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Repetitive motor cortex stimulation reinforces the pain modulation circuits of peripheral neuropathic pain

Authors
 Myeounghoon Cha  ;  Sun Woo Um  ;  Minjee Kwon  ;  Taick Sang Nam  ;  Bae Hwan Lee 
Citation
 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, Vol.7(1) : 7986, 2017 
Journal Title
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Issue Date
2017
Abstract
Recent evidence indicates that motor cortex stimulation (MCS) is a potentially effective treatment for chronic neuropathic pain. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the attenuated hyperalgesia after MCS are not completely understood. In this study, we investigated the neural mechanism of the effects of MCS using an animal model of neuropathic pain. After 10 daily sessions of MCS, repetitive MCS reduced mechanical allodynia and contributed to neuronal changes in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Interestingly, inhibition of protein kinase M zeta (PKMζ), a regulator of synaptic plasticity, in the ACC blocked the effects of repetitive MCS. Histological and molecular studies showed a significantly increased level of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression in the ACC after peripheral neuropathy, and neither MCS treatment nor ZIP administration affected this increase. These results suggest that repetitive MCS can attenuate the mechanical allodynia in neuropathic pain, and that the activation of PKMζ in the ACC may play a role in the modulation of neuropathic pain via MCS.
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DOI
10.1038/s41598-017-08208-2
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Physiology (생리학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Nam, Taick Sang(남택상)
Lee, Bae Hwan(이배환) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-9021
Cha, Myeoung Hoon(차명훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7993-672X
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/160603
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