ArticleHuman brain mapping2025
Disrupted Coupling Between Cerebral Glucose Metabolism and Intrinsic Functional Connectivity: A Hybrid PET/fMRI Study on Frontotemporal Dementia.
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It is increasingly established that the organization of the brain into functional resting-state networks allows efficient integration and processing of information. Functional hubs anchoring such networks are characterized by a high degree of communication, which relies on efficient utilization of glucose. Alzheimer's disease (AD) disrupts the balance between glucose metabolism and intrinsic functional connectivity (FC). We hypothesized that this critical coupling would also be weakened in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), particularly within the salience network, given its association with the disease. Towards this goal, behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) patients (n = 21) and healthy participants (n = 18) underwent simultaneous FDG-PET and functional MRI imaging in a hybrid PET/MR system, with an additional cohort completing the MRI component only. PET images were converted into standardized uptake value ratios (SUVr), and local FC was quantified using regional homogeneity (ReHo) and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF), two metrics that have been demonstrated to be related to FDG-PET uptake. The interplay between FC and glucose metabolism was investigated within the salience and default mode networks. The bvFTD group showed network-level functional breakdown and significantly weakened metabolism/FC coupling, especially in the dorsal anterior insula and posterior cingulate cortex. Importantly, reduced coupling in the posterior cingulate cortex was associated with cognitive and behavioral symptoms in patients. Though significant, the reduction in whole-brain metabolic/FC coupling in bvFTD was not as strong as reported previously for AD. These results highlight the vulnerability of functional hubs to neurodegenerative disease. Aberrant regional disruptions in the coupling between metabolism and neuronal activity may drive network-level dysfunction and contribute to functional impairments characteristic of the disease.
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