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Yu MH, Lim JS, Yi HA, Won KS, Kim HW. Association between Visceral Adipose Tissue Metabolism and Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Cognitive Impairment. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7479. [PMID: 39000586 PMCID: PMC11242271 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) dysfunction has been recently recognized as a potential contributor to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study aimed to explore the relationship between VAT metabolism and cerebral glucose metabolism in patients with cognitive impairment. This cross-sectional prospective study included 54 patients who underwent 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) brain and torso positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), and neuropsychological evaluations. VAT metabolism was measured by 18F-FDG torso PET/CT, and cerebral glucose metabolism was measured using 18F-FDG brain PET/CT. A voxel-based analysis revealed that the high-VAT-metabolism group exhibited a significantly lower cerebral glucose metabolism in AD-signature regions such as the parietal and temporal cortices. In the volume-of-interest analysis, multiple linear regression analyses with adjustment for age, sex, and white matter hyperintensity volume revealed that VAT metabolism was negatively associated with cerebral glucose metabolism in AD-signature regions. In addition, higher VAT metabolism was correlated with poorer outcomes on cognitive assessments, including the Korean Boston Naming Test, Rey Complex Figure Test immediate recall, and the Controlled Oral Word Association Test. In conclusion, our study revealed significant relationships among VAT metabolism, cerebral glucose metabolism, and cognitive function. This suggests that VAT dysfunction actively contributes to the neurodegenerative processes characteristic of AD, making VAT dysfunction targeting a novel AD therapy approach.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mi-Hee Yu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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Cheng KL, Huang JY, Weng JH, Chiou JY, Lan CT, Tung KC. 18F-FDG PET/CT Did Not Increase the Risk of Cataract Occurrence in Oncology Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137651. [PMID: 35805310 PMCID: PMC9265417 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the risk of cataract formation associated with radiation exposure from 18F-FDG PET/CT in oncology patients, using data from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. The exposed group (Group E) consisted of oncology patients receiving 18F-FDG PET/CT within the first year of a cancer diagnosis. The comparison group (Group C) included subjects who had never been exposed to 18F-FDG PET/CT radiation and were propensity score-matched by date of enrolment, age, sex, cancer type, associated comorbidities, and CT utilization. Multiple Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) of cataract risk due to radiation exposure, while adjusting for potential confounding factors. A total of 703 patients and 1406 matched subjects were in Groups E and C, respectively. The incidence of cataract formation was not significantly higher among subjects in Group E (adjusted HR = 1.264; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.845–1.891). Our results revealed that 18F-FDG PET/CT was not a significant risk factor for developing cataracts in oncology patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kai-Lun Cheng
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan;
- Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
- School of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- Center for Health Data Science, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan;
- Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan;
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, 110 Jianguo North Road, Taichung 40201, Taiwan;
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan;
- Correspondence:
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