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Default Mode Connectivity in Major Depressive Disorder Measured Up to 10 Days After Ketamine Administration

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Evans, Jennifer W., Szczepanik, Joanna, Brutsché, Nancy, Park, Lawrence T., Nugent, Allison C., Zarate, Carlos A.·2018·Biological Psychiatry

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Background The symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) are rapidly alleviated by administration of a single dose of the glutamatergic modulator ketamine. However, few studies have investigated the potential sustained neural effects of this agent beyond immediate infusion. This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the effect of a single ketamine infusion on the resting state default mode network (DMN) at 2 and 10 days after a single ketamine infusion in unmedicated subjects with MDD as well as healthy control subjects (HCs).Methods Data were drawn from a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study of 58 participants (33 with MDD and 25 HCs) who received an intravenous infusion of either ketamine hydrochloride (0.5 mg/kg) or placebo on 2 separate test days spaced 2 weeks apart. Eight minutes of functional magnetic resonance imaging resting state data was acquired at baseline and at about 2 and 10 days after both infusions. The DMN was defined using seed-based correlation and was compared across groups and scans.Results In subjects with MDD, connectivity between the insula and the DMN was normalized compared with HCs 2 days postketamine infusion. This change was reversed after 10 days and did not appear in either of the placebo scans. Group-specific connectivity differences in drug response were observed, most notably in the insula in subjects with MDD and in the thalamus in HCs.Conclusions Connectivity changes in the insula in subjects with MDD suggest that ketamine may normalize the interaction between the DMN and salience networks, supporting the triple network dysfunction model of MDD.

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  • Increased connectivity between the default mode network (DMN) and the insula has been reported in depressed patients 2 days following ketamine.

    “Increased connectivity between the default mode network (DMN), which encompasses the medial PFC, and the insula have also been reported in depressed patients 2 days following ketamine, suggesting sustained normalization of the DMN's relationship to other networks 129 .”

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  • Ketamine administration in depressed patients appears to reconfigure functional connectivity within the DMN.

    “Ketamine administration in depressed patients also appears to reconfigure functional connectivity within the DMN.”
  • Normalization of insular DMN hyperactivity in TRD patients appears to coincide with peak antidepressant responses (48 h), subsequently reversing at 10 days post-infusion.

    “Notably, normalization of insular DMN hyperactivity in TRD patients appears to coincide with peak antidepressant responses (48 h), subsequently reversing at 10 days post-infusion (when effects on mood are typically lost) [89].”

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Authors
Evans, J. W., Szczepanik, J., Brutsché, N., Park, L. T., Nugent, A. C., & Zarate, C. A.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Evans, Jennifer W.
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-10
Volume
84
Issue
8
Pages
582-590
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2791671940
Cited by
173
References
54
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FWCI
12.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (Z99 MH999999)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (Z01MH002857)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
Keywords
major depressive disorder, ketamine, default mode network, resting-state functional connectivity, insula, salience network, thalamus, seed-based correlation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antidepressive Agents, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Major Depressive Disorder, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Infusions, Intravenous, Ketamine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Cross-Over Studies, Young Adult

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