Cited by 73Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesTreatment of Major DepressionNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Dysfunction of the cingulo-opercular network in first-episode medication-naive patients with major depressive disorder

Wu, Xiaoping, Lin, Pan, Yang, Junle, Song, Hao, Yang, Rui, Yang, Jian·2016·Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric disorder that may be associated with abnormal cognitive control and emotion regulation. Previous studies have found that network disconnection within the cingulo-opercular network (CON) plays an important role in psychiatric disorders and that the CON may be relevant to the psychopathology of MDD. We thus used the resting-state functional connectivity method in patients with MDD and healthy controls to examine CON neural circuit abnormalities in MDD.Methods Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we investigated the resting state functional connectivity of the CON using the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) as the seed region of interest. The resulting functional connectivity (FC) correlation maps were employed to investigate between-group differences. Additionally, we examined the association between depression symptom severity and functional connectivity results. The participants were patients with MDD (n=19) and healthy controls (n=19).Results Patients with MDD showed abnormalities in the connectivity of the CON. We found abnormal connectivity in MDD patients between the dACC and the bilateral middle frontal gyrus (MFG) and left angular gyrus (LAG) and precentral gyrus. Moreover, regression analysis showed that depression symptom severity (measured with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) and Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire scores (ATQ)) was significantly correlated with the FC values of the CON.Limitations First, our study consisted of a relatively small sample size that may have limited statistical power. Second, the current study design cannot conclusively specify the role of the CON in the neuropathology of depression.Conclusions Our findings suggest that MDD is associated with disrupted FC of the CON, which plays an important role in the pathophysiological mechanisms of MDD.

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Authors
Wu, X., Lin, P., Yang, J., Song, H., Yang, R., & Yang, J.
Affiliations
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
  • Xian Central Hospital (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Lin, Pan
  • Yang, Jian
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-08
Volume
200
Pages
275-283
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2345054935
Cited by
73
References
72
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
major depressive disorder, cingulo-opercular network, resting-state functional connectivity, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, depression severity, middle frontal gyrus, angular gyrus, precentral gyrus, emotion regulation, cognitive control
MeSH terms
Adult, Cerebral Cortex, Major Depressive Disorder, Emotions, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Nerve Net, Young Adult

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