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CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Volume 132, Issue 11, Pages 2827-2839Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.07.029
Keywords
BDNF; Excitatory-inhibitory balance; TMS; ITMS; SICF
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Funding
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [DFF211888, 201010DFF-236001-172378, FDN 154292]
- Australian Research Council [DE200101708]
- Brainsway Inc
- Magventure Inc.
- Ontario Mental Health Foundation (OMHF)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation
- Campbell Institute
- Temerty Family
- Australian Research Council [DE200101708] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Using individualized transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) parameters, this study found that the single nucleotide polymorphism (Val66Met) of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can influence neuroplasticity and neurotransmission. The research also observed a higher excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) balance ratio in Val/Val homozygotes compared to Met allele carriers.
Objective: While previous studies showed that the single nucleotide polymorphism (Val66Met) of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can impact neuroplasticity, the influence of BDNF genotype on cortical circuitry and relationship to neuroplasticity remain relatively unexplored in human. Methods: Using individualised transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) parameters, we explored the influence of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on excitatory and inhibitory neural circuitry, its relation to I-wave TMS (ITMS) plasticity and effect on the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) balance in 18 healthy individuals. Results: Excitatory and inhibitory indexes of neurotransmission were reduced in Met allele carriers. An E/ I balance was evident, which was influenced by BDNF with higher E/I ratios in Val/Val homozygotes. Both long-term potentiation (LTP-) and depression (LTD-) like ITMS plasticity were greater in Val/Val homozygotes. LTP-but not LTD-like effects were restored in Met allele carriers by increasing stimulus intensity to compensate for reduced excitatory transmission. Conclusions: The influence of BDNF genotype may extend beyond neuroplasticity to neurotransmission. The E/I balance was evident in human motor cortex, modulated by BDNF and measurable using TMS. Given the limited sample, these preliminary findings warrant further investigation. Significance: These novel findings suggest a broader role of BDNF genotype on neurocircuitry in human motor cortex. (c) 2021 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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