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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022

Altered anterior cingulate cortex subregional connectivity associated with cognitions for distinguishing the spectrum of pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease.

Qianqian Yuan, Xuhong Liang, Chen Xue, Wenzhang Qi, Shanshan Chen, Yu Song, Huimin Wu, Xulian Zhang, Chaoyong Xiao, Jiu Chen

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Qianqian YuanDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xuhong LiangDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Chen XueDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Wenzhang QiDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Shanshan ChenDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yu SongDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Huimin WuDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xulian ZhangDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Chaoyong XiaoDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jiu ChenDepartment of Radiology, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing Brain Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CNNanjing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) are considered part of the early progression continuum of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a hub of information processing and regulation in the brain, plays an essential role in AD pathophysiology. In the present study, we aimed to systematically identify changes in the functional connectivity (FC) of ACC subregions in patients with SCD and aMCI and evaluate the association of these changes with cognition. Materials and methods: Functional connectivity (FC) analysis of ACC sub-regions was performed among 66 patients with SCD, 71 patients with aMCI, and 78 healthy controls (HCs). Correlation analyses were performed to examine the relationship between FC of altered ACC subnetworks and cognition. Results: Compared to HCs, SCD patients showed increased FC of the bilateral precuneus (PCUN) and caudal ACC, left superior frontal gyrus (SFG) and subgenual ACC, left inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and dorsal ACC, left middle occipital gyrus (MOG) and dorsal ACC, and left middle temporal gyrus (MTG) and subgenual ACC, while aMCI patients showed increased FC of the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and dorsal ACC and left medial frontal gyrus (MFG) and subgenual ACC. Compared to patients with SCD, patients with aMCI showed increased FC of the right MFG and dorsal ACC and left ACC and subgenual ACC, while the left posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) showed decreased FC with the caudal ACC. Moreover, some FC values among the altered ACC subnetworks were significantly correlated with episodic memory and executive function. Conclusion: SCD and aMCI, part of the spectrum of pre-clinical AD, share some convergent and divergent altered intrinsic connectivity of ACC subregions. These results may serve as neuroimaging biomarkers of the preclinical phase of AD and provide new insights into the design of preclinical interventions.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseanterior cingulate cortexfunctional connectivitymild cognitive impairmentsubjective cognitive decline

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