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ArticleScientific reports2019

Altered temporal sensitivity in obesity is linked to pro-inflammatory state.

Federica Scarpina, Paolo Marzullo, Stefania Mai, Alessandro Mauro, Massimo Scacchi, Marcello Costantini

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Federica ScarpinaIstituto Auxologico Italiano, I.R.C.C.S., Ospedale San Giuseppe, Piancavallo, Italy. f.scarpina@auxologico.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4326-1596
Paolo MarzulloIstituto Auxologico Italiano, I.R.C.C.S., Ospedale San Giuseppe, Piancavallo, Italy.
Stefania MaiIstituto Auxologico Italiano, I.R.C.C.S., Ospedale San Giuseppe, Piancavallo, Italy.
Alessandro MauroIstituto Auxologico Italiano, I.R.C.C.S., Ospedale San Giuseppe, Piancavallo, Italy.
Massimo ScacchiIstituto Auxologico Italiano, I.R.C.C.S., Ospedale San Giuseppe, Piancavallo, Italy.
Marcello CostantiniDepartment of Psychological, Health, and Territorial Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy. marcello.costantini@unich.it.
IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporal sensitivity to multisensory stimuli has been shown to be reduced in obesity. We sought to investigate the possible role of the pro-inflammatory state on such alteration, considering the effect of the expression of markers, such as leptin and IL6, which are notably high in obesity. The performance of 15 male individuals affected by obesity and 15 normal-weight males was compared using two audiovisual temporal tasks, namely simultaneity judgment and temporal order judgment. Analyses of serum levels of inflammatory markers of leptin and IL6, and of neurotrophic factors of BDNF and S100SB were quantified. At the behavioral level we confirmed previous evidence showing poorer temporal sensitivity in obesity compared to normal-weight participants. Furthermore, leptin, that is a cytokine overexpressed in obesity, represented the best predictor of behavioral differences between groups in both tasks. The hypothesis we put forward is that the immune system, rather than overall cerebral dysfunction, might contribute to explain the altered temporal sensitivity in obesity. The present finding is discussed within the context of the role of cytokines on the brain mechanisms supporting temporal sensitivity.

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AdultBody WeightBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCase-Control StudiesHumansHydrocortisoneInflammationInterleukin-6LeptinMaleObesityS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta SubunitTask Performance and AnalysisBDNF protein, humanBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHydrocortisoneIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6LeptinS100B protein, humanS100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit

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