2024
From Connectivity to Controllability: Unraveling the Brain Biomarkers of Major Depressive Disorder
Pan C, Ma Y, Wang L, Zhang Y, Wang F, Zhang X. From Connectivity to Controllability: Unraveling the Brain Biomarkers of Major Depressive Disorder. Brain Sciences 2024, 14: 509. PMID: 38790487, PMCID: PMC11119370, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14050509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDepressive disorderTreatment of Major Depressive DisorderBiomarkers of major depressive disorderBrain functional networksDevelopment of precision medicine strategiesBrain regionsNetwork topology perspectiveNetwork neuroscienceBrain biomarkersBrain's abilityBrain statesPersonalized interventionsFunctional networksBrainMagnetic resonance imagingEfficacy of treatmentDisordersResonance imagingTopological perspectivePathological profileComplex dynamicsNeuroscienceLearningDysregulated cerebral blood flow, rather than gray matter Volume, exhibits stronger correlations with blood inflammatory and lipid markers in depression
Kang L, Wang W, Nie Z, Gong Q, Yao L, Xiang D, Zhang N, Tu N, Feng H, Zong X, Bai H, Wang G, Wang F, Bu L, Liu Z. Dysregulated cerebral blood flow, rather than gray matter Volume, exhibits stronger correlations with blood inflammatory and lipid markers in depression. NeuroImage Clinical 2024, 41: 103581. PMID: 38430800, PMCID: PMC10944186, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeCerebral blood flowMatter volumeArterial spin labelingRight middle temporal gyrusPredictors of MDDMiddle temporal gyrusImmune markersBrain functional changesProportion of MDDExploratory correlation analysisTumor necrosis factor-alphaBlood flowMDD patientsDepressive disorderAngular gyrusTemporal gyrusNecrosis factor-alphaMDDBrain regionsCerebral blood flow changesBlood lipid levelsInferior temporalCase-control comparisonCD4 count
2009
Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder
Wang F, Kalmar JH, He Y, Jackowski M, Chepenik LG, Edmiston E, Tie K, Gong G, Shah MP, Jones M, Uderman J, Constable RT, Blumberg HP. Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 516-521. PMID: 19427632, PMCID: PMC2830492, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerigenual anterior cingulate cortexHealthy comparison subjectsBipolar disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingFunctional connectivityWhite matterFractional anisotropyHC groupPerigenual anterior cingulateAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter structuresRegional fractional anisotropyWhite matter connectivityEmotional processingFunctional connectivity measuresSignificant positive associationBD groupComparison subjectsAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexResonance imagingSignificant associationBrain regionsNeuregulin 1 genetic variation and anterior cingulum integrity in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.
Wang F, Jiang T, Sun Z, Teng SL, Luo X, Zhu Z, Zang Y, Zhang H, Yue W, Qu M, Lu T, Hong N, Huang H, Blumberg HP, Zhang D. Neuregulin 1 genetic variation and anterior cingulum integrity in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2009, 34: 181-6. PMID: 19448847, PMCID: PMC2674970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulumFractional anisotropyHealthy controlsBrain regionsDiagnosis of schizophreniaDiffusion tensorWhite matter connectivityHealthy menWhite matter structuresT carriersMyelin integrityTT subgroupPatientsProminent involvementT alleleReciprocal connectionsAnterior componentC alleleCingulum bundleSchizophrenia groupGenetic susceptibilityCingulum fractional anisotropyNeuregulin1SchizophreniaSmall sample size