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Fang K, Hou Y, Niu L, Han S, Zhang W. Individualized gray matter morphological abnormalities uncover two robust transdiagnostic biotypes. J Affect Disord 2024; 365:193-204. [PMID: 39173920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.102] [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: 06/12/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Psychiatric disorders exhibit a shared neuropathology, yet the diverse presentations among patients necessitate the identification of transdiagnostic subtypes to enhance diagnostic and treatment strategies. This study aims to unveil potential transdiagnostic subtypes based on personalized gray matter morphological abnormalities. A total of 496 patients with psychiatric disorders and 255 healthy controls (HCs) from three distinct datasets (one for discovery and two for validation) were enrolled. Individualized gray matter morphological abnormalities were determined using normative modeling to identify transdiagnostic subtypes. In the discovery dataset, two transdiagnostic subtypes with contrasting patterns of structural abnormalities compared to HCs were identified. Reproducibility and generalizability analyses demonstrated that these subtypes could be generalized to new patients and even to new disorders in the validation datasets. These subtypes were characterized by distinct disease epicenters. The gray matter abnormal pattern in subtype 1 was mainly linked to excitatory receptors, whereas subtype 2 showed a predominant association with inhibitory receptors. Furthermore, we observed that the gray matter abnormal pattern in subtype 2 was correlated with transcriptional profiles of inflammation-related genes, while subtype 1 did not show this association. Our findings reveal two robust transdiagnostic biotypes, offering novel insights into psychiatric nosology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Keke Fang
- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, China; Henan Engineering Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine and Comprehensive Evaluation, Henan Cancer Hospital, China; Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drug Research, Henan Cancer Hospital, China
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- Department of ultrasound, the affiliated cancer hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, China
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- Department of Breast Disease, Henan Breast Cancer Center, the affiliated Cancer Hidospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, China; Henan Engineering Research Center for Tumor Precision Medicine and Comprehensive Evaluation, Henan Cancer Hospital, China; Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drug Research, Henan Cancer Hospital, China.
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Calagua-Bedoya EA, Rajasekaran V, De Witte L, Perez-Rodriguez MM. The Role of Inflammation in Depression and Beyond: A Primer for Clinicians. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2024; 26:514-529. [PMID: 39187612 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01526-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We evaluate available evidence for the role of inflammation in depression. We reappraise literature involving systemic inflammation, neuroinflammation and neurotransmission and their association with depression. We review the connection between depression, autoimmunity and infectious diseases. We revise anti-inflammatory treatments used in depression. RECENT FINDINGS Peripheral inflammatory markers are present in a subset of patients with depression and can alter common neurotransmitters in this population but there is no clear causality between depression and systemic inflammation. Infectious conditions and autoimmune illnesses do not have a clear correlation with depression. Certain medications have positive evidence as adjunctive treatments in depression but studies are heterogenic, hence they are sparsely used in clinical settings. The current evidence does not fully support inflammation, infections or autoimmunity as possible etiologies of depression. The available studies have numerous confounders that obscure the findings. Anti-inflammatory agents may have potential for treatment of depression, but further research is needed to clarify their usefulness in routine clinical practice.
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- Eduardo Andres Calagua-Bedoya
- Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA.
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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Chu N, Wang D, Qu S, Yan C, Luo G, Liu X, Hu X, Zhu J, Li X, Sun S, Hu B. Stable construction and analysis of MDD modular networks based on multi-center EEG data. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2024:111149. [PMID: 39303847 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.111149] [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: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 09/12/2024] [Accepted: 09/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND The modular structure can reflect the activity pattern of the brain, and exploring it may help us understand the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, little is known about how to build a stable modular structure in MDD patients and how modules are separated and integrated. METHOD We used four independent resting state Electroencephalography (EEG) datasets. Different coupling methods, window lengths, and optimized community detection algorithms were used to find a reliable and robust modular structure, and the module differences of MDD were analyzed from the perspectives of global module attributes and local topology in multiple frequency bands. RESULTS The combination of the Phase Lag Index (PLI) and the Louvain algorithm can achieve better results and can achieve stability at smaller window lengths. Compared with Healthy Controls (HC), MDD had higher Modularity (Q) values and the number of modules in low-frequency bands. In addition, MDD showed significant structural changes in the frontal and parietal-occipital lobes, which were confirmed by further correlation analysis. CONCLUSION Our results provided a reliable validation of the modular structure construction method in MDD patients and contributed strong evidence for the changes in emotional cognition and visual system function in MDD patients from a new perspective. These results would afford valuable insights for further exploration of the pathogenesis of MDD.
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- Na Chu
- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Wearable Computing, School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Beijing Institute of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China.
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Johns S, Lea-Carnall C, Shryane N, Maharani A. Depression, brain structure and socioeconomic status: A UK Biobank study. J Affect Disord 2024; 368:295-303. [PMID: 39299580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.09.102] [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: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 09/08/2024] [Accepted: 09/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Depression results from interactions between biological, social, and psychological factors. Literature shows that depression is associated with abnormal brain structure, and that socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with depression and brain structure. However, limited research considers the interaction between each of these factors. METHODS Multivariate regression analysis was conducted using UK Biobank data on 39,995 participants to examine the relationship between depression and brain volume in 23 cortical regions for the whole sample and then separated by sex. It then examined whether SES affected this relationship. RESULTS Eight out of 23 brain areas had significant negative associations with depression in the whole population. However, these relationships were abolished in seven areas when SES was included in the analysis. For females, three regions had significant negative associations with depression when SES was not included, but only one when it was. For males, lower volume in six regions was significantly associated with higher depression without SES, but this relationship was abolished in four regions when SES was included. The precentral gyrus was robustly associated with depression across all analyses. LIMITATIONS Participants with conditions that could affect the brain were not excluded. UK Biobank is not representative of the general population which may limit generalisability. SES was made up of education and income which were not considered separately. CONCLUSIONS SES affects the relationship between depression and cortical brain volume. Health practitioners and researchers should consider this when working with imaging data in these populations.
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- Sasha Johns
- School of Social Statistics, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Social Statistics, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Han S, Fang K, Zheng R, Li S, Zhou B, Sheng W, Wen B, Liu L, Wei Y, Chen Y, Chen H, Cui Q, Cheng J, Zhang Y. Gray matter atrophy is constrained by normal structural brain network architecture in depression. Psychol Med 2024; 54:1318-1328. [PMID: 37947212 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723003161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is growing evidence that gray matter atrophy is constrained by normal brain network (or connectome) architecture in neuropsychiatric disorders. However, whether this finding holds true in individuals with depression remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between gray matter atrophy and normal connectome architecture at individual level in depression. METHODS In this study, 297 patients with depression and 256 healthy controls (HCs) from two independent Chinese dataset were included: a discovery dataset (105 never-treated first-episode patients and matched 130 HCs) and a replication dataset (106 patients and matched 126 HCs). For each patient, individualized regional atrophy was assessed using normative model and brain regions whose structural connectome profiles in HCs most resembled the atrophy patterns were identified as putative epicenters using a backfoward stepwise regression analysis. RESULTS In general, the structural connectome architecture of the identified disease epicenters significantly explained 44% (±16%) variance of gray matter atrophy. While patients with depression demonstrated tremendous interindividual variations in the number and distribution of disease epicenters, several disease epicenters with higher participation coefficient than randomly selected regions, including the hippocampus, thalamus, and medial frontal gyrus were significantly shared by depression. Other brain regions with strong structural connections to the disease epicenters exhibited greater vulnerability. In addition, the association between connectome and gray matter atrophy uncovered two distinct subgroups with different ages of onset. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that gray matter atrophy is constrained by structural brain connectome and elucidate the possible pathological progression in depression.
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- Shaoqiang Han
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, 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
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, PR China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, PR China
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- School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Zhengzhou, China
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Gan L, Wang L, Liu H, Wang G. Based on neural network cascade abnormal texture information dissemination of classification of patients with schizophrenia and depression. Brain Res 2024; 1830:148819. [PMID: 38403037 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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This study used MRI brain image segmentation to identify novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarkers to distinguish patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), major depressive disorder (MD), and healthy control (HC). Brain texture measurements, including entropy and contrast, were calculated to capture variability in adjacent MRI voxel intensity. These measures are then applied to group classification in deep learning techniques and combined with hierarchical correlations to locate results. Texture feature maps were extracted from segmented brain MRI scans of 141 patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), 103 patients with major depressive disorder (MD) and 238 healthy controls (HC). Gray scale coassociation matrix (GLCM) is a monomer matrix calculated in a voxel cube. Deep learning methods were evaluated to determine the application capability of texture feature mapping in binary classification (SCZ vs. HC, MD vs. HC, SCZ vs. MD). The method is implemented by repeated nesting and cross-validation for feature selection. Regions that show the highest correlation (positive or negative). In this study, the authors successfully classified SCZ, MD and HC. This suggests that texture analysis can be used as an effective feature extraction method to distinguish different disease states. Compared with other methods, texture analysis can capture richer image information and improve classification accuracy in some cases. The classification accuracy of SCZ and HC, MD and HC, SCZ and MD reached 84.6%, 86.4% and 76.21%, respectively. Among them, SCZ and HC are the most significant features with high sensitivity and specificity.
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- Linfeng Gan
- School of Railway Transportation, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- School of Railway Transportation, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Peking University Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Technology, Beijing 100069, China.
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- School of Railway Transportation, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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Chen Y, Chen Y, Zheng R, Xue K, Li S, Pang J, Li H, Zhang Y, Cheng J, Han S. Identifying two distinct neuroanatomical subtypes of first-episode depression using heterogeneity through discriminative analysis. J Affect Disord 2024; 349:479-485. [PMID: 38218252 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.091] [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: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Neurobiological heterogeneity in depression remains largely unknown, leading to inconsistent neuroimaging findings. METHODS Here, we adopted a novel proposed machine learning method ground on gray matter volumes (GMVs) to investigate neuroanatomical subtypes of first-episode treatment-naïve depression. GMVs were obtained from high-resolution T1-weighted images of 195 patients with first-episode, treatment-naïve depression and 78 matched healthy controls (HCs). Then we explored distinct subtypes of depression by employing heterogeneity through discriminative analysis (HYDRA) with regional GMVs as features. RESULTS Two prominently divergent subtypes of first-episode depression were identified, exhibiting opposite structural alterations compared with HCs but no different demographic features. Subtype 1 presented widespread increased GMVs mainly located in frontal, parietal, temporal cortex and partially located in limbic system. Subtype 2 presented widespread decreased GMVs mainly located in thalamus, cerebellum, limbic system and partially located in frontal, parietal, temporal cortex. Subtype 2 had smaller TIV and longer illness duration than Subtype 1. And TIV in Subtype 1 was positively correlated with age of onset while not in Subtype 2, probably implying the different potential neuropathological mechanisms. LIMITATIONS Despite results obtained in this study were validated by employing another brain atlas, the conclusions were acquired from a single dataset. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed two distinguishing neuroanatomical subtypes of first-episode depression, which provides new insights into underlying biological mechanisms of the heterogeneity in depression and might be helpful for accurate clinical diagnosis and future treatment.
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- Yuan Chen
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Clinical Research Service Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China.
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Cui L, Li S, Wang S, Wu X, Liu Y, Yu W, Wang Y, Tang Y, Xia M, Li B. Major depressive disorder: hypothesis, mechanism, prevention and treatment. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:30. [PMID: 38331979 PMCID: PMC10853571 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01738-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Worldwide, the incidence of major depressive disorder (MDD) is increasing annually, resulting in greater economic and social burdens. Moreover, the pathological mechanisms of MDD and the mechanisms underlying the effects of pharmacological treatments for MDD are complex and unclear, and additional diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for MDD still are needed. The currently widely accepted theories of MDD pathogenesis include the neurotransmitter and receptor hypothesis, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis hypothesis, cytokine hypothesis, neuroplasticity hypothesis and systemic influence hypothesis, but these hypothesis cannot completely explain the pathological mechanism of MDD. Even it is still hard to adopt only one hypothesis to completely reveal the pathogenesis of MDD, thus in recent years, great progress has been made in elucidating the roles of multiple organ interactions in the pathogenesis MDD and identifying novel therapeutic approaches and multitarget modulatory strategies, further revealing the disease features of MDD. Furthermore, some newly discovered potential pharmacological targets and newly studied antidepressants have attracted widespread attention, some reagents have even been approved for clinical treatment and some novel therapeutic methods such as phototherapy and acupuncture have been discovered to have effective improvement for the depressive symptoms. In this work, we comprehensively summarize the latest research on the pathogenesis and diagnosis of MDD, preventive approaches and therapeutic medicines, as well as the related clinical trials.
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- Lulu Cui
- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China
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- International Joint Research Centre on Purinergic Signalling/Key Laboratory of Acupuncture for Senile Disease (Chengdu University of TCM), Ministry of Education/School of Health and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture and Chronobiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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- Department of Forensic Analytical Toxicology, School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
- Liaoning Province Key Laboratory of Forensic Bio-evidence Sciences, Shenyang, China.
- China Medical University Centre of Forensic Investigation, Shenyang, China.
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Cui Z, Meng L, Zhang Q, Lou J, Lin Y, Sun Y. White and Gray Matter Abnormalities in Young Adult Females with Dependent Personality Disorder: A Diffusion-Tensor Imaging and Voxel-Based Morphometry Study. Brain Topogr 2024; 37:102-115. [PMID: 37831323 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-023-01013-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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We applied diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) including measurements of fractional anisotropy (FA), a parameter of neuronal fiber integrity, mean diffusivity (MD), a parameter of brain tissue integrity, as well as voxel-based morphometry (VBM), a measure of gray and white matter volume, to provide a basis to improve our understanding of the neurobiological basis of dependent personality disorder (DPD). DTI was performed on young girls with DPD (N = 17) and young female healthy controls (N = 17). Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) were used to examine microstructural characteristics. Gray matter volume differences between the two groups were investigated using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). The Pearson correlation analysis was utilized to examine the relationship between distinct brain areas of white matter and gray matter and the Dy score on the MMPI. The DPD had significantly higher fractional anisotropy (FA) values than the HC group in the right retrolenticular part of the internal capsule, right external capsule, the corpus callosum, right posterior thalamic radiation (include optic radiation), right cerebral peduncle (p < 0.05), which was strongly positively correlated with the Dy score of MMPI. The volume of gray matter in the right postcentral gyrus and left cuneus in DPD was significantly increased (p < 0.05), which was strongly positively correlated with the Dy score of MMPI (r1,2= 0.467,0.353; p1,2 = 0.005,0.04). Our results provide new insights into the changes in the brain structure in DPD, which suggests that alterations in the brain structure might implicate the pathophysiology of DPD. Possible visual and somatosensory association with motor nerve circuits in DPD.
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- Zhixia Cui
- Weifang Mental Health Center, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, China
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- Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- First Clinical Department, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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Lan H, Suo X, Zuo C, Ni W, Wang S, Kemp GJ, Gong Q. Shared and distinct abnormalities of brain magnetization transfer ratio in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder: a comparative voxel-based meta-analysis. Chin Med J (Engl) 2023; 136:2824-2833. [PMID: 37697951 PMCID: PMC10686600 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and major depressive disorder (MDD) share significant clinical overlap, although it remains unknown to what extent this overlap reflects shared neural profiles. To identify the shared and specific abnormalities in SCZ and MDD, we performed a whole-brain voxel-based meta-analysis using magnetization transfer imaging, a technique that characterizes the macromolecular structural integrity of brain tissue in terms of the magnetization transfer ratio (MTR). METHODS A systematic search based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, International Scientific Index (ISI) Web of Science, and MEDLINE for relevant studies up to March 2022. Two researchers independently screened the articles. Rigorous scrutiny and data extraction were performed for the studies that met the inclusion criteria. Voxel-wise meta-analyses were conducted using anisotropic effect size-signed differential mapping with a unified template. Meta-regression was used to explore the potential effects of demographic and clinical characteristics. RESULTS A total of 15 studies with 17 datasets describing 365 SCZ patients, 224 MDD patients, and 550 healthy controls (HCs) were identified. The conjunction analysis showed that both disorders shared higher MTR than HC in the left cerebellum ( P =0.0006) and left fusiform gyrus ( P =0.0004). Additionally, SCZ patients showed disorder-specific lower MTR in the anterior cingulate/paracingulate gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, and right superior frontal gyrus, and higher MTR in the left thalamus, precuneus/cuneus, posterior cingulate gyrus, and paracentral lobule; and MDD patients showed higher MTR in the left middle occipital region. Meta-regression showed no statistical significance in either group. CONCLUSIONS The results revealed a structural neural basis shared between SCZ and MDD patients, emphasizing the importance of shared neural substrates across psychopathology. Meanwhile, distinct disease-specific characteristics could have implications for future differential diagnosis and targeted treatment.
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- Huan Lan
- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Xiamen Hospital of Sichuan University, Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Liverpool Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre (LiMRIC) and Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L693BX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Department of Radiology, West China Xiamen Hospital of Sichuan University, Xiamen, Fujian 361000, China
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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]
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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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Deng Y, Gong P, Han S, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhang B, Lin Y, Xu K, Wen G, Liu K. Reduced cerebral cortex thickness is related to overexpression of exosomal miR-146a-5p in medication-free patients with major depressive disorder. Psychol Med 2023; 53:6253-6260. [PMID: 36426595 PMCID: PMC10520590 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have confirmed that miR-146a-5p overexpression suppresses neurogenesis, thereby enhancing depression-like behaviors. However, it remains unclear how miR-146a-5p dysregulation produces in vivo brain structural abnormalities in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS In this case-control study, we combined cortical morphology analysis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and miR-146a-5p quantification to investigate the neuropathological effect of miR-146a-5p on cortical thickness in MDD patients. Serum-derived exosomes that were considered to readily cross the blood-brain barrier and contain miR-146a-5p were isolated for miRNA quantification. Moreover, follow-up MRI scans were performed in the MDD patients after 6 weeks of antidepressant treatment to further validate the clinical relevance of the relationship between miR-146a-5p and brain structural abnormalities. RESULTS In total, 113 medication-free MDD patients and 107 matched healthy controls were included. Vertex-vise general linear model revealed miR-146a-5p-dependent cortical thinning in MDD patients compared with healthy individuals, i.e., overexpression of miR-146a-5p was associated with reduced cortical thickness in the left orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), anterior cingulate cortex, bilateral lateral occipital cortices (LOCs), etc. Moreover, this relationship between baseline miR-146a-5p and cortical thinning was nonsignificant for all regions in the patients who had received antidepressant treatment, and higher baseline miR-146a-5p expression was found to be related to greater longitudinal cortical thickening in the left OFC and right LOC. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study reveal a relationship between miR-146a-5p overexpression and cortical atrophy and thus may help specify the in vivo mediating effect of miR-146a-5p dysregulation on brain structural abnormalities in patients with MDD.
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- Yanjia Deng
- School of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The fifth affiliated hospital of Sun-Yat Sen University, Sun-Yat Sen University, Zhuhai, China
- The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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Han S, Cui Q, Zheng R, Li S, Zhou B, Fang K, Sheng W, Wen B, Liu L, Wei Y, Chen H, Chen Y, Cheng J, Zhang Y. Parsing altered gray matter morphology of depression using a framework integrating the normative model and non-negative matrix factorization. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4053. [PMID: 37422463 PMCID: PMC10329663 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39861-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The high inter-individual heterogeneity in individuals with depression limits neuroimaging studies with case-control approaches to identify promising biomarkers for individualized clinical decision-making. We put forward a framework integrating the normative model and non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) to quantitatively assess altered gray matter morphology in depression from a dimensional perspective. The proposed framework parses altered gray matter morphology into overlapping latent disease factors, and assigns patients distinct factor compositions, thus preserving inter-individual variability. We identified four robust disease factors with distinct clinical symptoms and cognitive processes in depression. In addition, we showed the quantitative relationship between the group-level gray matter morphological differences and disease factors. Furthermore, this framework significantly predicted factor compositions of patients in an independent dataset. The framework provides an approach to resolve neuroanatomical heterogeneity in depression.
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- Shaoqiang Han
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China.
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- School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Henan Province, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China.
- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China.
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research medicine of Henan Province, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Brain Function Development and Application, Henan Province, China
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Han S, Zheng R, Li S, Liu L, Wang C, Jiang Y, Wen M, Zhou B, Wei Y, Pang J, Li H, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Cheng J. Progressive brain structural abnormality in depression assessed with MR imaging by using causal network analysis. Psychol Med 2023; 53:2146-2155. [PMID: 34583785 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721003986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND As a neuroprogressive illness, depression is accompanied by brain structural abnormality that extends to many brain regions. However, the progressive structural alteration pattern remains unknown. METHODS To elaborate the progressive structural alteration of depression according to illness duration, we recruited 195 never-treated first-episode patients with depression and 130 healthy controls (HCs) undergoing T1-weighted MRI scans. Voxel-based morphometry method was adopted to measure gray matter volume (GMV) for each participant. Patients were first divided into three stages according to the length of illness duration, then we explored stage-specific GMV alterations and the causal effect relationship between them using causal structural covariance network (CaSCN) analysis. RESULTS Overall, patients with depression presented stage-specific GMV alterations compared with HCs. Regions including the hippocampus, the thalamus and the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) presented GMV alteration at onset of illness. Then as the illness advanced, others regions began to present GMV alterations. These results suggested that GMV alteration originated from the hippocampus, the thalamus and vmPFC then expanded to other brain regions. The results of CaSCN analysis revealed that the hippocampus and the vmPFC corporately exerted causal effect on regions such as nucleus accumbens, the precuneus and the cerebellum. In addition, GMV alteration in the hippocampus was also potentially causally related to that in the dorsolateral frontal gyrus. CONCLUSIONS Consistent with the neuroprogressive hypothesis, our results reveal progressive morphological alteration originating from the vmPFC and the hippocampus and further elucidate possible details about disease progression of depression.
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- Shaoqiang Han
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, 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
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, 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
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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Zhu H, Zhu H, Liu X, Wei F, Li H, Guo Z. The Characteristics of Entorhinal Cortex Functional Connectivity in Alzheimer's Disease Patients with Depression. Curr Alzheimer Res 2023; 19:CAR-EPUB-129980. [PMID: 36872356 DOI: 10.2174/1567205020666230303093112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Depression is one of the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) which decreases the life quality of both patients and caregivers. There are currently no effective drugs. It is therefore important to explore the pathogenesis of depression in AD patients. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to investigate the characteristics of the entorhinal cortex (EC) functional connectivity (FC) in the whole brain neural network of AD patients with depression (D-AD). METHODS Twenty-four D-AD patients, 14 AD patients without depression (nD-AD), and 20 healthy controls underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. We set the EC as the seed and used FC analysis. One-way analysis of variance was used to examine FC differences among the three groups. RESULTS Using the left EC as the seed point, there were FC differences among the three groups in the left EC-inferior occipital gyrus. Using the right EC as the seed point, there were FC differences among the three groups in the right EC-middle frontal gyrus, -superior parietal gyrus, -superior medial frontal gyrus, and -precentral gyrus. Compared with the nD-AD group, the D-AD group had increased FC between the right EC and right postcentral gyrus. CONCLUSION Asymmetry of FC in the EC and increased FC between the EC and right postcentral gyrus may be important in the pathogenesis of depression in AD.
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- Haokai Zhu
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Zhejiang 310000, China
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- Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Mental Health Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, China
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- Department of Radiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, China-USA Neuroimaging Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Mental Health Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, China
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- Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Mental Health Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, China
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- Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Mental Health Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, China
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Yamanbaeva G, Schaub AC, Schneider E, Schweinfurth N, Kettelhack C, Doll JPK, Mählmann L, Brand S, Beglinger C, Borgwardt S, Lang UE, Schmidt A. Effects of a probiotic add-on treatment on fronto-limbic brain structure, function, and perfusion in depression: Secondary neuroimaging findings of a randomized controlled trial. J Affect Disord 2023; 324:529-538. [PMID: 36610592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Probiotics are suggested to improve depressive symptoms via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. We have recently shown a beneficial clinical effect of probiotic supplementation in patients with depression. Their underlying neural mechanisms remain unknown. METHODS A multimodal neuroimaging approach including diffusion tensor imaging, resting-state functional MRI, and arterial spin labeling was used to investigate the effects of a four-weeks probiotic supplementation on fronto-limbic brain structure, function, and perfusion and whether these effects were related to symptom changes. RESULTS Thirty-two patients completed both imaging assessments (18 placebo and 14 probiotics group). Probiotics maintained mean diffusivity in the left uncinate fasciculus, stabilized it in the right uncinate fasciculus, and altered resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) between limbic structures and the temporal pole to a cluster in the precuneus. Moreover, a cluster in the left superior parietal lobule showed altered rsFC to the subcallosal cortex, the left orbitofrontal cortex, and limbic structures after probiotics. In the probiotics group, structural and functional changes were partly related to decreases in depressive symptoms. LIMITATIONS This study has a rather small sample size. An additional follow-up MRI session would be interesting for seeing clearer changes in the relevant brain regions as clinical effects were strongest in the follow-up. CONCLUSION Probiotic supplementation is suggested to prevent neuronal degeneration along the uncinate fasciculus and alter fronto-limbic rsFC, effects that are partly related to the improvement of depressive symptoms. Elucidating the neural mechanisms underlying probiotics' clinical effects on depression provide potential targets for the development of more precise probiotic treatments.
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK), Basel, Switzerland.
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Sun N, Liu M, Liu P, Zhang A, Yang C, Liu Z, Li J, Li G, Wang Y, Zhang K. Abnormal cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit centered on the thalamus in MDD patients with somatic symptoms: Evidence from the REST-meta-MDD project. J Affect Disord 2023; 323:71-84. [PMID: 36395992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.023] [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: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Somatic symptoms are common comorbidities of major depressive disorder (MDD), and negatively impact the course and severity of the disease. In order to enrich the understanding of the pathological mechanism and clarify the neurobiological basis of somatic symptoms in depression, we attempted to explore the changes of brain structure and function in a large sample between depression with and without somatic symptoms. METHODS Structure magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were collected from 342 patients with somatic symptoms (SD), 208 patients without somatic symptoms (NSD), and 510 healthy controls (HCs) based on the REST-meta-MDD project. We analyzed the whole brain VBM maps of the three groups, and combined with weight degree centrality (DC) index, we investigated whether the brain regions with gray matter volume (GMV) and gray matter density (GMD) abnormalities in MDD patients with somatic symptoms had corresponding brain functional abnormalities. RESULTS Between depression with and without somatic symptoms, we found that there are extensive GMV and GMD differences involving cortical regions such as the temporal lobe, occipital lobe, and insula, as well as subcortical brain regions such as thalamus and striatum. The comparison results of weight DC signals of GMV and GMD abnormal clusters between the SD and NSD groups were basically consistent with the GMV and GMD abnormal clusters. CONCLUSION The results indicate that the structure and function of cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical (CSTC) circuit centered on the thalamus were abnormal in MDD patients with somatic symptoms. This may be the neurobiological basis of somatic symptoms in MDD.
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- Ning Sun
- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China; Department of Mental Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychosomatic, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China; Department of Mental Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China.
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Chen Y, Chen Y, Zheng R, Jiang Y, Zhou B, Xue K, Li S, Pang J, Li H, Zhang Y, Han S, Cheng J. Convergent molecular and structural neuroimaging signatures of first-episode depression. J Affect Disord 2023; 320:22-28. [PMID: 36181910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.132] [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: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Convergent studies have demonstrated morphological abnormalities in various brain regions in depression patients. However, the molecular underpinnings of the structural impairments remain largely unknown, despite a pressing need for treatment targets and mechanisms. Here, we investigated the gray matter volume (GMV) alteration in patients with depression and its underlying molecular architecture. METHODS We recruited 195 first-episode, treatment-naïve depression patients and 78 gender-, age-, and education level-matched healthy controls (HCs) who underwent high-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance scans. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) was adopted to calculate the GMV differences between two groups. Then we analyzed the spatial correlation between depression-induced alteration in GMV and density maps of 10 receptors/transporters deriving from prior molecular imaging in healthy people. RESULTS Compared to HCs, the depression group had significantly increased GMV in the left ventral portions of the ventral medial prefrontal cortex, parahippocampal gyrus, amygdala, the right superior parietal lobule and precuneus while decreased GMV in the bilateral hippocampus extending to the thalamus and cerebellum. The GMV alteration introduced by depression was spatially correlated with serotonin receptors (5-HT1a, 5-HT1b, and 5-HT2a), dopamine receptors (D1 and D2) and GABAergic receptor (GABAa) densities. LIMITATIONS The conclusions drawn in this study were obtained from a single dataset. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals abnormal GMV alteration and provides a series of neurotransmitters receptors possibly related to GMV alteration in depression, which facilitates an integrative understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying the structural abnormalities in depression and may provide clues to new treatment strategies.
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- Yuan Chen
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Clinical Research Service Center, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China; Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
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Wu Y, Zheng Y, Li J, Liu Y, Liang X, Chen Y, Zhang H, Wang N, Weng X, Qiu S, Wang J. Subregion-specific, modality-dependent and timescale-sensitive hippocampal connectivity alterations in patients with first-episode, drug-naïve major depression disorder. J Affect Disord 2022; 305:159-172. [PMID: 35218862 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite accumulating evidence for the hippocampus as a key dysfunctional node in major depressive disorder (MDD), previous findings are controversial possibly due to heterogeneous and small clinical samples, complicated hippocampal structure, and different imaging modalities and analytical methods. METHODS We collected structural and resting-state functional MRI data from 100 first-episode, drug-naïve MDD patients and 99 healthy controls. A subset of the participants (34 patients and 33 controls) also completed a battery of neuropsychological tests and childhood trauma questionnaires. Seed-based morphological and functional (static and dynamic) connectivity were calculated for ten hippocampal subregions, followed by analyses of dynamic functional connectivity states (k-means clustering), connectivity cross-modality relationships (cosine similarity), and connectivity associations with clinical and neuropsychological variables (Spearman correlation). RESULTS Between-group comparisons revealed abnormal hippocampal connectivity in the patients that depended on 1) hippocampal subdivisions: the cornu ammonis (CA) was the most seriously affected subregion, in particular the right CA1 for functional connectivity alterations; 2) imaging modality: morphological connectivity revealed seldom and sporadic alterations with different lobes, while functional connectivity identified numerous and convergent alterations with prefrontal regions; and 3) time scale: dynamic functional connectivity was more sensitive than static functional connectivity, in particular in revealing alterations between the right CA1 and contralateral prefrontal cortex. Among the 34 patients, functional connectivity alterations of the CA1 were related to the history of childhood trauma in the patients. LIMITATIONS Only a subset of the patients completed the neuropsychological tests, which may cause underestimation of cognitive relevance of hippocampal connectivity alterations. CONCLUSIONS Disrupted hippocampal CA1 functional connectivity plays key roles in the pathophysiology of MDD and may act as a potential diagnostic biomarker for the disease.
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- Yujie Wu
- Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China; School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong 510405, China; Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangdong 510180, China
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- Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong 510405, China; Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangdong 510180, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- The Third Affliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangdong 510180, China
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- Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China
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- Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, China; Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong 510405, China.
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- Institute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, China; Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, 510631 Guangzhou, China.
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Chen G, Fu S, Chen P, Zhong S, Chen F, Qian L, Luo Z, Pan Y, Tang G, Jia Y, Huang L, Wang Y. Reduced myelin density in unmedicated major depressive disorder: An inhomogeneous magnetization transfer MRI study. J Affect Disord 2022; 300:114-120. [PMID: 34965392 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To detect the whole-brain reduced myelin density in unmedicated patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) using the inhomogeneous magnetization transfer (ihMT) imaging technology. Compared to other technologies, the ihMT provides high specificity and sensitivity to detect myelin. METHOD In this prospective study, fifty unmedicated patients (mean age 25.36 years, 40% men) with MDD and 57 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) (mean age 25.02 years, 53% men) were recruited between January 2019 and December 2019. All participants underwent ihMT imaging, and pseudo-quantitative ihMT (qihMT) and ihMT ratio (ihMTR) were obtained. The mean values of qihMT and ihMTR extracted from the 50 WM masks (extracted from the International Consortium for Brain Mapping, ICBM-152) in each participant were compared between participants in the MDD and HCs groups. The symptoms of patients were evaluated using the 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating scale (HDRS). RESULTS Compared with the HC group, the MDD group showed significantly decreased qihMT and ihMTR values in the left inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF) (t = -4.057, p < 0.001; t = -3.662, p < 0.001) and the left uncinate fasciculus (UF) (t = -4.776, p < 0.001; t = -3.800, p < 0.001) after Bonferroni correction. The correlation analysis displayed a significant negative correlation between qihMT values of the left IFOF and HDRS total scores in patients with MDD (r = -0.390, p = 0.012). LIMITATIONS This was a cross-sectional study with a relative small sample. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest the reduced myelin density in the IFOF and UF in patients with MDD, which might be associated with the pathophysiology of MDD.
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- Guanmao Chen
- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- MR Research, GE Healthcare, Beijing, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
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Han S, Zheng R, Li S, Zhou B, Jiang Y, Wang C, Wei Y, Pang J, Li H, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Cheng J. Integrative Functional, Molecular, and Transcriptomic Analyses of Altered Intrinsic Timescale Gradient in Depression. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:826609. [PMID: 35250462 PMCID: PMC8891525 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.826609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The pathophysiology and pharmacology of depression are hypothesized to be related to the imbalance of excitation–inhibition that gives rise to hierarchical dynamics (or intrinsic timescale gradient), further supporting a hierarchy of cortical functions. On this assumption, intrinsic timescale gradient is theoretically altered in depression. However, it remains unknown. We investigated altered intrinsic timescale gradient recently developed to measure hierarchical brain dynamics gradient and its underlying molecular architecture and brain-wide gene expression in depression. We first presented replicable intrinsic timescale gradient in two independent Chinese Han datasets and then investigated altered intrinsic timescale gradient and its possible underlying molecular and transcriptional bases in patients with depression. As a result, patients with depression showed stage-specifically shorter timescales compared with healthy controls according to illness duration. The shorter timescales were spatially correlated with monoamine receptor/transporter densities, suggesting the underlying molecular basis of timescale aberrance and providing clues to treatment. In addition, we identified that timescale aberrance-related genes ontologically enriched for synapse-related and neurotransmitter (receptor) terms, elaborating the underlying transcriptional basis of timescale aberrance. These findings revealed atypical timescale gradient in depression and built a link between neuroimaging, transcriptome, and neurotransmitter information, facilitating an integrative understanding of depression.
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- Shaoqiang Han
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Shaoqiang Han,
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, 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
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, 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
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Yuan Chen,
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
- Jingliang Cheng,
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Dotson VM, Bogoian HR, Gradone AM, Taiwo Z, Minto LR. Subthreshold depressive symptoms relate to cuneus structure: Thickness asymmetry and sex differences. J Psychiatr Res 2021; 145:144-147. [PMID: 34922098 PMCID: PMC10436250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Despite the prominence of frontolimbic regions in depression research, recent studies also implicate posterior brain regions, including the cuneus. The current study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and asymmetry in cuneal cortical thickness in healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 81 with primarily subthreshold levels of depressive symptoms. An asymmetry index was calculated for cortical thickness in the cuneus [(left - right) × 100/(left + right)], and regression analyses were conducted with total scores on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale predicting this asymmetry index, controlling for age and sex. Higher depressive symptoms were associated with a left > right asymmetry in cuneal cortical thickness, reflecting greater cortical thickness in the left hemisphere compared to right hemisphere. Follow-up analyses examining CES-D subscales showed significant effects for somatic symptoms of depression, but not negative affect or anhedonia. Analyses stratified by sex yielded significant effects in men but not in women. Results of this preliminary study further support the cuneus' role in depression and highlight the importance of examining symptom dimensions and sex differences in the neurobiology of depression.
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- Vonetta M Dotson
- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, Georgia; Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University, PO Box 3984, Atlanta, GA, 30302-3984.
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, Georgia
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, Georgia
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, Georgia
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-5010, Georgia
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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]
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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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Lee JS, Kang W, Kang Y, Kim A, Han KM, Tae WS, Ham BJ. Alterations in the Occipital Cortex of Drug-Naïve Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: A Surface-Based Analysis of Surface Area and Cortical Thickness. Psychiatry Investig 2021; 18:1025-1033. [PMID: 34666430 PMCID: PMC8542746 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2021.0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Advances in surface-based morphometric methods have allowed researchers to separate cortical volume into cortical thickness (CTh) and surface area (SA). Although CTh alterations in major depressive disorder (MDD) have been observed in numerous studies, few studies have described significant SA alterations. Our study aimed to measure patients' SAs and to compare it with their CTh to examine whether SA exhibits alteration patterns that differ from those of CTh in drug-naïve patients with MDD. METHODS A total of 71 drug-naïve MDD patients and 111 healthy controls underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging, and SA and CTh were analyzed between the groups. RESULTS We found a smaller SA in the left superior occipital gyrus (L-SOG) in drug-naïve patients with MDD. In the CTh analysis, the bilateral fusiform gyrus, left middle occipital gyrus, left temporal superior gyrus, and right posterior cingulate showed thinner cortices in patients with MDD, while the CTh of the bilateral SOG, right straight gyrus, right posterior cingulate, and left lingual gyrus were increased. CONCLUSION Compared with the bilateral occipito-temporal changes in CTh, SA alterations in patients with MDD were confined to the L-SOG. These findings may improve our understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms of SA alteration in relation to MDD.
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- Jee Soo Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, 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 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 Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of 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]
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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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Rădulescu I, Drăgoi AM, Trifu SC, Cristea MB. Neuroplasticity and depression: Rewiring the brain's networks through pharmacological therapy (Review). Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:1131. [PMID: 34504581 PMCID: PMC8383338 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In modern society, depression is one of the most common mental illness; however, its pathophysiology is not yet fully understood. A great body of evidence suggests that depression causes changes in neuroplasticity in specific regions of the brain which are correlated to symptom severity, negative emotional rumination as well as fear learning. Depression is correlated with atrophy of neurons in the cortical and limbic brain regions that control mood and emotion. Antidepressant therapy can exhibit effects on neuroplasticity and reverse the neuroanatomical changes found in depressed patients. The investigation of fast-acting agents that reverse behavioral and neuronal deficiencies of chronic depression, especially the glutamate receptor antagonist NMDA ketamine, and the cellular mechanisms underlying the rapid antidepressant actions of ketamine and related agents are of real interest in current research. Actual medication such as serotonin (5-HT) selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, require weeks to months of administration before a clear therapeutic response. The current review aimed to underline the negative effects of depression on neuroplasticity and present the current findings on the effects of antidepressant medication.
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- Ioana Rădulescu
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychiatry, 'Prof. Dr. Alex. Obregia' Clinical Hospital of Psychiatry, 041914 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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Korda AI, Ruef A, Neufang S, Davatzikos C, Borgwardt S, Meisenzahl EM, Koutsouleris N. Identification of voxel-based texture abnormalities as new biomarkers for schizophrenia and major depressive patients using layer-wise relevance propagation on deep learning decisions. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2021; 313:111303. [PMID: 34034096 PMCID: PMC9060641 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Non-segmented MRI brain images are used for the identification of new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) biomarkers able to differentiate between schizophrenic patients (SCZ), major depressive patients (MD) and healthy controls (HC). Brain texture measures such as entropy and contrast, capturing the neighboring variation of MRI voxel intensities, were computed and fed into deep learning technique for group classification. Layer-wise relevance was applied for the localization of the classification results. Texture feature map of non-segmented brain MRI scans were extracted from 141 SCZ, 103 MD and 238 HC. The gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) was calculated on a voxel-by-voxel basis in a cube of voxels. Deep learning tested if texture feature map could predict diagnostic group membership of three classes under a binary classification (SCZ vs. HC, MD vs. HC, SCZ vs. MD). The method was applied in a repeated nested cross-validation scheme and cross-validated feature selection. The regions with the highest relevance (positive/negative) are presented. The method was applied on non-segmented images reducing the computation complexity and the error associated with segmentation process.
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- A I Korda
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Lübeck (UKSH), Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Nussbaumstr. 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3700 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Lübeck (UKSH), Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Nussbaumstr. 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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Han S, Chen Y, Zheng R, Li S, Jiang Y, Wang C, Fang K, Yang Z, Liu L, Zhou B, Wei Y, Pang J, Li H, Zhang Y, Cheng J. The stage-specifically accelerated brain aging in never-treated first-episode patients with depression. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 42:3656-3666. [PMID: 33932251 PMCID: PMC8249899 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Depression associated with structural brain abnormalities is hypothesized to be related with accelerated brain aging. However, there is far from a unified conclusion because of clinical variations such as medication status, cumulative illness burden. To explore whether brain age is accelerated in never‐treated first‐episode patients with depression and its association with clinical characteristics, we constructed a prediction model where gray matter volumes measured by voxel‐based morphometry derived from T1‐weighted MRI scans were treated as features. The prediction model was first validated using healthy controls (HCs) in two Chinese Han datasets (Dataset 1, N = 130 for HCs and N = 195 for patients with depression; Dataset 2, N = 270 for HCs) separately or jointly, then the trained prediction model using HCs (N = 400) was applied to never‐treated first‐episode patients with depression (N = 195). The brain‐predicted age difference (brain‐PAD) scores defined as the difference between predicted brain age and chronological age, were calculated for all participants and compared between patients with age‐, gender‐, educational level‐matched HCs in Dataset 1. Overall, patients presented higher brain‐PAD scores suggesting patients with depression having an “older” brain than expected. More specially, this difference occurred at illness onset (illness duration <3 months) and following 2 years then disappeared as the illness further advanced (>2 years) in patients. This phenomenon was verified by another data‐driven method and significant correlation between brain‐PAD scores and illness duration in patients. Our results reveal that accelerated brain aging occurs at illness onset and suggest it is a stage‐dependent phenomenon in depression.
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- Shaoqiang Han
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Psychiatry, 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.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Phase I Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, 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.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Molecular Imaging of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Technology Research Center for Detection and Application of Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Engineering Research Center of Medical Imaging Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Cognitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Imaging Intelligence Research Medicine of Henan Province
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Jiang X, Wang X, Jia L, Sun T, Kang J, Zhou Y, Wei S, Wu F, Kong L, Wang F, Tang Y. Structural and functional alterations in untreated patients with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder experiencing first depressive episode: A magnetic resonance imaging study combined with follow-up. J Affect Disord 2021; 279:324-333. [PMID: 33096331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could assist in identifying objective biomarkers and follow-up study could effectively improve subjective diagnostic accuracy. By combining MRI with follow-up, this study aims to determine the shared and distinct alterations between major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD). METHODS Untreated patients with MDD experiencing the first episode were subjected to MRI and subsequent follow-up. Fifteen patients with mania or hypomania were regrouped into BD group. Twenty patients were still grouped as MDD after an average of 37.95 months follow-up. Thirty healthy controls (HCs) were recruited to match the patients. Gray matter volume (GMV) and amygdala-seed functional connectivity (FC) in the whole brain were detected and compared among the three groups. RESULTS GMV analysis revealed that the MDD and BD groups presented reduced GMV predominantly in the parietal, occipital, and frontal regions in the bilateral cerebrum compared with the HCs. The BD group had reduced GMV predominantly in the parietal, temporal, insular regions and the Rolandic operculum in the right-side cerebrum compared with MDD and HC groups. FC analysis revealed that the MDD and BD patients displayed increased FC values mainly in the bilateral parietal, and left occipital regions. Only the BD group displayed increased FC values in the temporal, occipital, parietal and limbic regions in the right-side cerebrum relative to HCs. LIMITATIONS The main limitation is the relatively small sample size. CONCLUSIONS Alterations in the cortical regions and cortico-limbic neural system may provide the scientific basis for differential diagnosis in affective disorders.
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- Xiaowei Jiang
- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China; Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China; Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China; Department of Geriatric Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China; Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China
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- Brain Function Research Section, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China; Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China; Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China.
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China; Department of Geriatric Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, PR China.
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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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Zhao Y, Zhang F, Zhang W, Chen L, Chen Z, Lui S, Gong Q. Decoupling of Gray and White Matter Functional Networks in Medication-Naïve Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. J Magn Reson Imaging 2020; 53:742-752. [PMID: 33043540 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been increasingly conceptualized as a disconnection syndrome. However, most studies have only focused on functional connectivity (FC) alterations in gray matter (GM), and the functional alterations in white matter (WM) remain largely unknown in MDD. PURPOSE To investigate WM functional alterations and the functional interaction between GM and WM networks in medication-naïve MDD. STUDY TYPE Prospective. SUBJECTS Sixty-eight patients with MDD and 66 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs). FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE Resting state-functional MRI (fMRI) using a gradient-echo imaging sequence and T1 -weighted images were acquired at 3.0T. ASSESSMENT Functional GM and WM networks, based on resting-state blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signals, were identified by the K-means clustering algorithm, and FC matrices were obtained for each subject. STATISTICAL TESTS Two-sample t-tests, Pearson chi-square test, and Pearson correlation analysis. RESULTS Both the GM and WM of the visual network (GM1 and WM11) showed reduced FC with the sensorimotor network (WM5 and GM8), lateral temporal network (GM5 and WM6), cingulo-opercular network (GM9), and dorsal attention network (GM7) in MDD patients compared to controls (P < 0.05, false discovery rate [FDR]-corrected). Reduced FC between the anterior cingulum network (WM3) and the lateral temporal network (GM5 and WM6) and temporal pole network (GM13) and between GM13 and the medial temporal network (GM4) and medial prefrontal-subcortical network (GM10) were also observed in MDD patients (P < 0.05, FDR-corrected). In addition, the WM BOLD signal in the sensorimotor network was negatively correlated with illness duration (r = -0.286, P = 0.018). DATA CONCLUSION Disconnectivity between the GM and WM networks in the perception-motor system may be the foundation of extensively disrupted connections in MDD. Furthermore, the observed decoupling between subsystems of the default mode network may help explain previous findings of persistent negative rumination and theory of mind deficits in depression. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3. TECHNICAL EFFICACY Stage 3.
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- Youjin Zhao
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China
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Wu YJ, Wu N, Huang X, Rao J, Yan L, Shi L, Huang H, Li SY, Zhou FQ, Wu XR. Evidence of cortical thickness reduction and disconnection in high myopia. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16239. [PMID: 33004887 PMCID: PMC7530748 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73415-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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High myopia (HM) is associated with impaired long-distance vision. accumulating evidences reported that abnormal visual experience leads to dysfunction in brain activity in HM even corrected. However, whether the long-term of abnormal visual experience lead to neuroanatomical changes remain unknown, the aim at this study is to investigate the alternation of cortical surface thickness in HM patients. 82 patients with HM (HM groups), 57 healthy controls (HC groups) were recruited. All participants underwent high-resolution T1 and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. The cortical thickness analysis was preformed to investigate the neuroanatomical changes in HM patients using computational anatomy toolbox (CAT 12) toolbox. Compare with HCs, HM patients showed decreased the cortical surface thickness in the left middle occipital gyrus (MOG), left inferior parietal lobule (IPL), right inferior temporal gyrus (ITG), right precuneus, right primary visual area 1 (V1), right superior temporal gyrus (STG), right superior parietal lobule (SPL), right occipital pole, and right the primary motor cortex (M1), and increased to the parietal operculum (OP4) (P < 0.01, FWE-corrected), the mean cortical thickness of right orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and right subcallosal cortex showed negatively correlation between clinical variables (axis length (ALM), the average macular thickness (AMT), keratometer (KER) 1, KER2, the mean KER, the mean macular fovea thickness (MFK), the refractive diopter) in HM patients. Our result mainly provided an evidence of cortical thickness reduction and disconnection in visual center and visual processing area, and cortical thickness increase in left multimodal integration region in HM patients. This may provide important significance of the study of the neural mechanism of HM.
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- Ya-Jun Wu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
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Kang SG, Cho SE, Na KS, Lee JS, Joo SW, Cho SJ, Son YD, Lee YJ. Differences in brain surface area and cortical volume between suicide attempters and non-attempters with major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2020; 297:111032. [PMID: 32028105 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The neurobiological causes underlying suicidal behaviors in major depressive disorder (MDD) have not been identified. This study was performed to investigate the differences in brain cortical thickness, surface area, and volume between suicide attempters and non-attempters with MDD. We performed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 38 MDD patients (18-65 years old; 18 male, 20 female) with and without a history of suicide attempts. FreeSurfer software was used to compare the cortical thickness, surface area, and volume of 19 suicide attempters with MDD and 19 suicide non-attempters with MDD, while controlling for age, sex, mean area (or volume), and severity of depression. Compared with suicide non-attempters, suicide attempters with MDD exhibited a larger surface area in the left postcentral area and left lateral occipital area and a larger cortical volume in the left postcentral area and left lateral orbitofrontal area. Suicide attempters exhibited a smaller surface area in the left superior frontal area than suicide non-attempters. The present findings provide evidence for neuroanatomical risk factors of suicide in MDD. Further research to replicate these results and determine the mechanisms underlying these findings is needed.
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- Seung-Gul Kang
- Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Sleep and Chronobiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Liu P, Li Q, Zhang A, Liu Z, Sun N, Yang C, Wang Y, Zhang K. Similar and Different Regional Homogeneity Changes Between Bipolar Disorder and Unipolar Depression: A Resting-State fMRI Study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2020; 16:1087-1093. [PMID: 32425537 PMCID: PMC7196208 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s249489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the regional homogeneity (ReHo) between unipolar depression (UD) and bipolar disorder (BD), and to search for brain imaging markers for distinguishing UD and BD. METHODS A total of 58 patients who met the diagnosis criteria of UD in DSM-Ⅳ, 40 patients who met the diagnosis criteria of BD in DSM-Ⅳ and 54 healthy controls (HC) completed the resting-state functional magnetic resonance (rs-fMRI) scans. The ReHo of the three groups was compared and Pearson correlation analysis was performed between the ReHo values and the clinical symptoms. RESULTS (1) Significant differences were found in the right hippocampus, right parahippocampal gyrus, right Inferior orbitofrontal gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, right inferior temporal gyrus, and right middle occipital gyrus across the three groups. (2) Compared to HC, the ReHo in the right parahippocampal gyrus in UD significantly increased. (3) When compared to HC, the ReHo in the right hippocampus in BD significantly increased. The ReHo in the right middle occipital gyrus decreased. (4) Compared to UD, BD exhibited significantly decreased ReHo in the right inferior temporal gyrus. No correlations were observed between the scores of 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDMD-24), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), and the ReHo values of altered brain regions between BD and UD. CONCLUSION The results suggest that there was a considerable difference in the ReHo of brain among UD, BD, and HCs. ReHo in the right inferior temporal gyrus showed significant differences between BD and UD that might serve as neuroimaging markers to identify BD and UD.
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- Penghong Liu
- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Psychiatry, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Psychiatry, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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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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The rise and fall of MRI studies in major depressive disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2019; 9:335. [PMID: 31819044 PMCID: PMC6901449 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0680-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Structural and functional brain alterations are common in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). In this review, we assessed the recent literature (1995-2018) on the structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of MDD. Despite the growing number of MRI studies on MDD, reverse inference is not possible as MRI scans cannot be used to aid in the diagnosis or treatment planning of patients with MDD. Hence, researchers must develop "bridges" to overcome the reverse inference fallacy in order to build effective tools for MDD diagnostics. From our findings, we proposed that the "bridges" may be built using multidisciplinary technologies, such as artificial intelligence, multimodality imaging, and nanotheranostics, allowing for the further study of MDD at the biological level. In return, the "bridges" will aid in the development of future diagnostics for MDD and other mental disorders.
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Lai CH. Major Depressive Disorder in Neuroimaging: What is Beyond Fronto-limbic Model? CURRENT PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH AND REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1573400515666181213155225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
The major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic illness with major manifestations
in cognitive, social and occupational functions. The pathophysiological model is an intrigue
issue for scientists to understand the origin of MDD.
Objective:
In the beginning, the cortico-limbic-striato-pallidal-thalamic model has been proposed to
link the clinical symptoms with the abnormalities in brain structure and function. However, the
model is still evolving due to recent advances in the neuroimaging techniques, especially for functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The recent findings in the fMRI studies in MDD showed
the importance of fronto-limbic model for the modulations between cognitive function and primitive
and negative emotions.
Method:
This review will focus on the literature of fMRI studies in MDD with findings not in the
fronto-limbic structures.
Results:
Additional regions beyond the fronto-limbic model have been observed in some literature of
MDD. Some regions in the parietal, temporal and occipital lobes have been shown with the alterations
in gray matter, white matter and brain function. The importance of sensory detection, visuospatial function,
language reception, motor response and emotional memories in these regions might provide the
clues to understand the cognitive misinterpretations related to altered reception of outside information,
behavioral responses related to biased cognition and emotional memories and clinical symptoms related
to the significant alterations of interactions between different brain regions.
Conclusion:
Future studies to establish a more comprehensive model for MDD will be warranted,
especially for the model beyond the fronto-limbic structures.
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- Chien-Han Lai
- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Lu S, Xu R, Cao J, Yin Y, Gao W, Wang D, Wei Z, Hu S, Huang M, Li L, Xu Y. The left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex volume is reduced in adults reporting childhood trauma independent of depression diagnosis. J Psychiatr Res 2019; 112:12-17. [PMID: 30831535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Both major depressive disorder (MDD) and childhood trauma have been linked with brain structural changes. As childhood trauma is more highly prevalent in MDD patients, previous morphometric findings in MDD therefore might have been confounded by childhood trauma. This study aimed to differentiate the impact of childhood trauma from the influence of MDD diagnosis on gray matter volume (GMV). Seventy-eight subjects were recruited into four study groups (n = 16, MDD patients with childhood trauma exposures, CTE/MDD; n = 14, MDD patients without CTE, non-CTE/MDD; n = 24, healthy controls with CTE, CTE/HC; and n = 24, HCs without CTE, non-CTE/HC). All participants underwent high-resolution structural magnetic resonance scans. Voxel-based morphometry was used to investigate GM alterations, and a 2 × 2 analysis of variance was performed to identify the main effects of diagnosis, childhood trauma, and their interactions. The main effects of diagnosis displayed abnormal GMV located in the left superior parietal lobule (MDD < HC) and right middle occipital gyrus (MDD > HC). While the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) volume revealed a significant main effect of childhood trauma, as shown by decreased GMV of the left DLPFC in subjects with CTE, regardless of diagnosis. A negative correlation was also found between the left DLPFC volume and emotional neglect in individuals reporting CTE. The present findings suggest that decreased GMV of the left DLPFC is a function of childhood trauma rather than MDD, which may represent the biological risk for developing MDD.
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- Shaojia Lu
- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Child Psychology, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Chen H, Liu K, Zhang B, Zhang J, Xue X, Lin Y, Zou D, Chen M, Kong Y, Wen G, Yan J, Deng Y. More optimal but less regulated dorsal and ventral visual networks in patients with major depressive disorder. J Psychiatr Res 2019; 110:172-178. [PMID: 30654314 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Previous studies indicate that major depressive disorder (MDD) can profoundly modify the visual cortices as well as the visuo-attentional systems of brain. However, little is known on the specific pattern of the whole-network-level abnormalities. In this study, resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data were collected from 159 participants, including 86 medication-free MDD patients and 73 matched healthy controls. The dorsal/ventral visual networks were defined based on our previously published brain coordinates from activation likelihood estimation analyses. The static and dynamic network properties were respectively calculated and compared between MDD and control groups. Moreover, the inter-network connectivities quantified using the multivariate distance correlation between the dorsal attention network (DAN) and the two visual networks were also analyzed. Results indicated that both of the two visual networks in MDD were found with significantly increased clustering coefficient (dorsal: p = 0.002; ventral: p = 0.004) and higher small-worldness (dorsal: p = 0.001; ventral: p = 0.002) as compared with control group. A higher mean variability of dynamic functional connectivity was found in both two networks in MDDs (dorsal: p < 0.001; ventral: p = 0.001). Moreover, the two visual networks in MDD group showed decreased inter-network connectivities to DAN (dorsal: p = 0.004; ventral: p = 0.013). Taken together, these results may support that the ventral and dorsal visual systems under the pathological effect of depression are possibly characterized by a status of increased autonomy, i.e., a more optimal, economical, and efficient intra-network organization combining with increased independency and receiving less outside regulation from attention network, thus indicating the increased functional role of the brain visual systems in MDD.
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- Hui Chen
- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China
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- Overseas Patient Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Lab of Image Science and Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Information Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Medical Imaging Department, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Fullard K, Maller JJ, Welton T, Lyon M, Gordon E, Koslow SH, Grieve SM. Is occipital bending a structural biomarker of risk for depression and sensitivity to treatment? J Clin Neurosci 2019; 63:55-61. [PMID: 30827879 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Occipital bending (OB) describes asymmetry of the occipital lobes where one lobe wraps across the midline, and has been associated with the presence of mood disorders. We evaluated the relationship between OB and major depressive disorder (MDD) in a large population of subjects from the International Study to Predict Optimized Treatment in Depression. MDD patients (n = 231) and healthy controls (n = 68) underwent MRI and neuropsychiatric evaluation, including response or remission to antidepressant medication at baseline and at 8 weeks. Cortical thickness, ventricular volumes and regional grey matter volumes were measured. OB was visually assessed and OB angle measured using a semi-automated method. Correlations with MDD diagnosis, MRI measures and clinical features were tested. Results demonstrated a greater proportion of rightwards OB in MDD compared to control subjects (p = 0.02). There was no difference in the total prevalence of OB (combined left and rightward bending) between MDD and controls. MDD subjects with right OB had greater cortical thickness in three medial occipital regions (cuneus, lingual gyrus and calcarine sulcus) on the left. Lateral ventricular size was 20% lower bilaterally in right OB MDD subjects compared to non-OB MDD subjects. OB was not associated with severity (HDRS-17). Our data suggest the presence of a strong link between greater rightward occipital bending and MDD. Rightward-OB is associated with greater left medial occipital cortical thickness, and with reduced lateral ventricular size. The cause for greater rightward bending in MDD patients is unclear, however our data suggest a developmental aetiology.
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- Karen Fullard
- Sydney Translational Imaging Laboratory, Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Translational Imaging Laboratory, Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia; Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; General Electric Healthcare, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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- Sydney Translational Imaging Laboratory, Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Translational Imaging Laboratory, Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Brain Resource Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Brain Resource Ltd, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Sydney Translational Imaging Laboratory, Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia; Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Department of Radiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Liu P, Li G, Zhang A, Sun N, Kang L, Yang C, Wang Y, Zhang K. The prognosis and changes of regional brain gray matter volume in MDD with gastrointestinal symptoms. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2019; 15:1181-1191. [PMID: 31190826 PMCID: PMC6514124 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s197351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective: It is common that major depressive disorder (MDD) is accompanied by gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. However, few studies have focused on the clinical characteristics and its possible mechanism, while brain gray matter (GM) structure is important in the pathogenesis of GI symptoms. In this study, we aimed to investigate the basic clinical characteristics and regional GM volume changes in MDD accompanied by GI symptoms. Method: Patients with MDD (n=49) and age, gender, and educational level-matched healthy controls (n=30) were recruited. Patients with MDD were divided into two groups based on the GI status: MDD with (n=27) and without (n=22) GI symptoms. The 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) was administered. T1-weighted anatomical images were obtained and analyzed. Correlation analysis was used to identify the possible associations between changed regional GM volume and GI symptoms and depressive symptoms. Results: The HAMD reductive ratio for 2 weeks of treatment in the GI symptoms group was significantly higher than the non-GI symptoms group (P<0.05). The regional GM volume showed significant differences among the three groups (Gaussian Random Field [GRF] correction, voxel-P<0.01, cluster-P <0.05). Compared with non-GI symptoms group, GI symptoms group exhibited significantly increased GM volume in the left hippocampus, left parahippocampal gyrus, right parahippocampal gyrus; and decreased GM volume in the right middle frontal gyrus, right precentral gyrus, right cuneus, right precuneus, right superior occipital gyrus (GRF correction, voxel-P <0.01, cluster-P <0.05). These altered brain areas were correlated with the GI symptoms, not depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The changed regional brain GM volume in GI-MDD group may be the pathogenesis for the GI symptoms. In addition, the GI symptoms may predict the prognosis of MDD.
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- Penghong Liu
- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Psychiatry, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, People's Republic of China
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Li M, Yue W. VRK2, a Candidate Gene for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders. MOLECULAR NEUROPSYCHIATRY 2018; 4:119-133. [PMID: 30643786 PMCID: PMC6323383 DOI: 10.1159/000493941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Recent large-scale genetic approaches, such as genome-wide association studies, have identified multiple genetic variations that contribute to the risk of mental illnesses, among which single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within or near the vaccinia related kinase 2 (VRK2) gene have gained consistent support for their correlations with multiple psychiatric and neurological disorders including schizophrenia (SCZ), major depressive disorder (MDD), and genetic generalized epilepsy. For instance, the genetic variant rs1518395 in VRK2 showed genome-wide significant associations with SCZ (35,476 cases and 46,839 controls, p = 3.43 × 10-8) and MDD (130,620 cases and 347,620 controls, p = 4.32 × 10-12) in European populations. This SNP was also genome-wide significantly associated with SCZ in Han Chinese population (12,083 cases and 24,097 controls, p = 3.78 × 10-13), and all associations were in the same direction of allelic effects. These studies highlight the potential roles of VRK2 in the central nervous system, and this gene therefore might be a good candidate to investigate the shared genetic and molecular basis between SCZ and MDD, as it is one of the few genes known to show genome-wide significant associations with both illnesses. Furthermore, the VRK2 gene was found to be involved in multiple other congenital deficits related to the malfunction of neurodevelopment, adding further support for the involvement of this gene in the pathogenesis of these neurological and psychiatric illnesses. While the precise function of VRK2 in these conditions remains unclear, preliminary evidence suggests that it may affect neuronal proliferation and migration via interacting with multiple essential signaling pathways involving other susceptibility genes/proteins for psychiatric disorders. Here, we have reviewed the recent progress of genetic and molecular studies of VRK2, with an emphasis on its role in psychiatric illnesses and neurological functions. We believe that attention to this important gene is necessary, and further investigations of VRK2 may provide hints into the underlying mechanisms of SCZ and MDD.
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- Ming Li
- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Peking University Sixth Hospital/Institute of Mental Health, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Ministry of Health (Peking University) and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China
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Yüksel D, Engelen J, Schuster V, Dietsche B, Konrad C, Jansen A, Dannlowski U, Kircher T, Krug A. Longitudinal brain volume changes in major depressive disorder. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2018; 125:1433-1447. [PMID: 30167933 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-018-1919-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibit gray matter volume (GMV) reductions in limbic regions. Clinical variables-such as the number of depressive episodes-seem to affect volume alterations. It is unclear whether the observed cross-sectional GMV abnormalities in MDD change over time, and whether there is a longitudinal relationship between GMV changes and the course of disorder. We investigated T1 structural MRI images of 54 healthy control (HC) and 37 MDD patients in a 3-Tesla-MRI with a follow-up interval of 3 years. The Cat12 toolbox was used to analyze longitudinal data (p < 0.05, FWE-corrected, whole-brain analysis; flexible factorial design). Interaction effects indicated increasing GMV in MDD in the bilateral amygdala, and decreasing GMV in the right thalamus between T1 and T2. Further analyses comparing patients with a mild course of disorder (MCD; 0-1 depressive episode during the follow-up) to patients with a severe course of disorder (SCD; > 1 depressive episode during the follow-up) revealed increasing amygdalar volume in MCD. Our study confirms structural alterations in limbic regions in MDD patients and an association between these impairments and the course of disorder. Thus, we assume that the reported volumetric alterations in the left amygdala (i.e. volumetric normalization) are reversible and apparently driven by the clinical phenotype. Hence, these results support the assumption that the severity and progression of disease influences amygdalar GMV changes in MDD or vice versa.
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- Dilara Yüksel
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany
- Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Elise-Averdieck-Straße 17, 27356, Rotenburg (Wümme), Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany
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Zhang FF, Peng W, Sweeney JA, Jia ZY, Gong QY. Brain structure alterations in depression: Psychoradiological evidence. CNS Neurosci Ther 2018; 24:994-1003. [PMID: 29508560 DOI: 10.1111/cns.12835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world, but little is known about its pathology. Currently, the diagnosis of depression is made based on clinical manifestations, with little objective evidence. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used to investigate the pathological changes in brain anatomy associated with this disorder. MRI can identify structural alterations in depressive patients in vivo, which could make considerable contributions to clinical diagnosis and treatment. Numerous studies that focused on gray and white matter have found significant brain region alterations in major depressive disorder patients, such as in the frontal lobe, hippocampus, temporal lobe, thalamus, striatum, and amygdala. The results are inconsistent and controversial because of the different demographic and clinical characteristics. However, some regions overlapped; thus, we think that there may be a "hub" in MDD and that an impairment in these regions contributes to disease severity. Brain connections contain both structural connections and functional connections, which reflect disease from a different view and support that MDD may be caused by the interaction of multiple brain regions. According to previous reports, significant circuits include the frontal-subcortical circuit, the suicide circuit, and the reward circuit. As has been recognized, the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder is complex and changeable. The current review focuses on the significant alterations in the gray and white matter of patients with the depressive disorder to generate a better understanding of the circuits. Moreover, identifying the nuances of depressive disorder and finding a biomarker will make a significant contribution to the guidance of clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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- Fei-Fei Zhang
- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Psychology, School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Wang J, Wei Q, Yuan X, Jiang X, Xu J, Zhou X, Tian Y, Wang K. Local functional connectivity density is closely associated with the response of electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2018; 225:658-664. [PMID: 28910748 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the neuroanatomical basis of response to ECT is still largely unknown. METHODS In present study, we used functional connectivity density (FCD) and resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) to identify the relationship between the changes of resting-state activities and ECT responses in 23 MDD patients before and after ECT. In addition, the identified neural indices as classification characteristics were entered into multivariate pattern analysis using linear support vector machine (SVM) to classify 23 MDD patients before ECT from 25 gender, age and years of education matched healthy controls. RESULTS We found that the changes of local FCD (lFCD), not long-range FCD, of the left pre-/postcentral gyrus (Pre-/postCG), left superior temporal gyrus (STG), and right STG were significantly correlated with the changes of Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) scores in MDD patients before and after ECT. The subsequent functional connectivity analysis revealed significantly decreased functional connectivity between right STG and right intraparietal sulcus (IPS) in MDD after ECT in spite of no correlation with HRSD scores. Finally, SVM-based classification achieved an accuracy of 72.92% with a sensitivity of 73.91% and a specificity of 72% by leave-one-out cross-validation. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicated that Pre-/postCG and bilateral STG play an important role in response of ECT in MDD patients, and the lFCD in these areas may serve as a biomarker for predicting ECT response.
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- Jiaojian Wang
- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China.
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China
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- Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Department of Neurology, Shannan People's Hospital, Shannan 856000, China.
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Hefei, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental Health, Hefei, China.
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Greer TL, Furman JL, Trivedi MH. Evaluation of the benefits of exercise on cognition in major depressive disorder. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2017; 49:19-25. [PMID: 28690019 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.06.002] [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: 03/04/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cognitive impairment is increasingly recognized as a significant symptom in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). While exercise is already recommended in many treatment guidelines for patients with MDD and has been shown to improve cognition in other disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, schizophrenia), limited research is available evaluating the effect of exercise on cognition in MDD. METHODS We provide a narrative review of existing literature regarding the effect(s) of exercise on cognition across several neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases, and particularly in MDD, with specific emphasis on study design and methodology that may impair adequate synthesis of the results. We also describe mechanisms by which exercise may improve cognition in depression and other brain disorders. RESULTS Of existing studies with MDD, data are equivocal, as some are supportive of improved cognition, whereas others demonstrate no benefit. Several limitations were noted, including insufficiently-powered designs, variability in interventions examined (e.g., aerobic, anaerobic, mind-body) or control groups, lack of attention to the status of baseline cognitive impairment, and/or heterogeneity across outcome measures and clinical characteristics. CONCLUSIONS While preliminary results suggest the potential for exercise as a beneficial treatment or augmentation strategy for impaired cognition in MDD, the aforementioned limitations necessitate further investigation.
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- Tracy L Greer
- University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Liu X, Chen W, Hou H, Chen X, Zhang J, Liu J, Guo Z, Bai G. Decreased functional connectivity between the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and lingual gyrus in Alzheimer's disease patients with depression. Behav Brain Res 2017; 326:132-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Li J, Wang Z, Hwang J, Zhao B, Yang X, Xin S, Wang Y, Jiang H, Shi P, Zhang Y, Wang X, Lang C, Park J, Bao T, Kong J. Anatomical brain difference of subthreshold depression in young and middle-aged individuals. Neuroimage Clin 2017; 14:546-551. [PMID: 28331801 PMCID: PMC5345971 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subthreshold depression (StD) is associated with substantial functional impairments due to depressive symptoms that do not fully meet the diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD). Its high incidence in the general population and debilitating symptoms has recently put it at the forefront of mood disorder research. AIM In this study we investigated common volumetric brain changes in both young and middle-aged StD patients. METHODS Two cohorts of StD patients, young and middle-aged, (n = 57) and matched controls (n = 76) underwent voxel-based morphometry (VBM). RESULTS VBM analysis found that: 1) compared with healthy controls, StD patients showed decreased gray matter volume (GMV) in the bilateral globus pallidus and precentral gyrus, as well as increased GMV in the left thalamus and right rostral anterior cingulate cortex/medial prefrontal cortex; 2) there is a significant association between Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale scores and the bilateral globus pallidus (negative) and left thalamus (positive); 3) there is no interaction between age (young vs. middle-age) and group (StD vs. controls). CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate significant VBM brain changes in both young and middle-aged individuals with StD. Individuals with StD, regardless of age, may share common neural characteristics.
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- Jing Li
- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
- Dongfang Hospital, The Second Clinic College of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijng, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
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