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Cui L, Zhang Z, Guo Y, Li Y, Xie F, Guo Q. Category Switching Test: A Brief Amyloid-β-Sensitive Assessment Tool for Mild Cognitive Impairment. Assessment 2024; 31:543-556. [PMID: 37081801 DOI: 10.1177/10731911231167537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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The Category Switching Test (CaST) is a verbal fluency test with active semantic category switching. This study aimed to explore the association between CaST performance and brain amyloid-β (Aβ) burden in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and the neurofunctional mechanisms. A total of 112 participants with MCI underwent Florbetapir positron emission tomography, resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, and a neuropsychological test battery. The high Aβ burden group had worse CaST performance than the low-burden group. CaST score and left middle temporal gyrus fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) related inversely to the global Florbetapir standardized uptake value rate. Functional connectivity between the left middle temporal gyrus and frontal lobe decreased widely and correlated with CaST score in the high Aβ burden group. Thus, CaST score and left middle temporal gyrus fALFF were valuable in discriminating high Aβ burden. CaST might be useful in screening for MCI with high Aβ burden.
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- Liang Cui
- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Li Y, Zhu W, Zhou S, Li H, Gao Z, Huang Z, Li X, Yu Y, Li X. Sex differences in functional connectivity and the predictive role of the connectome-based predictive model in Alzheimer's disease. J Neurosci Res 2024; 102:e25307. [PMID: 38444265 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.25307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by cognitive decline. Sex differences in the progression of AD exist, but the neural mechanisms are not well understood. The purpose of the current study was to explore sex differences in brain functional connectivity (FC) at different stages of AD and their predictive ability on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores using connectome-based predictive modeling (CPM). Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was collected from 81 AD patients (44 females), 78 amnestic mild cognitive impairment patients (44 females), and 92 healthy controls (50 females). The FC analysis was conducted and the interaction effect between sex and group was investigated using two-factor variance analysis. The CPM was used to predict MoCA scores. There were sex-by-group interaction effects on FC between the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus and left middle temporal gyrus, left precuneus and right calcarine fissure surrounding cortex, left precuneus and left middle occipital gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus and left precentral gyrus, and between the left middle temporal gyrus and right cuneus. In the CPM, the positive network predictive model significantly predicted MoCA scores in both males and females. There were significant sex-by-group interaction effects on FC between the left precuneus and left middle occipital gyrus, and between the left middle temporal gyrus and right cuneus could predict MoCA scores in female patients. Our results suggest that there are sex differences in FC at different stages of AD. The sex-specific FC can further predict MoCA scores at individual level.
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- Yuqing Li
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Tang X, Guo Z, Chen G, Sun S, Xiao S, Chen P, Tang G, Huang L, Wang Y. A Multimodal Meta-Analytical Evidence of Functional and Structural Brain Abnormalities Across Alzheimer's Disease Spectrum. Ageing Res Rev 2024; 95:102240. [PMID: 38395200 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102240] [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: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Numerous neuroimaging studies have reported that Alzheimer's disease (AD) spectrum have been linked to alterations in intrinsic functional activity and cortical thickness (CT) of some brain areas. However, the findings have been inconsistent and the correlation with the transcriptional profile and neurotransmitter systems remain largely unknown. METHODS We conducted a meta-analysis to identify multimodal differences in the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF)/fractional ALFF (fALFF) and CT in patients with AD and preclinical AD compared to healthy controls (HCs), using the Seed-based d Mapping with Permutation of Subject Images software. Transcriptional data were retrieved from the Allen Human Brain Atlas. The atlas-based nuclear imaging-derived neurotransmitter maps were investigated by JuSpace toolbox. RESULTS We included 26 ALFF/fALFF studies comprising 884 patients with AD and 1,020 controls, along with 52 studies comprising 2,046 patients with preclinical AD and 2,336 controls. For CT, we included 11 studies comprising 353 patients with AD and 330 controls. Overall, compared to HCs, patients with AD showed decreased ALFF/fALFF in the bilateral posterior cingulate gyrus (PCC)/precuneus and right angular gyrus, as well as increased ALFF/fALFF in the bilateral parahippocampal gyrus (PHG). Patients with peclinical AD showed decreased ALFF/fALFF in the left precuneus. Additionally, patients with AD displayed decreased CT in the bilateral PHG, left PCC, bilateral orbitofrontal cortex, sensorimotor areas and temporal lobe. Furthermore, gene sets related to brain structural and functional changes in AD and preclincal AD were enriched for G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, ion gated channel activity, and components of biological membrane. Functional and structural alterations in AD and preclinical AD were spatially associated with dopaminergic, serotonergic, and GABAergic neurotransmitter systems. CONCLUSIONS The multimodal meta-analysis demonstrated that patients with AD exhibited convergent functional and structural alterations in the PCC/precuneus and PHG, as well as cortical thinning in the primary sensory and motor areas. Furthermore, patients with preclinical AD showed reduced functional activity in the precuneus. AD and preclinical AD showed genetic modulations/neurotransmitter deficits of brain functional and structural impairments. These findings may provide new insights into the pathophysiology of the AD spectrum.
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- Xinyue Tang
- 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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- 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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- 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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Mieling M, Göttlich M, Yousuf M, Bunzeck N. Basal forebrain activity predicts functional degeneration in the entorhinal cortex in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Commun 2023; 5:fcad262. [PMID: 37901036 PMCID: PMC10608112 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcad262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Recent models of Alzheimer's disease suggest the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NbM) as an early origin of structural degeneration followed by the entorhinal cortex (EC). However, the functional properties of NbM and EC regarding amyloid-β and hyperphosphorylated tau remain unclear. We analysed resting-state functional fMRI data with CSF assays from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (n = 71) at baseline and 2 years later. At baseline, local activity, as quantified by fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations, differentiated between normal and abnormal CSF groups in the NbM but not EC. Further, NbM activity linearly decreased as a function of CSF ratio, resembling the disease status. Finally, NbM activity predicted the annual percentage signal change in EC, but not the reverse, independent from CSF ratio. Our findings give novel insights into the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease by showing that local activity in NbM is affected by proteinopathology and predicts functional degeneration within the EC.
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- Marthe Mieling
- Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck 23562, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck 23562, Germany
- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck 23562, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck 23562, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck 23562, Germany
- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck 23562, Germany
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Yang Y, Li Q, Long Y, Yuan J, Zha Y. Associations of metabolic syndrome, its severity with cognitive impairment among hemodialysis patients. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2023; 15:108. [PMID: 37221557 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-023-01080-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the general population, metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment, including global and specific cognitive domains. These associations are not well studied in patients undergoing hemodialysis and were the focus of the current investigation. METHODS In this multicenter cross-sectional study, 5492 adult hemodialysis patients (3351 men; mean age: 54.4 ± 15.2 years) treated in twenty-two dialysis centers of Guizhou, China were included. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was utilized to assess mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MetS was diagnosed with abdominal obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia. Multivariate logistic and linear regression models were used to examine the associations of MetS, its components, and metabolic scores with the risk of MCI. Restricted cubic spline analyses were performed to explore the dose-response associations. RESULTS Hemodialysis patients had a high prevalence of MetS (62.3%) and MCI (34.3%). MetS was positively associated with MCI risk with adjusted ORs of 1.22 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08-1.37, P = 0.001]. Compared to no MetS, adjusted ORs for MCI were 2.03 (95% CI 1.04-3.98) for 22.51 (95% CI 1.28-4.90) for 3, 2.35 (95% CI 1.20-4.62) for 4, and 2.94 (95% CI 1.48-5.84) for 5 components. Metabolic syndrome score, cardiometabolic index, and metabolic syndrome severity score were associated with increased risk of MCI. Further analysis showed that MetS was negatively associated with MMSE score, orientation, registration, recall and language (P < 0.05). Significant interaction effect of sex (P for interaction = 0.012) on the MetS-MCI was observed. CONCLUSION Metabolic syndrome was associated with MCI in hemodialysis patients in a positive dose-response effect.
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- Yuqi Yang
- Deparment of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immune-Related Diseases, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
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- Deparment of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immune-Related Diseases, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
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- Deparment of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immune-Related Diseases, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
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- Deparment of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immune-Related Diseases, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China
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- Deparment of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immune-Related Diseases, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, China.
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Fernandez-Alvarez M, Atienza M, Cantero JL. Cortical amyloid-beta burden is associated with changes in intracortical myelin in cognitively normal older adults. Transl Psychiatry 2023; 13:115. [PMID: 37024484 PMCID: PMC10079650 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02420-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregates and myelin breakdown are among the earliest detrimental effects of Alzheimer's disease (AD), likely inducing abnormal patterns of neuronal communication within cortical networks. However, human in vivo evidence linking Aβ burden, intracortical myelin, and cortical synchronization is lacking in cognitively normal older individuals. Here, we addressed this question combining 18F-Florbetaben-PET imaging, cortical T1-weigthed/T2-weighted (T1w/T2w) ratio maps, and resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) in cognitively unimpaired older adults. Results showed that global Aβ burden was both positively and negatively associated with the T1w/T2w ratio in different cortical territories. Affected cortical regions were further associated with abnormal patterns of rs-FC and with subclinical cognitive deficits. Finally, causal mediation analysis revealed that the negative impact of T1w/T2w ratio in left posterior cingulate cortex on processing speed was driven by Aβ burden. Collectively, these findings provide novel insights into the relationship between initial Aβ plaques and intracortical myelin before the onset of cognitive decline, which may contribute to monitor the efficacy of novel disease-modifying strategies in normal elderly individuals at risk for cognitive impairment.
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- Marina Fernandez-Alvarez
- Laboratory of Functional Neuroscience, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Functional Neuroscience, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Functional Neuroscience, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain.
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Madrid, Spain.
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Mieling M, Göttlich M, Yousuf M, Bunzeck N. Basal forebrain activity predicts functional degeneration in the entorhinal cortex and decreases with Alzheimer's Disease progression. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.28.534523. [PMID: 37034733 PMCID: PMC10081194 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.28.534523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Recent models of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) suggest the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NbM) as the origin of structural degeneration followed by the entorhinal cortex (EC). However, the functional properties of NbM and EC regarding amyloid-β and hyperphosphorylated tau remain unclear. METHODS We analyzed resting-state (rs)fMRI data with CSF assays from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI, n=71) at baseline and two years later. RESULTS At baseline, local activity, as quantified by fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF), differentiated between normal and abnormal CSF groups in the NbM but not EC. Further, NbM activity linearly decreased as a function of CSF ratio, resembling the disease status. Finally, NbM activity predicted the annual percentage signal change in EC, but not the reverse, independent from CSF ratio. DISCUSSION Our findings give novel insights into the pathogenesis of AD by showing that local activity in NbM is affected by proteinopathology and predicts functional degeneration within the EC.
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- Marthe Mieling
- Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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Rajasilta O, Häkkinen S, Björnsdotter M, Scheinin NM, Lehtola SJ, Saunavaara J, Parkkola R, Lähdesmäki T, Karlsson L, Karlsson H, Tuulari JJ. Maternal psychological distress associates with alterations in resting-state low-frequency fluctuations and distal functional connectivity of the neonate medial prefrontal cortex. Eur J Neurosci 2023; 57:242-257. [PMID: 36458867 PMCID: PMC10108202 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15882] [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: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Prenatal stress exposure (PSE) has been observed to exert a programming effect on the developing infant brain, possibly with long-lasting consequences on temperament, cognitive functions and the risk for developing psychiatric disorders. Several prior studies have revealed that PSE associates with alterations in neonate functional connectivity in the prefrontal regions and amygdala. In this study, we explored whether maternal psychological symptoms measured during the 24th gestational week had associations with neonate resting-state network metrics. Twenty-one neonates (nine female) underwent resting-state fMRI scanning (mean gestation-corrected age at scan 26.95 days) to assess fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo). The ReHo/fALFF maps were used in multiple regression analysis to investigate whether maternal self-reported anxiety and/or depressive symptoms associate with neonate functional brain features. Maternal psychological distress (composite score of depressive and anxiety symptoms) was positively associated with fALFF in the neonate medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Anxiety and depressive symptoms, assessed separately, exhibited similar but weaker associations. Post hoc seed-based connectivity analyses further showed that distal connectivity of mPFC covaried with PSE. No associations were found between neonate ReHo and PSE. These results offer preliminary evidence that PSE may affect functional features of the developing brain during gestation.
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- Olli Rajasilta
- FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- The Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Center for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Center for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland
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- FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford (Sigrid Juselius Fellowship), Oxford, UK
- Turku Collegium for Science and Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Strain JF, Brier MR, Tanenbaum A, Gordon BA, McCarthy JE, Dincer A, Marcus DS, Chhatwal JP, Graff-Radford NR, Day GS, la Fougère C, Perrin RJ, Salloway S, Schofield PR, Yakushev I, Ikeuchi T, Vöglein J, Morris JC, Benzinger TLS, Bateman RJ, Ances BM, Snyder AZ. Covariance-based vs. correlation-based functional connectivity dissociates healthy aging from Alzheimer disease. Neuroimage 2022; 261:119511. [PMID: 35914670 PMCID: PMC9750733 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Prior studies of aging and Alzheimer disease have evaluated resting state functional connectivity (FC) using either seed-based correlation (SBC) or independent component analysis (ICA), with a focus on particular functional systems. SBC and ICA both are insensitive to differences in signal amplitude. At the same time, accumulating evidence indicates that the amplitude of spontaneous BOLD signal fluctuations is physiologically meaningful. We systematically compared covariance-based FC, which is sensitive to amplitude, vs. correlation-based FC, which is not, in affected individuals and controls drawn from two cohorts of participants including autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (ADAD), late onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD), and age-matched controls. Functional connectivity was computed over 222 regions of interest and group differences were evaluated in terms of components projected onto a space of lower dimension. Our principal observations are: (1) Aging is associated with global loss of resting state fMRI signal amplitude that is approximately uniform across resting state networks. (2) Thus, covariance FC measures decrease with age whereas correlation FC is relatively preserved in healthy aging. (3) In contrast, symptomatic ADAD and LOAD both lead to loss of spontaneous activity amplitude as well as severely degraded correlation structure. These results demonstrate a double dissociation between age vs. Alzheimer disease and the amplitude vs. correlation structure of resting state BOLD signals. Modeling results suggest that the AD-associated loss of correlation structure is attributable to a relative increase in the fraction of locally restricted as opposed to widely shared variance.
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- Jeremy F Strain
- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Box 8225, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Box 8225, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Box 8225, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Martinos Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th St Room 2662, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Fl 32224, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Fl 32224, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Molecular Imaging, Universityhospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 345 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI 02906, USA
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW 2131, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, Munich 81675, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Box 8225, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Box 8225, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Radiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Box 8225, 660 South Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Rafiq M, Jucla M, Guerrier L, Péran P, Pariente J, Pistono A. The functional connectivity of language network across the life span: Disentangling the effects of typical aging from Alzheimer's disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:959405. [PMID: 36212038 PMCID: PMC9537133 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.959405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Language is usually characterized as the most preserved cognitive function during typical aging. Several neuroimaging studies have shown that healthy aging is characterized by inter-network compensation which correlates with better language performance. On the contrary, language deficits occur early in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, this study compares young participants, healthy older participants, and prodromal AD participants, to characterize functional connectivity changes in language due to healthy aging or prodromal AD. We first compared measures of integrated local correlations (ILCs) and fractional amplitude of low-frequency oscillations (fALFFs) in language areas. We showed that both groups of older adults had lower connectivity values within frontal language-related areas. In the healthy older group, higher integrated local correlation (ILC) and fALFF values in frontal areas were positively correlated with fluency and naming tasks. We then performed seed-based analyses for more precise discrimination between healthy aging and prodromal AD. Healthy older adults showed no functional alterations at a seed-based level when the seed area was not or only slightly impaired compared to the young adults [i.e., inferior frontal gyrus (IFG)], while prodromal AD participants also showed decreased connectivity at a seed-based level. On the contrary, when the seed area was similarly impaired in healthy older adults and prodromal AD participants on ILC and fALFF measures, their connectivity maps were also similar during seed-to-voxel analyses [i.e., superior frontal gyrus (SFG)]. Current results show that functional connectivity measures at a voxel level (ILC and fALFF) are already impacted in healthy aging. These findings imply that the functional compensations observed in healthy aging depend on the functional integrity of brain areas at a voxel level.
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- Marie Rafiq
- Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Toulouse University, Inserm, University Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Octogone-Lordat Interdisciplinary Research Unit (EA 4156), University of Toulouse II-Jean Jaurès, Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Toulouse University, Inserm, University Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Toulouse University, Inserm, University Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Centre, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Toulouse University, Inserm, University Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Ding H, Zhong Y, Liu N, Wu H, Xu H, Wu Y, Liu G, Yuan S, Zhou Q, Wang C. Panic disorder aging characteristics: The role of telomerase reverse transcriptase gene and brain function. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:835963. [PMID: 35992589 PMCID: PMC9389410 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.835963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Panic disorder (PD) causes serious functional damage and disability and accelerates the process of individual aging. The pathological basis of PD is the same as that of age-related diseases, which is proposed as a new viewpoint in recent years. Memory decline and social functional impairment are common manifestations of accelerated aging in PD. The function of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and telomere length (TL) is abnormal in patients with aging and PD. However, the molecular mechanism behind remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between TERT gene expression (including DNA methylation) and the changes in PD aging characteristics (memory and social function). By TERT gene knockout mice, we found that loss of TERT attenuated the acquisition of recent fear memory during contextual fear conditioning. This study reported that a significantly lower methylation level of human TERT (hTERT) gene was detected in PD patients compared with healthy control and particularly decreased CpG methylation in the promoter region of hTERT was associated with the clinical characteristics in PD. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) analysis showed that the methylation of hTERT (cg1295648) influenced social function of PD patients through moderating the function of the left postcentral gyrus (PCG). This indicates that the hTERT gene may play an important role in the pathological basis of PD aging and may become a biological marker for evaluating PD aging. These findings provide multidimensional evidence for the underlying genetic and pathological mechanisms of PD.
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- Huachen Ding
- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Qigang Zhou,
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Functional Brain Imaging Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Chun Wang,
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Wang Q, Xing W, Ouyang L, Li L, Jin H, Yang S. Brain alterations of regional homogeneity, degree centrality, and functional connectivity in vulnerable carotid plaque patients with neither clinical symptoms nor routine MRI lesions: A resting-state fMRI study. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:937245. [PMID: 35992918 PMCID: PMC9389209 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.937245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aims Based on resting-state functional MRI (fMRI), we preliminarily explored brain alterations in asymptomatic patients with vulnerable carotid plaques, but carotid stenosis was < 50%. Methods A total of 58 asymptomatic patients with vulnerable carotid plaques (stenosis <50%) and 38 healthy controls were recruited. Between-group differences in regional homogeneity (ReHo), degree centrality (DC), and functional connectivity (FC) were analyzed. Correlation analysis was performed between the ReHo or DC values in altered brain regions as well as voxel-wise abnormal FC and scores on neuropsychiatric scales, serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Results Both ReHo and DC values on the left superior occipital gyrus (SOG.L) of the asymptomatic vulnerable carotid plaque group reduced, regardless of plaque location (left, right, or bilateral). Functional connections weakened between the SOG.L and right lingual gyrus (LING.R)/right inferior occipital gyrus (IOG.R), right middle frontal gyrus (MFG.R)/orbital part of superior frontal gyrus (ORBsup.R)/orbital part of middle frontal gyrus (ORBmid.R), left precentral gyrus (PreCG.L)/postcentral gyrus (PoCG.L), left supplementary motor area (SMA.L), right paracentral lobule (PCL.R), left precuneus (PCUN.L), and right postcentral gyrus (PoCG.R)/PCL.R. In ReHo-altered brain regions, ReHo values were positively correlated with Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) scores, and the setting region of abnormal ReHo as seed points, voxel-wise FC between the SOG.L and PreCG.L was negatively correlated with CRP. Conclusions Cerebral alterations of neuronal synchronization, activity, and connectivity properties in the asymptomatic vulnerable carotid plaque group were independent of the laterality of vulnerable carotid plaques. Significant relation between ReHo values on the SOG.L and HAMD indicated that even when there were neither clinical symptoms nor lesions on routine MRI, brain function might have changed already at an early stage of carotid atherosclerosis. Inflammation might play a role in linking vulnerable carotid plaques and changes of resting-state functional connectivity.
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- Qian Wang
- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Shuai Yang
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Brivaracetam Modulates Short-Term Synaptic Activity and Low-Frequency Spontaneous Brain Activity by Delaying Synaptic Vesicle Recycling in Two Distinct Rodent Models of Epileptic Seizures. J Mol Neurosci 2022; 72:1058-1074. [PMID: 35278193 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-022-01983-2] [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: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Brivaracetam (BRV) is an anti-seizure drug for the treatment of focal and generalized epileptic seizures shown to augment short-term synaptic fatigue by slowing down synaptic vesicle recycling rates in control animals. In this study, we sought to investigate whether altered short-term synaptic activities could be a pathological hallmark during the interictal periods of epileptic seizures in two well-established rodent models, as well as to reveal BRV's therapeutic roles in altered short-term synaptic activities and low-frequency band spontaneous brain hyperactivity in these models. In our study, the electrophysiological field excitatory post-synaptic potential (fEPSP) recordings were performed in rat hippocampal brain slices from the CA1 region by stimulation of the Schaffer collateral/commissural pathway with or without BRV (30 μM for 3 h) in control or epileptic seizure (induced by pilocarpine (PILO) or high potassium (h-K+)) models. Short-term synaptic activities were induced by 5, 10, 20, and 40-Hz stimulation sequences. The effects of BRV on pre-synaptic vesicle mobilization were visually assessed by staining the synaptic vesicles with FM1-43 dye followed by imaging with a two-photon microscope. In the fEPSP measurements, short-term synaptic fatigue was found in the control group, while short-term synaptic potentiation (STP) was detected in both PILO and h-K+ models. STP was decreased after the slices were treated with BRV (30 μM) for 3 h. BRV also exhibited its therapeutic benefits by decreasing abnormal peak power (frequency range of 8-13 Hz, 31% of variation for PILO model, 25% of variation for h-K+ model) and trough power (frequency range of 1-4 Hz, 66% of variation for PILO model, 49% of variation for h-K+ model), and FM1-43 stained synaptic vesicle mobility (64% of the variation for PILO model, 45% of the variation for h-K+ model) in these epileptic seizure models. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first report that BRV decreased the STP and abnormal low-frequency brain activities during the interictal phase of epileptic seizures by slowing down the mobilization of synaptic vesicles in two rodent models. These mechanistic findings would greatly advance our understanding of BRV's pharmacological role in pathomechanisms of epileptic seizures and its treatment strategy optimization to avoid or minimize BRV-induced possible adverse side reactions.
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Zhao C, Huang WJ, Feng F, Zhou B, Yao HX, Guo YE, Wang P, Wang LN, Shu N, Zhang X. Abnormal characterization of dynamic functional connectivity in Alzheimer's disease. Neural Regen Res 2022; 17:2014-2021. [PMID: 35142691 PMCID: PMC8848607 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.332161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Numerous studies have shown abnormal brain functional connectivity in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However, most studies examined traditional resting state functional connections, ignoring the instantaneous connection mode of the whole brain. In this case-control study, we used a new method called dynamic functional connectivity (DFC) to look for abnormalities in patients with AD and aMCI. We calculated dynamic functional connectivity strength from functional magnetic resonance imaging data for each participant, and then used a support vector machine to classify AD patients and normal controls. Finally, we highlighted brain regions and brain networks that made the largest contributions to the classification. We found differences in dynamic function connectivity strength in the left precuneus, default mode network, and dorsal attention network among normal controls, aMCI patients, and AD patients. These abnormalities are potential imaging markers for the early diagnosis of AD.
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- Cui Zhao
- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing; Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning; Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences; Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital; Department of Neurology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Second Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning; Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences; Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Medical Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Liu W, Liu L, Cheng X, Ge H, Hu G, Xue C, Qi W, Xu W, Chen S, Gao R, Rao J, Chen J. Functional Integrity of Executive Control Network Contributed to Retained Executive Abilities in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:710172. [PMID: 34899264 PMCID: PMC8664557 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.710172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered to be a transitional state between normal aging and Alzheimer's dementia (AD). Recent studies have indicated that executive function (EF) declines during MCI. However, only a limited number of studies have investigated the neural basis of EF deficits in MCI. Herein, we investigate the changes of regional brain spontaneous activity and functional connectivity (FC) of the executive control network (ECN) between high EF and low EF groups. Methods: According to EF composite score (ADNI-EF) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), we divided MCI into two groups, including the MCI-highEF group and MCI-lowEF group. Resting-state functional MRI was utilized to investigate the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) and ECN functional connectivity across 23 healthy controls (HC), 11 MCI-highEF, and 14 MCI-lowEF participants. Moreover, a partial correlation analysis was carried out to examine the relationship between altered fALFF or connectivity of the ECN and the ADNI-EF. Results: Compared to HC, the MCI-highEF participants demonstrated increased fALFF in the left superior temporal gyrus (STG), as well as decreased fALFF in the right precentral gyrus, right postcentral gyrus, and left middle frontal gyrus (MFG). The MCI-lowEF participants demonstrated increased fALFF in the cerebellar vermis and decreased fALFF in the left MFG. Additionally, compared to HC, the MCI-highEF participants indicated no significant difference in connectivity of the ECN. Furthermore, the MCI-lowEF participants showed increased ECN FC in the left cuneus and left MFG, as well as decreased ECN functional connectivity in the right parahippocampal gyrus (PHG). Notably, the altered fALFF in the left MFG was positively correlated to ADNI-EF, while the altered fALFF in cerebellar vermis is negatively correlated with ADNI-EF across the two MCI groups and the HC group. Altered ECN functional connectivity in the right PHG is negatively correlated to ADNI-EF, while altered ECN functional connectivity in the left cuneus is negatively correlated to ADNI-EF across the three groups. Conclusions: Our current study demonstrates the presence of different patterns of regional brain spontaneous activity and ECN FC in the MCI-highEF group and MCI-lowEF group. Furthermore, the ECN FC of the MCI-highEF group was not disrupted, which may contribute to retained EF in MCI.
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- Wan Liu
- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Brain Functional Imaging, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Neuropsychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Brain Functional Imaging, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Brain Functional Imaging, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Brain Functional Imaging, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Brain Functional Imaging, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Neuropsychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Li K, Fu Z, Qi S, Luo X, Zeng Q, Xu X, Huang P, Zhang M, Calhoun VD. Polygenic Hazard Score Associated Multimodal Brain Networks Along the Alzheimer's Disease Continuum. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:725246. [PMID: 34539385 PMCID: PMC8446666 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.725246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a polygenic neurodegenerative disease. Identifying the neuroimaging phenotypes behind the genetic predisposition of AD is critical to the understanding of AD pathogenesis. Two major questions which previous studies have led to are: (1) should the general "polygenic hazard score" (PHS) be a good choice to identify the individual genetic risk for AD; and (2) should researchers also include inter-modality relationships in the analyses considering these may provide complementary information about the AD etiology. METHODS We collected 88 healthy controls, 77 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 22 AD patients to simulate the AD continuum included from the ADNI database. PHS-guided multimodal fusion was used to investigate the impact of PHS on multimodal brain networks in AD-continuum by maximizing both inter-modality association and reference-modality correlation. Fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations, gray matter (GM) volume, and amyloid standard uptake value ratios were included as neuroimaging features. Eventually, the changes in neuroimaging features along AD continuum were investigated, and relationships between cognitive performance and identified PHS associated multimodal components were established. RESULTS We found that PHS was associated with multimodal brain networks, which showed different functional and structural impairments under increased amyloid deposits. Notably, along with AD progression, functional impairment occurred before GM atrophy, amyloid deposition started from the MCI stage and progressively increased throughout the disease continuum. CONCLUSION PHS is associated with multi-facets of brain impairments along the AD continuum, including cognitive dysfunction, pathological deposition, which might underpin the AD pathogenesis.
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- Kaicheng Li
- Tri-Institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS), Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Tri-Institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS), Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Tri-Institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS), Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Psychology, Computer Science, Neuroscience Institute, and Physics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Zhu Z, Zeng Q, Kong L, Luo X, Li K, Xu X, Zhang M, Huang P, Yang Y. Altered Spontaneous Brain Activity in Subjects With Different Cognitive States of Biologically Defined Alzheimer's Disease: A Surface-Based Functional Brain Imaging Study. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:683783. [PMID: 34526888 PMCID: PMC8435891 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.683783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Before the apparent cognitive decline, subjects on the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can have significantly altered spontaneous brain activity, which could be potentially used for early diagnosis. As previous studies investigating local brain activity may suffer from the problem of cortical signal aliasing during volume-based analysis, we aimed to investigate the cortical functional alterations in the AD continuum using a surface-based approach. Methods: Based on biomarker profile "A/T," we included 11 healthy controls (HC, A-T-), 22 preclinical AD (CU, A+T+), 33 prodromal AD (MCI, A+T+), and 20 AD with dementia (d-AD, A+T+) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database. The amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) method was used to evaluate the changes of spontaneous brain activity, which was performed in the classic frequency band (0.01-0.08 Hz), slow-4 (0.027-0.073 Hz) band, and slow-5 (0.01-0.027 Hz) band. Results: Under classic frequency band and slow-4 band, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed that there were significant differences of standardized ALFF (zALFF) in the left posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) among the four groups. The post-hoc analyses showed that under the classic frequency band, the AD group had significantly decreased zALFF compared with the other three groups, and the cognitively unimpaired (CU) group had decreased zALFF compared with the healthy control (HC) group. Under the slow-4 band, more group differences were detected (HC > CU/MCI > d-AD). The accuracy of classifying CU, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and AD from HC by left PCC activity under the slow-4 band were 0.774, 0.744, and 0.920, respectively. Moreover, the zALFF values of the left PCC had significant correlations with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers and neuropsychological tests. Conclusions: Spontaneous brain activity in the left PCC may decrease in preclinical AD when cognitive functions were relatively normal. The combination of a surfaced-based approach and specific frequency band analysis may increase sensitivity for the identification of preclinical AD subjects.
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- Zili Zhu
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Cui L, Zhang Z, Zac Lo CY, Guo Q. Local Functional MR Change Pattern and Its Association With Cognitive Function in Objectively-Defined Subtle Cognitive Decline. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:684918. [PMID: 34177559 PMCID: PMC8232526 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.684918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: To identify individuals with preclinical cognitive impairment, researchers proposed the concept of objectively-defined subtle cognitive decline (Obj-SCD). However, it is not clear whether Obj-SCD has characteristic brain function changes. In this study, we aimed at exploring the changing pattern of brain function activity in Obj-SCD individuals and the similarities and differences with mild cognitive impairments (MCI). Method: 37 healthy control individuals, 25 Obj-SCD individuals (with the impairment in memory and language domain), and 28 aMCI individuals were included. Resting-state fMRI and neuropsychological tests were performed. fALFF was used to reflect the local functional activity and compared between groups. Finally, we analyzed the correlation between the fALFF values of significantly changed regions and neuropsychological performance. Results: We found similar functional activity enhancements in some local brain regions in the Obj-SCD and aMCI groups, including the left orbital part of the inferior frontal gyrus and the left median cingulate and paracingulate gyri. However, some changes in local functional activities of the Obj-SCD group showed different patterns from the aMCI group. Compared with healthy control (HC), the Obj-SCD group showed increased local functional activity in the right middle occipital gyrus, decreased local functional activity in the left precuneus and the left inferior temporal gyrus. In the Obj-SCD group, in normal band, the fALFF value of the right middle occipital gyrus was significantly negatively correlated with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score (r = -0.450, p = 0.024) and Animal Verbal Fluency Test (AFT) score (r = -0.402, p = 0.046); the left inferior temporal gyrus was significantly positively correlated with MMSE score (r = 0.588, p = 0.002). In slow-4 band, the fALFF value of the left precuneus was significantly positively correlated with MMSE score (r = 0.468, p = 0.018) and AFT score (r = 0.600, p = 0.002). In the aMCI group, the fALFF value of the left orbital part of the inferior frontal gyrus was significantly positively correlated with Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) long delay cued recall score (r = 0.506, p = 0.006). Conclusion: The Obj-SCD group showed a unique changing pattern; the functional changes of different brain regions have a close but different correlation with cognitive impairment, indicating that there may be a complex pathological basis inside. This suggests that Obj-SCD may be a separate stage of cognitive decline before aMCI and is helpful to the study of preclinical cognitive decline.
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- Liang Cui
- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Marin-Marin L, Palomar-García MÁ, Miró-Padilla A, Adrián-Ventura J, Aguirre N, Villar-Rodríguez E, Costumero V. Bilingualism's Effects on Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Brain Connect 2021; 11:30-37. [PMID: 33307994 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2020.0877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: Bilingualism is considered a cognitive reserve (CR) factor, due to the delay in the onset of dementia in bilinguals compared with monolinguals. Two neural mechanisms have been suggested to underlie CR: neural reserve and neural compensation. However, it is still unclear how bilingualism contributes to these mechanisms. Methods: In this study, we used cognitive tests, functional connectivity (FC), regional homogeneity, and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) measures to study resting-state brain patterns in a sample of bilingual and monolingual subjects with mild cognitive impairment. Results: We found no significant differences between the groups in age, sex, education, or cognitive level, but bilinguals showed higher FC than monolinguals between the posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus and the precuneus, positively correlated with Mini-Mental State Examination scores, and higher fALFF in the thalamus bilaterally. Conclusions: Our results suggest that bilingualism may act as a CR factor that protects against dementia through neural compensation.
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- Lidón Marin-Marin
- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain.,Center for Brain and Cognition, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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Li S, Daamen M, Scheef L, Gaertner FC, Buchert R, Buchmann M, Buerger K, Catak C, Dobisch L, Drzezga A, Ertl-Wagner B, Essler M, Fliessbach K, Haynes JD, Incesoy EI, Kilimann I, Krause BJ, Lange C, Laske C, Priller J, Ramirez A, Reimold M, Rominger A, Roy N, Scheffler K, Maurer A, Schneider A, Spottke A, Spruth EJ, Teipel SJ, Tscheuschler M, Wagner M, Wolfsgruber S, Düzel E, Jessen F, Peters O, Boecker H. Abnormal Regional and Global Connectivity Measures in Subjective Cognitive Decline Depending on Cerebral Amyloid Status. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 79:493-509. [PMID: 33337359 DOI: 10.3233/jad-200472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Amyloid-β accumulation was found to alter precuneus-based functional connectivity (FC) in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia, but its impact is less clear in subjective cognitive decline (SCD), which in combination with AD pathologic change is theorized to correspond to stage 2 of the Alzheimer's continuum in the 2018 NIA-AA research framework. OBJECTIVE This study addresses how amyloid pathology relates to resting-state fMRI FC in SCD, especially focusing on the precuneus. METHODS From the DELCODE cohort, two groups of 24 age- and gender-matched amyloid-positive (SCDAβ+) and amyloidnegative SCD (SCDβ-) patients were selected according to visual [18F]-Florbetaben (FBB) PET readings, and studied with resting-state fMRI. Local (regional homogeneity [ReHo], fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations [fALFF]) and global (degree centrality [DC], precuneus seed-based FC) measures were compared between groups. Follow-up correlation analyses probed relationships of group differences with global and precuneal amyloid load, as measured by FBB standard uptake value ratios (SUVR=⫖FBB). RESULTS ReHo was significantly higher (voxel-wise p < 0.01, cluster-level p < 0.05) in the bilateral precuneus for SCDAβ+patients, whereas fALFF was not altered between groups. Relatively higher precuneus-based FC with occipital areas (but no altered DC) was observed in SCDAβ+ patients. In this latter cluster, precuneus-occipital FC correlated positively with global (SCDAβ+) and precuneus SUVRFBB (both groups). CONCLUSION While partial confounding influences due to a higher APOE ε4 carrier ratio among SCDAβ+ patients cannot be excluded, exploratory results indicate functional alterations in the precuneus hub region that were related to amyloid-β load, highlighting incipient pathology in stage 2 of the AD continuum.
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- Shumei Li
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tuebingen, Germany.,Section for Dementia Research, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neurodegeneration and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.,Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Rostock/Greifswald.,Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rostock University Medical Centre, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tuebingen, Germany.,Section for Dementia Research, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegeneration and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Molecular Imaging, Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Department for Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neurodegeneration and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Rostock/Greifswald.,Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neurodegeneration and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Neurodegeneration and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany.,Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany.,Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany.,Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Wang SM, Kim NY, Kang DW, Um YH, Na HR, Woo YS, Lee CU, Bahk WM, Lim HK. A Comparative Study on the Predictive Value of Different Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:626332. [PMID: 34177638 PMCID: PMC8226028 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.626332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective: Diverse resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) studies showed that rs-fMRI might be able to reflect the earliest detrimental effect of cerebral beta-amyloid (Aβ) pathology. However, no previous studies specifically compared the predictive value of different rs-fMRI parameters in preclinical AD. Methods: A total of 106 cognitively normal adults (Aβ+ group = 66 and Aβ- group = 40) were included. Three different rs-fMRI parameter maps including functional connectivity (FC), fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF), and regional homogeneity (ReHo) were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were utilized to compare classification performance of the three rs-fMRI parameters. Results: FC maps showed the best classifying performance in ROC curve analysis (AUC, 0.915, p < 0.001). Good but weaker performance was achieved by using ReHo maps (AUC, 0.836, p < 0.001) and fALFF maps (AUC, 0.804, p < 0.001). The brain regions showing the greatest discriminative power included the left angular gyrus for FC, left anterior cingulate for ReHo, and left middle frontal gyrus for fALFF. However, among the three measurements, ROI-based FC was the only measure showing group difference in voxel-wise analysis. Conclusion: Our results strengthen the idea that rs-fMRI might be sensitive to earlier changes in spontaneous brain activity and FC in response to cerebral Aβ retention. However, further longitudinal studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm their utility in predicting the risk of AD.
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- Sheng-Min Wang
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Keyo Hospital, Uiwang, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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Li Z, Li K, Luo X, Zeng Q, Zhao S, Zhang B, Zhang M, Chen Y. Distinct Brain Functional Impairment Patterns Between Suspected Non-Alzheimer Disease Pathophysiology and Alzheimer's Disease: A Study Combining Static and Dynamic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:550664. [PMID: 33328953 PMCID: PMC7719833 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.550664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: Suspected non-Alzheimer disease pathophysiology (SNAP) refers to the subjects who feature negative β-amyloid (Aβ) but positive tau or neurodegeneration biomarkers. It accounts for a quarter of the elderly population and is associated with cognitive decline. However, the underlying pathophysiology is still unclear. Methods: We included 111 non-demented subjects, then classified them into three groups using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Aβ 1-42 (A), phosphorylated tau 181 (T), and total tau (N). Specifically, we identified the normal control (NC; subjects with normal biomarkers, A-T-N-), SNAP (subjects with normal amyloid but abnormal tau, A-T+), and predementia Alzheimer's disease (AD; subjects with abnormal amyloid and tau, A+T+). Then, we used the static amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (sALFF) and dynamic ALFF (dALFF) variance to reflect the intrinsic functional network strength and stability, respectively. Further, we performed a correlation analysis to explore the possible relationship between intrinsic brain activity changes and cognition. Results: SNAP showed decreased sALFF in left superior frontal gyrus (SFG) while increased sALFF in left insula as compared to NC. Regarding the dynamic metric, SNAP showed a similarly decreased dALFF in the left SFG and left paracentral lobule as compared to NC. By contrast, when compared to NC, predementia AD showed decreased sALFF in left inferior parietal gyrus (IPG) and right precuneus, while increased sALFF in the left insula, with more widely distributed decreased dALFF variance across the frontal, parietal and occipital lobe. When directly compared to SNAP, predementia AD showed decreased sALFF in left middle occipital gyrus and IPG, while showing decreased dALFF variance in the left temporal pole. Further correlation analysis showed that increased sALFF in the insula had a negative correlation with the general cognition in the SNAP group. Besides, sALFF and dALFF variance in the right precuneus negatively correlated with attention in the predementia AD group. Conclusion: SNAP and predementia AD show distinct functional impairment patterns. Specifically, SNAP has functional impairments that are confined to the frontal region, which is usually spared in early-stage AD, while predementia AD exhibits widely distributed functional damage involving the frontal, parietal and occipital cortex.
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- Zheyu Li
- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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