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Zhou B, Zhao Y, Wu X. Differences of individual gray matter networks between MCI patients who converted to AD within 3 Years and nonconverters. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28874. [PMID: 38623255 PMCID: PMC11016615 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28874] [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: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Objective Here we aimed to explore the differences in individual gray matter (GM) networks at baseline in mild cognitive impairment patients who converted to Alzheimer's disease (AD) within 3 years (MCI-C) and nonconverters (MCI-NC). Materials and methods Data from 461 MCI patients (180 MCI-C and 281 MCI-NC) were obtained from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). For each subject, a GM network was constructed using 3D-T1 imaging and the Kullback-Leibler divergence method. Gradient and topological analyses of individual GM networks were performed, and partial correlations were calculated to evaluate relationships among network properties, cognitive function, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) €4 alleles. Subsequently, a support vector machine (SVM) model was constructed to discriminate the MCI-C and MCI-NC patients at baseline. Results The gradient analysis revealed that the principal gradient score distribution was more compressed in the MCI-C group than in the MCI-NC group, with scores for the left lingual gyrus, right fusiform gyrus and left middle temporal gyrus being increased in the MCI-C group (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). The topological analysis showed significant differences in nodal efficiency in four nodes between the two groups. Furthermore, the regional gradient scores or nodal efficiency were found to be significantly related to the neuropsychological test scores, and the left middle temporal gyrus gradient scores were positively associated with the number of APOE €4 alleles (r = 0.192, p = 0.002). Ultimately, the SVM model achieved a balanced accuracy of 79.4% in classifying MCI-C and MCI-NC patients (p < 0.001). Conclusion The whole-brain GM network hierarchy in the MCI-C group was more compressed than that in the MCI-NC group, suggesting more serious cognitive impairments in the MCI-C group. The left middle temporal gyrus gradient scores were related to both cognitive function and APOE €4 alleles, thus serving as potential biomarkers distinguishing MCI-C from MCI-NC at baseline.
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- Baiwan Zhou
- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhang H, Guo Z, Qu Y, Zhao Y, Yang Y, Du J, Yang C. Cognitive function and brain activation before and after transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation in healthy adults: A concurrent tcVNS-fMRI study. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1003411. [PMID: 36438376 PMCID: PMC9691850 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1003411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, which involves the application of electrical currents to the cervical (tcVNS) or auricular (taVNS) branches of the vagus nerve, may be a potential treatment for improving cognitive dysfunction. taVNS may improve cognitive performance in healthy adults, and fewer studies have been performed on the effects of tcVNS on cognition in healthy subjects. We conducted a randomized, single-blind, crossover-controlled trial to investigate the effects of tcVNS stimulation on cognitive function and neural activity in the brains of healthy adults. This study provides support for further tcVNS studies for the treatment of cognitive impairment. Twenty-one participants were randomly divided into two groups, A and B. Group A received tcVNS first and then sham-tcVNS, while group B received the intervention in the reverse order, receiving sham stimulation first and then true stimulation. All subjects were required to perform cognitive function tests before and after receiving intervention, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was performed concurrently during the intervention. We hypothesized that tcVNS would have an effect on the cognitive performance of the subjects and alter the neural activity of the brain. The present study showed that tcVNS had beneficial effects on cognitive performance, mainly improving memory and language skills and attention. tcVNS intervention produced significant spontaneous neural activity in the calcarine gyrus, fusiform gyrus, lingual gyrus, and parahippocampal gyrus of the brain. Future tcVNS/fMRI trials will need to explore the effects of changes in stimulus parameters on the neural activity response of the brain.
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- Han Zhang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- School of Rehabilitation, West China Medical College, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Brain Function Rehabilitation and Development Institute, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- School of Rehabilitation, West China Medical College, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- School of Rehabilitation, West China Medical College, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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White H, Webb R, McKnight I, Legg K, Lee C, Lee PH, Spicer OS, Shim JW. TRPV4 mRNA is elevated in the caudate nucleus with NPH but not in Alzheimer's disease. Front Genet 2022; 13:936151. [PMID: 36406122 PMCID: PMC9670164 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.936151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are somewhat similar, and it is common to misdiagnose these two conditions. Although there are fluid markers detectable in humans with NPH and AD, determining which biomarker is optimal in representing genetic characteristics consistent throughout species is poorly understood. Here, we hypothesize that NPH can be differentiated from AD with mRNA biomarkers of unvaried proximity to telomeres. We examined human caudate nucleus tissue samples for the expression of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 (TRPV4) and amyloid precursor protein (APP). Using the genome data viewer, we analyzed the mutability of TRPV4 and other genes in mice, rats, and humans through matching nucleotides of six genes of interest and one house keeping gene with two factors associated with high mutation rate: 1) proximity to telomeres or 2) high adenine and thymine (A + T) content. We found that TRPV4 and microtubule associated protein tau (MAPT) mRNA were elevated in NPH. In AD, mRNA expression of TRPV4 was unaltered unlike APP and other genes. In mice, rats, and humans, the nucleotide size of TRPV4 did not vary, while in other genes, the sizes were inconsistent. Proximity to telomeres in TRPV4 was <50 Mb across species. Our analyses reveal that TRPV4 gene size and mutability are conserved across three species, suggesting that TRPV4 can be a potential link in the pathophysiology of chronic hydrocephalus in aged humans (>65 years) and laboratory rodents at comparable ages.
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- Hunter White
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Anesthesia, Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southcoast Health, Fall River, MA, United States,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
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- National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States,*Correspondence: Joon W. Shim,
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