Clinical expression of brain damage varies over time and among individuals. This is particularly evident in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) where the expression clinico-radiological paradox has been coined to indicate the weak association between common neuroradiological markers of MS and clinical disability. Here we will review available data suggesting a possible role of adaptive synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) in the clinical course of MS. We propose that the capacity of the brain to potentiate synaptic excitability in a long-lasting way is the brain's core adaptive property to bridge neuronal damage and clinical expression in multiple sclerosis. LTP, in fact, consists in the strengthening of synaptic communication between two connected neurons, and is virtually able therefore to restore membrane excitability of neurons that have lost part of their synaptic inputs. Recent studies have shown that cortical LTP reserve, explored through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), contrasts disability progression in MS. Furthermore, promotion of cortical LTP through TMS induces acute cortical remapping and ameliorates motor symptoms in MS and in other neurological disorders.

Weiss, S., Mori, F., Rossi, S., Centonze, D. (2014). Disability in multiple sclerosis: When synaptic long-term potentiation fails. NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS, 43, 88-99 [10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.023].

Disability in multiple sclerosis: When synaptic long-term potentiation fails

MORI, FRANCESCO;ROSSI, SILVIA;CENTONZE, DIEGO
2014-06-01

Abstract

Clinical expression of brain damage varies over time and among individuals. This is particularly evident in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) where the expression clinico-radiological paradox has been coined to indicate the weak association between common neuroradiological markers of MS and clinical disability. Here we will review available data suggesting a possible role of adaptive synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) in the clinical course of MS. We propose that the capacity of the brain to potentiate synaptic excitability in a long-lasting way is the brain's core adaptive property to bridge neuronal damage and clinical expression in multiple sclerosis. LTP, in fact, consists in the strengthening of synaptic communication between two connected neurons, and is virtually able therefore to restore membrane excitability of neurons that have lost part of their synaptic inputs. Recent studies have shown that cortical LTP reserve, explored through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), contrasts disability progression in MS. Furthermore, promotion of cortical LTP through TMS induces acute cortical remapping and ameliorates motor symptoms in MS and in other neurological disorders.
giu-2014
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA
English
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Clinico-radiological paradox; Cortical remapping; Disability; Long term potentiation; Recovery; Synaptic plasticity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Animals; Brain; Humans; Long-Term Potentiation; Multiple Sclerosis; Neuronal Plasticity; Synapses; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Weiss, S., Mori, F., Rossi, S., Centonze, D. (2014). Disability in multiple sclerosis: When synaptic long-term potentiation fails. NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS, 43, 88-99 [10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.023].
Weiss, S; Mori, F; Rossi, S; Centonze, D
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