Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Signal Variability Is Associated With Neuromodulation in Fibromyalgia
| Autor: | Dajung J Kim, Manyoel Lim, Richard E. Harris, Eric Ichesco, Thiago D. Nascimento, Chelsea M. Kaplan, Alexandre F. DaSilva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Resting state fMRI Transcranial direct-current stimulation medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Precuneus General Medicine Audiology Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure nervous system Neurology Posterior cingulate Brain stimulation medicine Neurology (clinical) business Functional magnetic resonance imaging Insula Anterior cingulate cortex |
| Zdroj: | Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface. |
| ISSN: | 1094-7159 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ner.13512 |
| Popis: | Objectives Although primary motor cortex (M1) transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has an analgesic effect in fibromyalgia (FM), its neural mechanism remains elusive. We investigated whether M1-tDCS modulates a regional temporal variability of blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) signals, an indicator of the brain's flexibility and efficiency and if this change is associated with pain improvement. Materials and methods In a within-subjects cross-over design, 12 female FM patients underwent sham and active tDCS on five consecutive days, respectively. Each session was performed with an anode placed on the left M1 and a cathode on the contralateral supraorbital region. The subjects also participated in resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at baseline and after sham and active tDCS. We compared the BOLD signal variability (SDBOLD ), defined as the standard deviation of the BOLD time-series, between the tDCS conditions. Baseline SDBOLD was compared to 15 healthy female controls. Results At baseline, FM patients showed reduced SDBOLD in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), lateral PFC, and anterior insula and increased SDBOLD in the posterior insula compared to healthy controls. After active tDCS, compared to sham, we found an increased SDBOLD in the left rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC), lateral PFC, and thalamus. After sham tDCS, compared to baseline, we found a decreased SDBOLD in the dorsomedial PFC and posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus. Interestingly, after active tDCS compared to sham, pain reduction was correlated with an increased SDBOLD in the rACC/vmPFC but with a decreased SDBOLD in the posterior insula. Conclusion Our findings suggest that M1-tDCS might revert temporal variability of fMRI signals in the rACC/vmPFC and posterior insula linked to FM pain. Changes in neural variability would be part of the mechanisms underlying repetitive M1-tDCS analgesia in FM. |
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