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ArticleBrain : a journal of neurology2024

On the origin of F-wave: involvement of central synaptic mechanisms.

M Görkem Özyurt, Filipe Nascimento, Robert M Brownstone, Marco Beato

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Article in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

M Görkem ÖzyurtDepartment of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP), University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2531-1174
Filipe NascimentoDepartment of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP), University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9426-2807
Robert M BrownstoneDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5135-2725
Marco BeatoDepartment of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP), University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7283-8318
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/R011494/1Medical Research Council MR/V003607/1Wellcome Trust 110193/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurophysiological methods are used widely to gain information about motor neuron excitability and axon conduction in neurodegenerative diseases. The F-wave is a common biomarker used to test motor neuron properties in the diagnosis of neurological diseases. Although the origin of the F-wave is a subject of debate, the most widely accepted mechanism posits that the F-wave is generated by the backfiring of motor neurons stimulated antidromically from the periphery. In this study, we developed an ex vivo mouse sciatic nerve-attached spinal cord preparation with sensory axons severed. In this preparation, stimulation of the whole sciatic nerve or its tibial branch evoked responses with the electrophysiological signatures of F-waves. Manipulations of synaptic transmission by either removal of extracellular calcium or block of post-synaptic glutamate receptors abolished these responses. These results suggest that F-waves are mediated by spinal microcircuits activated by recurrent motor axon collaterals via glutamatergic synapses.

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Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsElectric StimulationMiceMotor NeuronsSpinal CordSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionF-wavemotor neuronsrecurrent excitationspinal cordsynapse

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PMID37796028
PMCPMC10834253
OpenAlexW4387354169

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