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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 42, Issue 32, Pages 6295-6308Publisher
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1825-21.2022
Keywords
cortical sensitization; headache; migraine; pain; spreading depolarization; trigeminal
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- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Universite de Paris
- Leducq Foundation [501100001674]
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This study explored the links between neurovascular coupling and cortical craniofacial nociceptive activities modulated by spreading depolarization (SD). The findings suggest that SD triggers strong physiological and electrophysiological responses in S1, providing a useful preclinical tool for deciphering central sensitization mechanisms involved in migraine attacks.
Spreading depolarization, usually termed cortical spreading depression has been proposed as the pathophysiological substrate of migraine aura and as an endogenous trigger of headache pain. The links between neurovascular coupling and cortical cra-niofacial nociceptive activities modulated by SD were assessed by combining in vivo local field potential (LFP) recordings in the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) with functional ultrasound imaging of S1 and caudal insular (INS) cortices of anesthe-tized male rats. A single SD wave triggered in the primary visual cortex elicited an ipsilateral, quadriphasic hemodynamic and electrophysiological response in S1 with an early phase consisting of concomitant increases of relative cerebral blood vol-ume (rCBV) and LFPs. A transient hypoperfusion was then correlated with the beginning of the neuronal silence, followed by a strong increase of rCBV, whereas synaptic activities remained inhibited.LFPs and rCBV recovery period was followed by a progressive increase in S1 and INS baseline activities and facilitation of cortical responses evoked by periorbital cutaneous receptive field stimulation. Sensitization of cortical ophthalmic fields by SD was bilateral, occurred with precise spatiotemporal profiles, and was significantly reduced by pretreatment with an NMDA antagonist. Combined high-resolution assessing of neurovascular coupling and electrophysiological activities has revealed a useful preclinical tool for deciphering central sensitization mechanisms involved in migraine attacks.
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