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Development and Experimentation of a rTMS Device for Rats

verfasst von : P. R. S. Sanches, D. P. Silva, A. F. Müller, P. R. O. Thomé, A. C. Rossi, B. R. Tondin, R. Ströher, L. Santos, I. L. S. Torres

Erschienen in: XXVII Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Neuropathic pain (NP) is related to the presence of hyperalgesia, allodynia and spontaneous pain, affecting 7–10% of the general population. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is being applied for NP relief especially in patients with refractory pain.
Objective: As NP response to existing treatments is often insufficient, we aimed to develop a magnetic stimulator and customized coils and evaluate rTMS treatment over the nociceptive response of rats submitted to a NP model.
Methods: The magnetic stimulator and the butterfly coils were developed in the Biomedical Engineering lab of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. The device generated pulses with a 1 ms pulse width in a 1 Hz frequency. A total of 106 adult (60-days old) male Wistar rats were divided into 9 experimental groups: control (C), control plus sham rTMS (C + s.rTMS), control plus rTMS (C + rTMS), sham neuropathic pain (s.NP), sham neuropathic pain plus sham rTMS (s.NP + s.rTMS), sham neuropathic pain plus rTMS (s.NP + rTMS), neuropathic pain (NP), neuropathic pain + sham rTMS (NP + s.rTMS) and neuropathic pain plus rTMS (NP + rTMS). NP establishment was achieved 14 days after the surgery for chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve, and rats were treated with daily 5-min sessions of rTMS for 8 consecutive days. Nociceptive behavior was assessed by von Frey and Hot Plate tests at baseline, after NP establishment and post-treatment.
Results: The measurement of magnetic field intensity 2.5 mm and 5.0 mm from the coil center on the 90º axis showed 160 mT and 125 mT respectively. rTMS treatment promoted a partial reversal of the mechanical allodynia and a total reversal of the thermal hyperalgesia induced by CCI.
Conclusions: We presume that low-frequency rTMS is a potential tool for NP treatment, possibly due to the modulation of plasticity and promotion of an analgesic effect.

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Metadaten
Titel
Development and Experimentation of a rTMS Device for Rats
verfasst von
P. R. S. Sanches
D. P. Silva
A. F. Müller
P. R. O. Thomé
A. C. Rossi
B. R. Tondin
R. Ströher
L. Santos
I. L. S. Torres
Copyright-Jahr
2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70601-2_119

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