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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Brain connectome gradient dysfunction in patients with end-stage renal disease and its association with clinical phenotype and cognitive deficits.

Peng Li, Nan Li, Li Ren, Yan-Ping Yang, Xin-Yi Zhu, Hui-Jie Yuan, Zhao-Yao Luo, Jun-Ya Mu, Wen Wang, Ming Zhang

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Peng Li *Department of Radiology & Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Lab of Shaanxi Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8165-7917
Nan Li *Department of Medical Laboratory, Xidan Group Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Li RenDepartment of Nephrology, Nuclear Industry 215 Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Yan-Ping YangDepartment of Nephrology, Nuclear Industry 215 Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Xin-Yi ZhuDepartment of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Hui-Jie YuanDepartment of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Zhao-Yao LuoDepartment of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Jun-Ya MuDepartment of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. junyamu@xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5135-1156
Wen WangDepartment of Radiology & Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Lab of Shaanxi Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. wangwen@fmmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6473-4888
Ming ZhangDepartment of Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. zhangming01@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-2762

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071879National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82202121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A cortical hierarchical architecture is vital for encoding and integrating sensorimotor-to-cognitive information. However, whether this gradient structure is disrupted in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and how this disruption provides valuable information for potential clinical symptoms remain unknown. We prospectively enrolled 77 ESRD patients and 48 healthy controls. Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, we studied ESRD-related hierarchical alterations. The Neurosynth platform and machine-learning models with 10-fold cross-validation were applied. ESRD patients had abnormal gradient metrics in core regions of the default mode network, sensorimotor network, and frontoparietal network. These changes correlated with creatinine, depression, and cognitive functions. A logistic regression classifier achieved a maximum performance of 84.8% accuracy and 0.901 area under the ROC curve (AUC). Our results highlight hierarchical imbalances in ESRD patients that correlate with diverse cognitive deficits, which may be used as potential neuroimaging markers for clinical symptoms.

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BrainCognitive DysfunctionConnectomeKidney Failure, ChronicAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypeProspective Studies

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PMID40325140
PMCPMC12052779

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