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ArticleJournal of pain research2021

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Simultaneously Monitoring Real-Time Neuronal Activity and Pain Behaviors During Optogenetic Stimulation of Brain Neurons in Freely Moving Mice.

Joshua Crawford, Sufang Liu, Feng Tao

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Optogenetics in oral and craniofacial research.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2024
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joshua CrawfordDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA.
Sufang LiuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA.
Feng TaoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA.
Texas A&M University · US

Funding

A new animal model for stress-induced transition from acute to chronic painK02DE023551 · NIDCR · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI TAO, FENG · 2014 to 2018
$564k
Targeting Gut-Brain Axis Signaling to Treat Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia and Tolerance in Mice with Chronic Trigeminal Neuropathic PainF31DE029686 · NIDCR · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI CRAWFORD, JOSHUA A. · 2020 to 2023
$145k
NIDCR NIH HHS F31 DE029686NIDCR NIH HHS K02 DE023551
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHighlighted by the current opioid epidemic, identifying novel therapies to treat chronic trigeminal neuropathic pain is a critical need. To develop these treatments, it is necessary to have viable targets in the brain to act on. Historically, neural tracing studies have been extremely useful in determining connections between brain areas but do not provide information about the functionality of these connections. Combining optogenetics and behavioral observation allows researchers to determine whether a particular brain area is involved in the regulation of such behavior. The addition of multi-channel electrophysiological recording provides information on real-time neuronal activity in the specific neuronal pathway.

methodsMale C57/BL/6J mice (8-week-old) underwent either chronic constriction injury of infraorbital nerve (CCI-ION) or a sham surgery and were injected with either channelrhodopsin (ChR2) or a control virus in the hypothalamic A11 nucleus. Two weeks after CCI-ION, they were tested in real-time place preference (RTPP), while neuronal activity in the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis (Sp5C) was recorded.

resultsOptogenetic excitation of the A11 neurons results in more time spent in the stimulation chamber during RTPP testing. Additionally, stimulation of the A11 results in a greater number of neuronal activity increase in the Sp5C in animals with the injection of AAV carrying ChR2 compared to animals injected with a control virus or that underwent a sham surgery.

conclusionIn vivo multi-channel electrophysiological recording, optogenetic stimulation, and behavioral observation can be combined in a mouse model of chronic trigeminal neuropathic pain to validate brain areas involved in the modulation of such pain.

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multi-channel recordingoptogenetic stimulationreal-time place preference

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