A neural signature of metabolic syndrome

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That metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with age-related cognitive decline is well established. The neurobiological changes underlying these cognitive deficits, however, are not well understood. The goal of this study was to determine whether MetS is associated with regional differences in gray-matter volume (GMV) using a cross-sectional, between-group contrast design in a large, ethnically homogenous sample. T1-weighted MRIs were sampled from the genetics of brain structure (GOBS) data archive for 208 Mexican-American participants: 104 participants met or exceeded standard criteria for MetS and 104 participants were age- and sex-matched metabolically healthy controls. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 74 years (37.3 ± 13.2 years, 56.7% female). Images were analyzed in a whole-brain, voxel-wise manner using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). Three contrast analyses were performed, a whole sample analysis of all 208 participants, and two post hoc half-sample analyses split by age along the median (35.5 years). Significant associations between MetS and decreased GMV were observed in multiple, spatially discrete brain regions including the posterior cerebellum, brainstem, orbitofrontal cortex, bilateral caudate nuclei, right parahippocampus, right amygdala, right insula, lingual gyrus, and right superior temporal gyrus. Age, as shown in the post hoc analyses, was demonstrated to be a significant covariate. A further functional interpretation of the structures exhibiting lower GMV in MetS reflected a significant involvement in reward perception, emotional valence, and reasoning. Additional studies are needed to characterize the influence of MetS's individual clinical components on brain structure and to explore the bidirectional association between GMV and MetS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Human brain mapping - 40(2019), 12 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 3575-3588

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kotkowski, Eithan [VerfasserIn]
Price, Larry R [VerfasserIn]
Franklin, Crystal [VerfasserIn]
Salazar, Maximino [VerfasserIn]
Woolsey, Mary [VerfasserIn]
DeFronzo, Ralph A [VerfasserIn]
Blangero, John [VerfasserIn]
Glahn, David C [VerfasserIn]
Fox, Peter T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

GOBS
Genetics of brain structure
Gray matter volume
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperglycemia
Hypertension
Hypertriglyceridemia
Insulin resistance
Insulin resistance syndrome
Journal Article
MetS
Metabolic syndrome
Mexican-American
Neuroimaging
Obesity
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
T2DM
Type II diabetes mellitus
VBM
Voxel-based morphometry
Waist circumference

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Date Completed 02.04.2020

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/hbm.24617

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM296823422