title: Changes in functional properties and 5-HT modulation above and below a spinal transection in lamprey.
abstract: In addition to the disruption of neural function below spinal cord injuries (SCI), there also can be changes in neuronal properties above and below the lesion site. The relevance of these changes is generally unclear, but they must be understood if we are to provide rational interventions. Pharmacological approaches to improving locomotor function have been studied extensively, but it is still unclear what constitutes an optimal approach. Here, we have used the lamprey to compare the modulatory effects of 5-HT and lesion-induced changes in cellular and synaptic properties in unlesioned and lesioned animals. While analyses typically focus on the sub-lesion spinal cord, we have also examined effects above the lesion to see if there are changes here that could potentially contribute to the functional recovery. Cellular and synaptic properties differed in unlesioned and lesioned spinal cords and above and below the lesion site. The cellular and synaptic modulatory effects of 5-HT also differed in lesioned and unlesioned animals, again in region-specific ways above and below the lesion site. A role for 5-HT in promoting recovery was suggested by the potential for improvement in locomotor activity when 5-HT was applied to poorly recovered animals, and by the consistent failure of animals to recover when they were incubated in PCPA to deplete 5-HT. However, PCPA did not affect swimming in animals that had already recovered, suggesting a difference in 5-HT effects after lesioning. These results show changes in 5-HT modulation and cellular and synaptic properties after recovery from a spinal cord transection. Importantly, effects are not confined to the sub-lesion spinal cord but also occur above the lesion site. This suggests that the changes may not simply reflect compensatory responses to the loss of descending inputs, but reflect the need for co-ordinated changes above and below the lesion site. The changes in modulatory effects should be considered in pharmacological approaches to functional recovery, as assumptions based on effects in the unlesioned spinal cord may not be justified.
authors: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK.
authors: Matthew I
authors: MI
authors: Becker
authors: Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Parker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004576:Electromyography; D007798:Lampreys; D008124:Locomotion / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008839:Microelectrodes; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014741:Video Recording
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin
keywords: 5-HT; lamprey; neuromodulation; spinal cord; spinal cord injury
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