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de Camp NV, Bergeler J. Correlations between EEG and intestinal electrical stimulation. Transl Neurosci 2022; 13:440-452. [PMID: 36561288 PMCID: PMC9730545 DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2022-0256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Many diseases affect the autonomous nervous system and the central nervous system simultaneously, for example Parkinson's disease or irritable bowel syndrome. To study neurophysiologic interactions between the intestinal electrical activity and the electroencephalography (EEG) pattern of the brain, we combined intestinal electrical stimulation (IES) and non-invasive telemetric full-band DC EEG recordings in an acute pig-model. Intestinal motility was monitored with accelerometers. Brain activity was analyzed with regard to network driven phenomena like phase amplitude coupling (PAC) within two time-windows: 1 min after IES (early response) and 3 min after stimulation (late response). Here we present the results for two stimulation sites (small intestine, colon) and two parietal scalp-EEG channels (right and left somatosensory cortex region). Electrical stimulation consisted of a 30 or 130 Hz pulse. In summary, the PAC modulation index at a parietal EEG recording position is decreased after IES. This effect is in line with an inhibitory effect of our IES protocol regarding peristalsis. The surprisingly strong effects of IES on network driven EEG patterns may be translated into new therapeutic techniques and/or diagnostic tools in the future. Furthermore, analytic tools, operating on sparse datasets, may be ideally suited for the integration in implantable intestinal pacemakers as feedback system.
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- Nora Vanessa de Camp
- Department of Behavioral Physiology, Institute for Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Visceral Surgery Unit, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Behavioral Physiology, Institute for Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany,Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Visceral Surgery Unit, Mainz, Germany
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Kemp J, Després O, Pebayle T, Dufour A. Age-related decrease in sensitivity to electrical stimulation is unrelated to skin conductance: An evoked potentials study. Clin Neurophysiol 2014; 125:602-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zhang Q, Ni M, Zhou HF, Ding SQ, Fan ZM. Value of evoked potential in study of functional bowel disorders. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2014; 22:184-189. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v22.i2.184] [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] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In recent years, the development of neurogastroenterology and the application of neurophysiologic examinations have gradually revealed the association of gastrointestinal activity with cortical activity through the efferent and afferent pathways. The state of nerve conduction pathway between the brain and gastrointestinal tract is closely related with specific functions of the anus and rectum. Scholars have put forward the "brain gut axis" and "brain gut interaction" theories to explain the bidirectional interaction between the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system. Evoked potentials have an important role in the diagnosis and research of electrophysiological changes in various parts of the neural system, which provides practical information for the study of the brain-gut pathway, promotes the diagnosis and understanding of diseases related to the brain-gut axis abnormalities, and provides the basis for developing new treatment methods. In this paper, we summarize the roles of various evoked potential techniques in the study of functional bowel disorders.
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Nissen TD, Brock C, Graversen C, Coen SJ, Hultin L, Aziz Q, Lykkesfeldt J, Drewes AM. Translational aspects of rectal evoked potentials: a comparative study in rats and humans. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2013; 305:G119-28. [PMID: 23703652 PMCID: PMC3725684 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00403.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Inconsistencies between species has stunted the progress of developing new analgesics. To increase the success of translating results between species, improved comparable models are required. Twelve rats received rectal balloon distensions on 2 different days separated by 24.3 (SD 24.6) days. Rectal balloon distensions were also performed in 18 humans (mean age: 34 yr; range: 21-56 yr; 12 men) on two separate occasions, separated by 9.3 (SD 5.5) days. In rats, cerebral evoked potentials (CEPs) were recorded by use of implanted skull-electrodes to distension pressure of 80 mmHg. In humans surface electrodes and individualized pressure, corresponding to pain detection threshold, were used. Comparison of morphology was assessed by wavelet analysis. Within- and between-day reproducibility was assessed in terms of latencies, amplitudes, and frequency content. In rats CEPs showed triphasic morphology. No differences in latencies, amplitudes, and power distribution were seen within or between days (all P ≥ 0.5). Peak-to-peak amplitude between the first positive and negative potential were the most reproducible characteristic within and between days (evaluated by intraclass correlation coefficients, ICC) (ICC = 0.99 and ICC = 9.98, respectively). In humans CEPs showed a triphasic morphology. No differences in latencies, amplitudes, or power distribution were seen within or between days (all P ≥ 0.2). Latency to the second negative potential (ICC = 0.98) and the second positive potential (ICC = 0.95) was the most reproducible characteristic within and between days. A unique and reliable translational platform was established assessing visceral sensitivity in rats and humans, which may improve the translational process of developing new drugs targeting visceral pain.
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- Thomas Dahl Nissen
- 1Section of Biomedicine, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ,2Biomedical Research Laboratory, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; ,3Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;
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- 3Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;
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- 4Mech-Sense, Department of Radiology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;
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- 5Kings College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroimaging, London, United Kingdom;
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- 6Bioscience, AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden;
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- 7Centre for Digestive Diseases, Blizard Institute, The Wingate Neurogastroenterology Group, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- 1Section of Biomedicine, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- 8Center for Sensory-Motor Interactions, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Hultin L, Nissen TD, Kakol-Palm D, Lindström E. Colorectal distension-evoked potentials in awake rats: a novel method for studies of visceral sensitivity. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2012; 24:964-e466. [PMID: 22925114 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quantification of the visceromotor response induced by colorectal distension (CRD) in rodents is commonly used for preclinical studies of visceral pain. The model is well established but does not fully assess the central response to stimulation. The aim of this study was to establish a novel model assessing cerebral evoked potentials (CEPs) in response to CRD in awake rats. METHODS Epidural recording electrodes were chronically implanted in the skull of female Sprague-Dawley rats. Colorectal distension-induced CEPs were recorded using either rapid balloon distensions (100 ms, 20-80 mmHg) or electric stimulation (1 ms, 1-4 mA) using stimulation probes placed in the distal colon. KEY RESULTS Colorectal distension-induced CEPs were separated in three partly temporally overlapping components consisting of five prominent peaks. Peak latencies at 80 mmHg were (P1, N1) 23 ± 1 and 55 ± 4 ms, (N2, P2a, P2b) 91 ± 3, 143 ± 5 and 174 ± 3 ms, and (P3) 297 ± 3 ms. Amplitudes and latencies were, except for the early component, intensity dependent. Intrarectal administration of lidocaine significantly reduced the amplitude of N2 (by 42 ± 6%, P < 0.001) and P2 (by 34 ± 6%, P < 0.001). Electrically induced CEPs were intensity dependent and had similar topography and latencies as the mechanical evoked potentials (P1: 26 ± 2 ms; N1: 61 ± 1 ms; P2: 84 ± 6 ms; N2: 154 ± 6 ms; P3: 326 ± 10 ms), but there were large variations in amplitudes in between repeated electrical stimulations. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Colorectal distension-induced CEPs can be recorded reliably in awake rats and may serve as a surrogate marker of colonic sensation and be a useful parameter in studies of visceral sensitivity.
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- L Hultin
- Integrative Pharmacology, AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden.
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Brain activity in rectosigmoid pain: Unravelling conditioning pain modulatory pathways. Clin Neurophysiol 2012; 123:829-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Revised: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 07/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Olesen SS, Graversen C, Olesen AE, Frøkjaer JB, Wilder-Smith O, van Goor H, Valeriani M, Drewes AM. Randomised clinical trial: pregabalin attenuates experimental visceral pain through sub-cortical mechanisms in patients with painful chronic pancreatitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34:878-87. [PMID: 21848870 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04802.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pregabalin has a broad spectrum of analgesic and antihyperalgesic activity in both basic and clinical studies. However, its mechanisms and sites of action have yet to be determined in humans. AIMS To assess the antinociceptive effect of pregabalin on experimental gut pain in patients with visceral hyperalgesia due to chronic pancreatitis and to reveal putative changes in corresponding central pain processing as assessed by evoked brain potentials. METHODS Thirty-one patients were randomly assigned to receive increasing doses of pregabalin or placebo for three consecutive weeks. Perceptual thresholds to electrical stimulation of the sigmoid with recording of corresponding evoked brain potentials were obtained at baseline and study end. The brain source localisations reflecting direct neuronal activity were fitted by a five-dipole model projected to magnetic resonance imaging of the individuals' brains. RESULTS As compared to placebo, pregabalin significantly increased the pain threshold to electrical gut stimulation from baseline (P=0.02). No differences in evoked brain potential characteristics were seen, neither after pregabalin nor placebo treatment (all P>0.05). In agreement with this, brain source locations remained stable during study treatment (all P>0.05). CONCLUSION Pregabalin was superior to placebo for attenuation of experimental visceral pain in chronic pancreatitis patients. We suggest its antinociceptive effects to be mediated primarily through sub-cortical mechanisms.
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- S S Olesen
- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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Olesen SS, Frøkjær JB, Lelic D, Valeriani M, Drewes AM. Pain-associated adaptive cortical reorganisation in chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2011; 10:742-51. [PMID: 21273802 DOI: 10.1159/000321644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS In various chronic pain conditions cortical reorganisation seems to play a role in the symptomatology. The aims of this study were to investigate cortical reorganisation in patients with pain caused by chronic pancreatitis (CP) and to correlate putative cortical reorganisation to clinical pain scores. METHODS 24 patients suffering from CP and 14 healthy volunteers were included. Patients' daily experience of pain was recorded in a pain diary. The sigmoid was stimulated electrically with simultaneous recording of evoked brain potentials (EPs). The brain source localisations reflecting direct neuronal activity were fitted by a five-dipole model projected to magnetic resonance imaging of the individual brains. RESULTS Patients showed prolonged latencies of the EPs confined to the frontal region of the brain (p < 0.01). The corresponding brain sources were located in the bilateral insula, cingulate gyrus and bilateral secondary somatosensory area. The insular dipoles were localised more posterior in the patients than in healthy subjects (p < 0.01). The shift in insular dipole localisation was negatively correlated with the patients' clinical pain scores (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that sustained pain in CP leads to functional reorganisation of the insular cortex. We suggest its physiological correlate to be an adaptive response to chronic pain. and IAP.
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- Søren Schou Olesen
- Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Chen CP, Liao WL, Tseng YL, Lu PL, Lo YC, Chen YY, Jaw FS. Quantitative pinch stimulator for exploring evoked nociceptive responses: a pilot study. Biomed Eng Online 2010; 9:79. [PMID: 21092331 PMCID: PMC3009631 DOI: 10.1186/1475-925x-9-79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A mechanical noxious stimulator is useful for studies of pain, both for clinic and basic research. We propose to use a pinch stimulator that can not only generate a quantitative, reproducible noxious pinch but also simultaneously provide a synchronous external trigger signal, which is essential for acquisition of evoked potentials. METHODS For ethical considerations, audible and visual aids were incorporated so that pinch force could be regulated within a predetermined level. Reproducibility of the nociceptive responses evoked by this device was validated. The device was constructed with a simple circuit, and the element build-in was delicately selected for the minimum required to produce evoked potentials. RESULTS The magnitude of the force output is linearly proportional to the volts produced by the device (i.e., during the pinch). Increases in force correspond to increases in the number of action potentials induced. CONCLUSIONS This device may be useful for studying the mechanisms of nociceptive signal processing in the brain through application of reproducible, noxious pinch stimuli.
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- Chih-Ping Chen
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Visceral hypersensitivity is regarded as an important factor in the pathogenesis of functional gastrointestinal disorders. Assessment of visceral sensitivity has several important aims: increasing the understanding of normal and abnormal visceral sensory mechanisms and participating sensory pathways, serving as diagnostic tool to detect patients with abnormal visceral sensitivity, and evaluating therapeutic interventions directed towards modification of visceral sensitivity. Current stimulation modes in sensitivity tests include mechanical distension by barostat or tensostat, nutrient drink or water load, chemical stimulation, e.g. acid provocation or capsaicin ingestion, electrical, or thermal stimulation. Multimodal probes incorporating several stimulation modes in one device have recently been developed. Assessment of visceral sensation can be based on subjective responses of conscious perception or on objective parameters such as visceromotoric responses or central sensory processing patterns. All methods face the challenge that visceral sensitivity may be influenced by a wide spectrum of different factors, including the test techniques themselves, and improved, preferably non-invasive sensitivity tests with a greater standardisation and a broader applicability are still needed.
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- Viola Andresen
- Israelitic Hospital, Orchideenstieg 14, 22297 Hamburg, Germany.
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Harris ML, Hobson AR, Hamdy S, Thompson DG, Akkermans LM, Aziz Q. Neurophysiological evaluation of healthy human anorectal sensation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2006; 291:G950-8. [PMID: 16690905 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00010.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders often demonstrate abnormal visceral sensation. Currently, rectal sensation is assessed by manual balloon distension or barostat. However, neither test is adaptable for use in the neurophysiological characterization of visceral afferent pathways by sensory evoked potentials. The aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility and quality of sensation evoked by electrical stimulation (ES) and rapid balloon distension (RBD) in the anorectum and to apply the optimum stimulus to examine the visceral afferent pathway with rectal evoked potentials. Healthy subjects (n = 8, median age 33 yr) were studied on three separate occasions. Variability, tolerance, and stimulus characteristics were assessed with each technique. Overall ES consistently invoked pain and was chosen for measuring rectal evoked potential whereas RBD in all cases induced the strong urge to defecate. Rectal intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for ES and RBD (0.82 and 0.72, respectively) demonstrated good reproducibility at pain/maximum tolerated volume but not at sensory threshold. Only sphincter ICC for ES at pain showed acceptable between-study reproducibility (ICC 0.79). Within studies ICC was good (>0.6) for anorectal ES and RBD at both levels of sensation. All subjects reported significantly more unpleasantness during RBD than ES (P < 0.01). This study demonstrates that ES and RBD are similarly reproducible. However, the sensations experienced with each technique differed markedly, probably reflecting differences in peripheral and/or central processing of the sensory input. This is of relevance in interpreting findings of neuroimaging studies of anorectal sensation and may provide insight into the physiological characteristics of visceral afferent pathways in health and disease.
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- M L Harris
- Department of Gastrointestinal Science, University of Manchester, UK.
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Drewes AM, Dimcevski G, Sami SAK, Funch-Jensen P, Huynh KD, Le Pera D, Arendt-Nielsen L, Valeriani M. The "human visceral homunculus" to pain evoked in the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum and sigmoid colon. Exp Brain Res 2006; 174:443-52. [PMID: 16676165 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0480-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Accepted: 03/28/2006] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The oesophagus, stomach, duodenum and sigmoid colon were electrically stimulated in 12 healthy volunteers with a thin nasal endoscope. The painful cortical evoked potentials (EPs) were recorded from 64 surface electrodes. The early EPs with latencies < 200 ms were studied and the corresponding dipole sources were calculated. The electrical current intensities needed to evoke pain were highest in the stomach and duodenum, compared to the other segments (F = 7.8; P < 0.001; post hoc analysis P < 0.05). The EP latencies after stimulation of the stomach and sigmoid colon were shorter compared with those to stimulation of the oesophagus and duodenum (all P values < 0.001). The EP amplitudes were higher to oesophagus stimulation (all P values < 0.001 except for the early positivity). The potential fields obtained after stimulation of the most distal segments (duodenum and sigmoid colon) were in general distributed more posteriorly compared to those recorded in the more proximal regions. The EP topographies to stimulation of all gut tracts were explained by a bilateral source in the second somatosensory (SII) area, by a dipole in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and by a bilateral generator in the insular cortex. However, the position of the sources significantly changed depending on the stimulated gut tract. Moreover, while the SII and ACC sources were initially activated to oesophagus and stomach stimulation, the ACC and insular activities were the earliest ones after stimulation of the lower gut segments. The findings reflect differences in pathways and brain processing of visceral nociceptive inputs coming from either upper or lower gut and may improve our understanding of the brain-gut axis in health and disease.
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- Asbjørn Mohr Drewes
- Center for Visceral Biomechanics and Pain, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Frøkjær JB, Andersen SD, Gale J, Arendt-Nielsen L, Gregersen H, Drewes AM. An experimental study of viscero-visceral hyperalgesia using an ultrasound-based multimodal sensory testing approach. Pain 2005; 119:191-200. [PMID: 16297555 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2005.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2005] [Revised: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Widespread visceral hypersensitivity and the overlap of symptom complexes observed in functional gastrointestinal disorders may be related to central sensitization and neuroplastic changes. A multimodal and multi-segmental model was developed to evaluate viscero-visceral hyperalgesia induced by experimental esophageal sensitization in healthy volunteers. Twelve healthy subjects were studied using a double-blinded, placebo-controlled design. The sensitivity to mechanical and heat stimulations was assessed in the proximal esophagus, duodenum and rectum before and after perfusion of the distal esophagus with acid or saline. A special-designed probe was used allowing cross-sectional ultrasound imaging during mechanical and heat stimulation of the esophagus and duodenum. Another probe was used for mechanical stimulation of the rectum. The referred somatic pain areas to gut pain stimulations were also assessed. Following acid perfusion 11 of 12 volunteers showed increased sensitivity to one or more stimulation modalities. An overall increased sensitivity to mechanical stretch in the three gut segments was seen (P=0.0001). Posthoc analysis showed that this was mainly due to increased sensitivity in the rectum (P<0.001). No changes were seen to thermal stimulations (all P-values>0.4). The somatic referred pain area to duodenal stimulations increased (P=0.04), while it was unaffected to esophageal and rectal stimulations (P>0.3). The present method demonstrated a new approach to assess multimodal sensitivity to experimental sensitization of the esophagus and related viscero-visceral hyperalgesia. Central mechanisms can explain the remote hyperalgesia to mechanical visceral stimulation and the increase in referred pain areas. The present method may be used to explore pathophysiology and pharmacological interventions in patients with visceral hypersensitivity.
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- Jens Brøndum Frøkjær
- Center for Visceral Biomechanics and Pain, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark Department of Radiology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark Pfizer Ltd, Sandwich, UK Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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Drewes AM, Gregersen H, Arendt-Nielsen L. Experimental pain in gastroenterology: a reappraisal of human studies. Scand J Gastroenterol 2003; 38:1115-30. [PMID: 14686714 DOI: 10.1080/00365520310004399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- A M Drewes
- Center for Visceral Biomechanics and Pain, Dept. of Medical Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.
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