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Desmidt T, Dujardin PA, Andersson F, Brizard B, Réméniéras JP, Gissot V, Arlicot N, Barantin L, Espitalier F, Belzung C, Tanti A, Robert G, Bulteau S, Gallet Q, Kazour F, Cognet S, Camus V, El-Hage W, Poupin P, Karim HT. Changes in cerebral connectivity and brain tissue pulsations with the antidepressant response to an equimolar mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide: an MRI and ultrasound study. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:3900-3908. [PMID: 37592013 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02217-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
Abstract
Nitrous oxide (N2O) has recently emerged as a potential fast-acting antidepressant but the cerebral mechanisms involved in this effect remain speculative. We hypothesized that the antidepressant response to an Equimolar Mixture of Oxygen and Nitrous Oxide (EMONO) would be associated with changes in cerebral connectivity and brain tissue pulsations (BTP). Thirty participants (20 with a major depressive episode resistant to at least one antidepressant and 10 healthy controls-HC, aged 25-50, only females) were exposed to a 1-h single session of EMONO and followed for 1 week. We defined response as a reduction of at least 50% in the MADRS score 1 week after exposure. Cerebral connectivity of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC), using ROI-based resting state fMRI, and BTP, using ultrasound Tissue Pulsatility Imaging, were compared before and rapidly after exposure (as well as during exposure for BTP) among HC, non-responders and responders. We conducted analyses to compare group × time, group, and time effects. Nine (45%) depressed participants were considered responders and eleven (55%) non-responders. In responders, we observed a significant reduction in the connectivity of the subgenual ACC with the precuneus. Connectivity of the supracallosal ACC with the mid-cingulate also significantly decreased after exposure in HC and in non-responders. BTP significantly increased in the three groups between baseline and gas exposure, but the increase in BTP within the first 10 min was only significant in responders. We found that a single session of EMONO can rapidly modify the functional connectivity in the subgenual ACC-precuneus, nodes within the default mode network, in depressed participants responders to EMONO. In addition, larger increases in BTP, associated with a significant rise in cerebral blood flow, appear to promote the antidepressant response, possibly by facilitating optimal drug delivery to the brain. Our study identified potential cerebral mechanisms related to the antidepressant response of N2O, as well as potential markers for treatment response with this fast-acting antidepressant.
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- Thomas Desmidt
- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.
- CHU de Tours, Tours, France.
- CIC 1415, CHU de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
- CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
- CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- Behavior and Basal Ganglia Host Team 4712, University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France Department of Psychiatry, Rennes University Hospital, Guillaume Régnier Hospital Centre, Rennes, France
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- Addictology and Liaison Psychiatry Department, CHU de Nantes, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Angers, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
- CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
- CHU de Tours, Tours, France
- CIC 1415, CHU de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Nicholls JK, Turner P, Lecchini-Visintini A, Ince J, de Vries G, Cappellugola L, Oura M, Ebirim KU, Pallett E, Ramnarine KV, Chung EML. Effects of Blood Pressure on Brain Tissue Pulsation Amplitude in a Phantom Model. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2023:S0301-5629(23)00200-4. [PMID: 37400302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The precise mechanism and determinants of brain tissue pulsations (BTPs) are poorly understood, and the impact of blood pressure (BP) on BTPs is relatively unexplored. This study aimed to explore the relationship between BP parameters (mean arterial pressure [MAP] and pulse pressure [PP]) and BTP amplitude, using a transcranial tissue Doppler prototype. METHODS A phantom brain model generating arterial-induced BTPs was developed to observe BP changes in the absence of confounding variables and cerebral autoregulation feedback processes. A regression model was developed to investigate the relationship between bulk BTP amplitude and BP. The separate effects of PP and MAP were evaluated and quantified. RESULTS The regression model (R2 = 0.978) revealed that bulk BTP amplitude measured from 27 gates significantly increased with PP but not with MAP. Every 1 mm Hg increase in PP resulted in a bulk BTP amplitude increase of 0.29 µm. CONCLUSION Increments in BP were significantly associated with increments in bulk BTP amplitude. Further work should aim to confirm the relationship between BP and BTPs in the presence of cerebral autoregulation and explore further physiological factors having an impact on BTP measurements, such as cerebral blood flow volume, tissue distensibility and intracranial pressure.
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- Jennifer K Nicholls
- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Department of Medical Physics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Medical Physics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Nihon Kohden Corporation, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Medical Physics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Medical Physics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; Medical Physics Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Department of Medical Physics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
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Investigating the association between depression and cerebral haemodynamics-A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2022; 299:144-158. [PMID: 34800572 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vascular mechanisms may play a role in depression. The aim of this review is to summarise the evidence on alterations in cerebral haemodynamics in depression. METHODS MEDLINE (1946- present), Embase (1947-present), Web of Science (1970-present), PsycINFO (1984-present), CINAHL (1976-present) and CENTRAL were searched using a predefined search strategy. A meta-analysis was conducted in four groups: 1) global cerebral blood flow (CBF) in ml/min/100 g, 2) CBF velocity (CBFv) in cm/s (maximum flow of left middle cerebral artery, 3) combined CBF and CBFv, 4) Ratio of uptake of Tc 99 m HMPAO (region of interest compared to whole brain). Data are presented as mean difference or standardised mean difference and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). A narrative synthesis of the remaining studies was performed. RESULTS 87 studies were included. CBF was significantly reduced in depressed patients compared to HC [15 studies, 538 patients, 416 HC, MD: -2.24 (95% CI -4.12, -0.36), p = 0.02, I2 = 64%]. There were no statistically significant differences in other parameters. The narrative synthesis revealed variable changes in CBF in depressed patients, particularly affecting the anterior cingulate and prefrontal cortices. LIMITATIONS There were various sources of heterogeneity including the severity of depression, use of antidepressant medication, imaging modality used and reporting of outcomes. All of these factors made direct comparisons between studies difficult. CONCLUSIONS The reduction in CBF in depressed patients compared to HCs may indicate a role for assessment and CBF altering interventions in high-risk groups. However, results were inconsistent across studies, warranting further work to investigate specific subgroups.
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Desmidt T, Dujardin PA, Brizard B, Réméniéras JP, Gissot V, Dufour-Rainfray D, Atanasova B, Kazour F, Belzung C, Camus V, El-Hage W. Decrease in ultrasound Brain Tissue Pulsations as a potential surrogate marker of response to antidepressant. J Psychiatr Res 2022; 146:186-191. [PMID: 34995994 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.056] [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: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Previous cross-sectional studies found excessive Brain Tissue Pulsations (BTP) in mid-life depression, which could constitute a mechanism of brain damage in depression. However, it remains unclear whether successful antidepressant therapy restores BTP amplitudes. In this prospective study, we investigated longitudinal changes in BTP in patients with a major depressive episode (MDE), among responders and non-responders to escitalopram. Fifty-two individuals with a MDE, free of antidepressants at baseline, were included in an 8-week open-labeled escitalopram trial. Ultrasound Tissue Pulsatility Imaging (TPI) was applied to measure resting BTP and BTP reactivity in an orthostatic challenge, at baseline and at week 8. TPI data were available for 48 participants divided into responders (n = 28, 58.3%) and non-responders (n = 20, 41.7%) according to change in the MADRS score. MaxBTP significantly decreased between baseline and week 8, only in responders. In addition, changes in MaxBTP during the orthostatic challenge were no longer significant at week 8 but only in responders. Because excessive BTP constitutes a potential mechanism for brain damage, our results suggest that a successful pharmacotherapy could benefit patients to lower the risk of brain damage in individuals with depression, a population exposed to stroke, small arteries disease and brain atrophy. TPI could provide a surrogate biomarker to monitor antidepressant response and brain health in depression in clinical routine.
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- Thomas Desmidt
- UMR 1253, IBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France.
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- UMR 1253, IBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, IBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, IBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, IBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, IBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CIC 1415, CHU de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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Desmidt T, Gissot V, Dujardin PA, Andersson F, Barantin L, Brizard B, Arlicot N, Réméniéras JP, Espitalier F, El-Hage W, Camus V. A Case of Sustained Antidepressant Effects and Large Changes in the Brain With a Single Brief Exposure to Nitrous Oxide. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021; 29:1298-1300. [PMID: 33612348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.01.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Thomas Desmidt
- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours (TD, NA, FE, WEH, VC), Tours, France.
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- CIC 1415, CHU de Tours (VG, PAD, WEH), Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours (TD, NA, FE, WEH, VC), Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours (TD, NA, FE, WEH, VC), Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France; CIC 1415, CHU de Tours (VG, PAD, WEH), Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours (TD, NA, FE, WEH, VC), Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours (TD, FA, LB, BB, NA, JPR, FE, WEH, VC), Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours (TD, NA, FE, WEH, VC), Tours, France
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Siragusa MA, Rufin T, Courtois R, Belzung C, Andersson F, Brizard B, Dujardin PA, Cottier JP, Patat F, Réméniéras JP, Gissot V, El-Hage W, Camus V, Desmidt T. Left amygdala volume and brain tissue pulsatility are associated with neuroticism: an MRI and ultrasound study. Brain Imaging Behav 2021; 15:1499-1507. [PMID: 32761564 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-020-00348-w] [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] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Brain changes associated with the personality trait of neuroticism have been partly elucidated. While subcortical brain volume changes, especially a larger amygdala, appear consistent in high neuroticism, functional changes, such as cerebral blood flow (CBF) differences, have shown conflicting results, possibly because of the limitations in methods of CBF measurement. In our study, we investigated changes in amygdala volume and CBF-related function associated with neuroticism in healthy and depressed subjects using both conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of brain volume and the innovative technique of ultrasound Tissue Pulsatility Imaging (TPI), which has a high level of detection in measuring brain tissue pulsatility (BTP). Middle-aged females with depression (n = 25) and without depression (n = 25) underwent clinical examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound assessment (TPI). Neuroticism was positively associated with left amygdala volume and mean BTP in individuals without depression, in both simple and multiple regressions that included potential confounding factors such as age and body mass index. No association was found in the depressed group. We confirmed the role of the left amygdala in the brain physiology of neuroticism in nondepressed individuals. Moreover, we identified a novel mechanism associated with high neuroticism, namely BTP, that may reflect greater CBF and account for the increased risk of cerebrovascular disease in individuals with high neuroticism. Because neuroticism is considered a risk factor for depression, our paper provides potential objective biomarkers for the identification of subjects at risk for depression.
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- CRIAVS Centre-Val de Loire, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- Département de Psychologie, EE 1901 'Qualipsy' (Qualité de vie et Santé psychologique), Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- CIC 1415, CHU de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
- CIC 1415, CHU de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Inserm, Université de Tours, Tours, France.
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.
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Cortical thinning is associated with brain pulsatility in older adults: An MRI and NIRS study. Neurobiol Aging 2021; 106:103-118. [PMID: 34274697 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aging is accompanied by global brain atrophy occurring unequally across the brain. Cortical thinning is seen with aging with a larger loss in the frontal and temporal subregions. We explored the link between regional cortical thickness and regional cerebral pulsatility. Sixty healthy individuals were divided into two age groups, young (aged 19-31) and older (aged 65-75) adults. Each participant underwent a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) scan to index regional brain pulsatility from cerebral pulse-transit-time-to-the peak-of-the-pulse (PTTp), an anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a phase-contrast MRI (PC-MRI) scan to measure arterial and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulsatility. In older adults, the greatest association between cerebral pulsatility and cortical thickness was found in superior and middle temporal and superior, middle and inferior frontal areas, which are the regions perfused first by the internal carotid arteries. This association dropped in the postcentral and superior parietal regions. These findings suggest higher brain pulsatility as a potential risk factor contributing to cortical thinning for some brain regions more than others.
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Turner P, Banahan C, Alharbi M, Ince J, Venturini S, Berger S, Bnini I, Campbell J, Beach KW, Horsfield M, Oura M, Lecchini-Visintini A, Chung EML. Brain Tissue Pulsation in Healthy Volunteers. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2020; 46:3268-3278. [PMID: 32980160 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It is well known that the brain pulses with each cardiac cycle, but interest in measuring cardiac-induced brain tissue pulsations (BTPs) is relatively recent. This study was aimed at generating BTP reference data from healthy patients for future clinical comparisons and modelling. BTPs were measured through the forehead and temporal positions as a function of age, sex, heart rate, mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure. A multivariate regression model was developed based on transcranial tissue Doppler BTP measurements from 107 healthy adults (56 male) aged from 20-81 y. A subset of 5 participants (aged 20-49 y) underwent a brain magnetic resonance imaging scan to relate the position of the ultrasound beam to anatomy. BTP amplitudes were found to vary widely between patients (from ∼4 to ∼150 µm) and were strongly associated with pulse pressure. Comparison with magnetic resonance images confirmed regional variations in BTP with depth and probe position.
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- Poppy Turner
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Department of Medical Physics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Department of Medical Physics, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK; Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK.
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Diagnostic Ability of Radiofrequency Ultrasound in Parkinson’s Disease Compared to Conventional Transcranial Sonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10100778. [PMID: 33023076 PMCID: PMC7601601 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We aimed to estimate tissue displacements’ parameters in midbrain using ultrasound radiofrequency (RF) signals and to compare diagnostic ability of this RF transcranial sonography (TCS)-based dynamic features of disease affected tissues with conventional TCS (cTCS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) while differentiating patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) from healthy controls (HC). US tissue displacement waveform parametrization by RF TCS for endogenous brain tissue motion, standard neurological examination, cTCS and MRI data collection were performed for 20 PD patients and for 20 age- and sex-matched HC in a prospective manner. Three logistic regression models were constructed, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were applied. The model constructed of RF TCS-based brain tissue displacement parameters—frequency of high-end spectra peak and root mean square—revealed presumably increased anisotropy in the midbrain and demonstrated rather good diagnostic ability in the PD evaluation, although it was not superior to that of the cTCS or MRI. Future studies are needed in order to establish the true place of RF TCS detected tissue displacement parameters for the evaluation of pathologically affected brain tissue.
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Alharbi M, Turner P, Ince J, Oura M, Ebirim KU, Almudayni A, Lecchini-Visintini A, Minhas JS, Chung EM. The Effects of Hypocapnia on Brain Tissue Pulsations. Brain Sci 2020; 10:E614. [PMID: 32899967 PMCID: PMC7565182 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10090614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hypocapnia is known to affect patients with acute stroke and plays a key role in governing cerebral autoregulation. However, the impact of hypocapnia on brain tissue pulsations (BTPs) is relatively unexplored. As BTPs are hypothesised to result from cerebrovascular resistance to the inflow of pulsatile arterial blood, it has also been hypothesised that cerebral autoregulation changes mediated by hypocapnia will alter BTP amplitude. This healthy volunteer study reports measurements of BTPs obtained using transcranial tissue Doppler (TCTD). Thirty participants underwent hyperventilation to induce mild hypocapnia. BTP amplitude, EtCO2, blood pressure, and heart rate were then analysed to explore the impact of hypocapnia on BTP amplitude. Significant changes in BTP amplitude were noted during recovery from hypocapnia, but not during the hyperventilation manoeuvre itself. However, a significant increase in heart rate and pulse pressure and decrease in mean arterial pressure were also observed to accompany hypocapnia, which may have confounded our findings. Whilst further investigation is required, the results of this study provide a starting point for better understanding of the effects of carbon dioxide levels on BTPs. Further research in this area is needed to identify the major physiological drivers of BTPs and quantify their interactions with other aspects of cerebral haemodynamics.
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- Meshal Alharbi
- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK; (M.A.); (P.T.); (J.I.); (A.A.); (J.S.M.)
- College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 14611, Saudi Arabia
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK; (M.A.); (P.T.); (J.I.); (A.A.); (J.S.M.)
- School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; (K.U.E.); (A.L.-V.)
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK; (M.A.); (P.T.); (J.I.); (A.A.); (J.S.M.)
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- Nihon Kohden Corporation, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama 359-0037, Japan;
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- School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; (K.U.E.); (A.L.-V.)
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK; (M.A.); (P.T.); (J.I.); (A.A.); (J.S.M.)
- College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Sattam bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Kharj 11564, Saudi Arabia
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK; (M.A.); (P.T.); (J.I.); (A.A.); (J.S.M.)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK; (M.A.); (P.T.); (J.I.); (A.A.); (J.S.M.)
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK
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Siragusa MA, Réméniéras JP, Bouakaz A, Escoffre JM, Patat F, Dujardin PA, Brizard B, Belzung C, Camus V, El-Hage W, Desmidt T. A systematic review of ultrasound imaging and therapy in mental disorders. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020; 101:109919. [PMID: 32169563 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.109919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increasing evidence suggests that ultrasound (US) imaging may provide biomarkers and therapeutic options in mental disorders. We systematically reviewed the literature to provide a global overview of the possibilities of US for psychiatry. METHODS Original English language articles published between January 2000 and September 2019 were identified through databases searching and analyzed to summarize existing evidence according to PRISMA methodology. RESULTS A total of 81 articles were included. Various US techniques and markers have been used in mental disorders, including Transcranial Doppler and Intima-Media Thickness. Most of the studies have focused on characterizing the pathophysiology of mental disorders, especially vascular physiology. Studies on therapeutic applications are still scarce. DISCUSSION US imaging has proved to be useful in characterizing vascular impairment and structural and functional brain changes in mental disorders. Preliminary findings also suggest potential interests for therapeutic applications. Growing evidence suggests that US imaging could provide a non-invasive, portable and low-cost tool for pathophysiological characterization, prognostic assessment and therapeutic applications in mental disorders.
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France; CIC 1415, CHU Tours, Inserm, Tours Cedex, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France; CIC 1415, CHU Tours, Inserm, Tours Cedex, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CHU de Tours, Tours, France.
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Ultrasonic Assessment of the Medial Temporal Lobe Tissue Displacements in Alzheimer’s Disease. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10070452. [PMID: 32635379 PMCID: PMC7399840 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10070452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We aim to estimate brain tissue displacements in the medial temporal lobe (MTL) using backscattered ultrasound radiofrequency (US RF) signals, and to assess the diagnostic ability of brain tissue displacement parameters for the differentiation of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from healthy controls (HC). Standard neuropsychological evaluation and transcranial sonography (TCS) for endogenous brain tissue motion data collection are performed for 20 patients with AD and for 20 age- and sex-matched HC in a prospective manner. Essential modifications of our previous method in US waveform parametrization, raising the confidence of micrometer-range displacement signals in the presence of noise, are done. Four logistic regression models are constructed, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses are applied. All models have cut-offs from 61.0 to 68.5% and separate AD patients from HC with a sensitivity of 89.5% and a specificity of 100%. The area under a ROC curve of predicted probability in all models is excellent (from 95.2 to 95.7%). According to our models, AD patients can be differentiated from HC by a sharper morphology of some individual MTL spatial point displacements (i.e., by spreading the spectrum of displacements to the high-end frequencies with higher variability across spatial points within a region), by lower displacement amplitude differences between adjacent spatial points (i.e., lower strain), and by a higher interaction of these attributes.
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Troubat R, Barone P, Leman S, Desmidt T, Cressant A, Atanasova B, Brizard B, El Hage W, Surget A, Belzung C, Camus V. Neuroinflammation and depression: A review. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 53:151-171. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- UMR 1253 iBrain Université de Tours Inserm Tours France
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- UMR 1253 iBrain Université de Tours Inserm Tours France
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- UMR 1253 iBrain Université de Tours Inserm Tours France
- CHRU de Tours Tours France
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- UMR 1253 iBrain Université de Tours Inserm Tours France
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- UMR 1253 iBrain Université de Tours Inserm Tours France
- CHRU de Tours Tours France
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- UMR 1253 iBrain Université de Tours Inserm Tours France
- CHRU de Tours Tours France
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When classical music relaxes the brain: An experimental study using Ultrasound Brain Tissue Pulsatility Imaging. Int J Psychophysiol 2020; 150:29-36. [PMID: 31987868 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Recent evidence suggests that biomechanical parameters of the brain, such as Brain Tissue Pulsatility (BTP), could be involved in emotional reactivity. However, no study has investigated the impact of an emotional task on BTP. We used the ultrasound method of Tissue Pulsatility Imaging (TPI) to assess changes in BTP to exciting and relaxing classical music, in a musical perception task, as a validated paradigm to assess emotional reactivity. METHODS 25 healthy volunteers were exposed via earphones to four 5-minute musical excerpts (two exciting and two relaxing musical excerpts) presented in a randomized order and intersected by 5 silence periods. Measures of BTP, Heart Rate (HR) and Skin Conductance (SC) were collected during the entire task. RESULTS The BTP significantly decreased with relaxing music compared to silence, and especially with the excerpt 'Entrance of the Shades' by Minkus. The HR and SC, but not Heart Rate Variability, were also decreased with relaxing music. We found no significant effect of exciting music. DISCUSSION We report, for the first time, that classical relaxing music decreases the amplitude of the brain pulsatile movements related to cerebral blood flow and mechanical properties of the brain parenchyma, which provides further evidence of the involvement of BTP in emotional reactivity. In addition, we validate the use of TPI as a non-invasive, portable and low cost tool for studies in psychophysiology, with the potential to be implemented as a biomarker in musicotherapy trials notably.
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Quantification of Endogenous Brain Tissue Displacement Imaging by Radiofrequency Ultrasound. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10020057. [PMID: 31973031 PMCID: PMC7168898 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10020057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The purpose of this paper is a quantification of displacement parameters used in the imaging of brain tissue endogenous motion using ultrasonic radiofrequency (RF) signals. In a preclinical study, an ultrasonic diagnostic system with RF output was equipped with dedicated signal processing software and subject head-ultrasonic transducer stabilization. This allowed the use of RF scanning frames for the calculation of micrometer-range displacements, excluding sonographer-induced motions. Analysis of quantitative displacement estimates in dynamical phantom experiments showed that displacements of 55 µm down to 2 µm were quantified as confident according to Pearson correlation between signal fragments (minimum p ≤ 0.001). The same algorithm and scanning hardware were used in experiments and clinical imaging which allows translating phantom results to Alzheimer's disease patients and healthy elderly subjects as examples. The confident quantitative displacement waveforms of six in vivo heart-cycle episodes ranged from 8 µm up to 263 µm (Pearson correlation p ≤ 0.01). Displacement time sequences showed promising possibilities to evaluate the morphology of endogenous displacement signals at each point of the scanning plane, while displacement maps-regional distribution of displacement parameters-were essential for tissue characterization.
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Ince J, Alharbi M, Minhas JS, Chung EM. Ultrasound measurement of brain tissue movement in humans: A systematic review. ULTRASOUND : JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ULTRASOUND SOCIETY 2019; 28:70-81. [PMID: 32528543 DOI: 10.1177/1742271x19894601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Introduction It has long been suggested that ultrasound could be used to measure brain tissue pulsations in humans, but potential clinical applications are relatively unexplored. The aim of this systematic review was to explore and synthesise available literature on ultrasound measurement of brain tissue motion in humans. Methods Our systematic review was designed to include predefined study selection criteria, quality evaluation, and a data extraction pro-forma, registered prospectively on PROSPERO (CRD42018114117). The systematic review was conducted by two independent reviewers. Results Ten studies were eligible for the evidence synthesis and qualitative evaluation. All eligible studies confirmed that brain tissue motion over the cardiac cycle could be measured using ultrasound; however, data acquisition, analysis, and outcomes varied. The majority of studies used tissue pulsatility imaging, with the right temporal window as the acquisition point. Currently available literature is largely exploratory, with measurements of brain tissue displacement over a narrow range of health conditions and ages. Explored health conditions include orthostatic hypotension and depression. Conclusion Further studies are needed to assess variability in brain tissue motion estimates across larger cohorts of healthy subjects and in patients with various medical conditions. This would be important for informing sample size estimates to ensure future studies are appropriately powered. Future research would also benefit from a consistent framework for data analysis and reporting, to facilitate comparative research and meta-analysis. Following standardisation and further healthy participant studies, future work should focus on assessing the clinical utility of brain tissue pulsation measurements in cerebrovascular disease states.
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- Jonathan Ince
- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHIASM) Cardiovascular Sciences Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHIASM) Cardiovascular Sciences Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.,College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHIASM) Cardiovascular Sciences Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHIASM) Cardiovascular Sciences Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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Farhat NS, Theiss R, Santini T, Ibrahim TS, Aizenstein HJ. Neuroimaging of Small Vessel Disease in Late-Life Depression. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1192:95-115. [PMID: 31705491 PMCID: PMC6939470 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9721-0_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cerebral small vessel disease is associated with late-life depression, cognitive impairment, executive dysfunction, distress, and loss of life for older adults. Late-life depression is becoming a substantial public health burden, and a considerable number of older adults presenting to primary care have significant clinical depression. Even though white matter hyperintensities are linked with small vessel disease, white matter hyperintensities are nonspecific to small vessel disease and can co-occur with other brain diseases. Advanced neuroimaging techniques at the ultrahigh field magnetic resonance imaging are enabling improved characterization, identification of cerebral small vessel disease and are elucidating some of the mechanisms that associate small vessel disease with late-life depression.
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- Nadim S Farhat
- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Desmidt T, Andersson F, Brizard B, Dujardin PA, Cottier JP, Patat F, Réméniéras JP, Gissot V, El-Hage W, Camus V. Ultrasound Measures of Brain Pulsatility Correlate with Subcortical Brain Volumes in Healthy Young Adults. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2018; 44:2307-2313. [PMID: 30131259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Increasing evidence suggests that brain pulsatility is involved in the pathophysiology of various neurological and psychiatric disorders. However, it remains unclear whether high brain pulsatility is damaging to or protective of the brain in normal conditions, and this could depend on the age of the individual and the methods used to measure brain pulsatility. The goal of our study was to investigate associations between subcortical volumes and brain pulsatility as assessed with ultrasound in healthy young adults using both a conventional method (transcranial Doppler pulsatility index [TCD-PI]) and the innovative method of tissue pulsatility imaging (TPI), which allows a high level of detection of small brain movements (micrometers). Twenty-five females aged 18-55 with no history of significant medical disorder underwent magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound assessment. The volumes of six subcortical regions known to be particularly sensitive to change in cerebral blood flow were measured and compared with brain pulsatility as assessed with TCD-PI and TPI. TCD-PI and TPI measures positively correlated with all subcortical regions, with the caudate nucleus having the strongest association. Linear regressions found that TCD-PI and TPI measures of brain pulsatility explained 16% to 67% of the variance of the subcortical volumes. Our results suggest that a greater pulsatility as assessed with ultrasound in healthy young adults may constitute a protective factor for brain structure. Ultrasound measures of brain pulsatility may be appropriate to provide costless, non-invasive, portable and highly sensitive markers of cerebral blood flow pulsatility related to brain structure.
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- Thomas Desmidt
- CHRU de Tours, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Tours, France; UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France.
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Tours, France; UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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- UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CIC 1415, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, Inserm, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- CIC 1415, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, Inserm, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Tours, France; UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France; CIC 1415, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, Inserm, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Tours, France; UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, France
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Angel L, Bouazzaoui B, Isingrini M, Fay S, Taconnat L, Vanneste S, Ledoux M, Gissot V, Hommet C, Andersson F, Barantin L, Cottier JP, Pasco J, Desmidt T, Patat F, Camus V, Remenieras JP. Brain tissue pulsatility mediates cognitive and electrophysiological changes in normal aging: Evidence from ultrasound tissue pulsatility imaging (TPI). Brain Cogn 2018; 123:74-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Desmidt T, Andersson F, Brizard B, Cottier JP, Patat F, Gissot V, Belzung C, El-Hage W, Camus V. Cerebral blood flow velocity positively correlates with brain volumes in long-term remitted depression. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2018; 81:243-249. [PMID: 28939189 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanisms involved in brain changes observed in major depression have been poorly investigated in clinical populations. Changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) have been found in depressed patients and constitute a potential mechanism by which brain volume varies in depression. We have tested the association of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) as assessed with Transcranial Doppler (TCD) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) as assessed with Arterial Spin Labeling Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ASL-MRI) with Total Brain Volume (TBV) and the volume of seven subcortical regions, in currently depressed and long-term remitted patients. In addition, we have evaluated other potential confounders for the association depression/brain volume, including dimensional symptoms of depression, cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and antidepressants. METHODS Seventy-five individuals were recruited, divided in 3 equal groups (currently depressed, remitted individuals and healthy controls) and were submitted to clinical assessment, MRI and Transcranial Doppler. RESULTS CBFV was positively correlated with TBV, Hippocampus and Thalamus volume, but only in remitted patients, who tend to have larger brains compared to both currently depressed and controls. CVRF were negatively associated with brain volumes in the 3 groups and antidepressant use was associated with larger Thalamus. We found no association between brain volumes and CBF as assessed with ASL-MRI, anhedonia, anxiety or psychomotor retardation. DISCUSSION Greater CBFV may be a physiological mechanism by which brain is enlarged in remitted patients. Future studies should consider CBFV, CVRF and antidepressants as possible confounders for the association depression/brain volumes, especially in remitted patients.
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- Thomas Desmidt
- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France.
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- INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM CIC 1415, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- INSERM CIC 1415, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM CIC 1415, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; INSERM U930 Imagerie et Cerveau, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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Droppa K, Karim HT, Tudorascu DL, Karp JF, Reynolds CF, Aizenstein HJ, Butters MA. Association between change in brain gray matter volume, cognition, and depression severity: Pre- and post- antidepressant pharmacotherapy for late-life depression. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 95:129-134. [PMID: 28843842 PMCID: PMC6582647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Late-life depression (LLD) is associated with cognitive impairments and reduced gray matter volume (GMV); however the mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. The goal of this study was to characterize changes in depression severity, cognitive function, and brain structure associated with pharmacologic antidepressant treatment for LLD. We administered a detailed neurocognitive battery and conducted structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on 26 individuals with LLD, pre-/post-a 12-week treatment trial with venlafaxine. After calculating changes in cognitive performance, GMV, and depression severity, we calculated Pearson's correlations, performed permutation testing, and false discovery rate correction. We found that loss of GMV over 12 weeks in the superior orbital frontal gyrus was associated with less improvement in depression severity and that increased GMV in the same was associated with greater improvement in depression severity. We detected no associations between changes in cognitive performance and improvements in either depressive symptoms or changes in GMV.
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- K Droppa
- New York University, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh,Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
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