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Qi CX, Wen Z, Huang X. Altered functional connectivity strength of primary visual cortex in subjects with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. Neuroreport 2024; 35:568-576. [PMID: 38652513 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000002039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Our objective was to explore the disparities in the intrinsic functional connectivity (FC) patterns of primary visual cortex (V1) between patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and healthy controls (HCs) utilizing resting-state functional MRI. Twenty-one patients with TAO (14 males and 7 females; mean age: 54.17 ± 4.83 years) and 21 well-matched HCs (14 males and 7 females; mean age: 55.17 ± 5.37 years) underwent functional MRI scans in the resting-state. We assessed modifications in the intrinsic FC patterns of the V1 in TAO patients using the FC method. Subsequently, the identified alterations in FC regions in the analysis were selected as classification features to distinguish TAO patients from HCs through the support vector machine (SVM) method. The results indicated that, in comparison to HCs, patients with TAO exhibited notably reduced FC values between the left V1 and the bilateral calcarine (CAL), lingual gyrus (LING) and superior occipital gyrus, as well as between the right V1 and the bilateral CAL/LING and the right cerebellum. Furthermore, the SVM classification model based on FC maps demonstrated effective performance in distinguishing TAO patients from HCs, achieving an accuracy of 61.9% using the FC of the left V1 and 64.29% using the FC of the right V1. Our study revealed that patients with TAO manifested disruptions in FC between the V1 and higher visual regions during rest. This might indicate that TAO patients could present with impaired top-down modulations, visual imagery and vision-motor function. These insights could be valuable in understanding the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of vision impairment in individuals with TAO.
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- Chen-Xing Qi
- School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University
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- Department of Radiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, China
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Zhang X, Liu L, Li Y, Wang K, Zheng G, Zhang Y, Cheng J, Wen B. Altered local spontaneous brain activity pattern in children with right-eye amblyopia of varying degrees: evidence from fMRI. Neuroradiology 2023; 65:1757-1766. [PMID: 37749259 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-023-03221-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the abnormal changes of local brain activity in children with right-eye amblyopia of varying degrees. METHODS Data of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging were collected from 16 children with severe amblyopia, 17 children with mild to moderate amblyopia, and 15 children with normal binocular vision. Local brain activity was analyzed using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo). RESULTS There were extensive ALFF differences among the three groups in 10 brain regions. There were extensive differences in ReHo among the three groups in 11 brain regions. The ALFF and ReHo of the right orbital part of the middle frontal gyrus displayed a significantly positive correlation with the best-corrected visual acuity of the right eye, respectively. The ALFF value and ReHo value of the right orbital part of the middle frontal gyrus followed the pattern of normal control < mild to moderate amblyopia < severe amblyopia. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that there were changes in specific patterns of ALFF and ReHo in children with right-eye amblyopia of different degrees in brain regions performing visual sensorimotor and attentional control functions.
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- Xiaopan Zhang
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Brain Function, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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Zhang X, Liu L, Yang F, Liu Z, Jin X, Han S, Zhang Y, Cheng J, Wen B. Neurovascular coupling dysfunction in high myopia patients: Evidence from a multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging analysis. J Neuroradiol 2023:S0150-9861(23)00242-0. [PMID: 37777086 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2023.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To investigate neurovascular coupling dysfunction in high myopia (HM) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 37 HM patients and 36 healthy controls were included in this study. Degree centrality (DC), regional homogeneity (ReHo), amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF), and fractional ALFF (fALFF) maps were employed to represent neuronal activity. Cerebral blood perfusion was characterized by cerebral blood flow (CBF). The correlation coefficient was calculated to reflect the relationship between neuronal activity and cerebral blood perfusion. Pearson partial correlation analysis was utilized to evaluate the association between HM dysfunction and clinical indicators. RESULTS HM patients exhibited significant alterations in neurovascular coupling across 37 brain regions compared to healthy controls. The brain regions with marked changes varied among the four neurovascular coupling patterns, including the middle frontal gyrus, superior occipital gyrus, middle occipital gyrus, and fusiform gyrus. Additionally, the superior frontal gyrus orbital part, medial superior frontal gyrus, inferior occipital gyrus, and dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus displayed significant changes in three coupling patterns. In HM patients, the ReHo-CBF changes in the inferior frontal gyrus orbital part were positively correlated with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and refractive diopter changes. Similarly, the ALFF-CBF changes in the inferior frontal gyrus orbital part showed a positive correlation with refractive diopter changes. ReHo-CBF and ALFF-CBF alterations in the paracentral lobule were positively correlated with BCVA and refractive diopter changes. CONCLUSION Our findings underscore the abnormal alterations in neurovascular coupling across multiple brain regions in HM patients. These results suggest that neurovascular dysfunction in HM patients may be associated with an aberrant visual regulation mechanism.
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- Xiaopan Zhang
- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China; Henan Key Laboratory of magnetic resonance and brain function, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China; Henan Key Laboratory of magnetic resonance and brain function, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China; Henan Key Laboratory of magnetic resonance and brain function, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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Wang XY, Xu SH, Wei H, Kang M, Zou J, Ling Q, Huang H, Chen X, Wang YX, Shao Y, Yu Y. Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuation to Determine Disturbed Spontaneous Brain-Activity Pattern in Patients with Diabetic Optic Neuropathy. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2023; 16:2899-2909. [PMID: 37753481 PMCID: PMC10518361 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s423111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to explore the spontaneous brain activity in patients with diabetic optic neuropathy (DON) by using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) technique. Methods Sixteen DON patients and 16 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. ALFF along with functional MRI method was used to detect the intrinsic brain activity alterations. The mean values of ALFF in DON patients and HCs were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Pearson's correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and ALFF values of DONs. Results The DON group showed significantly increased ALFF values in the fusiform gyrus, and decreased ALFF values in the medial frontal gyrus/left frontal superior orbit/right frontal medial orbit, and left frontal inferior triangle. ROC curve analysis indicated that the accuracy of AUC was good. The anxiety scale and depression scale of the DON group were negatively correlated with the ALFF values of the medial frontal gyrus. Conclusion DON is a neurodegenerative disease involving multiple brain regions. The abnormal activity of neurons in these brain regions helps to reveal the underlying neural mechanisms of brain activity related to DON.
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- Xiao-Yu Wang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg Province, 6200MA, Netherlands
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF244HQ, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, Jiangxi Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China
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Guo J, Chen Y, Liu W, Huang L, Hu D, Lv Y, Kang H, Li N, Peng Y. Alterations of large-scale functional network connectivity in patients with infantile esotropia before and after surgery. Brain Behav 2023; 13:e3154. [PMID: 37433043 PMCID: PMC10454265 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.3154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Growing evidences have indicated neurodevelopmental disorders in infantile esotropia (IE). However, few studies have analyzed the characteristics of large-scale functional networks of IE patients or their postoperative network-level alterations. METHODS Here, individuals with IE (n = 32) and healthy subjects (n = 30) accomplished the baseline clinical examinations and resting-state MRI scans. A total of 17 IE patients also underwent corrective surgeries and completed the longitudinal clinical assessments and resting-state MRI scans. Linear mixed effects models were applied for cross-sectional and longitudinal network-level analyses. Correlation analysis was performed to assess the relationship between longitudinal functional connectivity (FC) alterations and baseline clinical variables. RESULTS In cross-sectional analyses, network-level FC were apparently aberrant in IE patients compared to controls. In longitudinal analyses, intra- and internetwork connectivity were observed with significant alterations in postoperative IE patients compared to the preoperative counterparts. Longitudinal FC changes are negatively correlated to the age at surgery in IE. CONCLUSIONS Obviously, altered network-level FC benefiting from the corrective surgery serves as the neurobiological substrate of the observed improvement of stereovision, visuomotor coordination, and emotional management in postoperative IE patients. Corrective surgery should be performed as early as possible to obtain more benefits for IE in brain function recovery.
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- Jianlin Guo
- Department of Radiology, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in ChildrenBeijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
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- Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural EngineeringAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin UniversityTianjinP. R. China
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- Department of OphthalmologyBeijing Children's HospitalCapital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
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- Department of OphthalmologyBeijing Children's HospitalCapital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
- Department of OphthalmologySecond Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical UniversityQuanzhouP. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in ChildrenBeijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in ChildrenBeijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in ChildrenBeijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
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- Department of OphthalmologyBeijing Children's HospitalCapital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
- Key laboratory of Major Diseases in ChildrenMinistry of EducationBeijingP. R. China
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- Department of Radiology, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in ChildrenBeijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's HealthBeijingP. R. China
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Mukhtar S, Dhaliwal DK, Prakash G. A hypotheses to explain acute adjustment disorder after phakic intraocular lens implantation in a highly myopic patient: Potential causes and suggested remedies. Med Hypotheses 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2023.111036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Song K, Lv YL, Yang LJ, Lv P, Ren B, Tian J, Wei DQ, Li H, Shao Y. Alternations of interhemispheric functional connectivity in patients with optic neuritis using voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity: A resting state fMRI study. Brain Imaging Behav 2023; 17:1-10. [PMID: 36437427 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-022-00719-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We used the voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) method to investigate brain interhemispheric functional connectivity changes in patients with optic neuritis (ON). METHODS A total of 22 ON patients and 22 healthy controls (HCs) closely matched in age, sex, and weight were enrolled. All participants underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Functional interaction between the hemispheres was assessed with the VMHC method. Correlation analysis was applied to explore the association between altered VMHC values in different brain areas and cognitive features. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was applied to distinguish ON patients from HCs. RESULTS Compared with HCs, ON patients had obviously reduced VMHC values in the right superior temporal gyrus, left margin superior gyrus, right superior motor cortex, and left middle cingulate gyrus. a negative relationship between best-corrected visual acuity and VMHC values in left margin superior gyrus was found, besides, the VMHC values within the right superior motor cortex and the right superior temporal gyrus were also anti-correlated with the Hamilton Depression Scales. The ROC curve displayed high diagnostic values in those altered regions. CONCLUSION Abnormal VMHC values may reflect the underlying neuropathologic mechanism of ON.
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- Ke Song
- Scientific Research Department, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), 710004, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
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- Department of ophthalmology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 330006, Nanchang, Shaanxi Province, China.
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Chen W, Hu H, Chen HH, Liu H, Wu Q, Chen L, Zhou J, Jiang WH, Xu XQ, Wu FY. Altered neurovascular coupling in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: A combined resting-state fMRI and arterial spin labeling study. J Neurosci Res 2023; 101:34-47. [PMID: 36134557 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.25126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Besides the well-documented ophthalmic manifestations, thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is believed to be related to emotional and psychological abnormalities. Given the previous neuroimaging evidence, we hypothesized that TAO patients would have altered neurovascular coupling associated with clinical-psychiatric disturbances. This study was to investigate neurovascular coupling changes in TAO by combining resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) techniques. Amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) was calculated from rs-fMRI, and cerebral blood flow (CBF) was computed from ASL in 37 TAO patients and 21 healthy controls (HCs). Global neurovascular coupling was assessed by across-voxel CBF-ALFF correlation, and regional neurovascular coupling was evaluated by CBF/ALFF ratio. Auxiliary analyses were performed using fractional ALFF (fALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo) as rs-fMRI measures. Compared with HCs, TAO patients showed significantly reduced global CBF-ALFF coupling. Moreover, TAO patients exhibited decreased CBF/ALFF ratio in the left lingual gyrus (LG)/fusiform gyrus (FFG), and increased CBF/ALFF ratio in the bilateral precuneus (PCu). In TAOs, CBF/ALFF ratio in the left LG/FFG was positively correlated with visual acuity, while CBF/ALFF ratio in the bilateral PCu was negatively correlated with Montreal Cognitive Assessment score. The auxiliary analyses showed trends of reduced global neurovascular coupling (i.e., CBF-fALFF correlation and CBF-ReHo correlation), as well as significant altered regional neurovascular coupling (i.e., CBF/fALFF ratio and CBF/ReHo ratio) in several brain regions. These findings indicated that TAO patients had altered neurovascular coupling in the visual and higher-order cognitive cortices. The neurovascular decoupling might be a possible neuropathological mechanism of TAO.
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- Wen Chen
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Altered time-varying local spontaneous brain activity pattern in patients with high myopia: a dynamic amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations study. Neuroradiology 2023; 65:157-166. [PMID: 35953566 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-022-03033-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the abnormal time-varying local spontaneous brain activity in patients with high myopia (HM) on the basis of the dynamic amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (dALFF) approach. METHODS Age and gender matching were performed based on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from 86 HM patients and 87 healthy controls (HCs). Local spontaneous brain activities were evaluated using the time-varying dALFF method. Support vector machine combined with the radial basis function kernel was used for pattern classification analysis. RESULTS Inter-group comparison between HCs and HM patients has demonstrated that dALFF variability in the left inferior frontal gyrus (orbital part), left lingual gyrus, right anterior cingulate and paracingulate gyri, and right calcarine fissure and surrounding cortex was decreased in HM patients, while increased in the left thalamus, left paracentral lobule, and left inferior parietal (except supramarginal and angular gyri). Pattern classification between HM patients and HCs displayed a classification accuracy of 85.5%. CONCLUSION In this study, the findings mentioned above have suggested the association between local brain activities of HM patients and abnormal variability in brain regions performing visual sensorimotor and attentional control functions. Several useful information has been provided to elucidate the mechanism-related alterations of the myopic nervous system. In addition, the significant role of abnormal dALFF variability has been highlighted to achieve an in-depth comprehension of the pathological alterations and neuroimaging mechanisms in the field of HM.
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Li K, Wang Q, Wang L, Huang Y. Cognitive dysfunctions in high myopia: An overview of potential neural morpho-functional mechanisms. Front Neurol 2022; 13:1022944. [PMID: 36408499 PMCID: PMC9669364 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1022944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Dementia and cognitive impairment (CIM) carry high levels of mortality. Visual impairment (VI) is linked with CIM risk. High myopia (HM) is a chronic disease frequently leading to irreversible blindness. Current opinion has shifted from retinal injury as the cause of HM to the condition being considered an eye-brain disease. However, the pathogenesis of this disease and the manner in which neural structures are damaged are poorly understood. This review comprehensively discusses the relationship between HM, the central nervous system, and CIM, together with the novel concept of three visual pathways, and possible research perspectives.
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- Kaixiu Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Qiao Y, Zhu M, Sun W, Sun Y, Guo H, Shang Y. Intrinsic brain activity reorganization contributes to long-term compensation of higher-order hearing abilities in single-sided deafness. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:935834. [PMID: 36090279 PMCID: PMC9453152 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.935834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Single-sided deafness (SSD) is an extreme case of partial hearing deprivation and results in a significant decline in higher-order hearing abilities, including sound localization and speech-in-noise recognition. Clinical studies have reported that patients with SSD recover from these higher-order hearing abilities to some extent over time. Neuroimaging studies have observed extensive brain functional plasticity in patients with SSD. However, studies investigating the role of plasticity in functional compensation, particularly those investigating the relationship between intrinsic brain activity alterations and higher-order hearing abilities, are still limited. In this study, we used resting-state functional MRI to investigate intrinsic brain activity, measured by the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF), in 19 patients with left SSD, 17 patients with right SSD, and 21 normal hearing controls (NHs). All patients with SSD had durations of deafness longer than 2 years. Decreased ALFF values in the bilateral precuneus (PCUN), lingual gyrus, and left middle frontal gyrus were observed in patients with SSD compared with the values of NHs. Longer durations of deafness were correlated with better hearing abilities, as well as higher ALFF values in the left inferior parietal lobule, the angular gyrus, the middle occipital gyrus, the bilateral PCUN, and the posterior cingulate gyrus. Moreover, we observed a generally consistent trend of correlation between ALFF values and higher-order hearing abilities in specific brain areas in patients with SSD. That is, better abilities were correlated with lower ALFF values in the frontal regions and higher ALFF values in the PCUN and surrounding parietal-occipital areas. Furthermore, mediation analysis revealed that the ALFF values in the PCUN were a significant mediator of the relationship between the duration of deafness and higher-order hearing abilities. Our study reveals significant plasticity of intrinsic brain activity in patients with SSD and suggests that reorganization of intrinsic brain activity may be one of the compensatory mechanisms that facilitate improvement in higher-order hearing abilities in these patients over time.
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- Yufei Qiao
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Educational Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shengyang, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Ji Y, Cheng Q, Fu WW, Zhong PP, Huang SQ, Chen XL, Wu XR. Exploration of abnormal dynamic spontaneous brain activity in patients with high myopia via dynamic regional homogeneity analysis. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:959523. [PMID: 35992950 PMCID: PMC9390771 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.959523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aim Patients with high myopia (HM) reportedly exhibit changes in functional brain activity, but the mechanism underlying such changes is unclear. This study was conducted to observe differences in dynamic spontaneous brain activity between patients with HM and healthy controls (HCs) via dynamic regional homogeneity (dReHo) analysis. Methods Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans were performed on 82 patients with HM and 59 HCs who were closely matched for age, sex, and weight. The dReHo approach was used to assess local dynamic activity in the human brain. The association between mean dReHo signal values and clinical symptoms in distinct brain areas in patients with HM was determined via correlation analysis. Results In the left fusiform gyrus (L-FG), right inferior temporal gyrus (R-ITG), right Rolandic operculum (R-ROL), right postcentral gyrus (R-PoCG), and right precentral gyrus (R-PreCG), dReHo values were significantly greater in patients with HM than in HCs. Conclusion Patients with HM have distinct functional changes in various brain regions that mainly include the L-FG, R-ITG, R-ROL, R-PoCG, and R-PreCG. These findings constitute important evidence for the roles of brain networks in the pathophysiological mechanisms of HM and may aid in the diagnosis of HM.
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Ji Y, Shi L, Cheng Q, Fu WW, Zhong PP, Huang SQ, Chen XL, Wu XR. Abnormal Large-Scale Neuronal Network in High Myopia. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:870350. [PMID: 35496062 PMCID: PMC9051506 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.870350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aim Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) was used to analyze changes in functional connectivity (FC) within various brain networks and functional network connectivity (FNC) among various brain regions in patients with high myopia (HM). Methods rs-fMRI was used to scan 82 patients with HM (HM group) and 59 healthy control volunteers (HC group) matched for age, sex, and education level. Fourteen resting state networks (RSNs) were extracted, of which 11 were positive. Then, the FCs and FNCs of RSNs in HM patients were examined by independent component analysis (ICA). Results Compared with the HC group, FC in visual network 1 (VN1), dorsal attention network (DAN), auditory network 2 (AN2), visual network 3 (VN3), and sensorimotor network (SMN) significantly increased in the HM group. FC in default mode network 1 (DMN1) significantly decreased. Furthermore, some brain regions in default mode network 2 (DMN2), default mode network 3 (DMN3), auditory network 1 (AN1), executive control network (ECN), and significance network (SN) increased while others decreased. FNC analysis also showed that the network connection between the default mode network (DMN) and cerebellar network (CER) was enhanced in the HM group. Conclusion Compared with HCs, HM patients showed neural activity dysfunction within and between specific brain networks, particularly in the DMN and CER. Thus, HM patients may have deficits in visual, cognitive, and motor balance functions.
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Liang Y, Pan YC, Shu HY, Chou XM, Ge QM, Zhang LJ, Li QY, Liang RB, Li HL, Shao Y. Characteristics of the Fractional Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuation in Ocular Hypertension Patients: A Resting-State fMRI Study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 8:687420. [PMID: 35479659 PMCID: PMC9037746 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.687420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background The fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) method has been underutilized in research on the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of ocular hypertension (OH). Purpose This study uses resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and fALFF to investigate the nature of spontaneous brain activity in OH patients and the relationship, if any, between changes in activity and clinical features. Materials and Methods A total of 18 subjects (9 females and 9 males) with ocular hypertension (OH) and 18 healthy controls (HCs) matched for gender, age, and educational level were recruited to this study. All participants underwent an rs-fMRI scan, and spontaneous brain activity was assessed using the fALFF method. Receiver operating characteristic curves were plotted to investigate differences between OH and HC groups. Results The fALFF values of OH patients were significantly higher in the left precuneus lobe (LP), compared with the same region in controls (P < 0.05). Conversely, values in the left anterior cingulate lobe (LAC), were significantly lower (P < 0.05) in OH than in controls. However, no significant association was found between the mean fALFF values and clinical characteristics in either brain area. Conclusion High spontaneous activity in two brain areas may reflect neuropathological mechanisms underpinning visual impairment in OH patients.
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Guo Y, Fu J, Hong J, Liu Z, He X. Functional changes in the visual cortex in preoperative and postoperative patients with intermittent exotropia: study protocol for a non-randomised case-control clinical trial. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e055848. [PMID: 35210343 PMCID: PMC8883252 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Intermittent exotropia (IXT) is the most common type of divergent squint. IXT is primarily a cortical neurologic dysfunction disorder, occurring as a result of the insufficient maintenance of sensory and motor fusion. Recent reports have demonstrated the relationship between IXT and visual cortical impairment. We planned to assess blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD)-functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in patients with IXT during the preoperative and postoperative follow-ups to evaluate the functional changes in the visual cortex. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A total of 90 Chinese subjects will be recruited, and their ages will be between 18 and 40 years old. The subjects will include the surgical treatment (ST) group (45 subjects with IXT who will undergo surgery) and the HC group (45 age-matched, sex-matched and education-matched healthy volunteers). The assessments will include the following aspects: fMRI and general ophthalmic examinations, optometry measurements and strabismus-related tests, such as the ocular deviation, binocular vision test and Newcastle Control Score (NCS). Each subject will complete the resting-state BOLD-fMRI, and the sequences will include echo planar imaging (EPI) pulse and 3-dimensional brain volume (3D-BRAVO) to acquire high-resolution images. The follow-up schedule will be 6 and 12 months after the surgery. The primary outcome will be determined by cortex changes in BOLD-fMRI in the ST group before and after surgery. We will also compare the HC group with the preoperative subjects in the ST group. The secondary outcomes will be changes in strabismus-related examinations, such as binocular visual function and NCS. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Ethics Committee of Beijing Tongren Hospital. We plan to publish the results of this study in a peer-reviewed journal article. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR2100048852.
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- Yanan Guo
- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Yu CY, Huang R, Li SQ, Shao Y. Neuroimaging Markers of Chronic Eye Diseases and Their Application Values. Front Neurol 2022; 13:854605. [PMID: 35775050 PMCID: PMC9239325 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.854605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In recent years, the impact of various chronic eye diseases on quality of life has become increasingly apparent. Therefore, it is particularly important to control the progress of chronic diseases at an early stage. Many studies have used neuroimaging methods to explore the effects of chronic eye diseases on the brain, and to identify changes in brain function that may act as markers for early diagnosis and treatment. This article reviews the clinical application of different techniques of functional magnetic resonance imaging in chronic eye diseases.
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- Chen-Yu Yu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Ling L, Liu WF, Guo Y, Liang RB, Shu HY, Zhang LJ, Li QY, Ge QM, Pan YC, Shao Y. Altered spontaneous brain activity patterns in patients with hyperthyroidism exophthalmos using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation: a resting-state fMRI study. Int J Ophthalmol 2021; 14:1957-1962. [PMID: 34926214 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2021.12.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM To assess changed spontaneous brain activity in hyperthyroid exophthalmos (HE) patients by the amplitude of the low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) method, and to analyze the correlation between brain activity and ALFF values in these patients. METHODS Totally 18 HE and 18 hyperthyroid non-exophthalmos (HNE) patients were enrolled. The participants were tested by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to classify the ALFF values of the study population. Pearson's correlation analysis was utilized to evaluate the relationship between the ALFF values obtained from different brain areas and clinical manifestations. RESULTS Contrary to HNE patients, we observed lower ALFF values in the left calcarine fissure and surrounding cortex (LCFSC) in HE patients. In the ROC curve analysis of the LCFSC, the area under the curve reflected a high degree of accuracy. In addition, there was positive correlation between mean ALFF values of the LCFSC and the best-corrected visual acuity of the affected eyes. CONCLUSION The study displays abnormal brain activity in LCFSC in patients with HE, which might suggest pathological mechanism of visual impairment of HE patients.
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- Ling Ling
- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatic Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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Chen W, Hu H, Wu Q, Chen L, Zhou J, Chen HH, Xu XQ, Wu FY. Altered Static and Dynamic Interhemispheric Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Patients With Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:799916. [PMID: 34938158 PMCID: PMC8685321 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.799916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose: Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is a debilitating and sight-threatening autoimmune disease that severely impairs patients' quality of life. Besides the most common ophthalmic manifestations, the emotional and psychiatric disturbances are also usually observed in clinical settings. This study was to investigate the interhemispheric functional connectivity alterations in TAO patients using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Methods: Twenty-eight TAO patients and 22 healthy controls (HCs) underwent rs-fMRI scans. Static and dynamic voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) values were calculated and compared between the two groups. A linear support vector machine (SVM) classifier was used to examine the performance of static and dynamic VMHC differences in distinguishing TAOs from HCs. Results: Compared with HCs, TAOs showed decreased static VMHC in lingual gyrus (LG)/calcarine (CAL), middle occipital gyrus, postcentral gyrus, superior parietal lobule, inferior parietal lobule, and precuneus. Meanwhile, TAOs demonstrated increased dynamic VMHC in orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). In TAOs, static VMHC in LG/CAL was positively correlated with visual acuity (r = 0.412, P = 0.036), whilst dynamic VMHC in OFC was positively correlated with Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) score (r = 0.397, P = 0.044) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) score (r = 0.401, P = 0.042). The SVM model showed good performance in distinguishing TAOs from HCs (area under the curve, 0.971; average accuracy, 94%). Conclusion: TAO patients had altered static and dynamic VMHC in the occipital, parietal, and orbitofrontal areas, which could serve as neuroimaging prediction markers of TAO.
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- Wen Chen
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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High Risk for Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Children with Strabismus: A Nationwide Cohort Study from the National Health Insurance Research Database. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11111139. [PMID: 34833015 PMCID: PMC8622056 DOI: 10.3390/life11111139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Strabismus is associated with amblyopia and a lower quality of life. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common among children and adolescents, and influences their academic, vocational, and social life. Previous studies have suggested an association between strabismus and ADHD. Using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database between 2000 and 2010, we performed a large-scale cohort study comparing the incidence, risk factors, and severity of ADHD in children with and without strabismus. A total of 2049 patients <18 years old with newly diagnosed strabismus (esotropia: 404; exotropia: 1645) were identified, and 8196 age- and sex-matched controls without strabismus were also included. After an average of 6.5 ± 2.9 years of follow-up, the incidence of ADHD per 1000 person-years was 5.39 in the strabismus group (esotropia: 9.93; exotropia: 4.11) and 3.23 in the control group. The cumulative incidence of ADHD was significantly greater in the esotropia (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.04; 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.36-3.06; p = 0.0007) and exotropia groups (HR: 1.44; 95% CI: 1.03-2.03; p = 0.038) than in the controls. Patients with strabismus had more comorbidities than those without (p < 0.05). In summary, this large-scale study found a higher cumulative incidence of ADHD in patients with strabismus, especially in those with esotropia.
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Yang YC, Cai GQ, Yang QC, Li B, Ge QM, Li QY, Shi WQ, Min YL, Liang RB, Shao Y. Brain Functional Connectivity Changes in Patients with Acute Eye Pain: A Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study. Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930588. [PMID: 34388144 PMCID: PMC8369943 DOI: 10.12659/msm.930588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background By using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we aimed to study the changes in potential brain function network activity in patients with acute eye pain. Also, by using the voxel-wise degree centrality (DC) method, we aimed to explore the relationship between spontaneous brain activity and the clinical features of patients with acute eye pain. Material/Methods A total of 15 patients with acute eye pain (5 women and 10 men; EP group) and 15 healthy controls (5 women and 10 men; HC group), were scanned by fMRI. The DC method was used to evaluate changes in spontaneous brain activity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were analyzed, and Pearson correlation analysis was used to study the relationship between DC values and clinical manifestations in different regions of brain. Results The area of the left limbic lobe showed a reduction in DC value in patients in the EP group. DC values were elevated in the left cerebellum posterior lobe, left inferior parietal lobule, left inferior temporal gyrus, left precuneus, and right cerebellum posterior lobe in the EP group. The visual analog scale value of the eyes in the EP group was negatively correlated with the left limbic lobe signal value and positively correlated with the left inferior parietal lobule signal value. Further, the scores of the hospital anxiety and depression scale and DC value of the left limbic lobe were negatively correlated. Conclusions Compared with the HC group, patients with acute eye pain had abnormal patterns of intrinsic brain activity in different brain regions, which may help reveal the potential neural mechanisms involved in eye pain.
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- Yan-Chang Yang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center,, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center,, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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Zheng H, Ying X, He X, Qu J, Hou F. Defective Temporal Window of the Foveal Visual Processing in High Myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:11. [PMID: 34236385 PMCID: PMC8267181 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.9.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the temporal characteristics of visual processing at the fovea and the periphery in high myopia. Methods Eighteen low (LM, ≤ -0.50 and > -6.00 D) and 18 high myopic (HM, ≤ -6.00 D) participants took part in this study. The contrast thresholds in an orientation discrimination task under various stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) masking conditions were measured at the fovea and a more peripheral area (7°) for the two groups. An elaborated perceptual template model (ePTM) was fit to the behavioral data for each participant. Results An analysis of variance with three factors (SOA, degree of myopia and eccentricity) was performed on the threshold data. The interaction between SOA and degree of myopia in the fovea was significant (F (4, 128) = 2.66, P = 0.036), suggesting that the masking effect had different temporal patterns between the two groups. The temporal profiles for the two groups were derived based on the ePTM model. The peak and the spread of the temporal window in the fovea were much lower and wider, respectively, in the HM group than that in the LM group (both Ps < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the peripheral temporal window between the two groups. Conclusions High myopia is associated with defective temporal processing in the fovea, captured by a flattened temporal window.
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- Haiyan Zheng
- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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He X, Hong J, Liu Z, Wang Q, Li T, Qu X, Fei N, Li W, Fu J. Decreased Functional Connectivity of the Primary Visual Cortex and the Correlation With Clinical Features in Patients With Intermittent Exotropia. Front Neurol 2021; 12:638402. [PMID: 33841308 PMCID: PMC8032987 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.638402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study is to investigate characteristic alterations of functional connectivity (FC) patterns in the primary visual area (V1) in patients with intermittent exotropia (IXT) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and how they relate to clinical features. Twenty-six IXT patients and 21 age-, sex-, handedness-, and education-matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent rs-fMRI. We performed FC analyses between bilateral V1 and other brain areas and compared FC strength between two groups. A Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between the FC differences and clinical features. Compared with HCs, patients with IXT showed significantly lower FC of the right V1 with the right calcarine sulcus and right superior occipital gyrus, and the left V1 with right cuneus and right postcentral gyrus. The Newcastle Control Test score was positively correlated with mean FC values between the left inferior parietal lobule and bilateral V1, and between the left supramarginal gyrus and left V1. The duration of IXT was positively correlated with mean FC values between the right inferior occipital gyrus and right V1. Reduced FC between the V1 and various brain regions involved in vision and eye movement processes may be associated with the underlying neural mechanisms of impaired visual function in patients with IXT.
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- Xueying He
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Zhang T, Jiang Q, Xu F, Zhang R, Liu D, Guo D, Wu J, Wen Y, Wang X, Jiang W, Bi H. Alternation of Resting-State Functional Connectivity Between Visual Cortex and Hypothalamus in Guinea Pigs With Experimental Glucocorticoid Enhanced Myopia After the Treatment of Electroacupuncture. Front Neuroinform 2021; 14:579769. [PMID: 33519409 PMCID: PMC7838498 DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2020.579769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Excessive glucocorticoids (GC) may lead to the aggravation of several basic diseases including myopia, due to plasma hormone imbalances associated with the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPAA). Electroacupuncture (EA) is an effective therapeutic method to treat many diseases, although it remains unclear whether EA at acupoints on the foot or back would be effective in treating eye diseases. It was recently found that visual cortex activity for responses to visual stimuli with spatial frequency and resting-state functional connectivity (FC) between the supramarginal gyrus and rostrolateral prefrontal cortex was significantly reduced in patients with high myopia. The present study aims to investigate the role of the alternation of resting-state FC among the bilateral visual cortex and hypothalamus in exerting anti-myopia effects of EA in GC-enhanced lens-induced myopic (LIM) guinea pigs such that the mechanisms of EA to treat GC-enhanced myopia at Shenshu (BL23) acupoints can be probed. To confirm the effects of EA, ocular parameters including axial length and GC-associated physiological parameters such as animal appearance, behavior, bodyweight, and levels of four HPAA-associated plasma hormones [free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), estradiol (E2), and testosterone (T)] were also collected. Increased resting-state FC between the left and right visual cortex was detected in GC-enhanced lens-induced myopic guinea pigs with EA at BL23 acupoints (LIM+GC+EA) guinea pigs compared to GC-enhanced lens-induced myopic guinea pigs with EA at sham acupoints (LIM+GC+Sham) guinea pigs, as well as suppressed myopia and recovery of symptoms initially caused by overdose of GC. Recovered symptoms included improved animal appearance, behavior, bodyweight, and HPAA-associated plasma hormone levels were observed after 4 weeks of EA treatment. In contrast, the LIM+GC+Sham group showed decreased FC with elongation of axial length for myopization as compared to the control group and LIM group and exhibited a deterioration in physiological parameters including reduced body weight and balance disruption in the four measured HPAA-associated plasma hormones. Our findings suggest that EA could effectively treat GC-enhanced myopia by increasing resting-state FC between the left and right visual cortices, which may be pivotal to further understanding the application and mechanisms of EA in treating GC-enhanced myopia.
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- Tao Zhang
- The First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Disease, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Disease, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Disease, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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Zhang XW, Dai RP, Cheng GW, Zhang WH, Long Q. Altered amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations and default mode network connectivity in high myopia: a resting-state fMRI study. Int J Ophthalmol 2020; 13:1629-1636. [PMID: 33078115 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2020.10.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIM To analyze changes in amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFFs) and default mode network (DMN) connectivity in the brain, using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), in high myopia (HM) patients. METHODS Eleven patients with HM (HM group) and 15 age- and sex-matched non-HM controls (non-HM group) were recruited. ALFFs were calculated and compared between HM group and non-HM group. Independent component analysis (ICA) was conducted to identify DMN, and comparisons between DMNs of two groups were performed. Region-of-interest (ROI)-based analysis was performed to explore functional connectivity (FC) between DMN regions. RESULTS Significantly increased ALFFs in left inferior temporal gyrus (ITG), bilateral rectus gyrus (REC), bilateral middle temporal gyrus (MTG), left superior temporal gyrus (STG), and left angular gyrus (ANG) were detected in HM group compared with non-HM group (all P<0.01). HM group showed increased FC in the posterior cingulate gyrus (PCC)/precuneus (preCUN) and decreased FC in the left medial prefrontal cortex (mPFG) within DMN compared with non-HM group (all P<0.01). Compared with non-HM group, HM group showed higher FC between mPFG and bilateral middle frontal gyrus (MFG), ANG, and MTG (all P<0.01). In addition, HM patients showed higher FC between PCC/(preCUN) and the right cerebellum, superior frontal gyrus (SFG), left preCUN, superior frontal gyrus (SFG), and medial orbital of the superior frontal gyrus (ORB supmed; all P<0.01). CONCLUSION HM patients show different ALFFs and DMNs compared with non-HM subjects, which may imply the cognitive alterations related to HM.
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- Xue-Wei Zhang
- Department of Radiology, Translational Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.,Department of Interventional Radiology, Emergency General Hospital, Beijing 100028, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Translational Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Translational Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Translational Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Translational Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Wu YJ, Wu N, Huang X, Rao J, Yan L, Shi L, Huang H, Li SY, Zhou FQ, Wu XR. Evidence of cortical thickness reduction and disconnection in high myopia. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16239. [PMID: 33004887 PMCID: PMC7530748 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73415-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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High myopia (HM) is associated with impaired long-distance vision. accumulating evidences reported that abnormal visual experience leads to dysfunction in brain activity in HM even corrected. However, whether the long-term of abnormal visual experience lead to neuroanatomical changes remain unknown, the aim at this study is to investigate the alternation of cortical surface thickness in HM patients. 82 patients with HM (HM groups), 57 healthy controls (HC groups) were recruited. All participants underwent high-resolution T1 and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. The cortical thickness analysis was preformed to investigate the neuroanatomical changes in HM patients using computational anatomy toolbox (CAT 12) toolbox. Compare with HCs, HM patients showed decreased the cortical surface thickness in the left middle occipital gyrus (MOG), left inferior parietal lobule (IPL), right inferior temporal gyrus (ITG), right precuneus, right primary visual area 1 (V1), right superior temporal gyrus (STG), right superior parietal lobule (SPL), right occipital pole, and right the primary motor cortex (M1), and increased to the parietal operculum (OP4) (P < 0.01, FWE-corrected), the mean cortical thickness of right orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and right subcallosal cortex showed negatively correlation between clinical variables (axis length (ALM), the average macular thickness (AMT), keratometer (KER) 1, KER2, the mean KER, the mean macular fovea thickness (MFK), the refractive diopter) in HM patients. Our result mainly provided an evidence of cortical thickness reduction and disconnection in visual center and visual processing area, and cortical thickness increase in left multimodal integration region in HM patients. This may provide important significance of the study of the neural mechanism of HM.
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- Ya-Jun Wu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
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Fang JW, Yu YJ, Tang LY, Chen SY, Zhang MY, Sun T, Wu SN, Yu K, Li B, Shao Y. Abnormal Fractional Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuation Changes in Patients with Monocular Blindness: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Study. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926224. [PMID: 32773731 PMCID: PMC7439597 DOI: 10.12659/msm.926224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We used fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) technology to investigate spontaneous cerebral activity in patients with monocular blindness (MB) and in healthy controls (HCs). MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty MB patient and 15 HCs were included in this study. All subjects were scanned by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). The independent sample t test and chi-squared test were applied to analyze demographics of MB patients and HCs. The 2-sample t test and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were applied to identify the difference in average fALFF values between MB patients and HCs. Pearson's correlation analysis was applied to explore the relationship between the average fALFF values of brain areas and clinical behavior in the MB group. RESULTS MB patients had lower fALFF values in the left anterior cingulate and higher fALFF values in the left precuneus and right and left inferior parietal lobes than in HCs. Moreover, the mean fALFF values of MB patients in the left anterior cingulate had negative correlations with the anxiety scale score (r=-0.825, P<0.001) and the depression scale score (r=-0.871, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study found that MB patients had abnormal spontaneous activities in the visual and vision-related regions. The finding of abnormal neuronal activity helps to reveal the underlying neuropathologic mechanisms of vision loss.
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- Jian-Wen Fang
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China (mainland).,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Eye Institute of Xiamen University; Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (mainland)
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Yu YJ, Liang RB, Yang QC, Ge QM, Li QY, Li B, Shi WQ, Shao Y. Altered Spontaneous Brain Activity Patterns in Patients After Lasik Surgery Using Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuation: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2020; 16:1907-1917. [PMID: 32821107 PMCID: PMC7423348 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s252850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Previous studies demonstrated that myopia could result in alterations of brain activity in specific areas. However, whether the visual function could improve by Lasik surgery, with the brain activity alterations also change, is still unknown. Here, we intended to use the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) technique to investigate the intrinsic brain activity changes in pre-Lasik (PRL) and post-Lasik (POL) patients. METHODS A total of 15 patients with myopia (nine male and six female) were recruited in our study, who were matched according to age, weight, and height. These patients comprised both the PRL and POL groups, which is self-controlled. The patients all underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the spontaneous brain activity changes were recorded by the ALFF technique. The data were recorded and arranged in the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, which presented how intrinsic activities altered in different brain regions. Moreover, by Graphpad prism 8, we can analyze the linear correlation between HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and ALFF values as well. RESULTS Differences in ALFF values existed in brain regions between the same patient before and after the Lasik operation. The regions with increased ALFF values after Lasik surgery were the left parahippocampal gyrus, cerebellar vermis, and left posterior cingulate cortex. The regions with decreased ALFF values after Lasik surgery were the left supramarginal gyrus and right trigonometric inferior frontal gyrus. CONCLUSION We demonstrated significant fluctuations of ALFF values in specific brain areas between the same patients before and after the Lasik surgery. The altered ALFF values reflected the hyperactivity or hypoactivity of the specific brain areas, which may help predict the recovery level of patients' vision after Lasik surgery. Furthermore, based on the experimental results that presented significant activity alterations in specific brian regions, patients could be speculated equipped with a better visual function.
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- Ya-Jie Yu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang330006, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang330006, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong999077, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang330006, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang330006, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang330006, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang330006, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang330006, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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Sun Y, Li F, Li H, Song Y, Wang W, Zhou R, Xiong J, He W, Peng Y, Liu Y, Wang L, Huang Y, Zhang X. Performance of Topological Perception in the Myopic Population. Curr Eye Res 2020; 45:1458-1465. [PMID: 32338072 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1755697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Purpose: Discriminating objects' topological property (TP) is a primitive function of visual representation, which is reported to be associated with magnocellular (M) visual pathway, temporal lobe (TL), and superior colliculus (SC)-pulvinar subcortical pathway. Previous studies have shown that M pathway and TL were affected in high myopia (HM) subjects. The study was accordingly designed to explore whether topological perception performance was abnormal in HM subjects. Methods: 30 mildly myopic, 25 moderately myopic, 35 highly myopic, and 20 emmetropic subjects were enrolled. All participants underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological assessment including automated refraction, intraocular pressure, Humphrey 10-2 standard automated perimetry, ocular fundus photography and swept-source optical coherence tomography. Defined by differences in hole, TP and non-TP discrimination with letters "E", "S", "P", "d" as stimuli in the central and peripheral regions was performed using the MATLAB 2017 software. d-primes extracted from the software were analyzed within each group. The correlation of peripheral TP/non-TP deficit with spherical equivalent (SE), axial length (AL) and average peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness was performed. Results: The patterns of topological perception performance were similar among the groups. TP discrimination peripherally was significantly better than that centrally in the mild myopia (P < .001), moderate myopia (P < .001), high myopia (P < .001) and emmetropia groups (P = .001). In the peripheral region, TP d-prime scores were significantly better than non-TP d-prime scores (all P < .001). The main and interaction effects of eccentricity and stimulus type were statistically significant(P < .05). There was no statistically significant correlation between peripheral TP/non-TP deficit and SE, AL or average RNFL thickness (P > .05). Conclusions: The current study first showed that patterns of topological perception among the myopic population were similar and not affected by the severity of myopia.
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- Yi Sun
- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital , Guiyang, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology; the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology; the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen, China
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- The Collaboration Research Center for Ophthalmology and Brain Cognition of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou, China
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Cerebral Blood Flow Alterations in High Myopia: An Arterial Spin Labeling Study. Neural Plast 2020; 2020:6090262. [PMID: 32399025 PMCID: PMC7199639 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6090262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to explore cerebral blood flow (CBF) alterations in subjects with high myopia (HM) using three-dimensional pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling (3D-pcASL). Methods A total of sixteen patients with bilateral HM and sixteen age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. All subjects were right-handed. Image data preprocessing was performed using SPM8 and the DPABI toolbox. Clinical parameters were acquired in the HM group. Two-sample t-tests and Pearson correlation analysis were applied in this study. Results Compared to HCs, patients with HM exhibited significantly increased CBF in the bilateral cerebellum, and no decreases in CBF were detected in the brain. However, no relationship was found between the mean CBF values in the different brain areas and the disease duration (P > 0.05). Conclusions Using ASL analysis, we detected aberrant blood perfusion in the cerebellum in HM patients, contributing to a better understanding of brain abnormalities and brain plasticity through a different perspective.
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Wen SM, Min YL, Yuan Q, Li B, Lin Q, Zhu PW, Shi WQ, Shu YQ, Shao Y, Zhou Q. Altered spontaneous brain activity in retinal vein occlusion as determined by regional homogeneity: a resting-state fMRI study. Acta Radiol 2019; 60:1695-1702. [PMID: 31023069 DOI: 10.1177/0284185119845089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Si-Min Wen
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China
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Yang X, Lu L, Li Q, Huang X, Gong Q, Liu L. Altered spontaneous brain activity in patients with strabismic amblyopia: A resting-state fMRI study using regional homogeneity analysis. Exp Ther Med 2019; 18:3877-3884. [PMID: 31616514 PMCID: PMC6781806 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.8038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to compare the regional homogeneity (ReHo) of resting-state brain function between subjects with strabismic amblyopia and normal controls. A total of 12 adult patients with strabismic amblyopia and 34 age- and gender-matched normal controls were enrolled in the present study. All patients were subjected to resting-state magnetic resonance imaging using a Siemens Trio 3.0T magnetic resonance scanner. ReHo values of the whole brain were calculated and standardized. An independent-samples t-test was used to analyze the differences in ReHo values between the two groups. Patients with strabismic amblyopia exhibited reduced ReHo values in certain parts of the occipital lobe, including the lingual gyrus, cuneus and superior occipital gyrus. Increased ReHo values were observed in the precuneus and certain parts of the prefrontal cortex of patients with strabismic amblyopia, including the superior frontal gyrus and middle frontal gyrus. The ReHo index of the precuneus was negatively correlated with age. However, there was no correlation between the ReHo values and the visual acuity of patients with strabismic amblyopia. ROC curve analysis demonstrated that the greatest area under curve (AUC) value was in the medial prefrontal cortex (AUC=0.864). The results of the present study suggested that visual information processing may be impaired in visual areas V1 and V2. Furthermore, adult patients with strabismic amblyopia exhibited brain plasticity that compensated for visuomotor coordination and visuospatial imagery deficits.
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- Xubo Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.,Department of Optometry and Visual Science, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Optometry and Visual Science, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Department of Radiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.,Department of Optometry and Visual Science, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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Wu YY, Yuan Q, Li B, Lin Q, Zhu PW, Min YL, Shi WQ, Shu YQ, Zhou Q, Shao Y. Altered spontaneous brain activity patterns in patients with retinal vein occlusion indicated by the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Exp Ther Med 2019; 18:2063-2071. [PMID: 31410162 PMCID: PMC6676080 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.7770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to explore the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF; a measurement of spontaneous brain activity) in different brain regions of patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and its association with vision changes measurements. A total of 24 RVO patients (12 males and 12 females) and 24 healthy controls (HCs, 12 males and 12 females) were recruited, and they were closely matched regarding age, gender and education level (classified according to nine-year compulsory education in China and higher education, all including primary school, junior school, high school and university). ALFF values of different brain regions were gathered and analyzed, and statistical analysis software was used to explore the correlations between the average ALFF signals and clinical features. The ability of ALFF values to distinguish between subjects with RVO and HCs was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. The results indicated that the subjects from the RVO group had higher ALFF values than the HCs in the posterior lobe of the left cerebellum, inferior temporal gyrus, cerebellar anterior lobe, right cerebellum posterior/anterior lobe, and lower ALFF values in the medial frontal gyrus, right precuneus, left middle frontal gyrus, right angular gyrus and right superior frontal gyrus. The ROC curve analysis of each brain region indicated that the accuracy of the area under the ROC curves regarding the prediction of RVO was excellent. The best-corrected visual acuity (VA) in the left eye was positively correlated with the ALFF value of the right precuneus (r=0.767, P=0.004) and the best-corrected VA in the right eye was positively correlated with the ALFF value of the left middle frontal gyrus (r=0.935, P<0.001). The central subfield retinal thickness in the left eye was negatively correlated with the ALFF value of the right precuneus (r=−0.895; P<0.001). The duration of RVO in the right eye was positively correlated with the ALFF value of the left middle frontal gyrus (r=0.868; P<0.001). In conclusion, the present results indicate that RVO is associated with dysfunction of diverse brain regions, including language- and movement-associated areas, which may reflect the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of RVO (trial registry no. CDYFY-LL-2017025).
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- Yuan-Yuan Wu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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Liao XL, Yuan Q, Shi WQ, Li B, Su T, Lin Q, Min YL, Zhu PW, Ye L, Shao Y. ALTERED BRAIN ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC RETINOPATHY USING REGIONAL HOMOGENEITY: A RESTING-STATE fMRI STUDY. Endocr Pract 2019; 25:320-327. [PMID: 30995427 DOI: 10.4158/ep-2018-0517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Objective: Previous neuroimaging studies have shown that diabetic retinopathy (DR) is accompanied by abnormal spontaneous brain activity. The purpose of the current study was to investigate changes in brain neural homogeneity in patients with DR using regional homogeneity (ReHo). Methods: A total of 56 subjects were recruited, including 28 patients with DR (16 female and 12 male patients) and 28 healthy controls (HCs) (16 female and 12 male patients) approximately matched for age and sex. All subjects underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. The ReHo method was applied to explore neural homogeneity in the brain. The patients with DR were distinguished from HCs following the construction of receiver operating characteristic curves. The ReHo method was applied to assess changes in synchronous neural activity. Results: Compared to HCs, the ReHo values in the left and right posterior lobes of the cerebellum in patients with DR were significantly increased, whereas ReHo values in the right anterior cingulate gyrus, right cuneus, bilateral precuneus, and left-middle frontal gyrus were significantly decreased. In addition, the ReHo value in the right cuneus showed a positive correlation with the best corrected visual acuity in patients with DR. Conclusion: Dysfunctional brain homology may reveal the pathological mechanisms underlying the visual pathways of patients with DR. Abbreviations: AUC = area under the curve; BA = Brodmann area; DR = diabetic retinopathy; fMRI = functional magnetic resonance imaging; HC = healthy control; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; rs-fMRI = resting-state fMRI; ReHo = regional homogeneity; ROC = receiver operating characteristic.
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High myopia (HM) was associated with impaired long-distance vision. Previous neuroimaging studies showed that abnormal visual experience leads to dysfunction in brain activity in HM even corrected. However, whether alterations in brain structure occur in HM remains unknown. In this study, we analyzed the difference in the whole-brain gray matter volume (GMV) and white matter volume between HM patients and healthy controls (HCs) using a voxel-based morphology method. A total of 82 HM patients (52 men and 30 women) and 58 HCs (28 men and 30 women), matched closely in terms of age and education, were enrolled in this study. All participants underwent MRI scans. The MRI data were processed using the SPM8 software. The relationship between the mean GMV values of the brain regions and clinical features, including refractive diopter and the mean retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, in the HM group were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation. Compared with HCs, HM patients showed significantly decreased GMV values in the right cuneus/lingual gyrus and the right thalamus. In contrast, HM groups showed higher GMV values in the brain stem, right parahippocampal gyrus/thalamus, left parahippocampal gyrus/thalamus, as well as the right and the left putamen. No significantly different white matter volume values were found between the two groups. Moreover, in the HM group, the mean retinal nerve fiber layer of the left eye showed a negative correlation with the mean GMV values of the brain stem (r=−0.218; P=0.049), right parahippocampal gyrus/thalamus (r=−0.262; P=0.017), left parahippocampal gyrus/thalamus (r=−0.249; P=0.024), and left putamen (r=−0.232; P=0.036). We found that HM patients showed an altered brain structure in the visual pathway regions and the limbic system, which may provide useful information to explore the neural mechanisms of impaired long-distance vision in HM.
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Shao Y, Li QH, Li B, Lin Q, Su T, Shi WQ, Zhu PW, Yuan Q, Shu YQ, He Y, Liu WF, Ye L. Altered brain activity in patients with strabismus and amblyopia detected by analysis of regional homogeneity: A resting‑state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Mol Med Rep 2019; 19:4832-4840. [PMID: 31059016 PMCID: PMC6522834 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2019.10147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Previous studies have demonstrated that strabismus or amblyopia can result in marked brain function and anatomical alterations. However, differences in spontaneous brain activity in strabismus and amblyopia (SA) patients as compared with control individuals remain unclear. The present study aimed to analyze the potential brain activity changes in SA patients and their association with behavioral performance. In total, 16 patients with SA (10 women and 6 men) and 16 healthy controls (HCs; 6 men and 10 women) with matched age and sex were recruited. All subjects were examined with resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), and changes in the spontaneous brain activity of SA patients were evaluated by the regional homogeneity (ReHo) method. The diagnostic ability of the ReHo method was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. In addition, the association between the mean ReHo value in different brain regions and the behavioral performance was explored by correlation analysis. It was observed that the ReHo value was significantly increased in SA patients compared with HCs in the following brain regions: left lingual gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus/precuneus, bilateral anterior cingulate, left middle occipital gyrus and bilateral precentral gyrus. By contrast, the ReHo value of the left inferior frontal gyrus was significantly lower than that in HCs. ROC curve analysis indicated that the ReHo method has certain credibility for the diagnosis of SA patients. In addition, no similar changes were detected in other brain regions. These results revealed abnormal spontaneous brain activity in certain parts of the brain in adult patients with SA, which suggests the involvement of the neuropathological or compensatory mechanism in these patients, and may be beneficial for clinical treatment.
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- Yi Shao
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Eye Institute of Xiamen University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Xiamen, Fujian 361000, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Medical Imaging Research Institute, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Ocular Disease Clinical Research Center, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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Ye XC, van der Lee R, Wasserman WW. Curation and bioinformatic analysis of strabismus genes supports functional heterogeneity and proposes candidate genes with connections to RASopathies. Gene 2019; 697:213-226. [PMID: 30772522 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Strabismus refers to the misalignment of the eyes and occurs in 2-4% of individuals. The low-resolution label "strabismus" covers a range of heterogeneous defects, which makes it challenging to unravel this condition. Consequently a coherent understanding of the causes is lacking. Here, we attempt to gain a better understanding of the underlying genetics by combining gene curation, diverse bioinformatic analyses (including gene ontology, pathway mapping, expression and network-based methods) and literature review. Through a phenotype-based curation process, we identify high-confidence and permissive sets of 54 and 233 genes potentially involved in strabismus. These genes can be grouped into 10 modules that together span a heterogeneous set of biological and molecular functions, and can be linked to clinical sub-phenotypes. Multiple lines of evidence associate retina and cerebellum biology with the strabismus genes. We further highlight a potential role of the Ras-MAPK pathway. Independently, sets of 11 genes and 15 loci tied to strabismus with definitive genetic basis have been compiled from the literature. We identify strabismus candidate genes for 5 of the 15 reported loci (CHD7; SLC9A6; COL18A1, COL6A2; FRY, BRCA2, SPG20; PARK2). Finally, we synthesize a Strabismus Candidate Gene Collection, which together with our curated gene sets will serve as a resource for future research. The results of this informatics study support the heterogeneity and complexity of strabismus and point to specific biological pathways and brain regions for future focus.
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- Xin Cynthia Ye
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada; Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada; Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada; Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Hu YX, He JR, Yang B, Huang X, Li YP, Zhou FQ, Xu XX, Zhong YL, Wang J, Wu XR. Abnormal resting-state functional network centrality in patients with high myopia: evidence from a voxel-wise degree centrality analysis. Int J Ophthalmol 2018; 11:1814-1820. [PMID: 30450313 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2018.11.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the functional networks underlying the brain-activity changes of patients with high myopia using the voxel-wise degree centrality (DC) method. METHODS In total, 38 patients with high myopia (HM) (17 males and 21 females), whose binocular refractive diopter were -6.00 to -7.00 D, and 38 healthy controls (17 males and 21 females), closely matched in age, sex, and education levels, participated in the study. Spontaneous brain activities were evaluated using the voxel-wise DC method. The receiver operating characteristic curve was measured to distinguish patients with HM from healthy controls. Correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between the observed mean DC values of the different brain areas and the behavioral performance. RESULTS Compared with healthy controls, HM patients had significantly decreased DC values in the right inferior frontal gyrus/insula, right middle frontal gyrus, and right supramarginal/inferior parietal lobule (P<0.05). In contrast, HM patients had significantly increased DC values in the right cerebellum posterior lobe, left precentral gyrus/postcentral gyrus, and right middle cingulate gyrus (P<0.05). However, no relationship was found between the observed mean DC values of the different brain areas and the behavioral performance (P>0.05). CONCLUSION HM is associated with abnormalities in many brain regions, which may indicate the neural mechanisms of HM. The altered DC values may be used as a useful biomarker for the brain activity changes in HM patients.
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- Yu-Xiang Hu
- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Quality Management Office, the Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xinjiang People's Hospital, Urumqi 830000, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dongxiang People's Hospital, Fuzhou 344000, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Medical Imaging Research Institute, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Second Department of Respiratory Disease, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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Altered regional homogeneity in patients with late monocular blindness: a resting-state functional MRI study. Neuroreport 2018; 28:1085-1091. [PMID: 28858036 PMCID: PMC5916480 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Many previous studies have demonstrated that the blindness patients have has functional and anatomical abnormalities in the visual and other vision-related cortex. However, changes in the brain function in late monocular blindness (MB) at rest are largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the underlying regional homogeneity (ReHo) of brain-activity abnormalities in patients with late MB and their relationship with clinical features. A total of 32 patients with MB (25 male and seven female) and 32 healthy controls (HCs) (25 male and seven female) closely matched in age, sex, and education underwent resting-state functional MRI scans. The ReHo method was used to assess local features of spontaneous brain activities. Patients with MB were distinguishable from HCs using the receiver operating characteristic curve. The relationship between the mean ReHo in brain regions and the behavioral performance was calculated using correlation analysis. Compared with HCs, patients with MB showed significantly decreased ReHo values in the right rectal gyrus, right cuneus, right anterior cingulate, and right lateral occipital cortex and increased ReHo values in the right inferior temporal gyrus, right frontal middle orbital, left posterior cingulate/precuneus, and left middle frontal gyrus. However, there was no significant relationship between the different mean ReHo values in the brain regions and the clinical features. Late MB involves abnormalities of the visual cortex and other vision-related brain regions, which may reflect brain dysfunction in these regions.
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Mendola JD, Lam J, Rosenstein M, Lewis LB, Shmuel A. Partial correlation analysis reveals abnormal retinotopically organized functional connectivity of visual areas in amblyopia. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2018; 18:192-201. [PMID: 29868445 PMCID: PMC5984596 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Amblyopia is a prevalent developmental visual disorder of childhood that typically persists in adults. Due to altered visual experience during critical periods of youth, the structure and function of adult visual cortex is abnormal. In addition to substantial deficits shown with task-based fMRI, previous studies have used resting state measures to demonstrate altered long-range connectivity in amblyopia. This is the first study in amblyopia to analyze connectivity between regions of interest that are smaller than a single cortical area and to apply partial correlation analysis to reduce network effects. We specifically assess short-range connectivity between retinotopically defined regions of interest within the occipital lobe of 8 subjects with amblyopia and 7 subjects with normal vision (aged 19–45). The representations of visual areas V1, V2, and V3 within each of the four quadrants of visual space were further subdivided into three regions based on maps of visual field eccentricity. Connectivity between pairs of all nine regions of interest in each quadrant was tested via correlation and partial correlation for both groups. Only the tests of partial correlation, i.e., correlation between time courses of two regions following the regression of time courses from all other regions, yielded significant differences between resting state functional connectivity in amblyopic and normal subjects. Subjects with amblyopia showed significantly higher partial correlation between para-foveal and more eccentric representations within V1, and this effect associated with poor acuity of the worse eye. In addition, we observed reduced correlation in amblyopic subjects between isoeccentricity regions in V1 and V2, and separately, between such regions in V2 and V3. We conclude that partial correlation-based connectivity is altered in an eccentricity-dependent pattern in visual field maps of amblyopic patients. Moreover, results are consistent with known clinical and psychophysical vision loss. More broadly, this provides evidence that abnormal cortical adaptations to disease may be better isolated with tests of partial correlation connectivity than with the regular correlation techniques that are currently widely used. Cortical functional connectivity abnormalities exist in amblyopia at a scale finer than previously reported. Connectivity changes within primary visual cortex are consistent with known loss of function. Connectivity changes between visual areas are consistent with concept of deafferentation. Partial correlation differentiates patients from controls, whereas correlation does not.
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- J D Mendola
- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Tan G, Dan ZR, Zhang Y, Huang X, Zhong YL, Ye LH, Rong R, Ye L, Zhou Q, Shao Y. Altered brain network centrality in patients with adult comitant exotropia strabismus: A resting-state fMRI study. J Int Med Res 2017; 46:392-402. [PMID: 28679330 PMCID: PMC6011327 DOI: 10.1177/0300060517715340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the underlying functional network brain-activity changes in patients with adult comitant exotropia strabismus (CES) and the relationship with clinical features using the voxel-wise degree centrality (DC) method. Methods A total of 30 patients with CES (17 men, 13 women), and 30 healthy controls (HCs; 17 men, 13 women) matched in age, sex, and education level participated in the study. DC was used to evaluate spontaneous brain activity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted to distinguish CESs from HCs. The relationship between mean DC values in various brain regions and behavioral performance was examined with correlation analysis. Results Compared with HCs, CES patients exhibited decreased DC values in the right cerebellum posterior lobe, right inferior frontal gyrus, right middle frontal gyrus and right superior parietal lobule/primary somatosensory cortex (S1), and increased DC values in the right superior temporal gyrus, bilateral anterior cingulate, right superior temporal gyrus, and left inferior parietal lobule. However, there was no correlation between mean DC values and behavioral performance in any brain regions. Conclusions Adult comitant exotropia strabismus is associated with abnormal brain network activity in various brain regions, possibly reflecting the pathological mechanisms of ocular motility disorders in CES.
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- Gang Tan
- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.,2 Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.,3 The Second Clinical Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.,4 Department of Ophthalmology, First People's Hospital of Jiujiang City, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- 1 Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province Clinical Ophthalmology Institute and Oculopathy Research Centre, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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