Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal and Ventral Striatum, Impulsivity, and Severity of Use in Recently Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Individuals

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have focused on both ventral striatum (VS) and dorsal striatum (DS) in characterizing dopaminergic deficits in addiction. Animal studies suggest VS and DS dysfunction each in association with impulsive and compulsive cocaine use during early and later stages of addiction. However, few human studies have aimed to distinguish the roles of VS and DS dysfunction in cocaine misuse.

METHODS: We examined VS and DS resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) of 122 recently abstinent cocaine-dependent individuals (CDs) and 122 healthy controls (HCs) in 2 separate cohorts. We followed published routines in imaging data analyses and evaluated the results at a corrected threshold with age, sex, years of drinking, and smoking accounted for.

RESULTS: CDs relative to HCs showed higher VS rsFC with the left inferior frontal cortex (IFC), lower VS rsFC with the hippocampus, and higher DS rsFC with the left orbitofrontal cortex. Region-of-interest analyses confirmed the findings in the 2 cohorts examined separately. In CDs, VS-left IFC and VS-hippocampus connectivity was positively and negatively correlated with average monthly cocaine use in the prior year, respectively. In the second cohort where participants were assessed with the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11), VS-left IFC and VS-hippocampus connectivity was also positively and negatively correlated with BIS-11 scores in CDs. In contrast, DS-orbitofrontal cortex connectivity did not relate significantly to cocaine use metrics or BIS-11 scores.

CONCLUSION: These findings associate VS rsFC with impulsivity and the severity of recent cocaine use. How DS connectivity partakes in cocaine misuse remains to be investigated.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 26(2023), 9 vom: 25. Sept., Seite 627-638

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dong, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Zhornitsky, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wuyi [VerfasserIn]
Le, Thang M [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Chaudhary, Shefali [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chiang-Shan R [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Sheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain imaging
Cocaine
Cocaine addiction
I5Y540LHVR
Impulsivity
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Resting-state functional connectivity
Striatum

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Date Completed 27.09.2023

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ijnp/pyac019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360784038