Inflammation and Corticospinal Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis: A TMS Perspective.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) cytokines inflammation multiple sclerosis (MS) synaptic transmission

Journal

Frontiers in neurology
ISSN: 1664-2295
Titre abrégé: Front Neurol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101546899

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 31 01 2020
accepted: 19 05 2020
entrez: 1 8 2020
pubmed: 1 8 2020
medline: 1 8 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been employed in multiple sclerosis (MS) to assess the integrity of the corticospinal tract and the corpus callosum and to explore some physiological properties of the motor cortex. Specific alterations of TMS measures have been strongly associated to different pathophysiological mechanisms, particularly to demyelination and neuronal loss. Moreover, TMS has contributed to investigate the neurophysiological basis of MS symptoms, particularly those not completely explained by conventional structural damage, such as fatigue. However, variability existing between studies suggests that alternative mechanisms should be involved. Knowledge of MS pathophysiology has been enriched by experimental studies in animal models (i.e., experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis) demonstrating that inflammation alters synaptic transmission, promoting hyperexcitability and neuronal damage. Accordingly, TMS studies have demonstrated an imbalance between cortical excitation and inhibition in MS. In particular, cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of different proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory molecules have been associated to corticospinal hyperexcitability, highlighting that inflammatory synaptopathy may represent a key pathophysiological mechanism in MS. In this perspective article, we discuss whether corticospinal excitability alterations assessed with TMS in MS patients could be useful to explain the pathophysiological correlates and their relationships with specific MS clinical characteristics and symptoms. Furthermore, we discuss evidence indicating that, in MS patients, inflammatory synaptopathy could be present since the early phases, could specifically characterize relapses, and could progressively increase during the disease course.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32733354
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00566
pmc: PMC7358546
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

566

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Stampanoni Bassi, Buttari, Gilio, De Paolis, Fresegna, Centonze and Iezzi.

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Auteurs

Mario Stampanoni Bassi (M)

Unit of Neurology & Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.

Fabio Buttari (F)

Unit of Neurology & Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.

Luana Gilio (L)

Unit of Neurology & Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.

Nicla De Paolis (N)

Unit of Neurology & Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.

Diego Fresegna (D)

Laboratory of Synaptic Immunopathology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.

Diego Centonze (D)

Unit of Neurology & Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Laboratory of Synaptic Immunopathology, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.

Ennio Iezzi (E)

Unit of Neurology & Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.

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