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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022

Long-Term Motor Cortical Electrical Stimulation Ameliorates 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Motor Dysfunctions and Exerts Neuroprotective Effects in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease.

Chi-Wei Kuo, Ming-Yuan Chang, Ming-Yi Chou, Chien-Yuan Pan, Chih-Wei Peng, Hui-Chiun Tseng, Tsu-Yi Jen, Xiao-Kuo He, Hui-Hua Liu, Thi Xuan Dieu Nguyen and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Chi-Wei KuoSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Ming-Yuan ChangDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Ming-Yi ChouDepartment of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chien-Yuan PanDepartment of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chih-Wei PengSchool of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Hui-Chiun TsengDepartment of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Tsu-Yi JenDepartment of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Xiao-Kuo HeDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Fifth Hospital of Xiamen, Xiamen, China.
Hui-Hua LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Thi Xuan Dieu NguyenSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Pi-Kai ChangSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Tsung-Hsun HsiehSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TWChang Gung University · TWChung Chou University of Science and Technology · TWFifth Hospital of Shijiazhuang · CNNational Taipei University · TWSun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CNTaipei Medical University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCortical electrical stimulation (CES) can modulate cortical excitability through a plasticity-like mechanism and is considered to have therapeutic potentials in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the precise therapeutic value of such approach for PD remains unclear. Accordingly, we adopted a PD rat model to determine the therapeutic effects of CES. The current study was thus designed to identify the therapeutic potential of CES in PD rats.

methodsA hemiparkinsonian rat model, in which lesions were induced using unilateral injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into the medial forebrain bundle, was applied to identify the therapeutic effects of long-term (4-week) CES with intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) protocol (starting 24 h after PD lesion observation, 1 session/day, 5 days/week) on motor function and neuroprotection. After the CES intervention, detailed functional behavioral tests including gait analysis, akinesia, open-field locomotor activity, apomorphine-induced rotation as well as degeneration level of dopaminergic neurons were performed weekly up to postlesion week 4.

resultsAfter the CES treatment, we found that the 4-week CES intervention ameliorated the motor deficits in gait pattern, akinesia, locomotor activity, and apomorphine-induced rotation. Immunohistochemistry and tyrosine hydroxylase staining analysis demonstrated that the number of dopamine neurons was significantly greater in the CES intervention group than in the sham treatment group.

conclusionThis study suggests that early and long-term CES intervention could reduce the aggravation of motor dysfunction and exert neuroprotective effects in a rat model of PD. Further, this preclinical model of CES may increase the scope for the potential use of CES and serve as a link between animal and PD human studies to further identify the therapeutic mechanism of CES for PD or other neurological disorders.

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6-OHDAcortical electrical stimulationgaitlocomotor functionneuroprotectionParkinson’s diseaserats

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