Loss of secondary motor cortex neurons in chronic neuropathic pain
Das Gupta, A.; Zheng, H.; Asan, L.; John, J.; Kaushalya, S.; Beretta, C.; Kuner, R.; Knabbe, J.; Kuner, T.
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Chronic neuropathic pain is associated with structural plasticity of the brain on different spatial scales, yet, little is known on the mesoscopic scale of tissue composition. Here, we determined the cellular composition of cortical areas and structural variability of entire neurons during the development of chronic neuropathic pain using longitudinal in vivo two-photon microscopy and behavioral assessment. When monitoring cell type composition in response to spared-nerve injury in 84 cortical volumes containing {bsim}25000 cells each, we found neuronal loss in the secondary motor cortex region M2 immediately adjacent to the cingulate cortex already one week after surgery. Loss of mostly interneurons was also evident when monitoring individual M2 neurons over time. This neuronal loss was preceded by decreased spine density and loss of distal dendritic branches. In conclusion, our work delineates M2 as a novel site and neuronal loss as a so far underappreciated mechanism underlying chronic neuropathic pain states.
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