Structural and resting-state connection abnormalities of habenula in obsessive-compulsive disorder

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that the habenula (Hb) may be involved in the mechanism of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, the specific role of Hb in OCD remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the structural and functional abnormalities of Hb in OCD and their relationship with the clinical symptoms.

METHODS: Eighty patients with OCD and 85 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited as the primary dataset. The grey matter volume, resting-state functional connectivity (FC), and effective connectivity (EC) of the Hb were calculated and compared between OCD group and HCs. An independent replication dataset was used to verify the stability and robustness of the results.

RESULTS: Patients with OCD exhibited smaller Hb volume and increased FC of right Hb-left hippocampus than HCs. Dynamic causal model revealed an increased EC from left hippocampus to right Hb and a less inhibitory causal influence from the right Hb to left hippocampus in the OCD group compared to HCs. Similar results were found in the replication dataset.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested that abnormal structure of Hb and hippocampus-Hb connectivity may contribute to the pathological basis of OCD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Psychological medicine - (2024) vom: 22. März, Seite 1-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Yanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Du, Hongyu [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Changlian [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Xiongzhao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Effective connectivity
Functional connectivity
Grey matter volume
Habenula
Journal Article
Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1017/S003329172400045X

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370048547