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ArticleThe Journal of physiology2015

A novel combinational approach of microstimulation and bioluminescence imaging to study the mechanisms of action of cerebral electrical stimulation in mice.

Dany Arsenault, Janelle Drouin-Ouellet, Martine Saint-Pierre, Petros Petrou, Marilyn Dubois, Jasna Kriz, Roger A Barker, Antonio Cicchetti, Francesca Cicchetti

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Article in The Journal of physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dany ArsenaultCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (CHUQ), Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, Canada.
Janelle Drouin-OuelletJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Martine Saint-PierreCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (CHUQ), Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, Canada.
Petros PetrouCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (CHUQ), Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, Canada.
Marilyn DuboisCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (CHUQ), Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, Canada.
Jasna KrizDépartement de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Roger A BarkerJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Antonio CicchettiCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (CHUQ), Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, Canada.
Francesca CicchettiCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (CHUQ), Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, Canada.
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec · CAUniversity of Cambridge · GBInstitut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is used to treat a number of neurological conditions and is currently being tested to intervene in neuropsychiatric conditions. However, a better understanding of how it works would ensure that side effects could be minimized and benefits optimized. We have thus developed a unique device to perform brain stimulation (BS) in mice and to address fundamental issues related to this methodology in the pre-clinical setting. This new microstimulator prototype was specifically designed to allow simultaneous live bioluminescence imaging of the mouse brain, allowing real time assessment of the impact of stimulation on cerebral tissue. We validated the authenticity of this tool in vivo by analysing the expression of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), corresponding to the microglial response, in the stimulated brain regions of TLR2-fluc-GFP transgenic mice, which we further corroborated with post-mortem analyses in these animals as well as in human brains of patients who underwent DBS to treat their Parkinson's disease. In the present study, we report on the development of the first BS device that allows for simultaneous live in vivo imaging in mice. This tool opens up a whole new range of possibilities that allow a better understanding of BS and how to optimize its effects through its use in murine models of disease.

Indexed as

Action PotentialsAgedAnimalsAutopsyBrainDeep Brain StimulationDiagnostic ImagingDisease Models, AnimalElectrodesFemaleHumansLuminescent MeasurementsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicTlr2 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 2

Identifiers

PMID25653107
PMCPMC4457191
OpenAlexW1603122375

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