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Jindal M, Chhetri A, Ludhiadch A, Singh P, Peer S, Singh J, Brar RS, Munshi A. Neuroimaging Genomics a Predictor of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Mol Neurobiol 2024; 61:3427-3440. [PMID: 37989980 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03775-0] [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: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Depression is a complex psychiatric disorder influenced by various genetic and environmental factors. Strong evidence has established the contribution of genetic factors in depression through twin studies and the heritability rate for depression has been reported to be 37%. Genetic studies have identified genetic variations associated with an increased risk of developing depression. Imaging genetics is an integrated approach where imaging measures are combined with genetic information to explore how specific genetic variants contribute to brain abnormalities. Neuroimaging studies allow us to examine both structural and functional abnormalities in individuals with depression. This review has been designed to study the correlation of the significant genetic variants with different regions of neural activity, connectivity, and structural alteration in the brain as detected by imaging techniques to understand the scope of biomarkers in depression. This might help in developing novel therapeutic interventions targeting specific genetic pathways or brain circuits and the underlying pathophysiology of depression based on this integrated approach can be established at length.
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- Manav Jindal
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Mohali, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151401, India.
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Zhang E, Hauson AO, Pollard AA, Meis B, Lackey NS, Carson B, Khayat S, Fortea L, Radua J. Lateralized grey matter volume changes in adolescents versus adults with major depression: SDM-PSI meta-analysis. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2023; 335:111691. [PMID: 37837793 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
Abstract
The current study is the first meta-analysis to examine grey matter volume (GMV) changes in adolescents and across the lifespan in major depressive disorder (MDD). Seed-based d mapping-with permutation of subject images (SDM-PSI) has advantages over previous coordinate-based meta-analytical methods (CBMA), such as reducing bias (via the MetaNSUE algorithm) and including non-statistically significant unreported effects. SDM-PSI was used to analyze 105 whole-brain GMV voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies comparing 6,530 individuals with MDD versus 6,821 age-matched healthy controls (HC). A laterality effect was observed in which adults with MDD showed lower GMV than adult HC in left fronto-temporo-parietal structures (superior temporal gyrus, insula, Rolandic operculum, and inferior frontal gyrus). However, these abnormalities were not statistically significant for adolescent MDD versus adolescent HC. Instead, adolescent MDD showed lower GMV than adult MDD in right temporo-parietal structures (angular gyrus and middle temporal gyrus). These regional differences may be used as potential biomarkers to predict and monitor treatment outcomes as well as to choose the most effective treatments in adolescents versus adults. Finally, due to the paucity of youth, older adult, and longitudinal studies, future studies should attempt to replicate these GMV findings and examine whether they correlate with treatment response and illness severity.
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- Emily Zhang
- California School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program, San Diego, CA, United States of America; Institute of Brain Research and Integrated Neuropsychological Services (iBRAINs.org), San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- California School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program, San Diego, CA, United States of America; Institute of Brain Research and Integrated Neuropsychological Services (iBRAINs.org), San Diego, CA, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States of America.
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- California School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program, San Diego, CA, United States of America; Institute of Brain Research and Integrated Neuropsychological Services (iBRAINs.org), San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- California School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program, San Diego, CA, United States of America; Institute of Brain Research and Integrated Neuropsychological Services (iBRAINs.org), San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- California School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program, San Diego, CA, United States of America; Institute of Brain Research and Integrated Neuropsychological Services (iBRAINs.org), San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- California School of Professional Psychology, Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program, San Diego, CA, United States of America; Institute of Brain Research and Integrated Neuropsychological Services (iBRAINs.org), San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Institute of Brain Research and Integrated Neuropsychological Services (iBRAINs.org), San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Hung CI, Wu CT, Chao YP. Differences in gray matter volumes of subcortical nuclei between major depressive disorder with and without persistent depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2023; 321:161-166. [PMID: 36272460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.10.021] [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: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the differences in gray matter volumes (GMVs) of subcortical nuclei between major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with and without persistent depressive disorder (PDD) at long-term follow-up. METHODS 114 and 94 subjects with MDD, including 48 and 41 with comorbid PDD, were enrolled to undergo high-resolution T1-weighted imaging at first (FIP) and second (three years later, SIP) investigation points, respectively. FreeSurfer was used to extract the GMVs of seven subcortical nuclei, and Generalized Estimating Equation models were employed to estimate the differences in GMVs of subcortical nuclei between the two subgroups. RESULTS The PDD subgroup had a significantly greater depressive severity and a higher percentage of patients undergoing pharmacotherapy at the FIP as compared with the non-PDD subgroup. These differences became insignificant at the SIP. The PDD subgroup had a significantly (p < 0.003) smaller GMV in the right putamen at the SIP and in the right nucleus accumbens (NAc) at the FIP and SIP as compared with the non-PDD subgroup. After controlling for clinical variables, PDD was independently associated with smaller GMVs in the right putamen and NAc. LIMITATIONS Imaging was not performed at baseline and pharmacotherapy was not controlled at the FIP and SIP. CONCLUSIONS MDD with PDD was associated with smaller GMVs in the right putamen and NAc as compared with MDD without PDD. Whether the two regions are biomarkers related to a poor prognosis and the chronicity of depression requires further study.
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- Ching-I Hung
- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Chibaatar E, Watanabe K, Okamoto N, Orkhonselenge N, Natsuyama T, Hayakawa G, Ikenouchi A, Kakeda S, Yoshimura R. Volumetric assessment of individual thalamic nuclei in patients with drug-naïve, first-episode major depressive disorder. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1151551. [PMID: 37032922 PMCID: PMC10073419 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1151551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Introduction Despite the previous inconsistent findings of structural and functional abnormalities of the thalamus in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), the disruption of the thalamic nuclei in the pathophysiology of this disorder has not yet been adequately studied. Therefore, we investigated the volumetric changes of thalamic subregions and their nuclei in drug-naïve, first-episode MDD patients. We also investigated the association between HAM-D scores, a clinical scale frequently used to evaluate the severity of depression and thalamic nuclei volumes in MDD patients. Methods This study included 76 drug-naïve MDD patients and an equal number of healthy subjects. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were obtained using a 3T MR system and thalamic nuclei volumes were evaluated using FreeSurfer ver.7.11. The volumetric differences were compared by one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and to ensure that effects were not accounted for by other factors, age, sex, and ETICV variables were included as covariates. Results We observed significant volume reductions of the left whole thalamus (p < 0.003) and several thalamic nuclei mostly on the left side in the MDD group compared with healthy controls (HCs). Furthermore, we have revealed weak negative correlations between several thalamic nuclei volumes and HAM-D total and subscale scores. Discussion This is the first research study to investigate alterations of the various thalamic nuclei volumes in MDD patients compared with HCs. Moreover, we first analyzed the association between individual thalamic nuclei volumes and HAM-D subscale scores. Though our study may be restricted at certain levels, especially by the demographic difference between the two groups, they possibly contribute at a preliminary level to understanding the thalamic structural changes at its subregions in patients with drug-naïve, first-episode MDD.
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- Enkhmurun Chibaatar
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Open Innovation Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Second Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
- *Correspondence: Reiji Yoshimura,
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Okamoto N, Watanabe K, Tesen H, Ikenouchi A, Igata R, Konishi Y, Natsuyama T, Fujii R, Kakeda S, Kishi T, Iwata N, Yoshimura R. Volume of Amygdala Subregions and Plasma Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Cortisol in Patients with s/s Genotype of Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism of First-Episode and Drug-Naive Major Depressive Disorder: An Exploratory Study. Neurol Int 2022; 14:378-390. [PMID: 35466212 PMCID: PMC9036263 DOI: 10.3390/neurolint14020031] [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: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The amygdala is a prominent region of the brain that plays a critical role in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). The amygdala is formed from a collection of interconnected substructures (nuclei) that relay signals from multiple brain areas, which suggests that the amygdala has different functions depending on its subregion. There are two main alleles of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR): a 44-bp insertion (l-allele) or deletion (s-allele). The transcriptional activity of the l-allele of the gene is twice that of the s-allele. The present study aimed to investigate the association between the volume of the whole amygdala and subregions of the amygdala in 25 first-episode and drug-naive patients with MDD and 46 healthy controls (HCs) with the s/s genotype of 5-HTTLPR and plasma levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or cortisol. No significant difference was observed in the amygdala total and subregion volumes between the HC and MDD groups. No significant difference was found in the plasma levels of BDNF and cortisol between the two groups. In addition, no correlations were found between the total and subregion amygdala volume and plasma levels of cortisol or BDNF.
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- Naomichi Okamoto
- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
- Medical Center for Dementia, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Open Innovation Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
- Medical Center for Dementia, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan; (T.K.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan; (T.K.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital of University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan; (N.O.); (H.T.); (A.I.); (R.I.); (Y.K.); (T.N.); (R.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-93-691-7253
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Amidfar M, Quevedo J, Z Réus G, Kim YK. Grey matter volume abnormalities in the first depressive episode of medication-naïve adult individuals: a systematic review of voxel based morphometric studies. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2021; 25:407-420. [PMID: 33351672 DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2020.1861632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND To identify the reliable and consistent grey matter volume (GMV) abnormalities associated with major depressive disorder (MDD), we excluded the influence of confounding clinical characteristics, comorbidities and brain degeneration on brain morphological abnormalities by inclusion of non-comorbid and non-geriatric drug-naïve MDD individuals experiencing first episode depressive. METHODS The PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct and Google scholar databases were searched for papers published in English up to April 2020. RESULTS A total of 21 voxel based morphometric (VBM) studies comparing 845 individuals in the first depressive episode and medication-naïve with 940 healthy control subjects were included. The results showed a grey matter volumes reductions in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), prefrontal cortex (PFC), frontal and temporal gyri, temporal pole, insular lobe, thalamus, basal ganglia, cerebellum, hippocampus, cingulate cortex, and amygdala. In addition, increased grey matter volumes in the postcentral gyrus, superior frontal gyrus, insula, basal ganglia, thalamus, amygdala, cuneus, and precuneus differentiated the first depressive episode in medication-naïve individuals from healthy subjects. CONCLUSION The present systematic review provided additional support for the involvement of grey matter structural abnormalities in limbic-cortical circuits as possibly specific structural abnormalities in the early stage of MDD.Key pointsDistinct brain regions in MDD patients might be associated with the early stages of illness, and thus it is critical to study the causal relationship between brain structures and the onset of the disease to improve the evaluation in clinic.Grey matter alterations in the fronto-limbic networks in the first episode, medication-naïve MDD might suggest that these abnormalities may play an important role in the neuropathophysiology of MDD at its onset.First episode, medically naïve depressive patients show grey matter volume alterations in brain regions mainly associated with emotion regulation including parietal-temporal regions, PFC, insular lobe, thalamus, basal ganglia, cerebellum and limbic structures that may be specific changes in early stage of MDD.Genotype-diagnosis interaction effects on brain morphology in the cortico-limbic-striatal circuits, including the PFC, amygdala, hippocampus and striatum that might be implicated in the dysfunctional regulation of emotion in first-episode MDD patients.Future longitudinal and prospective studies should be conducted to identify the core structural brain changes in people at-risk for MDD and explore the association of their brain volumes with symptom onset.
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- Translational Psychiatry Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.,Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.,Neuroscience Graduate Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA.,Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Departments of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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Zacková L, Jáni M, Brázdil M, Nikolova YS, Marečková K. Cognitive impairment and depression: Meta-analysis of structural magnetic resonance imaging studies. Neuroimage Clin 2021; 32:102830. [PMID: 34560530 PMCID: PMC8473769 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Longitudinal comorbidity of depression and cognitive impairment has been reported by number of epidemiological studies but the underlying mechanisms explaining the link between affective problems and cognitive decline are not very well understood. Imaging studies have typically investigated patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) separately and thus have not identified a structural brain signature common to these conditions that may illuminate potentially targetable shared biological mechanisms. We performed a meta-analysis of. 48 voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies of individuals with MDD, MCI, and age-matched controls and demonstrated that MDD and MCI patients had shared volumetric reductions in a number of regions including the insula, superior temporal gyrus (STG), inferior frontal gyrus, amygdala, hippocampus, and thalamus. We suggest that the shared volumetric reductions in the insula and STG might reflect communication deficits and infrequent participation in mentally or socially stimulating activities, which have been described as risk factors for both MCI and MDD. We also suggest that the disease-specific structural changes might reflect the disease-specific symptoms such as poor integration of emotional information, feelings of helplessness and worthlessness, and anhedonia in MDD. These findings could contribute to better understanding of the origins of MDD-MCI comorbidity and facilitate development of early interventions.
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- Lenka Zacková
- Brain and Mind Research Programme, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University (CEITEC MU), 5 Kamenice, Brno 62500, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology, St. Anne's University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 664/53 Pekarska, Brno 65691, Czech Republic.
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- Brain and Mind Research Programme, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University (CEITEC MU), 5 Kamenice, Brno 62500, Czech Republic; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University and University Hospital Brno, Jihlavská 20, Brno 62500, Czech Republic
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- Brain and Mind Research Programme, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University (CEITEC MU), 5 Kamenice, Brno 62500, Czech Republic; Department of Neurology, St. Anne's University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 664/53 Pekarska, Brno 65691, Czech Republic
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- Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1L8, Canada
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- Brain and Mind Research Programme, Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University (CEITEC MU), 5 Kamenice, Brno 62500, Czech Republic; Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1L8, Canada
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Schoenfeld EM, Gupta NK, Syed SA, Rozenboym AV, Fulton SL, Jackowski AP, Perera TD, Coplan JD. Developmental Antecedents of Adult Macaque Neurogenesis: Early-Life Adversity, 5-HTTLPR Polymorphisms, and Adolescent Hippocampal Volume. J Affect Disord 2021; 286:204-212. [PMID: 33740637 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Attenuated adult hippocampal neurogenesis may manifest in affective symptomatology and/or resistance to antidepressant treatment. While early-life adversity and the short variant ('s') of the serotonin transporter gene's long polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) are suggested as interacting risk factors for affective disorders, no studies have examined whether their superposed risk effectuates neurogenic changes into adulthood. Similarly, it is not established whether reduced hippocampal volume in adolescence, variously identified as a marker and antecedent of affective disorders, anticipates diminished adult neurogenesis. We investigate these potential developmental precursors of neurogenic alterations using a bonnet macaque model. METHODS Twenty-five male infant bonnet macaques were randomized to stressed [variable foraging demand (VFD)] or normative [low foraging demand (LFD)] rearing protocols and genotyped for 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms. Adolescent MRI brain scans (mean age 4.2y) were available for 14 subjects. Adult-born neurons were detected post-mortem (mean age 8.6y) via immunohistochemistry targeting the microtubule protein doublecortin (DCX). Models were adjusted for age and weight. RESULTS A putative vulnerability group (VG) of VFD-reared 's'-carriers (all 's/l') exhibited reduced neurogenesis compared to non-VG subjects. Neurogenesis levels were positively predicted by ipsilateral hippocampal volume normalized for total brain volume, but not by contralateral or raw hippocampal volume. LIMITATIONS No 's'-carriers were identified in LFD-reared subjects, precluding a 2×2 factorial analysis. CONCLUSION The 's' allele (with adverse rearing) and low adolescent hippocampal volume portend a neurogenic deficit in adult macaques, suggesting persistent alterations in hippocampal plasticity may contribute to these developmental factors' affective risk in humans.
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- Eric M Schoenfeld
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stony Brook, NY
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY
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- UNIFESP Departamento de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
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Sazonova MA, Sinyov VV, Ryzhkova AI, Sazonova MD, Kirichenko TV, Khotina VA, Khasanova ZB, Doroschuk NA, Karagodin VP, Orekhov AN, Sobenin IA. Some Molecular and Cellular Stress Mechanisms Associated with Neurodegenerative Diseases and Atherosclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E699. [PMID: 33445687 PMCID: PMC7828120 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic stress is a combination of nonspecific adaptive reactions of the body to the influence of various adverse stress factors which disrupt its homeostasis, and it is also a corresponding state of the organism's nervous system (or the body in general). We hypothesized that chronic stress may be one of the causes occurence of several molecular and cellular types of stress. We analyzed literary sources and considered most of these types of stress in our review article. We examined genes and mutations of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes and also molecular variants which lead to various types of stress. The end result of chronic stress can be metabolic disturbance in humans and animals, leading to accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress, energy deficiency in cells (due to a decrease in ATP synthesis) and mitochondrial dysfunction. These changes can last for the lifetime and lead to severe pathologies, including neurodegenerative diseases and atherosclerosis. The analysis of literature allowed us to conclude that under the influence of chronic stress, metabolism in the human body can be disrupted, mutations of the mitochondrial and nuclear genome and dysfunction of cells and their compartments can occur. As a result of these processes, oxidative, genotoxic, and cellular stress can occur. Therefore, chronic stress can be one of the causes forthe occurrence and development of neurodegenerative diseases and atherosclerosis. In particular, chronic stress can play a large role in the occurrence and development of oxidative, genotoxic, and cellular types of stress.
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- Margarita A. Sazonova
- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, 121552 Moscow, Russia; (Z.B.K.); (N.A.D.)
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, 121552 Moscow, Russia; (Z.B.K.); (N.A.D.)
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, 121552 Moscow, Russia; (Z.B.K.); (N.A.D.)
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Cardiovascular System, Research Institute of Human Morphology, 117418 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Cardiovascular System, Research Institute of Human Morphology, 117418 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, 121552 Moscow, Russia; (Z.B.K.); (N.A.D.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, 121552 Moscow, Russia; (Z.B.K.); (N.A.D.)
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
- Department of Commodity Science and Expertise, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 125993 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Cardiovascular System, Research Institute of Human Morphology, 117418 Moscow, Russia
- Institute for Atherosclerosis Research, Skolkovo Innovative Centre, 143024 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Angiopathology, Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, 125315 Moscow, Russia; (V.V.S.); (A.I.R.); (M.D.S.); (T.V.K.); (V.A.K.); (V.P.K.); (A.N.O.); (I.A.S.)
- Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, 121552 Moscow, Russia; (Z.B.K.); (N.A.D.)
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Zheng R, Zhang Y, Yang Z, Han S, Cheng J. Reduced Brain Gray Matter Volume in Patients With First-Episode Major Depressive Disorder: A Quantitative Meta-Analysis. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:671348. [PMID: 34276443 PMCID: PMC8282212 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.671348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: The findings of many neuroimaging studies in patients with first-episode major depressive disorder (MDD), and even those of previous meta-analysis, are divergent. To quantitatively integrate these studies, we performed a meta-analysis of gray matter volumes using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). Methods: We performed a comprehensive literature search for relevant studies and traced the references up to May 1, 2021 to select the VBM studies between first-episode MDD and healthy controls (HC). A quantitative meta-analysis of VBM studies on first-episode MDD was performed using the Seed-based d Mapping with Permutation of Subject Images (SDM-PSI) method, which allows a familywise error rate (FWE) correction for multiple comparisons of the results. Meta-regression was used to explore the effects of demographics and clinical characteristics. Results: Nineteen studies, with 22 datasets comprising 619 first-episode MDD and 707 HC, were included. The pooled and subgroup meta-analysis showed robust gray matter reductions in the left insula, the bilateral parahippocampal gyrus extending into the bilateral hippocampus, the right gyrus rectus extending into the right striatum, the right superior frontal gyrus (dorsolateral part), the left superior frontal gyrus (medial part) and the left superior parietal gyrus. Meta-regression analyses showed that higher HDRS scores were significantly more likely to present reduced gray matter volumes in the right amygdala, and the mean age of MDD patients in each study was negatively correlated with reduced gray matter in the left insula. Conclusions: The present meta-analysis revealed that structural abnormalities in the fronto-striatal-limbic and fronto-parietal networks are essential characteristics in first-episode MDD patients, which may become a potential target for clinical intervention.
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- Ruiping Zheng
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Nani A, Manuello J, Mancuso L, Liloia D, Costa T, Vercelli A, Duca S, Cauda F. The pathoconnectivity network analysis of the insular cortex: A morphometric fingerprinting. Neuroimage 2020; 225:117481. [PMID: 33122115 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Brain disorders tend to impact on many different regions in a typical way: alterations do not spread randomly; rather, they seem to follow specific patterns of propagation that show a strong overlap between different pathologies. The insular cortex is one of the brain areas more involved in this phenomenon, as it seems to be altered by a wide range of brain diseases. On these grounds we thoroughly investigated the impact of brain disorders on the insular cortices analyzing the patterns of their structural co-alteration. We therefore investigated, applying a network analysis approach to meta-analytic data, 1) what pattern of gray matter alteration is associated with each of the insular cortex parcels; 2) whether or not this pattern correlates and overlaps with its functional meta-analytic connectivity; and, 3) the behavioral profile related to each insular co-alteration pattern. All the analyses were repeated considering two solutions: one with two clusters and another with three. Our study confirmed that the insular cortex is one of the most altered cerebral regions among the cortical areas, and exhibits a dense network of co-alteration including a prevalence of cortical rather than sub-cortical brain regions. Regions of the frontal lobe are the most involved, while occipital lobe is the less affected. Furthermore, the co-alteration and co-activation patterns greatly overlap each other. These findings provide significant evidence that alterations caused by brain disorders are likely to be distributed according to the logic of network architecture, in which brain hubs lie at the center of networks composed of co-altered areas. For the first time, we shed light on existing differences between insula sub-regions even in the pathoconnectivity domain.
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- Andrea Nani
- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; FOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi, 10, Turin 10124, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; FOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi, 10, Turin 10124, Italy
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- FOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi, 10, Turin 10124, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; FOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi, 10, Turin 10124, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; FOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi, 10, Turin 10124, Italy.
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- Neuroscience Institute of Turin, Turin, Italy; Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, Turin, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; FOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi, 10, Turin 10124, Italy
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- GCS fMRI, Koelliker Hospital and University of Turin, Turin, Italy; FOCUS Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi, 10, Turin 10124, Italy; Neuroscience Institute of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Chagué P, Marro B, Fadili S, Houot M, Morin A, Samper-González J, Beunon P, Arrivé L, Dormont D, Dubois B, Teichmann M, Epelbaum S, Colliot O. Radiological classification of dementia from anatomical MRI assisted by machine learning-derived maps. J Neuroradiol 2020; 48:412-418. [PMID: 32407907 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2020.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Many artificial intelligence tools are currently being developed to assist diagnosis of dementia from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, these tools have so far been difficult to integrate in the clinical routine workflow. In this work, we propose a new simple way to use them and assess their utility for improving diagnostic accuracy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 34 patients with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD), 49 with late-onset AD (LOAD), 39 with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and 24 with depression from the pre-existing cohort CLIN-AD. Support vector machine (SVM) automatic classifiers using 3D T1 MRI were trained to distinguish: LOAD vs. Depression, FTD vs. LOAD, EOAD vs. Depression, EOAD vs. FTD. We extracted SVM weight maps, which are tridimensional representations of discriminant atrophy patterns used by the classifier to take its decisions and we printed posters of these maps. Four radiologists (2 senior neuroradiologists and 2 unspecialized junior radiologists) performed a visual classification of the 4 diagnostic pairs using 3D T1 MRI. Classifications were performed twice: first with standard radiological reading and then using SVM weight maps as a guide. RESULTS Diagnostic performance was significantly improved by the use of the weight maps for the two junior radiologists in the case of FTD vs. EOAD. Improvement was over 10 points of diagnostic accuracy. CONCLUSION This tool can improve the diagnostic accuracy of junior radiologists and could be integrated in the clinical routine workflow.
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- Pierre Chagué
- Department of radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Inria, Aramis-project team, Paris, France
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- Department of radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Department of radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Department of Neurology, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d'Alzheimer (IM2A), 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Inria, Aramis-project team, Paris, France
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- Department of radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Department of radiology, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Inria, Aramis-project team, Paris, France; Department of Neuroradiology, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Department of Neurology, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d'Alzheimer (IM2A), 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Department of Neurology, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d'Alzheimer (IM2A), 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Inria, Aramis-project team, Paris, France; Department of Neurology, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d'Alzheimer (IM2A), 75013 Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Inserm, U 1127, CNRS, UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, 75013 Paris, France; Inria, Aramis-project team, Paris, France; Department of Neuroradiology, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France; Department of Neurology, AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de la Mémoire et de la Maladie d'Alzheimer (IM2A), 75013 Paris, France.
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Karel P, Van der Toorn A, Vanderschuren L, Guo C, Sadighi Alvandi M, Reneman L, Dijkhuizen R, Verheij MMM, Homberg JR. Ultrahigh-resolution MRI reveals structural brain differences in serotonin transporter knockout rats after sucrose and cocaine self-administration. Addict Biol 2020; 25:e12722. [PMID: 30748070 PMCID: PMC6916608 DOI: 10.1111/adb.12722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Excessive use of cocaine is known to induce changes in brain white and gray matter. It is unknown whether the extent of these changes is related to individual differences in vulnerability to cocaine addiction. One factor increasing vulnerability involves reduced expression of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT). Human studies have shown that inherited 5-HTT downregulation is associated with structural changes in the brain. These genotype-related structural changes may contribute to risk for cocaine addiction. Here, we tested this idea by using ultrahigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on postmortem tissue of 5-HTT-/- and wild-type (5-HTT+/+ ) rats with a history of long access to cocaine or sucrose (control) self-administration. We found that 5-HTT-/- rats, compared with wild-type control animals, self-administered more cocaine, but not sucrose, under long-access conditions. Ultrahigh-resolution structural MRI subsequently revealed that, independent of sucrose or cocaine self-administration, 5-HTT-/- rats had a smaller amygdala. Moreover, we found an interaction between genotype and type of reward for dorsal raphe nucleus volume. The data point to an important but differential role of the amygdala and dorsal raphe nucleus in 5-HTT genotype-dependent vulnerability to cocaine addiction.
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- Peter Karel
- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboudumcNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Biomedical MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Group, Center for Image SciencesUniversity Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Animals in Science and Society, Division of Behavioural Neuroscience, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboudumcNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboudumcNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Brain and CognitionUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Biomedical MR Imaging and Spectroscopy Group, Center for Image SciencesUniversity Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboudumcNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourRadboudumcNijmegenThe Netherlands
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Zhang Y, Yang Y, Zhu L, Zhu Q, Jia Y, Zhang L, Peng Q, Wang J, Liu J, Fan W, Wang J. Volumetric Deficit Within the Fronto-Limbic-Striatal Circuit in First-Episode Drug Naïve Patients With Major Depression Disorder. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:600583. [PMID: 33551870 PMCID: PMC7854541 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.600583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: Depression is a major psychiatric disorder and the leading cause of disability worldwide. Previous evidence suggested certain pattern of structural alterations were induced by major depression disorder (MDD) with heterogeneity due to patients' clinical characteristics and proposed that early impairment of fronto-limbic-striatal circuit was involved. Yet the hypothesis couldn't be replicated fully. Accordingly, this study aimed to validate this hypothesis in a new set of first-episode, drug naïve MDD patients and further explore the neuroimaging biomarker of illness severity using whole-brain voxel-based morphometry (VBM). Materials and Methods: A total of 93 participants, 30 patients with first-episode medication-naïve MDD, and 63 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. VBM was applied to analyze differences in the gray matter volume (GMV) between these two groups. The correlation between the GMV of the identified brain regions and the severity of clinical symptoms quantified by the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) was further conducted in the post-hoc analysis to confirm the role of GMV structural alteration in clinical symptoms. Results: Our results revealed that the brain gray matter volume of the prefrontal lobe, limbic system, striatum, cerebellum, temporal lobe, and bilateral lingual gyri were significantly decreased in MDD patients compared with healthy controls. Besides, the HAMD scores were negatively correlated with GMV of the right insula and positively correlated with that of the right lingual gyrus. Conclusions: Our findings provide robust evidence that gray matter structural abnormalities within the prefronto-limbic-striatal circuit are implicated in the pathophysiology of MDD at an early stage without confounding influence of medication status. Besides, our data suggest that the cerebellum, lingual gyrus, and fusiform gyrus should also be integrated into the brain alterations in MDD. Future synthesis of individual neuroimaging studies and more advanced statistical analysis comparing subfields of the aforementioned regions are warranted to further shed light on the neurobiology of the disease and assist in the diagnosis of this burdensome disorder.
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- Yiran Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Clinical and Technical Solutions, Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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Nguyen L, Kakeda S, Katsuki A, Sugimoto K, Otsuka Y, Ueda I, Igata R, Watanabe K, Kishi T, Iwata N, Korogi Y, Yoshimura R. Relationship between VEGF-related gene polymorphisms and brain morphology in treatment-naïve patients with first-episode major depressive disorder. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2019; 269:785-794. [PMID: 30406404 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-018-0953-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is involved in the development of major depressive disorder (MDD). Recently, a genome-wide association study has revealed that four VEGF-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (i.e., rs4416670, rs6921438, rs6993770 and rs10738760) were independently associated with circulating VEGF levels. The current study investigated the relationship between brain volume and these four SNPs in first-episode drug-naïve MDD patients. A total of 38 first-episode drug-naïve MDD patients and 39 healthy subjects (HS) were recruited and underwent high-resolution T1-weighted imaging. Blood samples were collected from all the participants for serum VEGF assays and VEGF-related SNPs genotyping. Genotype-diagnosis interactions related to whole-brain cortical thickness and hippocampal subfield volumes were evaluated for the four SNPs. The results revealed a genotype-diagnosis interaction only for rs6921438 (i.e., the MDD patients and HS with the G/G genotype versus the MDD patients and HS with A-carrier genotype) in the subiculum of the left hippocampus (p < 0.05), and not the other SNPs. There was a volume reduction in the left subiculum of G/G genotype patients compared with the other groups. The "hypochondriasis" scores of the HAMD-17 scale were significantly higher in the G/G genotype patients than the A-carrier genotype patients. The association was observed between VEGF-related SNP rs6921438 and subiculum atrophy in first-episode drug-naïve MDD patients.
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- LeHoa Nguyen
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 8078555, Japan
- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 8078555, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 8078555, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 8078555, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 8078555, Japan.
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Kakeda S, Watanabe K, Katsuki A, Sugimoto K, Igata N, Ueda I, Igata R, Abe O, Yoshimura R, Korogi Y. Relationship between interleukin (IL)-6 and brain morphology in drug-naïve, first-episode major depressive disorder using surface-based morphometry. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10054. [PMID: 29968776 PMCID: PMC6030126 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28300-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
There is a growing body of evidence to support the involvement of proinflammatory cytokines in the pathophysiology of depression; however, no previous studies have examined the relationship between cytokines and the brain morphology of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). We therefore evaluated the relationship between serum cytokine levels and cortical thinning during the first depressive episode in drug-naïve patients with MDD. We measured the serum cytokine levels (IL-1β, IL-6, IFN-γ, and TNFα), and whole-brain cortical thickness and hippocampal subfield volumes on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using surface-based morphometry in 40 patients with MDD and 47 healthy volunteers (controls). Only the serum IL-6 level was significantly higher in patients with MDD than in controls. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) thickness was significantly reduced in patients with MDD, and showed a significant inverse correlation with the serum IL-6 level. Although high serum IL-6 levels were correlated with reduced left subiculum and right CA1, CA3, CA4, GC-DG, subiculum, and whole hippocampus volumes, the presence or absence of MDD had no effect on the volume of any hippocampal subfields. Our results suggest that IL-6 may play a key role in the morphological changes in the PFC during the early stage of MDD.
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- Shingo Kakeda
- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Han KM, Choi S, Kim A, Kang J, Won E, Tae WS, Kim YK, Lee MS, Ham BJ. The effects of 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms on neurostructural changes in major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2018; 273:25-34. [PMID: 29414128 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The serotonin-transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism have been implicated in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). We aimed to investigate the effects of genetic variants of the 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms and their interactions with MDD on cortical volume and white matter integrity. Ninety-five patients with MDD and 65 healthy participants aged 20-65 years were recruited. The subjects were genotyped for the 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms and scanned with T1-weighted and diffusion tensor imaging. The gray matter volumes of 24 gyri in the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices and the fractional anisotropy values of nine white matter tracts in both hemispheres were determined. In the pooled sample of subjects from both groups, 5-HTTLPR L-allele carriers had significantly decreased cortical volume in the right anterior midcingulate gyrus compared to S-allele homozygotes. A significant effect of the interaction of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and MDD on the fractional anisotropy values of the right uncinate fasciculus was observed. Our results suggested that these genetic polymorphisms play important roles in the neurostructural changes of emotion-processing regions in subjects with MDD.
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- Kyu-Man Han
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Convergence Research Center, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Brain Convergence Research Center, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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