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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2025

Degree centrality values in the left calcarine as a potential imaging biomarker for anxious major depressive disorder.

Yu-Jun Gao, Li-Li Meng, Zhao-Yuan Lu, Xiang-You Li, Ru-Qin Luo, Hang Lin, Zhi-Ming Pan, Bao-Hua Xu, Qian-Kun Huang, Zhi-Gang Xiao and 5 more

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Yu-Jun GaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, Wuhan 430064, Hubei Province, China.
Li-Li MengDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan Hospital of Psychotherapy, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China.
Zhao-Yuan LuDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, Wuhan 430064, Hubei Province, China.
Xiang-You LiDepartment of Nephrology, Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430064, Hubei Province, China.
Ru-Qin LuoDepartment of Psychiatry, Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, Wuhan 430064, Hubei Province, China.
Hang LinDepartment of Nephrology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan 432000, Hubei Province, China.
Zhi-Ming PanDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
Bao-Hua XuDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
Qian-Kun HuangDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
Zhi-Gang XiaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
Ting-Ting LiDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
E YinDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
Nian WeiDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
Chen LiuDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.
Hong LinDepartment of Psychiatry, Yichang Mental Health Center, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China.

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backgroundMajor depressive disorder (MDD) with comorbid anxiety is an intricate psychiatric condition, but limited research is available on the degree centrality (DC) between anxious MDD and nonanxious MDD patients.

aimTo examine changes in DC values and their use as neuroimaging biomarkers in anxious and non-anxious MDD patients.

methodsWe examined 23 anxious MDD patients, 30 nonanxious MDD patients, and 28 healthy controls (HCs) using the DC for data analysis.

resultsCompared with HCs, the anxious MDD group reported markedly reduced DC values in the right fusiform gyrus (FFG) and inferior occipital gyrus, whereas elevated DC values in the left middle frontal gyrus and left inferior parietal angular gyrus. The nonanxious MDD group exhibited surged DC values in the bilateral cerebellum IX, right precuneus, and opercular part of the inferior frontal gyrus. Unlike the nonanxious MDD group, the anxious MDD group exhibited declined DC values in the right FFG and bilateral calcarine (CAL). Besides, declined DC values in the right FFG and bilateral CAL negatively correlated with anxiety scores in the MDD group.

conclusionThis study shows that abnormal DC patterns in MDD, especially in the left CAL, can distinguish MDD from its anxiety subtype, indicating a potential neuroimaging biomarker.

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AnxietyDegree centralityMajor depressive disorderResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging

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PMCPMC12038654

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