In:
European Journal of Neuroscience, Wiley, Vol. 23, No. 11 ( 2006-06), p. 2923-2928
Abstract:
To understand the events underlying the clinical efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), electrophysiological recordings and microdialysis evaluations were carried out in the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr), one of the two basal ganglia (BG) nuclei targeted by STN output, in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinically effective STN‐DBS caused a significant increase of the SNr firing rate. The poststimulus histogram (PSTH) showed an excitation peak at 1.92–3.85 ms after the STN stimulus. The spontaneous discharge of SNr neurons was driven at the frequency of the stimulation (130 Hz), as shown in the autocorrelograms (AutoCrl). The fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis showed a peak at 130 Hz, and a less pronounced second one at 260 Hz. Accordingly, in the distribution of the interspike intervals (ISIs), the mode was earlier, and skewness more asymmetric. Biochemically, the increased excitatory driving from the STN was reflected by a clear‐cut increase in cyclic guanosine 3',5'‐monophosphate (cGMP) levels in the SNr. These results indicate that the beneficial effect of DBS in PD patients is paralleled with a stimulus‐synchronized activation of the STN target, SNr. Our findings suggest that, during STN‐DBS, a critical change towards a high‐frequency oscillatory discharge occurs.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0953-816X
,
1460-9568
DOI:
10.1111/ejn.2006.23.issue-11
DOI:
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04816.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2005178-5
SSG:
12
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