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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Altered Spontaneous Brain Activity Patterns of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Severely Obese Population Measured Using the Fractional Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuations.

Yu-Ling Xu, Xiao-Yu Wang, Jun Chen, Min Kang, Yi-Xin Wang, Li-Juan Zhang, Hui-Ye Shu, Xu-Lin Liao, Jie Zou, Hong Wei and 2 more

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Yu-Ling XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Xiao-Yu WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jun ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Min KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Yi-Xin WangDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Li-Juan ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Hui-Ye ShuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Xu-Lin LiaoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jie ZouDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Hong WeiDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Qian LingDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Yi ShaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

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Abstract

Objective: Utilizing the fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) technique, this study sought to correlate spontaneous cerebral abnormalities with the clinical manifestations of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in severely obese (SO) population. Subjects and Methods: Twelve MGD patients in SO population (PATs) (4 males and 8 females) and twelve healthy controls (HCs) (6 males and 6 females) matched by gender and age were enrolled. Every participant underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-MRI) scanning. Spontaneous cerebral activity alterations were examined using the fALFF method. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were utilized to classify the medial fALFF values of the PATs and HCs. PATs were also asked to complete anxiety and depression score forms, permitting a correlation analysis. Results: In contrast with HCs, PATs had prominently increased fALFF values in the left lingual gyrus, the right globus pallidus, the right anterior cingulate and paracingulate gyri and the left middle occipital lobe ( Conclusions: Aberrant spontaneous activity was observed in multiple regions of the cerebrum, offering helpful information about the pathology of MGD in SO population. Aberrant fALFF values in these regions likely relates to the latent pathologic mechanisms of anomalous cerebral activities in PATs.

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fALFFmeibomian gland dysfunctionRS-fMRIsevere obesityspontaneous brain activity

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PMCPMC9130486

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