Impact of Neonatal Asphyxia and Hind Limb Immobilization on Musculoskeletal Tissues and S1 Map Organization: Implications for Cerebral Palsy

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• Personal Author:
  Barbe MF ; Byl NN ; Coq JO ; Merzenich MM ; Russier M ; Safadi FF ; Strata F
• Description:
  Cerebral palsy (CP) is a complex disorder of locomotion, posture and movements resulting from pre-, peri- or postnatal damage to the developing brain. In a previous study (Strata, F., Coq, J.O., Byl, N.N., Merzenich, M.M., 2004). Comparison between sensorimotor restriction and anoxia on gait and motor cortex organization: implications for a rodent model of cerebral palsy. Neuroscience 129, 141-156, CP-like movement disorders were more reliably reproduced in rats by hind limb sensorimotor restriction (disuse) during development rather than perinatal asphyxia (PA). To gain new insights into the underpinning mechanisms of CP symptoms we investigated the long-term effects of PA and disuse on the hind limb musculoskeletal histology and topographical organization in the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) of adult rats. Developmental disuse (i.e. hind limb immobilization) associated with PA induced muscle fiber atrophy, extracellular matrix changes in the muscle, and mild to moderate ankle and knee joint degeneration at levels greater than disuse alone. Sensorimotor restricted rats with or without PA exhibited a topographical disorganization of the S1 cortical hind limb representation with abnormally large, multiple and overlapping receptive fields. This disorganization was enhanced when disuse and PA were associated. Altered cortical neuronal properties included increased cortical responsiveness and a decrease in neuronal selectivity to afferent inputs. These data support previous observations that asphyxia per se can generate the substrate for peripheral tissue and brain damage, which are worsened by aberrant sensorimotor experience during maturation, and could explain the disabling movement disorders observed in children with CP. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Laboratories Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Perinatal Asphyxia Brain-function Developmental Disuse Electrophysiological Mapping Hind Paw Joint Degeneration Laboratory-animals Laboratory-testing Motion-studies Movement Disorders Muscle-physiology Muscle Atrophy Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Neurological-reactions Neuromotor-system-disorders Neuromuscular-system-disorders Prenatal-exposure Primary Somatosensory Cortex Sensory-disorders Sensory-motor-system

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• ISSN:
  0014-4886
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  95-108
• Volume:
  210
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033795
• Citation:
  Exp Neurol 2008 Mar; 210(1):95-108
• Contact Point Address:
  Jacques-Olivier Coq, UMR 6149 Neurobiologie Intégrative et Adaptative, Aix-Marseille Université-CNRS, Pôle 3C, Case B, 3 Place Victor Hugo, 13331 Marseille Cedex 03, France
• Email:
  coqjo@up.univ-mrs.fr
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Temple University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000601
• Source Full Name:
  Experimental Neurology
• End Date:
  20120731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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