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Thomas-Odenthal F, Stein F, Vogelbacher C, Alexander N, Bechdolf A, Bermpohl F, Bröckel K, Brosch K, Correll CU, Evermann U, Falkenberg I, Fallgatter A, Flinkenflügel K, Grotegerd D, Hahn T, Hautzinger M, Jansen A, Juckel G, Krug A, Lambert M, Leicht G, Leopold K, Meinert S, Mikolas P, Mulert C, Nenadić I, Pfarr JK, Reif A, Ringwald K, Ritter P, Stamm T, Straube B, Teutenberg L, Thiel K, Usemann P, Winter A, Wroblewski A, Dannlowski U, Bauer M, Pfennig A, Kircher T. Larger putamen in individuals at risk and with manifest bipolar disorder. Psychol Med 2024:1-11. [PMID: 38801091 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291724001193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Individuals at risk for bipolar disorder (BD) have a wide range of genetic and non-genetic risk factors, like a positive family history of BD or (sub)threshold affective symptoms. Yet, it is unclear whether these individuals at risk and those diagnosed with BD share similar gray matter brain alterations. METHODS In 410 male and female participants aged 17-35 years, we compared gray matter volume (3T MRI) between individuals at risk for BD (as assessed using the EPIbipolar scale; n = 208), patients with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of BD (n = 87), and healthy controls (n = 115) using voxel-based morphometry in SPM12/CAT12. We applied conjunction analyses to identify similarities in gray matter volume alterations in individuals at risk and BD patients, relative to healthy controls. We also performed exploratory whole-brain analyses to identify differences in gray matter volume among groups. ComBat was used to harmonize imaging data from seven sites. RESULTS Both individuals at risk and BD patients showed larger volumes in the right putamen than healthy controls. Furthermore, individuals at risk had smaller volumes in the right inferior occipital gyrus, and BD patients had larger volumes in the left precuneus, compared to healthy controls. These findings were independent of course of illness (number of lifetime manic and depressive episodes, number of hospitalizations), comorbid diagnoses (major depressive disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder, eating disorder), familial risk, current disease severity (global functioning, remission status), and current medication intake. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that alterations in the right putamen might constitute a vulnerability marker for BD.
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- Florian Thomas-Odenthal
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
- Translational Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Vivantes Hospital Am Urban and Vivantes Hospital Im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY, USA
- Institute of Behavioral Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY, USA
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
- Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Germany; German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), partner site Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
- Core-Facility BrainImaging, Faculty of Medicine, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Vivantes Hospital Am Urban and Vivantes Hospital Im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Clinical Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Marburg and Gießen, Marburg, Germany
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Thiel K, Lemke H, Winter A, Flinkenflügel K, Waltemate L, Bonnekoh L, Grotegerd D, Dohm K, Hahn T, Förster K, Kanske P, Repple J, Opel N, Redlich R, David F, Forstner AJ, Stein F, Brosch K, Thomas-Odenthal F, Usemann P, Teutenberg L, Straube B, Alexander N, Jamalabadi H, Jansen A, Witt SH, Andlauer TFM, Pfennig A, Bauer M, Nenadić I, Kircher T, Meinert S, Dannlowski U. White and gray matter alterations in bipolar I and bipolar II disorder subtypes compared with healthy controls - exploring associations with disease course and polygenic risk. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024; 49:814-823. [PMID: 38332015 PMCID: PMC10948847 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-01812-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) show alterations in both gray matter volume (GMV) and white matter (WM) integrity compared with healthy controls (HC). However, it remains unclear whether the phenotypically distinct BD subtypes (BD-I and BD-II) also exhibit brain structural differences. This study investigated GMV and WM differences between HC, BD-I, and BD-II, along with clinical and genetic associations. N = 73 BD-I, n = 63 BD-II patients and n = 136 matched HC were included. Using voxel-based morphometry and tract-based spatial statistics, main effects of group in GMV and fractional anisotropy (FA) were analyzed. Associations between clinical and genetic features and GMV or FA were calculated using regression models. For FA but not GMV, we found significant differences between groups. BD-I patients showed lower FA compared with BD-II patients (ptfce-FWE = 0.006), primarily in the anterior corpus callosum. Compared with HC, BD-I patients exhibited lower FA in widespread clusters (ptfce-FWE < 0.001), including almost all major projection, association, and commissural fiber tracts. BD-II patients also demonstrated lower FA compared with HC, although less pronounced (ptfce-FWE = 0.049). The results remained unchanged after controlling for clinical and genetic features, for which no independent associations with FA or GMV emerged. Our findings suggest that, at a neurobiological level, BD subtypes may reflect distinct degrees of disease expression, with increasing WM microstructure disruption from BD-II to BD-I. This differential magnitude of microstructural alterations was not clearly linked to clinical and genetic variables. These findings should be considered when discussing the classification of BD subtypes within the spectrum of affective disorders.
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- Katharina Thiel
- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Translational Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department for Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Jena University Hospital/Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
- German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Halle-Jena-Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Halle-Jena-Magdeburg, Germany
- Department of Psychology, University of Halle, Halle, Germany
- Center for Intervention and Research on adaptive and maladaptive brain circuits underlying mental health (C-I-R-C), Jena-Magdeburg-Halle, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Core-Facility Brainimaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute of Translational Neuroscience, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Zhang H, Chen J, Fang Y. Functional Alterations in Patients with Bipolar Disorder and Their Unaffected First-Degree Relatives: Insight from Genetic, Epidemiological, and Neuroimaging Data. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2023; 19:2797-2806. [PMID: 38111594 PMCID: PMC10726715 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s427617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Bipolar disorder (BD) profoundly affects cognitive and psychosocial functioning, leading to a significant illness burden on patients and their families. Genetic factors are predominant in the onset of bipolar disorder and functional impairments. This disorder exhibits a strong family aggregation, with heritability estimates reaching up to 80%. Individuals with BD often experience impaired functioning, especially in significant areas such as physical performance, sleep, cognition, interpersonal interactions, socioeconomic status, family and marital relationships, work and school performance, well-being, and life expectancy. However, patients with different subtypes exhibit significant heterogeneity in social functioning, cognition, and creativity levels. There are notable differences in psychosocial and cognitive function in their unaffected first-degree relatives (UFR) who do not suffer but may carry susceptibility genes compared to healthy control (HC) without a family history. The observations indicate common genetic structures between BD patients and their UFR, which results in varying degrees of functional abnormalities. Therefore, this article mainly provides evidence on cognition, creativity, and psychosocial functioning in patients with BD and their UFR to provide a more comprehensive understanding of this critical topic in the field of BD. By integrating various findings, including clinical data and neuroimaging studies, our article aims to provide insights and valuable information for a deeper exploration of the pathogenesis of BD and the development of more targeted therapeutic strategies in the future.
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- Haonan Zhang
- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Psychiatry & Affective Disorders Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Harmata GIS, Barsotti EJ, Casten LG, Fiedorowicz JG, Williams A, Shaffer JJ, Richards JG, Sathyaputri L, Schmitz SL, Christensen GE, Long JD, Gaine ME, Xu J, Michaelson JJ, Wemmie JA, Magnotta VA. Cerebellar morphological differences and associations with extrinsic factors in bipolar disorder type I. J Affect Disord 2023; 340:269-279. [PMID: 37562560 PMCID: PMC10529949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The neural underpinnings of bipolar disorder (BD) remain poorly understood. The cerebellum is ideally positioned to modulate emotional regulation circuitry yet has been understudied in BD. Literature suggests differences in cerebellar activity and metabolism in BD, however findings on structural differences remain contradictory. Potential reasons include combining BD subtypes, small sample sizes, and potential moderators such as genetics, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and pharmacotherapy. METHODS We collected 3 T MRI scans from participants with (N = 131) and without (N = 81) BD type I, as well as blood and questionnaires. We assessed differences in cerebellar volumes and explored potentially influential factors. RESULTS The cerebellar cortex was smaller bilaterally in participants with BD. Polygenic propensity score did not predict any cerebellar volumes, suggesting that non-genetic factors may have greater influence on the cerebellar volume difference we observed in BD. Proportionate cerebellar white matter volumes appeared larger with more ACEs, but this may result from reduced ICV. Time from onset and symptom burden were not associated with cerebellar volumes. Finally, taking sedatives was associated with larger cerebellar white matter and non-significantly larger cortical volume. LIMITATIONS This study was cross-sectional, limiting interpretation of possible mechanisms. Most of our participants were White, which could limit the generalizability. Additionally, we did not account for potential polypharmacy interactions. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that external factors, such as sedatives and childhood experiences, may influence cerebellum structure in BD and may mask underlying differences. Accounting for such variables may be critical for consistent findings in future studies.
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- Gail I S Harmata
- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Epidemiology, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Biosciences, Kansas City University, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Biostatistics, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET), College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States; Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, The University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Iowa, United States; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, United States; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, United States.
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Zhu W, Chen X, Wu J, Li Z, Im H, Chen S, Deng K, Zhang B, Wei C, Feng J, Zhang M, Yang S, Wang H, Wang Q. Neuroanatomical and functional substrates of the hypomanic personality trait and its prediction on aggression. Int J Clin Health Psychol 2023; 23:100397. [PMID: 37560478 PMCID: PMC10407439 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Hypomanic personality manifests a close link with several psychiatric disorders and its abnormality is a risk indicator for developing bipolar disorders. We systematically investigated the potential neuroanatomical and functional substrates underlying hypomanic personality trait (HPT) and its sub-dimensions (i.e., Social Vitality, Mood Volatility, and Excitement) combined with structural and functional imaging data as well as their corresponding brain networks in a large non-clinical sample across two studies (n = 464). Behaviorally, HPT, specifically Mood Volatility and Excitement, was positively associated with aggressive behaviors in both studies. Structurally, sex-specific morphological characteristics were further observed in the motor and top-down control networks especially for Mood Volatility, although HPT was generally positively associated with grey matter volumes (GMVs) in the prefrontal, temporal, visual, and limbic systems. Functionally, brain activations related to immediate or delayed losses were found to predict individual variability in HPT, specifically Social Vitality and Excitement, on the motor and prefrontal-parietal cortices. Topologically, connectome-based prediction model analysis further revealed the predictive role of individual-level morphological and resting-state functional connectivity on HPT and its sub-dimensions, although it did not reveal any links with general brain topological properties. GMVs in the temporal, limbic (e.g., amygdala), and visual cortices mediated the effects of HPT on behavioral aggression. These findings suggest that the imbalance between motor and control circuits may be critical for HPT and provide novel insights into the neuroanatomical, functional, and topological mechanisms underlying the specific temperament and its impacts on aggression.
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- Wenwei Zhu
- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-7085, USA
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
- Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin 300387, China
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Cuoco S, Ponticorvo S, Abate F, Tepedino MF, Erro R, Manara R, Di Salle G, Di Salle F, Pellecchia MT, Esposito F, Barone P, Picillo M. Frequency and imaging correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2023; 130:1259-1267. [PMID: 37535119 PMCID: PMC10480260 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-023-02676-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms are intrinsic to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and a spoonful of studies investigated their imaging correlates. Describe (I) the frequency and severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms in PSP and (II) their structural imaging correlates. Twenty-six PSP patients underwent Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and brain 3D T1-weighted MRI. Spearman's rho with Bonferroni correction was used to investigate correlations between NPI scores and volumes of gray matter regions. More than 80% of patients presented at least one behavioral symptom of any severity. The most frequent and severe were depression/dysphoria, apathy, and irritability/lability. Significant relationships were found between the severity of irritability and right pars opercularis volume (p < 0.001) as well as between the frequency of agitation/aggression and left lateral occipital volume (p < 0.001). Depression, apathy, and irritability are the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms in PSP. Moreover, we found a relationship between specific positive symptoms as irritability and agitation/aggression and greater volume of the right pars opercularis cortex and lower volume of the left occipital cortex, respectively, which deserve further investigations.
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- Sofia Cuoco
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR), Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, 2021 6th St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuroradiology Unit, University of Padua, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Scuola Superiore Di Studi Universitari E Perfezionamento Sant'Anna, Classe Di Scienze Sperimentali, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (CEMAND), University of Salerno, Neuroscience Section, Via Allende, 84081, Baronissi (Salerno), Italy.
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Abé C, Liberg B, Klahn AL, Petrovic P, Landén M. Mania-related effects on structural brain changes in bipolar disorder - a narrative review of the evidence. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:2674-2682. [PMID: 37147390 PMCID: PMC10615759 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02073-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Cross-sectional neuroimaging studies show that bipolar disorder is associated with structural brain abnormalities, predominantly observed in prefrontal and temporal cortex, cingulate gyrus, and subcortical regions. However, longitudinal studies are needed to elucidate whether these abnormalities presage disease onset or are consequences of disease processes, and to identify potential contributing factors. Here, we narratively review and summarize longitudinal structural magnetic resonance imaging studies that relate imaging outcomes to manic episodes. First, we conclude that longitudinal brain imaging studies suggest an association of bipolar disorder with aberrant brain changes, including both deviant decreases and increases in morphometric measures. Second, we conclude that manic episodes have been related to accelerated cortical volume and thickness decreases, with the most consistent findings occurring in prefrontal brain areas. Importantly, evidence also suggests that in contrast to healthy controls, who in general show age-related cortical decline, brain metrics remain stable or increase during euthymic periods in bipolar disorder patients, potentially reflecting structural recovering mechanisms. The findings stress the importance of preventing manic episodes. We further propose a model of prefrontal cortical trajectories in relation to the occurrence of manic episodes. Finally, we discuss potential mechanisms at play, remaining limitations, and future directions.
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- Christoph Abé
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Quantify Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Cognitive and Computational Neuropsychiatry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Jørgensen JL, Macoveanu J, Petersen JZ, Knudsen GM, Kessing LV, Jørgensen MB, Miskowiak KW. Association of childhood trauma with cognitive impairment and structural brain alterations in remitted patients with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2023:S0165-0327(23)00719-X. [PMID: 37236273 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive impairment affects many patients with bipolar disorder (BD). No pro-cognitive treatment with robust efficacy exists partly due to limited insight into underlying neurobiological abnormalities. METHODS This magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study investigates structural neuronal correlates of cognitive impairment in BD by comparing brain measures in a large sample of cognitively impaired versus cognitively intact patients with BD or cognitively impaired patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and healthy controls (HC). Participants underwent neuropsychological assessments and MRI scans. The cognitively impaired and - intact BD and MDD patient groups were compared with each other and HC regarding prefrontal cortex measures, hippocampus shape/volume, and total cerebral white (WM) and grey matter (GM). RESULTS Cognitively impaired BD patients showed lower total cerebral WM volume than HC, which scaled with poorer global cognitive performance and more childhood trauma. Cognitively impaired BD patients also showed lower adjusted GM volume and thickness in the frontopolar cortex than HC but greater adjusted GM volume in the temporal cortex than cognitively normal BD patients. Cognitively impaired BD patients showed decreased cingulate volume than cognitively impaired MDD patients. Hippocampal measures were similar across all groups. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional study design prevented insights into causal relationships. CONCLUSIONS Lower total cerebral WM and regional frontopolar and temporal GM abnormalities may constitute structural neuronal correlates of cognitive impairment in BD, of which the WM deficits scale with the degree of childhood trauma. The results deepen the understanding of cognitive impairment in BD and provide a neuronal target for pro-cognitive treatment development.
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- Josefine Lærke Jørgensen
- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre (CADIC), Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre (CADIC), Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre (CADIC), Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre (CADIC), Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre (CADIC), Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre (CADIC), Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Saxena K, Simonetti A, Verrico CD, Janiri D, Di Nicola M, Catinari A, Kurian S, Saxena J, Mwangi B, Soares JC. Neurocognitive Correlates of Cerebellar Volumetric Alterations in Youth with Pediatric Bipolar Spectrum Disorders and Bipolar Offspring. Curr Neuropharmacol 2023; 21:1367-1378. [PMID: 36239717 PMCID: PMC10324334 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x21666221014120332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Emerging evidence points towards the involvement of the cerebellum in the processing of emotions and pathophysiology of mood disorders. However, cerebellar and related cognitive alterations in youth with pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) and those at high risk to develop the disorder, such as bipolar offspring (BD-OFF) are not clearly defined. OBJECTIVE To investigate cerebellar gray and white matter volumes, cognition, and their relationship in youth with PBD and BD-OFF. METHODS Thirty youth (7 to 17 years, inclusive) with PBD, 30 BD-OFF and 40 healthy controls (HC) were recruited. Study participants underwent a computer-based cognitive battery assessing affective processing, executive function, attention, psychomotor speed, and learning. Three-tesla MRI scan was performed to assess cerebellar white and gray matter volumes. Cerebellar segmentation was performed with FreeSurfer. Statistical analyses include between-group differences in cognitive domains, cerebellar gray, and white matter volumes. Relationships between cerebellar volumes and cognitive domains were examined. RESULTS Youth with PBD showed greater cerebellar gray matter volumes than both BD-OFF and HC, whereas no differences were present between BD-OFF and HC. Both youth with PBD and BD-OFF showed altered processing of negative emotions and a bias towards positive emotions. In youth with PBD and BD-OFF, greater impairment in the processing of emotions correlated with greater cerebellar gray matter volumes. CONCLUSION The present findings corroborate hypotheses on cerebellar involvement in the processing of emotions and the pathophysiology of PBD. The presence of cerebellar dysfunction in BD-OFF is unclear.
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- Kirti Saxena
- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, TX, USA
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Goldman DA, Sankar A, Rich A, Kim JA, Pittman B, Constable RT, Scheinost D, Blumberg HP. A graph theory neuroimaging approach to distinguish the depression of bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults. J Affect Disord 2022; 319:15-26. [PMID: 36103935 PMCID: PMC9669784 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Markers to differentiate depressions of bipolar disorder (BD-Dep) from depressions of major depressive disorder (MDD-Dep), and for more targeted treatments, are critically needed to decrease current high rates of misdiagnosis that can lead to ineffective or potentially deleterious treatments. Distinguishing, and specifically treating the depressions, during the adolescent/young adult epoch is especially important to decrease illness progression and improve prognosis, and suicide, as it is the epoch when suicide thoughts and behaviors often emerge. With differences in functional connectivity patterns reported when BD-Dep and MDD-Dep have been studied separately, this study used a graph theory approach aimed to identify functional connectivity differences in their direct comparison. METHODS Functional magnetic resonance imaging whole-brain functional connectivity (Intrinsic Connectivity Distribution, ICD) measures were compared across adolescents/young adults with BD-Dep (n = 28), MDD-Dep (n = 20) and HC (n = 111). Follow-up seed-based connectivity was conducted on regions of significant ICD differences. Relationships with demographic and clinical measures were assessed. RESULTS Compared to the HC group, both the BD-Dep and MDD-Dep groups exhibited left-sided frontal, insular, and medial temporal ICD increases. The BD-Dep group had additional right-sided ICD increases in frontal, basal ganglia, and fusiform areas. In seed-based analyses, the BD-Dep group exhibited increased interhemispheric functional connectivity between frontal areas not seen in the MDD-Dep group. LIMITATIONS Modest sample size; medications not studied systematically. CONCLUSIONS This study supports bilateral and interhemispheric functional dysconnectivity as features of BD-Dep that may differentiate it from MDD-Dep in adolescents/young adults and serve as a target for early diagnosis and treatment strategies.
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- Danielle A Goldman
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America; Department of Neurology and Neurobiology Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America; Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America; Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America.
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Qin K, Sweeney JA, DelBello MP. The inferior frontal gyrus and familial risk for bipolar disorder. PSYCHORADIOLOGY 2022; 2:171-179. [PMID: 38665274 PMCID: PMC10917220 DOI: 10.1093/psyrad/kkac022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a familial disorder with high heritability. Genetic factors have been linked to the pathogenesis of BD. Relatives of probands with BD who are at familial risk can exhibit brain abnormalities prior to illness onset. Given its involvement in prefrontal cognitive control and in frontolimbic circuitry that regulates emotional reactivity, the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) has been a focus of research in studies of BD-related pathology and BD-risk mechanism. In this review, we discuss multimodal neuroimaging findings of the IFG based on studies comparing at-risk relatives and low-risk controls. Review of these studies in at-risk cases suggests the presence of both risk and resilience markers related to the IFG. At-risk individuals exhibited larger gray matter volume and increased functional activities in IFG compared with low-risk controls, which might result from an adaptive brain compensation to support emotion regulation as an aspect of psychological resilience. Functional connectivity between IFG and downstream limbic or striatal areas was typically decreased in at-risk individuals relative to controls, which could contribute to risk-related problems of cognitive and emotional control. Large-scale and longitudinal investigations on at-risk individuals will further elucidate the role of IFG and other brain regions in relation to familial risk for BD, and together guide identification of at-risk individuals for primary prevention.
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- Kun Qin
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA
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Xie H, Cao Y, Long X, Xiao H, Wang X, Qiu C, Jia Z. A comparative study of gray matter volumetric alterations in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder type I. J Psychiatr Res 2022; 155:410-419. [PMID: 36183596 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder type I (BD-Ι) share great overlapping symptoms and are highly comorbid. We aimed to compare and obtain the common and distinct gray matter volume (GMV) patterns in adult patients. METHOD We searched four databases to include whole-brain voxel-based morphometry studies and compared the GMV patterns between ADHD and healthy controls (HCs), between BD-I and HCs, and between ADHD and BD-I using anisotropic effect-size signed differential mapping software. RESULTS We included 677 ADHD and 452 BD-Ι patients. Compared with HCs, ADHD patients showed smaller GMV in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and supramarginal gyrus but a larger caudate nucleus. Compared with HCs, BD-Ι patients showed smaller GMV in the orbitofrontal cortex, parahippocampal gyrus, and amygdala. No common GMV alterations were found, whereas ADHD showed the smaller ACC and larger amygdala relative to BD-Ι. Subgroup analyses revealed the larger insula in manic patients, which was positively associated with the Young Mania Rating Scale. The decreased median cingulate cortex (MCC) was positively associated with the ages in ADHD, whereas the MCC was negatively associated with the ages in BD-Ι. LIMITATIONS All included data were cross-sectional; Potential effects of medication and disease course were not analyzed due to the limited data. CONCLUSIONS ADHD showed altered GMV in the frontal-striatal frontal-parietal circuits, and BD-Ι showed altered GMV in the prefrontal-amygdala circuit. These findings could contribute to a better understanding of the neuropathology of the two disorders.
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- Hongsheng Xie
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Fourth People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Correlations between peripheral levels of inflammatory mediators and frontolimbic structures in bipolar disorder: an exploratory analysis. CNS Spectr 2022; 27:639-644. [PMID: 34121653 PMCID: PMC8669052 DOI: 10.1017/s1092852921000596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Altered peripheral immune/inflammatory system and brain volumetric changes have been implicated in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD). This study aimed to evaluate how peripheral levels of cytokines are related to volumetric brain changes in euthymic patients with BD. METHODS Euthymic patients with BD (n = 21) and healthy controls (n = 22) were enrolled in this exploratory study. Blood samples were collected on the same day of clinical assessment and neuroimaging. Cytokines were measured through cytometric bead array method. Neuroimaging data were acquired using a sagittal three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging T1-weighted fast field echo sequence and was processed using FreeSurfer. RESULTS Compared to controls, BD patients had significantly lower volumes in the cingulate, medial-orbitofrontal (MOF) and parahippocampal regions. We found a negative correlation between right MOF volume and interferon-gamma levels (β = -0.431, P = .049) and a positive correlation between interleukin-10 levels and left posterior cingulate volume (β = 0.457, P = .048). CONCLUSION Our results support the involvement of inflammatory pathways in structural brain changes in BD.
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Long J, Qin K, Wu Y, Li L, Zhou J. Gray matter abnormalities and associated familial risk endophenotype in individuals with first-episode bipolar disorder: Evidence from whole-brain voxel-wise meta-analysis. Asian J Psychiatr 2022; 74:103179. [PMID: 35691059 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gray matter abnormalities have been widely reported in individuals with and at familial risk for bipolar disorder (BD). However, inconsistent findings were reported, and whether shared abnormalities exist between at-risk individuals and patients which can represent an endophenotype remained unclear. This meta-analysis aimed at identifying robust patterns of gray matter changes in patients with first-episode BD (FEBD) and associated risk endophenotype of BD. A systematic literature search was performed to identify eligible voxel-based morphometry studies comparing FEBD patients and healthy controls. Findings of included studies were integrated using the Seed-based d Mapping toolbox. Common and distinct patterns of gray matter abnormalities between FEBD patients and unaffected at-risk individuals were explored. A total of 16 VBM studies comparing 411 FEBD patients and 521 controls were included. FEBD patients showed increased gray matter volume in the cerebellum, posterior cingulate cortex and striatum, and decreased gray matter volume in the medial superior frontal gyrus and gyrus rectus. No common abnormalities were identified between FEBD patients and unaffected at-risk individuals. More gray matter loss in the medial superior frontal gyrus and insula were found in FEBD patients relative to unaffected at-risk individuals. These findings revealed robust gray matter abnormalities in the cortico-striato-cerebellar and default mode network regions in FEBD, and implicated that gray matter deficits may not represent a familial risk endophenotype of BD.
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- Jingyi Long
- Department of Radiology, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan 430012, Hubei, China; Department of Radiology, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan 430012, Hubei, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati 45219, OH, USA
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- Department of Depression, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan 430012, Hubei, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan 430023, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Ultrasonography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu, China.
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Roberts G, Lenroot R, Overs B, Fullerton J, Leung V, Ridgway K, Stuart A, Frankland A, Levy F, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Breakspear M, Mitchell PB. Accelerated cortical thinning and volume reduction over time in young people at high genetic risk for bipolar disorder. Psychol Med 2022; 52:1344-1355. [PMID: 32892764 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720003153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BD) is a familial psychiatric disorder associated with frontotemporal and subcortical brain abnormalities. It is unclear whether such abnormalities are present in relatives without BD, and little is known about structural brain trajectories in those at risk. METHOD Neuroimaging was conducted at baseline and at 2-year follow-up interval in 90 high-risk individuals with a first-degree BD relative (HR), and 56 participants with no family history of mental illness who could have non-BD diagnoses. All 146 subjects were aged 12-30 years at baseline. We examined longitudinal change in gray and white matter volume, cortical thickness, and surface area in the frontotemporal cortex and subcortical regions. RESULTS Compared to controls, HR participants showed accelerated cortical thinning and volume reduction in right lateralised frontal regions, including the inferior frontal gyrus, lateral orbitofrontal cortex, frontal pole and rostral middle frontal gyrus. Independent of time, the HR group had greater cortical thickness in the left caudal anterior cingulate cortex, larger volume in the right medial orbitofrontal cortex and greater area of right accumbens, compared to controls. This pattern was evident even in those without the new onset of psychopathology during the inter-scan interval. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that differences previously observed in BD are developing prior to the onset of the disorder. The pattern of pathological acceleration of cortical thinning is likely consistent with a disturbance of molecular mechanisms responsible for normal cortical thinning. We also demonstrate that neuroanatomical differences in HR individuals may be progressive in some regions and stable in others.
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- G Roberts
- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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Overs BJ, Lenroot RK, Roberts G, Green MJ, Toma C, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Pierce KD, Schofield PR, Mitchell PB, Fullerton JM. Cortical mediation of relationships between dopamine receptor D2 and cognition is absent in youth at risk of bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2021; 309:111258. [PMID: 33529975 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bipolar disorder is associated with cognitive deficits and cortical changes for which the developmental dynamics are not well understood. The dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene has been associated with both psychiatric disorders and cognitive variability. Here we examined the mediating role of brain structure in the relationship between DRD2 genomic variation and cognitive performance, with target cortical regions selected based on evidence of association with DRD2, bipolar disorder and/or cognition from prior literature. Participants (n = 143) were aged 12-30 years and comprised 62 first-degree relatives of bipolar patients (deemed 'at-risk'), 55 controls, and 26 patients with established bipolar disorder; all were unrelated Caucasian individuals with complete data across the three required modalities (structural magnetic resonance imaging, neuropsychological and genetic data). A DRD2 haplotype was derived from three functional polymorphisms (rs1800497, rs1076560, rs2283265) associated with alternative splicing (i.e., D2-short/-long isoforms). Moderated mediation analyses explored group differences in relationships between this DRD2 haplotype, three structural brain networks which subsume the identified cortical regions of interest (frontoparietal, dorsal-attention, and ventral-attention), and three cognitive indices (intelligence, attention, and immediate memory). Controls who were homozygous for the DRD2 major haplotype demonstrated greater cognitive performance as a result of dorsal-attention network mediation. However, this association was absent in the 'at-risk' group. This study provides the first evidence of a functional DRD2-brain-cognition pathway. The absence of typical brain-cognition relationships in young 'at-risk' individuals may reflect biological differences that precede illness onset. Further insight into early pathogenic processes may facilitate targeted early interventions.
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- Bronwyn J Overs
- Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Randwick, Australia; School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Randwick, Australia; School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Randwick, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Randwick, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales, Randwick, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
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Li H, Cui L, Cao L, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Deng W, Zhou W. Identification of bipolar disorder using a combination of multimodality magnetic resonance imaging and machine learning techniques. BMC Psychiatry 2020; 20:488. [PMID: 33023515 PMCID: PMC7542439 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02886-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a common mood disorder that is often goes misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Recently, machine learning techniques have been combined with neuroimaging methods to aid in the diagnosis of BPD. However, most studies have focused on the construction of classifiers based on single-modality MRI. Hence, in this study, we aimed to construct a support vector machine (SVM) model using a combination of structural and functional MRI, which could be used to accurately identify patients with BPD. METHODS In total, 44 patients with BPD and 36 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Clinical evaluation and MRI scans were performed for each subject. Next, image pre-processing, VBM and ReHo analyses were performed. The ReHo values of each subject in the clusters showing significant differences were extracted. Further, LASSO approach was recruited to screen features. Based on selected features, the SVM model was established, and discriminant analysis was performed. RESULTS After using the two-sample t-test with multiple comparisons, a total of 8 clusters were extracted from the data (VBM = 6; ReHo = 2). Next, we used both VBM and ReHo data to construct the new SVM classifier, which could effectively identify patients with BPD at an accuracy of 87.5% (95%CI: 72.5-95.3%), sensitivity of 86.4% (95%CI: 64.0-96.4%), and specificity of 88.9% (95%CI: 63.9-98.0%) in the test data (p = 0.0022). CONCLUSIONS A combination of structural and functional MRI can be of added value in the construction of SVM classifiers to aid in the accurate identification of BPD in the clinic.
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- Hao Li
- grid.412615.5Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China ,grid.484195.5Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, No.58 Zhongshan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080 China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Neurological Diseases, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, No.58 Zhongshan Road 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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- Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Huiai Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- grid.452505.30000 0004 1757 6882Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Huiai Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.216417.70000 0001 0379 7164Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan China ,Chinese National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, Hunan China
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- grid.452505.30000 0004 1757 6882Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Huiai Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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- grid.452505.30000 0004 1757 6882Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Huiai Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
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Brain structural correlates of familial risk for mental illness: a meta-analysis of voxel-based morphometry studies in relatives of patients with psychotic or mood disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020; 45:1369-1379. [PMID: 32353861 PMCID: PMC7297956 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0687-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD) are heritable psychiatric disorders with partially overlapping genetic liability. Shared and disorder-specific neurobiological abnormalities associated with familial risk for developing mental illnesses are largely unknown. We performed a meta-analysis of structural brain imaging studies in relatives of patients with SCZ, BD, and MDD to identify overlapping and discrete brain structural correlates of familial risk for mental disorders. Search for voxel-based morphometry studies in relatives of patients with SCZ, BD, and MDD in PubMed and Embase identified 33 studies with 2292 relatives and 2052 healthy controls (HC). Seed-based d Mapping software was used to investigate global differences in gray matter volumes between relatives as a group versus HC, and between those of each psychiatric disorder and HC. As a group, relatives exhibited gray matter abnormalities in left supramarginal gyrus, right striatum, right inferior frontal gyrus, left thalamus, bilateral insula, right cerebellum, and right superior frontal gyrus, compared with HC. Decreased right cerebellar gray matter was the only abnormality common to relatives of all three conditions. Subgroup analyses showed disorder-specific gray matter abnormalities in left thalamus and bilateral insula associated with risk for SCZ, in left supramarginal gyrus and right frontal regions with risk for BD, and in right striatum with risk for MDD. While decreased gray matter in right cerebellum might be a common brain structural abnormality associated with shared risk for SCZ, BD, and MDD, regional gray matter abnormalities in neocortex, thalamus, and striatum appear to be disorder-specific.
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de Zwarte SMC, Brouwer RM, Agartz I, Alda M, Aleman A, Alpert KI, Bearden CE, Bertolino A, Bois C, Bonvino A, Bramon E, Buimer EEL, Cahn W, Cannon DM, Cannon TD, Caseras X, Castro-Fornieles J, Chen Q, Chung Y, De la Serna E, Di Giorgio A, Doucet GE, Eker MC, Erk S, Fears SC, Foley SF, Frangou S, Frankland A, Fullerton JM, Glahn DC, Goghari VM, Goldman AL, Gonul AS, Gruber O, de Haan L, Hajek T, Hawkins EL, Heinz A, Hillegers MHJ, Hulshoff Pol HE, Hultman CM, Ingvar M, Johansson V, Jönsson EG, Kane F, Kempton MJ, Koenis MMG, Kopecek M, Krabbendam L, Krämer B, Lawrie SM, Lenroot RK, Marcelis M, Marsman JBC, Mattay VS, McDonald C, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Michielse S, Mitchell PB, Moreno D, Murray RM, Mwangi B, Najt P, Neilson E, Newport J, van Os J, Overs B, Ozerdem A, Picchioni MM, Richter A, Roberts G, Aydogan AS, Schofield PR, Simsek F, Soares JC, Sugranyes G, Toulopoulou T, Tronchin G, Walter H, Wang L, Weinberger DR, Whalley HC, Yalin N, Andreassen OA, Ching CRK, van Erp TGM, Turner JA, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Kahn RS, van Haren NEM. The Association Between Familial Risk and Brain Abnormalities Is Disease Specific: An ENIGMA-Relatives Study of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Biol Psychiatry 2019; 86:545-556. [PMID: 31443932 PMCID: PMC7068800 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share genetic liability, and some structural brain abnormalities are common to both conditions. First-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia (FDRs-SZ) show similar brain abnormalities to patients, albeit with smaller effect sizes. Imaging findings in first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar disorder (FDRs-BD) have been inconsistent in the past, but recent studies report regionally greater volumes compared with control subjects. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of global and subcortical brain measures of 6008 individuals (1228 FDRs-SZ, 852 FDRs-BD, 2246 control subjects, 1016 patients with schizophrenia, 666 patients with bipolar disorder) from 34 schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder family cohorts with standardized methods. Analyses were repeated with a correction for intracranial volume (ICV) and for the presence of any psychopathology in the relatives and control subjects. RESULTS FDRs-BD had significantly larger ICV (d = +0.16, q < .05 corrected), whereas FDRs-SZ showed smaller thalamic volumes than control subjects (d = -0.12, q < .05 corrected). ICV explained the enlargements in the brain measures in FDRs-BD. In FDRs-SZ, after correction for ICV, total brain, cortical gray matter, cerebral white matter, cerebellar gray and white matter, and thalamus volumes were significantly smaller; the cortex was thinner (d < -0.09, q < .05 corrected); and third ventricle was larger (d = +0.15, q < .05 corrected). The findings were not explained by psychopathology in the relatives or control subjects. CONCLUSIONS Despite shared genetic liability, FDRs-SZ and FDRs-BD show a differential pattern of structural brain abnormalities, specifically a divergent effect in ICV. This may imply that the neurodevelopmental trajectories leading to brain anomalies in schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are distinct.
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- Sonja M C de Zwarte
- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research (NORMENT), K.G. Jebsen Centre, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Centre for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Psychiatry, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Psychiatry, Neuroscience in Mental Health Research Department, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Centre for Neuroimaging and Cognitive Genomics and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering (NCBES), Galway Neuroscience Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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- Psychology and Psychology, 2017SGR881, Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Institute d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United Kingdom
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- Psychology and Psychology, 2017SGR881, Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Institute d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- SoCAT LAB, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Psychiatry, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Research Division of Mind and Brain, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut; Tommy Fuss Center for Neuropsychiatric Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- SoCAT LAB, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia
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- Experimental Psychopathology and Neuroimaging, Department of General Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Early Psychosis Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Division of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Research Division of Mind and Brain, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research (NORMENT), K.G. Jebsen Centre, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Centre for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic; Department of Psychiatry, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Experimental Psychopathology and Neuroimaging, Department of General Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Centre for Neuroimaging and Cognitive Genomics and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering (NCBES), Galway Neuroscience Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Clinical Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Centre for Neuroimaging and Cognitive Genomics and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering (NCBES), Galway Neuroscience Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Division of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Experimental Psychopathology and Neuroimaging, Department of General Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurosciences, Health Sciences Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- SoCAT LAB, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychiatry, Cigli State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Psychology and Psychology, 2017SGR881, Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Institute d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychology, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Neuroimaging and Cognitive Genomics and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering (NCBES), Galway Neuroscience Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Research Division of Mind and Brain, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Affective Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research (NORMENT), K.G. Jebsen Centre, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, California
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- Clinical Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California; Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia; Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, California
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- Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus University Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Drobinin V, Slaney C, Garnham J, Propper L, Uher R, Alda M, Hajek T. Larger right inferior frontal gyrus volume and surface area in participants at genetic risk for bipolar disorders. Psychol Med 2019; 49:1308-1315. [PMID: 30058502 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291718001903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Larger grey matter volume of the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) is among the most replicated biomarkers of genetic risk for bipolar disorders (BD). However, the IFG is a heterogeneous prefrontal region, and volumetric findings can be attributable to changes in cortical thickness (CT), surface area (SA) or gyrification. Here, we investigated the morphometry of IFG in participants at genetic risk for BD. METHODS We quantified the IFG cortical grey matter volume in 29 affected, 32 unaffected relatives of BD probands, and 42 controls. We then examined SA, CT, and cortical folding in subregions of the IFG. RESULTS We found volumetric group differences in the right IFG, with the largest volumes in unaffected high-risk and smallest in control participants (F2,192 = 3.07, p = 0.01). The volume alterations were localized to the pars triangularis of the IFG (F2,97 = 4.05, p = 0.02), with no differences in pars opercularis or pars orbitalis. Pars triangularis volume was highly correlated with its SA [Pearson r(101) = 0.88, p < 0.001], which significantly differed between the groups (F2,97 = 4.45, p = 0.01). As with volume, the mean SA of the pars triangularis was greater in unaffected (corrected p = 0.02) and affected relatives (corrected p = 0.05) compared with controls. We did not find group differences in pars triangularis CT or gyrification. CONCLUSIONS These findings strengthen prior knowledge about the volumetric findings in this region and provide a new insight into the localization and topology of IFG alterations. The unique nature of rIFG morphology in BD, with larger volume and SA early in the course of illness, could have practical implications for detection of participants at risk for BD.
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- V Drobinin
- Department of Psychiatry,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry,Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada
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Lu X, Zhong Y, Ma Z, Wu Y, Fox PT, Zhang N, Wang C. Structural imaging biomarkers for bipolar disorder: Meta-analyses of whole-brain voxel-based morphometry studies. Depress Anxiety 2019; 36:353-364. [PMID: 30475436 DOI: 10.1002/da.22866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2018] [Revised: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BD) is a common and destructive psychiatric illness worldwide. Although it is known that BD is associated with morphological abnormalities of the brain, the regions implicated in BD remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to update current knowledge on potential structural imaging biomarkers of BD. METHODS Studies published up to January 31, 2018, were identified by a comprehensive literature search of PubMed, EBSCO, and BrainMap voxel-based morphometry (VBM) database. Whole-brain VBM studies that examined gray matter (GM) abnormalities of group comparisons between BD and healthy controls (HC) and reported results as coordinates in a standard reference space were included. Different meta-analyses were performed by activation likelihood estimation (ALE) algorithm. RESULTS A total of 46 studies with 56 experiments, including 1720 subjects and 268 foci were included. Seven different meta-analyses were calculated separately across experiments reporting decreased or increased GM volume among BD, BDΙ, BD-adults, and BD-youths groups. Fifteen regions of significantly different GM volume between four groups and HC were identified. There were extensive GM deficits in the prefrontal and temporal cortex, and enlargements in the putamen, cingulate cortex, and precuneus. CONCLUSIONS The results revealed that the thinning of prefrontal cortex was a key region in the pathophysiology of BD. The enlargement of the cingulate cortex may be implicated in a compensatory mechanism. It underscored important differences between BD-adults and BD-youths and specific biomarkers of three subgroups.
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- Xin Lu
- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, United States.,Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, United States
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Urback AL, Metcalfe AW, Korczak DJ, MacIntosh BJ, Goldstein BI. Reduced cerebrovascular reactivity among adolescents with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord 2019; 21:124-131. [PMID: 30422372 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is excessive and premature among individuals with bipolar disorder (BD). Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), reflecting vasodilatory capacity of cerebral blood vessels in response to vasoactive substances, is a marker of cerebrovascular health. Despite informative findings in other diseases, CVR has not previously been examined in BD. METHODS Twenty-five adolescents with BD and 25 age and sex-matched psychiatrically healthy controls (HCs) completed six 15-second breath-holds (BHs) during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at 3-Tesla. CVR was determined by comparing blood-oxygenation-level dependent (BOLD) signal changes. Voxel-wise contrasts were analyzed. Body mass index (BMI) was examined as a potential confound. RESULTS CVR in the posterior cingulate gyrus and periventricular white matter was lower in BD vs HC. After controlling for differences in BMI, additional between-group CVR differences were observed in the temporal poles, supramarginal gyrus, and lingual gyrus. There were no regions in which CVR was significantly greater in BD vs HC. CVR was not associated with mood symptoms. CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study provides evidence of cerebrovascular dysfunction in BD, including regions known to be susceptible to cerebrovascular dysfunction and/or disease. These findings warrant additional research on the causes and consequences of cerebrovascular dysfunction in early-onset BD.
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- Adam L Urback
- Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Chen MH, Chang WC, Hsu JW, Huang KL, Tu PC, Su TP, Li CT, Lin WC, Bai YM. Correlation of proinflammatory cytokines levels and reduced gray matter volumes between patients with bipolar disorder and unipolar depression. J Affect Disord 2019; 245:8-15. [PMID: 30359810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gray matter volume reduction in specific brain regions, such as the prefrontal cortex, was found in patients with bipolar disorder and those with unipolar depression. However, few studies have directly compared gray matter volumes between bipolar disorder and unipolar depression. In addition, it is unknown whether proinflammatory cytokines play a role in the gray matter volume difference between bipolar disorder and unipolar depression. METHODS Twenty-three patients with bipolar disorder and 23 with unipolar depression in a mildly ill state (Clinical Global Impression-Severity ≤ 3) were enrolled in our study. Each participant underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging and proinflammatory cytokines examination. Voxel-based morphometry was performed to investigate the gray matter volume difference between bipolar disorder and unipolar depression. Correlations of the proinflammatory cytokines and the gray matter volume difference were analyzed. RESULTS Several brain regions, including the orbitofrontal cortex, lingual gyrus, inferior frontal cortex, middle frontal cortex, and planum polare, were significantly smaller in patients with bipolar disorder than in those with unipolar depression. These gray matter volume differences between bipolar disorder and unipolar depression were negatively correlated with soluble IL-6 receptor levels. DISCUSSION Proinflammatory cytokines, especially IL-6, were associated with the gray matter volumes in bipolar disorder and unipolar depression. However, the complicated associations between proinflammatory cytokines, neurocognitive function, and gray matter volumes require further investigation.
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- Mu-Hong Chen
- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112 Taiwan
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112 Taiwan; Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112 Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 11217, Taiwan.
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Yalin N, Saricicek A, Hidiroglu C, Zugman A, Direk N, Ada E, Cavusoglu B, Er A, Isik G, Ceylan D, Tunca Z, Kempton MJ, Ozerdem A. Cortical thickness and surface area as an endophenotype in bipolar disorder type I patients and their first-degree relatives. Neuroimage Clin 2019; 22:101695. [PMID: 30738374 PMCID: PMC6370861 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES So far, few studies have investigated cortical thickness (CT) and surface area (SA) measures in bipolar disorder type I (BDI) in comparison to a high genetic risk group such as first-degree relatives (FR). This study aimed to examine CT and SA differences between BDI, FR and healthy controls (HC). METHODS 3D T1 magnetic resonance images were acquired from 27 euthymic BDI patients, 24 unaffected FR and 29 HC. CT and SA measures were obtained with FreeSurfer version 5.3.0. Generalized estimating equations were used to compare CT and SA between groups. Group comparisons were repeated with restricting the FR group to 17 siblings (FR-SB) only. RESULTS \Mean age in years was 36.3 ± 9.5 for BDI, 32.1 ± 10.9 for FR, 34.7 ± 9.8 for FR-SB and 33.1 ± 9.0 for HC group respectively. BDI patients revealed larger SA of left pars triangularis (LPT) compared to HC (p = .001). In addition, increased SA in superior temporal cortex (STC) in FR-SB group compared to HC was identified (p = .0001). CONCLUSIONS Our result of increased SA in LPT of BDI could be a disease marker and increased SA in STC of FR-SB could be a marker related with resilience to illness.
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- Nefize Yalin
- Centre for Affective Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience (LINC), Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
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Hajek T, Franke K, Kolenic M, Capkova J, Matejka M, Propper L, Uher R, Stopkova P, Novak T, Paus T, Kopecek M, Spaniel F, Alda M. Brain Age in Early Stages of Bipolar Disorders or Schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull 2019; 45:190-198. [PMID: 29272464 PMCID: PMC6293219 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbx172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The greater presence of neurodevelopmental antecedants may differentiate schizophrenia from bipolar disorders (BD). Machine learning/pattern recognition allows us to estimate the biological age of the brain from structural magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRI). The discrepancy between brain and chronological age could contribute to early detection and differentiation of BD and schizophrenia. METHODS We estimated brain age in 2 studies focusing on early stages of schizophrenia or BD. In the first study, we recruited 43 participants with first episode of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (FES) and 43 controls. In the second study, we included 96 offspring of bipolar parents (48 unaffected, 48 affected) and 60 controls. We used relevance vector regression trained on an independent sample of 504 controls to estimate the brain age of study participants from structural MRI. We calculated the brain-age gap estimate (BrainAGE) score by subtracting the chronological age from the brain age. RESULTS Participants with FES had higher BrainAGE scores than controls (F(1, 83) = 8.79, corrected P = .008, Cohen's d = 0.64). Their brain age was on average 2.64 ± 4.15 years greater than their chronological age (matched t(42) = 4.36, P < .001). In contrast, participants at risk or in the early stages of BD showed comparable BrainAGE scores to controls (F(2,149) = 1.04, corrected P = .70, η2 = 0.01) and comparable brain and chronological age. CONCLUSIONS Early stages of schizophrenia, but not early stages of BD, were associated with advanced BrainAGE scores. Participants with FES showed neurostructural alterations, which made their brains appear 2.64 years older than their chronological age. BrainAGE scores could aid in early differential diagnosis between BD and schizophrenia.
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- Tomas Hajek
- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.,National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Structural Brain Mapping Group, Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic.,Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Rotman Research Institute and Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Center for Developing Brain, Child Mind Institute, New York, NY
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.,National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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Rubin-Falcone H, Zanderigo F, Thapa-Chhetry B, Lan M, Miller JM, Sublette ME, Oquendo MA, Hellerstein DJ, McGrath PJ, Stewart JW, Mann JJ. Pattern recognition of magnetic resonance imaging-based gray matter volume measurements classifies bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2018; 227:498-505. [PMID: 29156364 PMCID: PMC5805651 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Bipolar Disorder (BD) cannot be reliably distinguished from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) until the first manic or hypomanic episode. Consequently, many patients with BD are treated with antidepressants without mood stabilizers, a strategy that is often ineffective and carries a risk of inducing a manic episode. We previously reported reduced cortical thickness in right precuneus, right caudal middle-frontal cortex and left inferior parietal cortex in BD compared with MDD. METHODS This study extends our previous work by performing individual level classification of BD or MDD in an expanded, currently unmedicated, cohort using gray matter volume (GMV) based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and a Support Vector Machine. All patients were in a Major Depressive Episode and a leave-two-out analysis was performed. RESULTS Nineteen out of 26 BD subjects and 20 out of 26 MDD subjects were correctly identified, for a combined accuracy of 75%. The three brain regions contributing to the classification were higher GMV in bilateral supramarginal gyrus and occipital cortex indicating MDD, and higher GMV in right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex indicating BD. LIMITATIONS This analysis included scans performed with two different headcoils and scan sequences, which limited the interpretability of results in an independent cohort analysis. CONCLUSIONS Our results add to previously published data which suggest that regional gray matter volume should be investigated further as a clinical diagnostic tool to predict BD before the appearance of a manic or hypomanic episode.
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- Harry Rubin-Falcone
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Now at Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Depression Evaluation Service, Division of Clinical Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Depression Evaluation Service, Division of Clinical Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Depression Evaluation Service, Division of Clinical Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA; Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Mansur RB, McIntyre RS, Cao B, Lee Y, Japiassú L, Chen K, Lu R, Lu W, Chen X, Li T, Xu G, Lin K. Obesity and frontal-striatal brain structures in offspring of individuals with bipolar disorder: Results from the global mood and brain science initiative. Bipolar Disord 2018; 20:42-48. [PMID: 28944976 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare frontal-striatal brain volumes between offspring of individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) and healthy controls; to investigate the associations of body mass index (BMI) and age with brain volumes; and to assess the moderating effects of BMI and age on the relationship between risk status and structural brain differences. METHODS We cross-sectionally assessed structural regional and global brain volumes using magnetic resonance imaging and BMI among 53 BD offspring subjects, stratified by risk status, and 23 non-BD offspring controls (aged 8-28 years). Analyses of variance and covariance and linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate the associations between BMI and measures of brain volume, as well as the interaction effects between age, BMI, and risk status on brain volumes. RESULTS After adjusting for age, sex, and intracranial volume, higher BD risk status was associated with lower bilateral cerebellar cortical and right pars orbitalis volumes. Higher BMI was significantly associated with greater brain volumes in frontal and subcortical structures. A significant interaction effect between BMI and risk status was observed in right middle frontal volume. The moderating effect of BMI on brain volume was most robustly observed among subjects aged 14-19 years and less robustly observed among those aged 20-28 years; BMI and brain volumes were negatively correlated among subjects aged 8-13 years. CONCLUSIONS Alterations in brain structures in individuals at risk for BD may be moderated by BMI. Obesity among individuals with a family history of BD may confer additional risk, particularly in mid-adolescence.
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- Rodrigo B Mansur
- Department of Affective Disorders, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Affective Disorders, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.,Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Affective Disorders, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China.,Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Affective Disorders, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China.,Laboratory of Emotion and Cognition, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China.,Laboratory of Neuropsychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Shinn AK, Roh YS, Ravichandran CT, Baker JT, Öngür D, Cohen BM. Aberrant cerebellar connectivity in bipolar disorder with psychosis. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING 2017; 2:438-448. [PMID: 28730183 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The cerebellum, which modulates affect and cognition in addition to motor functions, may contribute substantially to the pathophysiology of mood and psychotic disorders, such as bipolar disorder. A growing literature points to cerebellar abnormalities in bipolar disorder. However, no studies have investigated the topographic representations of resting state cerebellar networks in bipolar disorder, specifically their functional connectivity to cerebral cortical networks. METHODS Using a well-defined cerebral cortical parcellation scheme as functional connectivity seeds, we compared ten cerebellar resting state networks in 49 patients with bipolar disorder and a lifetime history of psychotic features and 55 healthy control participants matched for age, sex, and image signal-to-noise ratio. RESULTS Patients with psychotic bipolar disorder showed reduced cerebro-cerebellar functional connectivity in somatomotor A, ventral attention, salience, and frontoparietal control A and B networks relative to healthy control participants. These findings were not significantly correlated with current symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Patients with psychotic bipolar disorder showed evidence of cerebro-cerebellar dysconnectivity in selective networks. These disease-related changes were substantial and not explained by medication exposure or substance use. Therefore, they may be mechanistically relevant to the underlying susceptibility to mood dysregulation and psychosis. Cerebellar mechanisms deserve further exploration in psychiatric conditions, and this study's findings may have value in guiding future studies on pathophysiology and treatment of mood and psychotic disorders, in particular.
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- Ann K Shinn
- Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Program for Neuropsychiatric Research, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.,Lurie Center for Autism, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Program for Neuropsychiatric Research, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Manual motor speed dysfunction as a neurocognitive endophenotype in euthymic bipolar disorder patients and their healthy relatives. Evidence from a 5-year follow-up study. J Affect Disord 2017; 215:156-162. [PMID: 28334676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have examined Manual Motor Speed (MMS) in bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this longitudinal, family study was to explore whether dysfunctional MMS represents a neurocognitive endophenotype of BD. METHODS A sample of 291 subjects, including 131 BD patients, 77 healthy first-degree relatives (BD-Rel), and 83 genetically-unrelated healthy controls (HC), was assessed with the Finger-Tapping Test (FTT) on three occasions over a 5-year period. Dependence of FTT on participants´ age was removed by means of a lineal model of HC samples, while correcting simultaneously the time and learning effect. Differences between groups were evaluated with an ANOVA test. RESULTS The patients' performance was significantly worse than that of HC over time (p≤0.006), and these deficits remained when non-euthymic BD patients (n=9) were excluded from analysis. Some significant differences between BD patients and BD-Rel (p≤0.037) and between BD-Rel and HC (p≤0.033) were found, but they tended to disappear as time progressed (p≥0.057). Performance of the BD-Rel group was intermediate to that of BD and HC. Most sociodemographic and clinical variables did not affect these results in patients. (p≥0.1). However, treatment with carbamazepine and benzodiazepines may exert a iatrogenic effect on MMS performance (p≤0.006). LIMITATIONS Only right-handed subjects were included in this study. Substantial attrition over time was detected. CONCLUSIONS There were significant differences between the patients´ MMS performance and that of healthy relatives and controls, regardless of most clinical and sociodemographic variables. Dysfunctional MMS could be considered an endophenotype of BD. Further studies are needed to rule out possible iatrogenic effects of some psychopharmacological treatments.
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Nenadic I, Yotter RA, Dietzek M, Langbein K, Sauer H, Gaser C. Cortical complexity in bipolar disorder applying a spherical harmonics approach. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2017; 263:44-47. [PMID: 28324693 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Recent studies using surface-based morphometry of structural magnetic resonance imaging data have suggested that some changes in bipolar disorder (BP) might be neurodevelopmental in origin. We applied a novel analysis of cortical complexity based on fractal dimensions in high-resolution structural MRI scans of 18 bipolar disorder patients and 26 healthy controls. Our region-of-interest based analysis revealed increases in fractal dimensions (in patients relative to controls) in left lateral orbitofrontal cortex and right precuneus, and decreases in right caudal middle frontal, entorhinal cortex, and right pars orbitalis, and left fusiform and posterior cingulate cortices. While our analysis is preliminary, it suggests that early neurodevelopmental pathologies might contribute to bipolar disorder, possibly through genetic mechanisms.
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- Igor Nenadic
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg & Marburg University Hospital/UKGM, Marburg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany; Section of Biomedical Image Analysis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany; Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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Ganzola R, Duchesne S. Voxel-based morphometry meta-analysis of gray and white matter finds significant areas of differences in bipolar patients from healthy controls. Bipolar Disord 2017; 19:74-83. [PMID: 28444949 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We present a retrospective meta-analysis of voxel-based morphometry (VBM) of gray (GM) and white matter (WM) differences between patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and behaviorally healthy controls. METHODS We used the activation likelihood estimation and Sleuth software for our meta-analysis, considering P-value maps at the cluster level inference of .05 with uncorrected P<.001. Results were visualized with the software MANGO. RESULTS We included twenty-five articles in the analysis, and separated the comparisons where BD patients had lower GM or WM concentrations than controls (573 subjects, 21 experiments, and 117 locations/180 subjects, five experiments, and 15 locations, respectively) and the comparisons where BD patients had greater GM concentrations than controls (217 subjects, nine experiments, and 49 locations). Higher WM concentrations in BD patients were not detected. We observed for BD reduced GM concentrations in the left medial frontal gyrus and right inferior/precentral gyri encompassing the insular cortex, and greater GM concentrations in the left putamen. Further, lower WM concentrations were detected in the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus, left superior corona radiata, and left posterior cingulum. CONCLUSIONS This meta-analysis confirms deterioration of frontal and insular regions as already found in previous meta-analysis. GM reductions in these regions could be related to emotional processing and decision making, which are typically impaired in BD. Moreover, we found abnormalities in precentral frontal areas and putamen that have been linked to more basic functions, which could point to sensory and specific cognitive deficits. Finally, WM reductions involved circuitry that may contribute to emotional dysregulation in BD.
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- Rossana Ganzola
- Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, Québec City, Québec, Canada.,Départment de Radiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Miskowiak KW, Kjærstad HL, Meluken I, Petersen JZ, Maciel BR, Köhler CA, Vinberg M, Kessing LV, Carvalho AF. The search for neuroimaging and cognitive endophenotypes: A critical systematic review of studies involving unaffected first-degree relatives of individuals with bipolar disorder. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 73:1-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Özerdem A, Ceylan D, Can G. Neurobiology of Risk for Bipolar Disorder. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN PSYCHIATRY 2016; 3:315-329. [PMID: 27867834 PMCID: PMC5093194 DOI: 10.1007/s40501-016-0093-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental illness which follows a relapsing and remitting course and requires lifetime treatment. The lack of biological markers for BD is a major difficulty in clinical practice. Exploring multiple endophenotypes to fit in multivariate genetic models for BD is an important element in the process of finding tools to facilitate early diagnosis, early intervention, prevention of new episodes, and follow-up of treatment response in BD. Reviewing of studies on neuroimaging, neurocognition, and biochemical parameters in populations with high genetic risk for the illness can yield an integrative perspective on the neurobiology of risk for BD. The most up-to-date data reveals consistent deficits in executive function, response inhibition, verbal memory/learning, verbal fluency, and processing speed in risk groups for BD. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies report alterations in the activity of the inferior frontal gyrus, medial prefrontal cortex, and limbic areas, particularly in the amygdala in unaffected first-degree relatives (FDR) of BD compared to healthy controls. Risk groups for BD also present altered immune and neurochemical modulation. Despite inconsistencies, accumulating data reveals cognitive and imaging markers for risk and to a less extent resilience of BD. Findings on neural modulation markers are preliminary and require further studies. Although the knowledge on the neurobiology of risk for BD has been inadequate to provide benefits for clinical practice, further studies on structural and functional changes in the brain, neurocognitive functioning, and neurochemical modulation have a potential to reveal biomarkers for risk and resilience for BD. Multimodal, multicenter, population-based studies with large sample size allowing for homogeneous subgroup analyses will immensely contribute to the elucidation of biological markers for risk for BD in an integrative model.
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- Ayşegül Özerdem
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
- Department of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Neuroscience, Health Sciences Institute, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
- Department of Psychiatry, Gümüşhane State Hospital, Gümüşhane, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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Roberts G, Lenroot R, Frankland A, Yeung PK, Gale N, Wright A, Lau P, Levy F, Wen W, Mitchell PB. Abnormalities in left inferior frontal gyral thickness and parahippocampal gyral volume in young people at high genetic risk for bipolar disorder. Psychol Med 2016; 46:2083-2096. [PMID: 27067698 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291716000507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fronto-limbic structural brain abnormalities have been reported in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), but findings in individuals at increased genetic risk of developing BD have been inconsistent. We conducted a study in adolescents and young adults (12-30 years) comparing measures of fronto-limbic cortical and subcortical brain structure between individuals at increased familial risk of BD (at risk; AR), subjects with BD and controls (CON). We separately examined cortical volume, thickness and surface area as these have distinct neurodevelopmental origins and thus may reflect differential effects of genetic risk. METHOD We compared fronto-limbic measures of grey and white matter volume, cortical thickness and surface area in 72 unaffected-risk individuals with at least one first-degree relative with bipolar disorder (AR), 38 BD subjects and 72 participants with no family history of mental illness (CON). RESULTS The AR group had significantly reduced cortical thickness in the left pars orbitalis of the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) compared with the CON group, and significantly increased left parahippocampal gyral volume compared with those with BD. CONCLUSIONS The finding of reduced cortical thickness of the left pars orbitalis in AR subjects is consistent with other evidence supporting the IFG as a key region associated with genetic liability for BD. The greater volume of the left parahippocampal gyrus in those at high risk is in line with some prior reports of regional increases in grey matter volume in at-risk subjects. Assessing multiple complementary morphometric measures may assist in the better understanding of abnormal developmental processes in BD.
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- G Roberts
- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia
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