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Ding H, Zhang Q, Shu YP, Tian B, Peng J, Hou YZ, Wu G, Lin LY, Li JL. Vulnerable brain regions in adolescent major depressive disorder: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis. World J Psychiatry 2024; 14:456-466. [PMID: 38617984 PMCID: PMC11008390 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i3.456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant mental health concern that often leads to recurrent depression in adulthood. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) offers unique insights into the neural mechanisms underlying this condition. However, despite previous research, the specific vulnerable brain regions affected in adolescent MDD patients have not been fully elucidated. AIM To identify consistent vulnerable brain regions in adolescent MDD patients using rs-fMRI and activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis. METHODS We performed a comprehensive literature search through July 12, 2023, for studies investigating brain functional changes in adolescent MDD patients. We utilized regional homogeneity (ReHo), amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and fractional ALFF (fALFF) analyses. We compared the regions of aberrant spontaneous neural activity in adolescents with MDD vs healthy controls (HCs) using ALE. RESULTS Ten studies (369 adolescent MDD patients and 313 HCs) were included. Combining the ReHo and ALFF/fALFF data, the results revealed that the activity in the right cuneus and left precuneus was lower in the adolescent MDD patients than in the HCs (voxel size: 648 mm3, P < 0.05), and no brain region exhibited increased activity. Based on the ALFF data, we found decreased activity in the right cuneus and left precuneus in adolescent MDD patients (voxel size: 736 mm3, P < 0.05), with no regions exhibiting increased activity. CONCLUSION Through ALE meta-analysis, we consistently identified the right cuneus and left precuneus as vulnerable brain regions in adolescent MDD patients, increasing our understanding of the neuropathology of affected adolescents.
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- Hui Ding
- Department of Radiology, The Second People’s Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second People’s Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
- Department of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry of Women and Children, The Second People's Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second People’s Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second People’s Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry of Women and Children, The Second People's Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry of Women and Children, The Second People's Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhijin County People's Hospital, Bijie 552100, Guizhou Province, China
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- Medical Humanities College, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
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Vedaei F, Newberg AB, Alizadeh M, Zabrecky G, Navarreto E, Hriso C, Wintering N, Mohamed FB, Monti D. Treatment effects of N-acetyl cysteine on resting-state functional MRI and cognitive performance in patients with chronic mild traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal study. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1282198. [PMID: 38299014 PMCID: PMC10829764 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1282198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a significant public health concern, specially characterized by a complex pattern of abnormal neural activity and functional connectivity. It is often associated with a broad spectrum of short-term and long-term cognitive and behavioral symptoms including memory dysfunction, headache, and balance difficulties. Furthermore, there is evidence that oxidative stress significantly contributes to these symptoms and neurophysiological changes. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on brain function and chronic symptoms in mTBI patients. Fifty patients diagnosed with chronic mTBI participated in this study. They were categorized into two groups including controls (CN, n = 25), and patients receiving treatment with N-acetyl cysteine (NAC, n = 25). NAC group received 50 mg/kg intravenous (IV) medication once a day per week. In the rest of the week, they took one 500 mg NAC tablet twice per day. Each patient underwent rs-fMRI scanning at two timepoints including the baseline and 3 months later at follow-up, while the NAC group received a combination of oral and IV NAC over that time. Three rs-fMRI metrics were measured including fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (fALFF), degree centrality (DC), and functional connectivity strength (FCS). Neuropsychological tests were also assessed at the same day of scanning for each patient. The alteration of rs-fMRI metrics and cognitive scores were measured over 3 months treatment with NAC. Then, the correlation analysis was executed to estimate the association of rs-fMRI measurements and cognitive performance over 3 months (p < 0.05). Two significant group-by-time effects demonstrated the changes of rs-fMRI metrics particularly in the regions located in the default mode network (DMN), sensorimotor network, and emotional circuits that were significantly correlated with cognitive function recovery over 3 months treatment with NAC (p < 0.05). NAC appears to modulate neural activity and functional connectivity in specific brain networks, and these changes could account for clinical improvement. This study confirmed the short-term therapeutic efficacy of NAC in chronic mTBI patients that may contribute to understanding of neurophysiological effects of NAC in mTBI. These findings encourage further research on long-term neurobehavioral assessment of NAC assisting development of therapeutic plans in mTBI.
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- Faezeh Vedaei
- Department of Radiology, Jefferson Integrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Jefferson Integrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Jefferson Integrated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Li S, Xing X, Hua X, Zhang Y, Wu J, Shan C, Zheng M, Wang H, Xu J. Effects of electroacupuncture on imaging and behavior in rats with ischemic stroke through miR-212-5p. BMC Neurosci 2023; 24:63. [PMID: 38057703 PMCID: PMC10699053 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-023-00827-y] [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: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ischemic stroke is a serious disease leading to significant disability in humans worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests that some microRNAs (miRNAs) participate in the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke. A key role for MiR-212 has been found in neuronal function and synaptic plasticity. Ischemic stroke can be effectively treated with electroacupuncture (EA); however, there is a lack of understanding of the relevant mechanisms. In this study, we employed behavioral test and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) to detect behavioral and brain function alterations in rats suffering from ischemic stroke. The efficacy of EA therapy and miR-212-5p's role in this process were also evaluated. METHODS AND RESULTS Forty rats were randomly divided into the following groups: Sham, middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R), MCAO/R + EA, MCAO/R + EA + antagomir-negative control and MCAO/R + EA + antagomir-212-5p groups. Behavioral changes were assessed by Catwalk gait analysis prior to and after modeling. Rs-fMRI was performed at one week after EA treatment, amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo) were calculated to reveal neural activity. Furthermore, neuronal apoptosis in the ischemic penumbra was analyzed using a TUNEL assay. Treatment with EA significantly improved the performance of rats in the behavioral test. The motor and cognition-related brain regions showed decreased ALFF and ReHo following focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion, and EA treatment could reactivate these brain regions. Moreover, EA treatment significantly decreased MCAO/R-induced cell death. However, the transfection of antagomir-212-5p attenuated the therapeutic effect of EA. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the results suggested that EA improved the behavioral and imaging outcomes of ischemic stroke through miR-212-5p.
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Grants
- 82172554, 81802249, 81871836, and 81902301 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 82172554, 81802249, 81871836, and 81902301 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 82172554, 81802249, 81871836, and 81902301 National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 2018YFC2001600, and 2018YFC2001604 National Key R&D Program of China
- 2018YFC2001600, and 2018YFC2001604 National Key R&D Program of China
- 19QA1409000 Shanghai Rising-Star Program
- RY411.19.01.10 Shanghai Youth Top Talent Development Plan and Shanghai "Rising Stars of Medical Talent" Youth Development Program
- 2018YQ02 Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning
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- Sisi Li
- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, NO. 1200, Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, Shanghai, China
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437, China
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- Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, NO. 1200, Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, Shanghai, China
- Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437, China
- Engineering Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intelligent Rehabilitation, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200437, China.
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, NO. 1200, Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, Shanghai, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intelligent Rehabilitation, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Castillo A, Dubois J, Field RM, Fishburn F, Gundran A, Ho WC, Jawhar S, Kates-Harbeck J, M Aghajan Z, Miller N, Perdue KL, Phillips J, Ryan WC, Shafiei M, Scholkmann F, Taylor M. Measuring acute effects of subanesthetic ketamine on cerebrovascular hemodynamics in humans using TD-fNIRS. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11665. [PMID: 37468572 PMCID: PMC10356754 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38258-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Quantifying neural activity in natural conditions (i.e. conditions comparable to the standard clinical patient experience) during the administration of psychedelics may further our scientific understanding of the effects and mechanisms of action. This data may facilitate the discovery of novel biomarkers enabling more personalized treatments and improved patient outcomes. In this single-blind, placebo-controlled study with a non-randomized design, we use time-domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy (TD-fNIRS) to measure acute brain dynamics after intramuscular subanesthetic ketamine (0.75 mg/kg) and placebo (saline) administration in healthy participants (n = 15, 8 females, 7 males, age 32.4 ± 7.5 years) in a clinical setting. We found that the ketamine administration caused an altered state of consciousness and changes in systemic physiology (e.g. increase in pulse rate and electrodermal activity). Furthermore, ketamine led to a brain-wide reduction in the fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations, and a decrease in the global brain connectivity of the prefrontal region. Lastly, we provide preliminary evidence that a combination of neural and physiological metrics may serve as predictors of subjective mystical experiences and reductions in depressive symptomatology. Overall, our study demonstrated the successful application of fNIRS neuroimaging to study the physiological effects of the psychoactive substance ketamine in humans, and can be regarded as an important step toward larger scale clinical fNIRS studies that can quantify the impact of psychedelics on the brain in standard clinical settings.
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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- Scholkmann Data Analysis Services, Scientific Consulting and Physical Engineering, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neurophotonics and Biosignal Processing Research Group, Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Kernel, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, #26878, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, USA
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Zeng M, Wang Z, Chen X, Shi M, Zhu M, Ma J, Yao Y, Cui Y, Wu H, Shen J, Xie L, Fu J, Gu X. The Effect of Swallowing Action Observation Therapy on Resting fMRI in Stroke Patients with Dysphagia. Neural Plast 2023; 2023:2382980. [PMID: 37124873 PMCID: PMC10147521 DOI: 10.1155/2023/2382980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Objective Many stroke victims have severe swallowing problems. Previous neuroimaging studies have found that several brain regions scattered in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes, such as Brodmann's areas (BA) 6, 21, and 40, are associated with swallowing function. This study sought to investigate changes in swallowing function and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) in stroke patients with dysphagia following action observation treatment. It also sought to detect changes in brain regions associated with swallowing in stroke patients. Methods In this study, 12 healthy controls (HCs) and 12 stroke patients were recruited. Stroke patients were given 4 weeks of action observation therapy. In order to assess the differences in mfALFF values between patients before treatment and HCs, the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) in three frequency bands (conventional frequency band, slow-4, and slow-5) were calculated for fMRI data. The significant brain regions were selected as regions of interest (ROIs) for subsequent analysis. The mfALFF values were extracted from ROIs of the three groups (patients before and after treatment and HCs) and compared to assess the therapeutic efficacy. Results In the conventional band, stroke patients before treatment had higher mfALFF in the inferior temporal gyrus and lower mfALFF in the calcarine fissure and surrounding cortex and thalamus compared to HCs. In the slow-4 band, there was no significant difference in related brain regions between stroke patients before treatment and HCs. In the slow-5 band, stroke patients before treatment had higher mfALFF in inferior cerebellum, inferior temporal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, and lower mfALFF in calcarine fissure and surrounding cortex compared to HCs. We also assessed changes in aberrant brain activity that occurred both before and after action observation therapy. The mfALFF between stroke patients after therapy was closed to HCs in comparison to the patients before treatment. Conclusion Action observation therapy can affect the excitability of certain brain regions. The changes in brain function brought about by this treatment may help to further understand the potential mechanism of network remodeling of swallowing function.
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- Ming Zeng
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province 330031, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, The Second Hospital of Jiaxing City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314000, China
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Kong C, Xu D, Wang Y, Wang B, Wen J, Wang X, Zhan L, Sun Z, Jia X, Li M, Tang S, Hou D. Amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in multiple-frequency bands in patients with intracranial tuberculosis: a prospective cross-sectional study. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2022; 12:4120-4134. [PMID: 35919063 PMCID: PMC9338357 DOI: 10.21037/qims-22-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) is widely used to study brain functional alteration, but there have been no reports of research regarding the application of rs-fMRI in intracranial tuberculosis. The purpose of this prospective, cross-sectional study was to investigate spontaneous neural activity at different frequency bands in patients with intracranial tuberculosis using rs-fMRI with amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and fractional ALFF (fALFF) methods. Methods The rs-fMRI data of 31 patients with intracranial tuberculosis and 30 gender-, age-, and education-matched healthy controls (HCs) were included. The ALFF and fALFF values in the conventional frequency band (0.01−0.08 Hz) and 2 sub-frequency bands (slow-4: 0.027–0.073 Hz; slow-5: 0.01–0.027 Hz) were calculated and compared between the groups. The resultant T-maps were corrected using the Gaussian random field (GRF) theory (voxel P<0.01, cluster P<0.05). Correlations between the ALFF and fALFF values and neurocognitive scores were assessed. Results Compared with the HCs, patients with intracranial tuberculosis showed decreased ALFF in the right paracentral lobule (T=−4.69) in the conventional frequency band, in the right supplementary motor area (T=−4.85) in the slow-4 band, and in the left supplementary motor area (T=−3.76) in the slow-5 band. Compared to the slow-5 band, the voxels with decreased ALFF were spatially more extensive in the slow-4 band. Compared with HCs, patients with intracranial tuberculosis showed decreased fALFF in the opercular parts of the right inferior frontal gyrus (T=−4.50) and the left inferior parietal lobe (T=−4.86) and increased fALFF in the left inferior cerebellum (T=5.84) in the conventional frequency band. In the slow-4 band, fALFF decreased in the opercular parts of the right inferior frontal gyrus (T=−5.29) and right precuneus (T=−4.34). In the slow-5 band, fALFF decreased in the left middle occipital gyrus (T=−4.65) and right middle frontal gyrus (T=−5.05). Conclusions Patients with intracranial tuberculosis showed abnormal intrinsic brain activity at different frequency bands, and ALFF abnormalities in different brain regions could be better detected in the slow-4 band. This preliminary study might provide new insights into understanding the pathophysiological mechanism in intracranial tuberculosis.
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- Chengcheng Kong
- Translational Medicine Center, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- School of Information Science and Electronic Technology, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China
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- Faculty of Western Languages, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, China
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- Translational Medicine Center, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- School of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.,Key Laboratory of Intelligent Education Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- School of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.,Key Laboratory of Intelligent Education Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- Tuberculosis Clinical Medical Center, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Agcaoglu O, Wilson TW, Wang YP, Stephen J, Calhoun V. Longitudinal Changes in Resting State FMRI Spectra in Children. 2022 44TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC) 2022; 2022:3729-3732. [PMID: 36085989 DOI: 10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Longitudinal studies can provide more precise measure of brain development, as they focus on within-subject variability, as opposed to cross-sectional studies. In this study, we track longitudinal changes in resting state fMRI data using spectrum of time-courses generated via group independent component analysis (gICA), in a multi time point dataset containing healthy children 8-18 years old, collected on both eyes open and eyes closed resting state conditions. Clinical Relevance - Tracking normal brain development and identifying biomarkers of healthy brain development are critically important to diagnose mental disorders at early ages. We found increased spectral power in low frequencies and decreased spectral power in high frequencies in children with typical development in both the eyes open and eyes closed conditions though the eyes closed condition showed greater changes with development mostly in the visual networks. Results are also replicated on an independent dataset.
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- Oktay Agcaoglu
- Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University,Tri-institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science,Atlanta,Georgia,USA,30303
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- Institute for Human Neuroscience,Boys Town National Research Hospital,Boys Town,NE,USA,68010
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- Tulane University,Department of Biomedical Engineering,New Orleans,LA,USA,70118
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- Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University,Tri-institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science,Atlanta,Georgia,USA,30303
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Abnormal degree centrality as a potential imaging biomarker for right temporal lobe epilepsy: A resting-state fMRI study and support vector machine analysis. Neuroscience 2022; 487:198-206. [PMID: 35158018 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ye H, Ji M, Wang C, Wang C, Li Y, Chen Y, Cheng L, Li Y, Yang JJ. Integrated Functional Neuroimaging, Monoamine Neurotransmitters, and Behavioral Score on Depressive Tendency in Intensive Care Unit Medical Staffs Induced by Sleep Deprivation After Night Shift Work. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:848709. [PMID: 35392383 PMCID: PMC8980607 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.848709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intensive care unit (ICU) medical staffs undergoing sleep deprivation with perennial night shift work were usually at high risk of depression. However, shift work on depression-related resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was still not fully understood. The objective of this study was to explore the effects of sleep deprivation in ICU medical staffs after one night of shift work on brain functional connectivity density (FCD) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) scores. Also, serum neurotransmitter concentrations of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) were obtained simultaneously. METHODS A total of 21 ICU medical staffs without psychiatric history were recruited. All participants received HAMD score assessment and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans at two time points: one at rested wakefulness and the other after sleep deprivation (SD) accompanied with one night of shift work. Global FCD, local FCD, and long-range FCD (lrFCD) were used to evaluate spontaneous brain activity in the whole brain. In the meantime, peripheral blood samples were collected for measurement of serum 5-HT and NE levels. All these data were acquired between 7:00 and 8:00 am to limit the influence of biological rhythms. The correlations between the FCD values and HAMD scores and serum levels of neurotransmitters were analyzed concurrently. RESULTS Functional connectivity density mapping manifested that global FCD was decreased in the right medial frontal gyrus and the anterior cingulate gyrus, whereas lrFCD was decreased mainly in the right medial frontal gyrus. Most of these brain areas with FCD differences were components of the default mode network and overlapped with the medial prefrontal cortex. The lrFCD in the medial frontal gyrus showed a negative correlation with HAMD scores after SD. Compared with rested wakefulness, serum levels of 5-HT and NE decreased significantly, whereas HAMD scores were higher after SD within subjects. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggested that sleep deprivation after night shift work can induce depressive tendency in ICU medical staffs, which might be related to alterative medial prefrontal cortex, raised HAMD scores, and varying monoamine neurotransmitters.
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- Haotian Ye
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jiangyin Hospital, Affiliated to Southeast University Medical School, Jiangyin, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Martens M, Filippini N, Masaki C, Godlewska BR. Functional Connectivity between Task-Positive Networks and the Left Precuneus as a Biomarker of Response to Lamotrigine in Bipolar Depression: A Pilot Study. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:534. [PMID: 34204977 PMCID: PMC8229811 DOI: 10.3390/ph14060534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Treatment of bipolar depression poses a significant clinical challenge. Lamotrigine is one of a few efficacious drugs, however, it needs to be titrated very slowly and response can only be assessed after 10-12 weeks. With only a proportion of patients responding, an exploration of factors underlying treatment responsivity is of paramount clinical importance, as it may lead to an allocation of the drug to those most likely to respond to it. This study aimed at identifying differences in patterns of pre-treatment resting state functional connectivity (rsFC) that may underlie response to lamotrigine in bipolar depression. After a baseline MRI scan, twenty-one patients with bipolar depression were treated with lamotrigine in an open-label design; response, defined as ≥50% decrease in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) score, was assessed after 10-12 weeks of treatment. Twenty healthy controls had a baseline clinical assessment and scan but did not receive any treatment. Fifteen out of 21 (71%) patients responded to lamotrigine. Treatment responsivity was associated with enhanced pre-treatment rsFC of the right fronto-parietal network (FPN) and dorsal attention network (DAN) with left precuneus. The lack of treatment response was additionally characterised by reduced rsFC: of the DAN with right middle temporal gyrus; of the default mode network (DMN) with left precuneus; of the extended sensory-motor area with areas including the left hippocampus/left amygdala and left subcallosal cortex/nucleus accumbens; and of the left FPN with left inferior temporal gyrus/occipital fusiform gyrus/lateral occipital cortex. The results suggest that preserved rsFC between the FPN and DAN, the networks involved in cognitive control, and the hub of the posterior DMN, the left precuneus, may be critical for good response to lamotrigine as an add-on treatment in patients with bipolar depression. The study also suggests a more general decrease in rsFC to be related to poor treatment responsivity.
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- Marieke Martens
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK; (M.M.); (C.M.)
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK;
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK;
- Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK; (M.M.); (C.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK; (M.M.); (C.M.)
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
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Bergamelli E, Del Fabro L, Delvecchio G, D’Agostino A, Brambilla P. The Impact of Lithium on Brain Function in Bipolar Disorder: An Updated Review of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies. CNS Drugs 2021; 35:1275-1287. [PMID: 34773217 PMCID: PMC9537229 DOI: 10.1007/s40263-021-00869-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Lithium remains a gold standard treatment for bipolar disorder (BD), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have contributed to clarifying its impact on neural circuitries in affected individuals. However, the specific neurobiological mechanisms through which lithium exerts its effects on brain function are not fully understood. In this review, we aimed to summarize the results of recent fMRI studies evaluating the impact of lithium on brain functional activity and connectivity in patients diagnosed with BD. We performed a literature search of available sources found in the PubMed database reported in English since 2016, when the last available review on this topic was published. Five fMRI studies in resting-state condition and six studies performed during the execution of emotional tasks met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the available evidence supports normalizing effects of lithium on brain activity and connectivity. Most of these studies reported a normalization in prefrontal regions and interconnected areas involved in emotion regulation and processing, regardless of the task employed. Importantly, lithium treatment showed distinct patterns of activity/connectivity changes compared with other treatments. Finally, lithium modulation of neural circuitries was found to be associated with clinical improvement in BD. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that selective abnormalities in neural circuitries supporting emotion processing and regulation improve during lithium treatment in BD. However, the heterogeneity of the examined studies regarding study design, sample selection, and analysis methods might limit the generalizability of the findings and lead to difficulties in comparing the results. Therefore, in future studies, larger cohorts and homogeneous experimental tasks are needed to further corroborate these findings.
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- Emilio Bergamelli
- grid.415093.a0000 0004 1793 3800Department of Mental Health and Addiction, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy ,grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy ,grid.414818.00000 0004 1757 8749Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- grid.415093.a0000 0004 1793 3800Department of Mental Health and Addiction, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy ,grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy ,grid.414818.00000 0004 1757 8749Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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