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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022

The role of butyrylcholinesterase in the regulation of cognitive dysfunction in minimal hepatic encephalopathy: A potential blood marker of disease evolution.

Xuhong Yang, Pei Dang, Wenxiao Liu, Wanlong Ma, Xin Ge, Kai Zhu, Minglei Wang, Xueying Huang, Xiangchun Ding, Xiaodong Wang

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xuhong YangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Pei DangDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Wenxiao LiuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Wanlong MaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Xin GeSchool of Clinical Medicine, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Kai ZhuDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Minglei WangDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Xueying HuangDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Xiangchun DingDepartment of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Xiaodong WangDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
Ningxia Medical University · CNNingxia Medical University General Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Background and aims: Patients with cirrhosis commonly experience minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), and alterations in neurotransmitters have been thought to be related to cognitive function. However, the relationship between alterations in peripheral and central butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) with MHE disease progression remains unknown. As such, this study was designed to investigate potential changes in peripheral and central BuChE activity and their effects on cognitive function in the context of MHE. Materials and methods: We enrolled 43 patients with cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis B, 20 without MHE and 23 with MHE, and 25 with healthy controls (HC). All the selected subjects underwent resting-state functional MRI, and the original images were processed to obtain the regional homogeneity (ReHo) brain maps. Thereafter, the correlation of BuChE activity with ReHo, number connection test of type A (NCT-A), and digital symbol test (DST) scores with MHE patients were analyzed using Results: BuChE activity gradually decreased among the HC, patients with cirrhosis, and MHE groups (all Conclusion: The altered activity of BuChE may contribute to cognitive impairment in MHE patients, which may be a potential biomarker of disease evolution in the context of MHE.

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acetylcholinebutyrylcholinesterasecognition functionminimal hepatic encephalopathyregional homogeneity

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