Sophie C. Payne, O. Burns, M. Stebbing, Ross Thomas, An Silva, A. Sedo, F. Weissenborn, Tomoko Hyakumura, Mario Huynh, C. May, Richard A. Williams, J. Furness, J. Fallon, R. Shepherd
{"title":"Vagus nerve stimulation to treat inflammatory bowel disease: a chronic, preclinical safety study in sheep","authors":"Sophie C. Payne, O. Burns, M. Stebbing, Ross Thomas, An Silva, A. Sedo, F. Weissenborn, Tomoko Hyakumura, Mario Huynh, C. May, Richard A. Williams, J. Furness, J. Fallon, R. Shepherd","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0011","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Electrical stimulation of the left cervical vagus nerve is a feasible therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, due to the location of the electrode placement, stimulation is often associated with side effects. Methods: We developed a cuff electrode array, designed to be implanted onto the vagus nerve of the lower thorax or abdomen, below branches to vital organs, to minimize off-target effects to stimulation. Results: Following chronic implantation and electrical stimulation, electrodes remained functional and neural thresholds stable, while there were minimal off-target affects to stimulation. No nerve damage or corrosion of stimulated electrodes was observed. Conclusion: This novel electrode array, located on the vagus nerve below branches to vital organs, is a safe approach for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46508557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoyu Peng, Jordan L Hickman, Spencer G Bowles, Dane C Donegan, Cristin G Welle
{"title":"Innovations in electrical stimulation harness neural plasticity to restore motor function.","authors":"Xiaoyu Peng, Jordan L Hickman, Spencer G Bowles, Dane C Donegan, Cristin G Welle","doi":"10.2217/bem-2019-0002","DOIUrl":"10.2217/bem-2019-0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Novel technology and innovative stimulation paradigms allow for unprecedented spatiotemporal precision and closed-loop implementation of neurostimulation systems. In turn, precise, closed-loop neurostimulation appears to preferentially drive neural plasticity in motor networks, promoting neural repair. Recent clinical studies demonstrate that electrical stimulation can drive neural plasticity in damaged motor circuits, leading to meaningful improvement in users. Future advances in these areas hold promise for the treatment of a wide range of motor systems disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8046169/pdf/nihms-1048067.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9664822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interview with Professor Dominique Durand: developing carbon nanotube yarn neural interfaces","authors":"D. Durand","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47346064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neural interfaces based on amorphous silicon carbide ultramicroelectrode arrays","authors":"Felix Deku, A. Ghazavi, S. Cogan","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Size and material considerations are important in the development of next-generation chronically reliable neural interface devices. In this review, we discuss the use of amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) for the fabrication of indwelling electrode arrays with ultrathin penetrating shanks for neural stimulation and recording. The a-SiC film is stable in saline environments and has a high intrinsic stiffness that allows fabrication of tissue-penetrating arrays with extremely small cross-sectional areas (<60 μm2). Present literature on arrays with extremely small shanks and/or ultramicroelectrode (UME) sites are reviewed. Properties of a-SiC films and their current biomedical applications are summarized. Reduced shank dimensions increase the flexibility of high Young's modulus a-SiC arrays. Iridium oxide-coated UMEs had electrochemical properties suitable for neural recording and stimulation, and recorded neural signals with high amplitudes and high signal-to-noise ratios. UMEs and a-SiC may provide a platform for next-generation high-density chronic neural interface devices.","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47283295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are ‘next generation’ bioelectronics being designed using old technologies?","authors":"R. Green","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42335495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methods for powering bioelectronic microdevices","authors":"Pui Mun Lee, Ze Xiong, J. S. Ho","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0005","url":null,"abstract":"Bioelectronic microdevices are an emerging class of biomedical devices miniaturized at the scale of a millimeter or less, which promise new capabilities for monitoring and treating human disease. Although rapid progress has been made in the sensing and actuation capabilities of microdevices, a major technological challenge remains in the way that these devices are powered within the body. In this review, we revisit the power requirements of microdevices, describe current methods for storing, transferring or harvesting energy in microdevices, provide an overview of emerging powering approaches and discuss the promise of microdevices in biomedicine.","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45906036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Light-triggered biological modulation with silicon-based materials and devices","authors":"Naomi Yamamoto, B. Tian","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48044100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Targeting bioelectronically the carotid sinus nerve in Type 2 diabetes: strengths, drawbacks and challenges for the future","authors":"S. Conde, M. Guarino","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45455250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interview with Dr Theodoros Zanos: untangling the inflammatory reflex","authors":"Theodoros P. Zanos","doi":"10.2217/BEM-2018-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/BEM-2018-0009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/BEM-2018-0009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41393445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandre Kanashiro, Gabriel Shimizu Bassi, Fernando de Queiróz Cunha, Luis Ulloa
{"title":"From neuroimunomodulation to bioelectronic treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.","authors":"Alexandre Kanashiro, Gabriel Shimizu Bassi, Fernando de Queiróz Cunha, Luis Ulloa","doi":"10.2217/bem-2018-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/bem-2018-0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neuronal stimulation is an emerging field in modern medicine to control organ function and reestablish physiological homeostasis during illness. The nervous system innervates most of the peripheral organs and provides a fine tune to control the immune system. Most of these studies have focused on vagus nerve stimulation and the physiological, cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating the immune system. Here, we review the new results revealing afferent vagal signaling pathways, immunomodulatory brain structures, spinal cord-dependent circuits, neural and non-neural cholinergic/catecholaminergic signals and their respective receptors contributing to neuromodulation of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. These new neuromodulatory networks and structures will allow the design of innovative bioelectronic or pharmacological approaches for safer and low-cost treatment of arthritis and related inflammatory disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":72364,"journal":{"name":"Bioelectronics in medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2217/bem-2018-0001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36948875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}