Julia Schmid, Jost Langhorst, Florian Gaß, Nina Theysohn, Sven Benson, Harald Engler, Elke R Gizewski, Michael Forsting, Sigrid Elsenbruch
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Abstract
Objective: Understanding the neural circuitry of placebo analgesia in the context of visceral pain is increasingly important given evidence of clinical benefit of placebo treatment in IBS. This functional MRI study addressed placebo analgesia in IBS, UC and healthy control (HC) volunteers.
Design: Painful rectal distensions were delivered in N=17 patients with IBS , N=15 patients with UC in remission, and sex-matched and age-matched HCs in an adaptation phase followed by intravenous application of saline combined with either positive instructions of pain relief (placebo) or neutral instructions (control). Neural activation during cued-pain anticipation and pain was analysed along with ratings of expected and perceived pain and measures of negative affectivity and salivary cortisol concentrations. Correlational analyses between placebo analgesia responses and negative affect were accomplished.
Results: HC and UC revealed significant pain inhibition during placebo analgesia, as evidenced by reduced neural activation in pain-related brain areas. In contrast, patients with IBS failed to effectively engage neural downregulation of pain, as evidenced by the absence of placebo-induced changes in distension-induced brain activation, resulting in a significant group difference in the cingulate cortex compared with HC. Depression scores correlated with weaker placebo analgesia, whereas state and trait anxiety were not associated.
Conclusions: Patients with IBS failed to effectively engage neural downregulation of rectal distension-induced pain during placebo analgesia, indicating a specific deficit in cognitive pain inhibition, which may in part be mediated by depression.
期刊介绍:
Gut is a renowned international journal specializing in gastroenterology and hepatology, known for its high-quality clinical research covering the alimentary tract, liver, biliary tree, and pancreas. It offers authoritative and current coverage across all aspects of gastroenterology and hepatology, featuring articles on emerging disease mechanisms and innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches authored by leading experts.
As the flagship journal of BMJ's gastroenterology portfolio, Gut is accompanied by two companion journals: Frontline Gastroenterology, focusing on education and practice-oriented papers, and BMJ Open Gastroenterology for open access original research.