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Neuromyotonia in mice with hereditary myelinopathies

✍ Scribed by Jürgen Zielasek; Rudolf Martini; Ueli Suter; Klaus V. Toyka

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
145 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-639X

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✦ Synopsis

The purpose of this study was to further characterize neuromyotonia in mice with deletions and point mutations of myelin protein genes. Clinical observation showed irregular stretching of the hindlimbs, tremor and generalized myokymia in mice with targeted deletions of the genes encoding myelin protein zero (P0-/-) or peripheral myelin protein 22 (Pmp22-/-), and Trembler mice, which carry a point mutation of Pmp22. By electromyography (EMG) , we found irregular high-frequency bursts of spontaneous motor unit activity and rhythmic doublet or multiplet discharges of motor units in these mouse models of human hereditary neuropathies. The EMG signs are typical for neuromyotonia and myokymia, respectively. The activity persisted after a proximal nerve section in many cases, localizing the generator to the peripheral nerve or the muscle. We now show that blocking neuromuscular transmission with suxamethonium abolished the spontaneous activity, ruling out a muscle origin. Phenytoin ameliorated the motor behavior. Taken together, our study shows that neuromyotonia develops in different mouse models of hereditary myelinopathies. This indicates that spontaneous motor unit activity may underlie neuromyotonia, which is occasionally observed in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. These animal models will be useful to study the pathogenesis of neuromyotonia.

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