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Abnormal Spontaneous Discharges of Primary Sensory Neurons and Pain Behavior in a Rat Model of Vascular Dementia

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210198

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vascular dementia; neuropathic pain; in vivo electrophysiological recording; primary sensory neurons; spontaneous activity

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Patients with vascular dementia experience more pain than healthy elders, potentially due to the presence of central neuropathic pain. In this study, a rat model of vascular dementia was induced by permanently occluding the common carotid arteries bilaterally (2-VO). The results indicate that neuropathic pain behaviors developed in the rat model of vascular dementia, and abnormal spontaneous discharges of primary sensory neurons may play a crucial role in the development of pain after vascular dementia.
Patients with vascular dementia experience more pain than healthy elders, potentially due to the presence of central neuropathic pain. However, the mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain in vascular dementia remain poorly understood, and there is currently a lack of effective treatment available. In this study, a rat model of vascular dementia was induced by permanently occluding the common carotid arteries bilaterally (2-VO). The cognitive impairments in the 2-VO rats were evaluated using the Morris Water Maze test, while HE and LBF staining were employed to assess brain tissue lesions in the hippocampal, cerebral cortex, and white matter regions known to be associated with severe memory and learning deficits. Furthermore, pain-related behavioral tests, including mechanical and thermal stimuli assessments, were conducted, and in vivo electrophysiological recordings of primary sensory neurons were performed. Compared to sham-operated and pre-operative rats, rats with vascular dementia exhibited mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia 30 days after surgery. Furthermore, in vivo electrophysiology revealed a significant increase in the occurrence of spontaneous activity of A beta- and C-fiber sensory neurons in the rat model of vascular dementia. These results indicate that neuropathic pain behaviors developed in the rat model of vascular dementia, and abnormal spontaneous discharges of primary sensory neurons may play a crucial role in the development of pain after vascular dementia.

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