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Immunometabolic dysregulation is associated with reduced cortical thickness of the anterior cingulate cortex

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van Velzen, Laura S., Schmaal, Lianne, Milaneschi, Yuri, van Tol, Marie-José, van der Wee, Nic J.A., Veltman, Dick J., Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.·2017·Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

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Background Immunometabolic dysregulation (low-grade inflammation and metabolic dysregulation) has been associated with the onset and more severe course of multiple psychiatric disorders, partly due to neuroanatomical changes and impaired neuroplasticity. We examined the effect of multiple markers of immunometabolic dysregulation on hippocampal and amygdala volume and anterior cingulate cortex thickness in a large sample of patients with depression and/or anxiety and healthy subjects (N=283).Methods Interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), c-reactive protein (CRP), triglyceride levels and HDL-cholesterol and genomic profile risk scores (GPRS) for immunometabolic dysregulation were determined in peripheral blood and T1 MRI scans were acquired at 3T. Regional brain volume and cortical thickness was assessed using FreeSurfer. Covariate-adjusted linear regression analyses were performed to examine the relationship between immunometabolic dysregulation and brain volume/thickness across all subjects.Results Multiple immunometabolic dysregulation markers (i.e. triglyceride levels and inflammation) were associated with lower rostral ACC thickness across all subjects. IL-6 was inversely associated with hippocampal and amygdala volume in healthy subjects only. GPRS for immunometabolic dysregulation were not associated with brain volume or cortical thickness.Conclusions Multiple serum, but not genetic immunometabolic dysregulation markers were found to relate to rostral ACC structure, suggesting that inflammation and metabolic dysregulation may impact the ACC through similar mechanisms.

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  • In major depressive disorder, higher peripheral pro-inflammatory cytokines, more inflammation-related gene expression, and less neuroprotective gene expression are associated with greater hippocampal volume loss and medial prefrontal cortex thinning.

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Authors
van Velzen, L. S., Schmaal, L., Milaneschi, Y., van Tol, M.-J., van der Wee, N. J. A., Veltman, D. J., & Penninx, B. W. J. H.
Affiliations
Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
Venue
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-02
Volume
60
Pages
361-368
ISSN
0889-1591 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2545177481
Cited by
38
References
67
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FWCI
0.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (10-000-1002)
  • NWO (91811602, 016.156.077)
  • The Netherlands Brain Foundation (F2014(1)-24)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
anterior cingulate cortex, cortical thickness, hippocampal volume, amygdala volume, interleukin-6, TNF-α, C-reactive protein, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, genomic risk score, depression, anxiety, low-grade inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, brain structure
MeSH terms
Adult, Amygdala, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Cerebral Cortex, Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Male, Middle Aged, Organ Size

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