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ArticleScientific reports2025

A volumetric study of the choroid plexus in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus.

Hu Liu, Huiyang Liu, Huanhuan Li, Bailing Tian, Zhen Sun, Wen Xiong, Zhenxing Li, Pingting Yang, Guoguang Fan

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Hu LiuDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
Huiyang LiuDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
Huanhuan LiDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
Bailing TianDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
Zhen SunDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
Wen XiongDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
Zhenxing LiDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China.
Pingting YangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China. yangpingtingting@163.com.
Guoguang FanDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, PR China. fanguog@sina.com.

Funding

Chinese National Key Technology R&D Program 2021YFC2501303the central guiding local science and technology development foundation of Liaoning Province 3190424013the Doctoral Fund of Liaoning Province 2022-BS-141the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province 2023-MS-07
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Abstract

Much evidence suggests that the choroid plexus (CP) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but its imaging profile in neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) remains unexplored. To evaluate CP volume in NPSLE patients using MRI. This retrospective study evaluated patients with SLE who underwent MRI of the brain, including three-dimensional T1-weighted imaging. CP volumes were automatically segmented. CP volume was evaluated using multivariable linear regression adjusted for age, sex, and total intracranial volume among three groups: NPSLE group, non-NPSLE group, and healthy control group (HC). Correlation analysis was performed between CP volume and clinical variables in the patient group. A total of 138 patients with SLE were included in the analysis. It was found that the right CP volume was greater in NPSLE compared with non-NPSLE and HC. When stratified according to their diagnosed status, newly diagnosed NPSLE had significantly greater CP volumes bilaterally compared with HC. Right CP volume was positively associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) scores in the patient group. All statistical significance levels were p < 0.05. CP enlargement could reflect a neuroinflammatory response that occurs at NPSLE disease onset. CP volume may serve as a promising marker for SLE, especially for newly diagnosed NPSLE.

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Choroid PlexusLupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous SystemAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedOrgan SizeRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultCerebrospinal fluidChoroid plexusMagnetic resonance imagingNeuroinflammationNeuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus

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PMCPMC11779818

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