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Journal Article
Chemical intolerance: involvement of brain function and networks after exposure to extrinsic stimuli perceived as hazardous
2019
Overview
Background
Chemical intolerance (CI) is a chronic condition characterized by recurring and severe symptoms triggered by exposure to low levels of odorous or pungent substances. The etiology of CI has been a controversial subject for a long time. The aim of this review is to summarize findings on the neurological processing of sensory information during and after exposure to low levels of odorous or pungent substances in individuals with CI, focusing on the brain function and networks.
Methods
Scientific studies on CI published between 2000 and 2019 in academic peer-reviewed journals were systematically searched using medical and scientific literature databases. Only peer-reviewed articles reporting original research from experimental human studies directly associated with CI, and involving related neurological responses or brain imaging after exposure to odorous or pungent substances (i.e., in chemical provocation tests), were considered.
Results
Forty-seven studies were found to be eligible for a full-text review. Twenty-three studies met the selection criteria and were included in this review. Evidence indicated that differences between subjects with CI and healthy controls were observed by brain imaging during and after exposure to odorous or pungent substances. Differences in brain imaging were also observed between initial exposure and after exposure to these substances. Neurological processing of sensory information after exposure to extrinsic stimuli in the limbic system and related cortices were altered in subjects with CI. A previous documentable exposure event was likely to be involved in this alteration.
Conclusions
This review documents consistent evidence for the altered neurological processing of sensory information in individuals with CI. Further neurophysiological research exploring the processing of extrinsic stimuli and cognition of sensation through the limbic system and related cortices in CI, and the appearance of symptoms in individuals with CI, are required.
Publisher
BioMed Central,Komiyama Printing Co., Ltd,Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd
Subject
/ Etiology
/ Exposure
/ Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
/ Humans
/ Medicine
/ Memory
/ Multiple chemical sensitivity
/ Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - diagnostic imaging
/ Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - physiopathology
/ Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - psychology
/ Odorants
/ Odors
/ Olfactory Pathways - diagnostic imaging
/ Olfactory Pathways - physiopathology
/ Olfactory Perception - physiology
/ Psychophysiologic Disorders - diagnostic imaging
/ Psychophysiologic Disorders - physiopathology
/ Psychophysiologic Disorders - psychology
/ Review
/ Skin
/ Stimuli
