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ReviewFrontiers in neural circuits2014

Metaplasticity and behavior: how training and inflammation affect plastic potential within the spinal cord and recovery after injury.

James W Grau, J Russell Huie, Kuan H Lee, Kevin C Hoy, Yung-Jen Huang, Joel D Turtle, Misty M Strain, Kyle M Baumbauer, Rajesh M Miranda, Michelle A Hook and 2 more

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Review in Frontiers in neural circuits, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

James W GrauCellular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, USA.
J Russell HuieDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Brain and Spinal Injury Center, University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA.
Kuan H LeeCellular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, USA.
Kevin C HoyDepartment of Neurosciences, MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, USA.
Yung-Jen HuangCellular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, USA.
Joel D TurtleCellular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, USA.
Misty M StrainCellular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, USA.
Kyle M BaumbauerSchool of Nursing, University of Connecticut Storrs, CT, USA.
Rajesh M MirandaDepartment of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center Bryan, TX, USA.
Michelle A HookDepartment of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M Health Science Center Bryan, TX, USA.
Adam R FergusonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Brain and Spinal Injury Center, University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA.
Sandra M GarrawayDepartment of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA, USA.
Texas A&M Health Science Center · USEmory University · USMetroHealth Medical Center · US

Funding

Morphine undermines recovery of function after SCI: Neurobiological mechanismsR01DA031197 · NIDA · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY · PI HOOK, MICHELLE A · 2011 to 2014
$1.1M
Metaplasticity and Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury: Cellular MechanismsR01NS069537 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERGUSON, ADAM R · 2010 to 2012
$981k
Interaction between SCI and Noxious Input: Modulation of Pain HypersensitivityR21NS081606 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GARRAWAY, SANDRA M. · 2013 to 2014
$431k
NIDA NIH HHS DA031197NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA031197NINDS NIH HHS NS069537NINDS NIH HHS NS081606NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS069537NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS081606
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research has shown that spinal circuits have the capacity to adapt in response to training, nociceptive stimulation and peripheral inflammation. These changes in neural function are mediated by physiological and neurochemical systems analogous to those that support plasticity within the hippocampus (e.g., long-term potentiation and the NMDA receptor). As observed in the hippocampus, engaging spinal circuits can have a lasting impact on plastic potential, enabling or inhibiting the capacity to learn. These effects are related to the concept of metaplasticity. Behavioral paradigms are described that induce metaplastic effects within the spinal cord. Uncontrollable/unpredictable stimulation, and peripheral inflammation, induce a form of maladaptive plasticity that inhibits spinal learning. Conversely, exposure to controllable or predictable stimulation engages a form of adaptive plasticity that counters these maladaptive effects and enables learning. Adaptive plasticity is tied to an up-regulation of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Maladaptive plasticity is linked to processes that involve kappa opioids, the metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptor, glia, and the cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Uncontrollable nociceptive stimulation also impairs recovery after a spinal contusion injury and fosters the development of pain (allodynia). These adverse effects are related to an up-regulation of TNF and a down-regulation of BDNF and its receptor (TrkB). In the absence of injury, brain systems quell the sensitization of spinal circuits through descending serotonergic fibers and the serotonin 1A (5HT 1A) receptor. This protective effect is blocked by surgical anesthesia. Disconnected from the brain, intracellular Cl(-) concentrations increase (due to a down-regulation of the cotransporter KCC2), which causes GABA to have an excitatory effect. It is suggested that BDNF has a restorative effect because it up-regulates KCC2 and re-establishes GABA-mediated inhibition.

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AnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHumansInflammationLearningLearning DisabilitiesNeuronal PlasticityReceptors, GlutamateRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorReceptors, GlutamateBDNFinflammationlearningnociceptionopioidplasticityspinal cord injuryTNF

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PMID25249941
PMCPMC4157609
OpenAlexW2040738889

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