Cortical Binding Potential of Opioid Receptors in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Reduced Systemic Interleukin-4 Levels – A Pilot Study
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- Objective: We investigated cerebral opioid receptor binding potential in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) using positron-emission-tomography (PET) and correlated our results with patients’ systemic interleukin-4 (IL-4) gene expression. Methods: In this pilot study, seven FMS patients (1 man, 6 women) agreed to participate in experimental PET scans. All patients underwent neurological examination, were investigated with questionnaires for pain, depression, and FMS symptoms. Additionally, blood for IL-4 gene expression analysis wasObjective: We investigated cerebral opioid receptor binding potential in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) using positron-emission-tomography (PET) and correlated our results with patients’ systemic interleukin-4 (IL-4) gene expression. Methods: In this pilot study, seven FMS patients (1 man, 6 women) agreed to participate in experimental PET scans. All patients underwent neurological examination, were investigated with questionnaires for pain, depression, and FMS symptoms. Additionally, blood for IL-4 gene expression analysis was withdrawn at two time points with a median latency of 1.3 years. Patients were investigated in a PET scanner using the opioid receptor ligand F-18-fluoro-ethyl-diprenorphine ([18F]FEDPN) and results were compared with laboratory normative values. Results: Neurological examination was normal in all FMS patients. Reduced opioid receptor binding was found in mid cingulate cortex compared to healthy controls (p < 0.005). Interestingly, three patients with high systemic IL-4 gene expression had increased opioid receptor binding in the fronto-basal cortex compared to those with low IL-4 gene expression (p < 0.005). Conclusion: Our data give further evidence for a reduction in cortical opioid receptor availability in FMS patients as another potential central nervous system contributor to pain in FMS.…
Author: | Nurcan Üçeyler, Hans-Georg Buchholz, Susanne Kewenig, Stephan-Johann Ament, Frank Birklein, Mathias Schreckenberger, Claudia Sommer |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-204457 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
ISSN: | 1662-453X |
Year of Completion: | 2020 |
Volume: | 14 |
Article Number: | 512 |
Source: | Frontiers in Neuroscience 2020, 14:512. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00512 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00512 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | IL-4; PET; brain; fibromyalgia syndrome; opioid |
Release Date: | 2021/03/03 |
Date of first Publication: | 2020/05/19 |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2020 | |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |