Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients

Pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients characteristically show nociceptive system augmented responsiveness as a common feature. However, sensitization can be originally related to the peripheral injury in osteoarthritis patients, whereas pain and bodily discomfort spontaneously occ...

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Autores: Pujol Nuez, Jesús|||0000-0002-9946-4547, Blanco Hinojo, Laura, 1981-, Doreste Soler, Andrea|||0000-0002-7213-2550, Ojeda, Fabiola|||0000-0002-6734-9288, Martinez Vilavella, Gerard|||0000-0001-8948-4918, Pérez Solà, Víctor|||0000-0002-5825-2337, Deus Yela, Juan|||0000-0002-3305-2662, Monfort, Jordi|||0000-0002-9103-661X
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Functional MRI
Pain sensitization
Fibromyalgia
Knee osteoarthritis
Somatosensory cortex
Insular cortex
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spelling Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patientsPujol Nuez, Jesús|||0000-0002-9946-4547Blanco Hinojo, Laura, 1981-Doreste Soler, Andrea|||0000-0002-7213-2550Ojeda, Fabiola|||0000-0002-6734-9288Martinez Vilavella, Gerard|||0000-0001-8948-4918Pérez Solà, Víctor|||0000-0002-5825-2337Deus Yela, Juan|||0000-0002-3305-2662Monfort, Jordi|||0000-0002-9103-661XFunctional MRIPain sensitizationFibromyalgiaKnee osteoarthritisSomatosensory cortexInsular cortexPain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients characteristically show nociceptive system augmented responsiveness as a common feature. However, sensitization can be originally related to the peripheral injury in osteoarthritis patients, whereas pain and bodily discomfort spontaneously occur in fibromyalgia with no apparent origin. We investigated the distinct functional repercussion of pain sensitization in the cerebral cortex in both conditions. Thirty-one pain-sensitized knee osteoarthritis patients and 38 fibromyalgia patients were compared with matched control groups. And new samples of 34 sensitized knee osteoarthritis and 63 fibromyalgia patients were used to directly compare each condition. A combined measure of local functional connectivity was estimated to map functional alterations in the cerebral cortex at rest. In osteoarthritis, weaker local connectivity was identified in the insula, which is a cortical area processing important aspects of the brain response to painful stimulation. In contrast, fibromyalgia patients showed weaker connectivity in the sensorimotor cortex extensively affecting the cortical representation of the body. In osteoarthritis, weaker insular cortex connectivity is compatible with reduced neural activity during metabolic recovery after repeated activation. In the fibromyalgia neurophysiological context, weaker connectivity may better express both reduced neural activity and increased excitability, particularly affecting the sensorimotor cortex in patients with spontaneous body pain. Such a combination is compatible with a central gain enhancement mechanism, where low sensory tolerance results from the over-amplification of central sensory reception to compensate a presumably weak sensory input. We propose that deficient proprioception could be a factor contributing to weak sensory input. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13075-022-02942-3. 22022-01-0120222022-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/268757https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s13075-022-02942-3reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2687572026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
title Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
spellingShingle Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
Pujol Nuez, Jesús|||0000-0002-9946-4547
Functional MRI
Pain sensitization
Fibromyalgia
Knee osteoarthritis
Somatosensory cortex
Insular cortex
title_short Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
title_full Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
title_fullStr Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
title_full_unstemmed Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
title_sort Distinctive alterations in the functional anatomy of the cerebral cortex in pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pujol Nuez, Jesús|||0000-0002-9946-4547
Blanco Hinojo, Laura, 1981-
Doreste Soler, Andrea|||0000-0002-7213-2550
Ojeda, Fabiola|||0000-0002-6734-9288
Martinez Vilavella, Gerard|||0000-0001-8948-4918
Pérez Solà, Víctor|||0000-0002-5825-2337
Deus Yela, Juan|||0000-0002-3305-2662
Monfort, Jordi|||0000-0002-9103-661X
author Pujol Nuez, Jesús|||0000-0002-9946-4547
author_facet Pujol Nuez, Jesús|||0000-0002-9946-4547
Blanco Hinojo, Laura, 1981-
Doreste Soler, Andrea|||0000-0002-7213-2550
Ojeda, Fabiola|||0000-0002-6734-9288
Martinez Vilavella, Gerard|||0000-0001-8948-4918
Pérez Solà, Víctor|||0000-0002-5825-2337
Deus Yela, Juan|||0000-0002-3305-2662
Monfort, Jordi|||0000-0002-9103-661X
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author2 Blanco Hinojo, Laura, 1981-
Doreste Soler, Andrea|||0000-0002-7213-2550
Ojeda, Fabiola|||0000-0002-6734-9288
Martinez Vilavella, Gerard|||0000-0001-8948-4918
Pérez Solà, Víctor|||0000-0002-5825-2337
Deus Yela, Juan|||0000-0002-3305-2662
Monfort, Jordi|||0000-0002-9103-661X
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Functional MRI
Pain sensitization
Fibromyalgia
Knee osteoarthritis
Somatosensory cortex
Insular cortex
topic Functional MRI
Pain sensitization
Fibromyalgia
Knee osteoarthritis
Somatosensory cortex
Insular cortex
description Pain-sensitized osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia patients characteristically show nociceptive system augmented responsiveness as a common feature. However, sensitization can be originally related to the peripheral injury in osteoarthritis patients, whereas pain and bodily discomfort spontaneously occur in fibromyalgia with no apparent origin. We investigated the distinct functional repercussion of pain sensitization in the cerebral cortex in both conditions. Thirty-one pain-sensitized knee osteoarthritis patients and 38 fibromyalgia patients were compared with matched control groups. And new samples of 34 sensitized knee osteoarthritis and 63 fibromyalgia patients were used to directly compare each condition. A combined measure of local functional connectivity was estimated to map functional alterations in the cerebral cortex at rest. In osteoarthritis, weaker local connectivity was identified in the insula, which is a cortical area processing important aspects of the brain response to painful stimulation. In contrast, fibromyalgia patients showed weaker connectivity in the sensorimotor cortex extensively affecting the cortical representation of the body. In osteoarthritis, weaker insular cortex connectivity is compatible with reduced neural activity during metabolic recovery after repeated activation. In the fibromyalgia neurophysiological context, weaker connectivity may better express both reduced neural activity and increased excitability, particularly affecting the sensorimotor cortex in patients with spontaneous body pain. Such a combination is compatible with a central gain enhancement mechanism, where low sensory tolerance results from the over-amplification of central sensory reception to compensate a presumably weak sensory input. We propose that deficient proprioception could be a factor contributing to weak sensory input. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13075-022-02942-3.
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