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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Part of the mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of subthalamic nucleus (STN) high frequency stimulation (HFS) involves the activity of the basal ganglia output structures. The general idea is that STN's burst activity leads to an increased activity of the basal ganglia output nuclei and that HFS reverses this. However, the published data sets conflict. Here, we addressed the question which effect STN HFS had on the overall substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr; one of the basal ganglia output nuclei) activity, in rats rendered Parkinsonian by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) injections in the striatum. We used a marker for metabolic activity, cytochrome C oxidase (COX). The expression of COX in the SNr of Parkinsonian rats was significantly higher as compared to sham-operated rats. However, in Parkinsonian rats with STN HFS, expression of COX was significantly lower as compared to non-stimulated Parkinsonian rats, and was comparable to the level of expression in sham-operated rats. These results show that STN HFS decreased the overall activity of the basal ganglia output nucleus in dopamine-depleted rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1872-6240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
1288
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Deep Brain Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Electrodes, Implanted, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Electron Transport Complex IV, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Oxidopamine, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Parkinson Disease, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Rats, Inbred Lew, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Substantia Nigra, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Subthalamic Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:19596282-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Bilateral high frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus normalizes COX activity in the substantia nigra of Parkinsonian rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't