Peripheral inflammatory subgroup differences in anterior Default Mode network and multiplex functional network topology are associated with cognition in psychosis

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INTRODUCTION: High-inflammation subgroups of patients with psychosis demonstrate cognitive deficits and neuroanatomical alterations. Systemic inflammation assessed using IL-6 and C-reactive protein may alter functional connectivity within and between resting-state networks, but the cognitive and clinical implications of these alterations remain unknown. We aim to determine the relationships of elevated peripheral inflammation subgroups with resting-state functional networks and cognition in psychosis spectrum disorders.

METHODS: Serum and resting-state fMRI were collected from psychosis probands (schizophrenia, schizoaffective, psychotic bipolar disorder) and healthy controls (HC) from the B-SNIP1 (Chicago site) study who were stratified into inflammatory subgroups based on factor and cluster analyses of 13 cytokines (HC Low n = 32, Proband Low n = 65, Proband High n = 29). Nine resting-state networks derived from independent component analysis were used to assess functional and multilayer connectivity. Inter-network connectivity was measured using Fisher z-transformation of correlation coefficients. Network organization was assessed by investigating networks of positive and negative connections separately, as well as investigating multilayer networks using both positive and negative connections. Cognition was assessed using the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia. Linear regressions, Spearman correlations, permutations tests and multiple comparison corrections were used for analyses in R.

RESULTS: Anterior default mode network (DMNa) connectivity was significantly reduced in the Proband High compared to Proband Low (Cohen's d = -0.74, p = 0.002) and HC Low (d = -0.85, p = 0.0008) groups. Inter-network connectivity between the DMNa and the right-frontoparietal networks was lower in Proband High compared to Proband Low (d = -0.66, p = 0.004) group. Compared to Proband Low, the Proband High group had lower negative (d = 0.54, p = 0.021) and positive network (d = 0.49, p = 0.042) clustering coefficient, and lower multiplex network participation coefficient (d = -0.57, p = 0.014). Network findings in high inflammation subgroups correlate with worse verbal fluency, verbal memory, symbol coding, and overall cognition.

CONCLUSION: These results expand on our understanding of the potential effects of peripheral inflammatory signatures and/or subgroups on network dysfunction in psychosis and how they relate to worse cognitive performance. Additionally, the novel multiplex approach taken in this study demonstrated how inflammation may disrupt the brain's ability to maintain healthy co-activation patterns between the resting-state networks while inhibiting certain connections between them.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:114

Enthalten in:

Brain, behavior, and immunity - 114(2023) vom: 28. Nov., Seite 3-15

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lizano, Paulo [VerfasserIn]
Kiely, Chelsea [VerfasserIn]
Mijalkov, Mite [VerfasserIn]
Meda, Shashwath A [VerfasserIn]
Keedy, Sarah K [VerfasserIn]
Hoang, Dung [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Lutz, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Joana B [VerfasserIn]
Ivleva, Elena I [VerfasserIn]
Volpe, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yanxun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Adam M [VerfasserIn]
Rubin, Leah H [VerfasserIn]
Kristian Hill, S [VerfasserIn]
Clementz, Brett A [VerfasserIn]
Tamminga, Carol A [VerfasserIn]
Pearlson, Godfrey D [VerfasserIn]
Sweeney, John A [VerfasserIn]
Gershon, Elliot S [VerfasserIn]
Keshavan, Matcheri S [VerfasserIn]
Bishop, Jeffrey R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bipolar disorder
Cognition
Connectivity
FMRI
Graph theory
Inflammation
Journal Article
Multilayer
Multiplex
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Schizophrenia
Subgroups

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Date Completed 11.10.2023

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbi.2023.07.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360068278