, 102 rue de la Santé, 75014, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle, INSERM U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne University, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR, S 1127, Paris, France
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- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Brain Plasticity, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 8249, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005, Paris, France.
- Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University, Paris, France.
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