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Functional MRI of the Reserpine-Induced Putative Rat Model of Fibromyalgia Reveals Discriminatory Patterns of Functional Augmentation to Acute Nociceptive Stimuli.
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Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2017 Jan 12; Vol. 7, pp. 38325. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 12. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Functional neuroimaging, applied to pre-clinical models of chronic pain, offers unique advantages in the drive to discover new treatments for this prevalent and oppressive condition. The high spatial and temporal resolution of fMRI affords detailed mapping of regional pharmacodynamics that underlie mechanisms of pain suppression by new analgesics. Despite evidence supporting the translational relevance of this approach, relatively few studies have investigated fMRI abnormalities in rodent models of chronic pain. In this study, we used fMRI to map the BOLD response in a recently developed putative rat model of fibromyalgia to innocuous and acute nociceptive stimuli by applying a step-wise graded electrical forepaw stimulation paradigm, with comparison to healthy controls. We observed discriminatory functional signatures (p < 0.001) to 2 mA electrical forepaw stimulation, found to be innocuous in the control group. As such, this translational approach provides sensitive and quantitative neural correlates of the underlying chronic disease. The regional patterns of functional augmentation were found to be concordant with previous studies of nociception in the anaesthetised rat brain, supporting the specificity of this approach in the study of altered central pain processing in reserpine induced myalgia. The methodology introduced in this work represents a novel platform for emerging treatment evaluation in highly experimentally controlled conditions.<br />Competing Interests: A.F. and M.T. receive their salary from their employer, Astellas Pharma Inc. The authors, J.W., S.S., T.S. and I.A., have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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- Animals
Biogenic Amines metabolism
Brain blood supply
Brain Mapping
Disease Models, Animal
Electric Stimulation
Fibromyalgia chemically induced
Forelimb
Hyperalgesia chemically induced
Hyperalgesia physiopathology
Rats
Brain physiopathology
Fibromyalgia physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Reserpine
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-2322
- Volume :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28079057
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38325