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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2243 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Volume | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Jun 2018 |
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A multi-modal MRI study of the central response to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. / Schrepf, Andrew; Kaplan, Chelsea M.; Ichesco, Eric; Larkin, Tony; Harte, Steven; Harris, Richard E.; Murray, Alison D.; Waiter, Gordon D.; Clauw, Daniel J.; Basu, Neil.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 9, 2243, 08.06.2018, p. 1-11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi-modal MRI study of the central response to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
AU - Schrepf, Andrew
AU - Kaplan, Chelsea M.
AU - Ichesco, Eric
AU - Larkin, Tony
AU - Harte, Steven
AU - Harris, Richard E.
AU - Murray, Alison D.
AU - Waiter, Gordon D.
AU - Clauw, Daniel J.
AU - Basu, Neil
N1 - Special thanks to the patient community who participated in this research effort. Thanks to Mariella D’Allesandro for efforts towards recruitment.
PY - 2018/6/8
Y1 - 2018/6/8
N2 - It is unknown how chronic inflammation impacts the brain. Here, we examined whether higher levels of peripheral inflammation were associated with brain connectivity and structure in 54 rheumatoid arthritis patients using functional and structural MRI. We show that higher levels of inflammation are associated with more positive connections between the inferior parietal lobule (IPL), medial prefrontal cortex, and multiple brain networks, as well as reduced IPL grey matter, and that these patterns of connectivity predicted fatigue, pain and cognitive dysfunction. At a second scan 6 months later, some of the same patterns of connectivity were again associated with higher peripheral inflammation. A graph theoretical analysis of whole-brain functional connectivity revealed a pattern of connections spanning 49 regions, including the IPL and medial frontal cortex, that are associated with peripheral inflammation. These regions may play a critical role in transducing peripheral inflammatory signals to the central changes seen in rheumatoid arthritis.
AB - It is unknown how chronic inflammation impacts the brain. Here, we examined whether higher levels of peripheral inflammation were associated with brain connectivity and structure in 54 rheumatoid arthritis patients using functional and structural MRI. We show that higher levels of inflammation are associated with more positive connections between the inferior parietal lobule (IPL), medial prefrontal cortex, and multiple brain networks, as well as reduced IPL grey matter, and that these patterns of connectivity predicted fatigue, pain and cognitive dysfunction. At a second scan 6 months later, some of the same patterns of connectivity were again associated with higher peripheral inflammation. A graph theoretical analysis of whole-brain functional connectivity revealed a pattern of connections spanning 49 regions, including the IPL and medial frontal cortex, that are associated with peripheral inflammation. These regions may play a critical role in transducing peripheral inflammatory signals to the central changes seen in rheumatoid arthritis.
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-018-04648-0
DO - 10.1038/s41467-018-04648-0
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
SN - 2041-1723
M1 - 2243
ER -