Sequential Pathway Inference for Multimodal Neuroimaging Analysis

Stat ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lexin Li ◽  
Chengchun Shi ◽  
Tengfei Guo ◽  
William J. Jagust
Keyword(s):  
Multimodal Neuroimaging ◽  
Pathway Inference

scholarly journals In vivo glucose metabolism and glutamate levels in mGluR5 knockout mice: a multimodal neuroimaging study using [18F]FDG microPET and MRS

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yo-Han Joo ◽  
Yun-Kwan Kim ◽  
In-Gyu Choi ◽  
Hyeon-Jin Kim ◽  
Young-Don Son ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Cerebral Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Functional Coupling ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Acute Administration ◽  
Multimodal Neuroimaging ◽  
Mk 801 ◽  
Genetic Ablation ◽  
Neuroimaging Study

Abstract Background Perturbed functional coupling between the metabotropic glutamate receptor-5 (mGluR5) and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-mediated excitatory glutamatergic neurotransmission may contribute to the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. We aimed to establish the functional interaction between mGluR5 and NMDA receptors in brain of mice with genetic ablation of the mGluR5. Methods We first measured the brain glutamate levels with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in mGluR5 knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice. Then, we assessed brain glucose metabolism with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography before and after the acute administration of an NMDA antagonist, MK-801 (0.5 mg/kg), in the same mGluR5 KO and WT mice. Results Between-group comparisons showed no significant differences in [18F]FDG standardized uptake values (SUVs) in brain of mGluR5 KO and WT mice at baseline, but widespread reductions in mGluR5 KO mice compared to WT mice after MK-801 administration (p < 0.05). The baseline glutamate levels did not differ significantly between the two groups. However, there were significant negative correlations between baseline prefrontal glutamate levels and regional [18F]FDG SUVs in mGluR5 KO mice (p < 0.05), but no such correlations in WT mice. Fisher’s Z-transformation analysis revealed significant between-group differences in these correlations (p < 0.05). Conclusions This is the first multimodal neuroimaging study in mGluR5 KO mice and the first report on the association between cerebral glucose metabolism and glutamate levels in living rodents. The results indicate that mGluR5 KO mice respond to NMDA antagonism with reduced cerebral glucose metabolism, suggesting that mGluR5 transmission normally moderates the net effects of NMDA receptor antagonism on neuronal activity. The negative correlation between glutamate levels and glucose metabolism in mGluR5 KO mice at baseline may suggest an unmasking of an inhibitory component of the glutamatergic regulation of neuronal energy metabolism.

Visuospatial processing in early Alzheimer’s disease: A multimodal neuroimaging study

Cortex ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 394-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi I.L. Jacobs ◽  
Ed H.B.M. Gronenschild ◽  
Elisabeth A.T. Evers ◽  
Inez H.G.B. Ramakers ◽  
Paul A.M. Hofman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Multimodal Neuroimaging ◽  
Visuospatial Processing ◽  
Neuroimaging Study ◽  
Early Alzheimer’S Disease

A multimodal neuroimaging approach to non lesional frontal lobe epilepsy

2021 ◽  
Vol 429 ◽  
pp. 117689
Author(s):  
Pio Zoleo ◽  
Francesco Fortunato ◽  
Alessia Giugno ◽  
Enrico Fratto ◽  
Vincenzina Rubino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Frontal Lobe Epilepsy ◽  
Multimodal Neuroimaging

scholarly journals Mechanisms for the adverse effects of late gestational increases in maternal cortisol on the heart revealed by transcriptomic analyses of the fetal septum

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (15) ◽  
pp. 547-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine M. Richards ◽  
Charles E. Wood ◽  
Maria Belen Rabaglino ◽  
Andrew Antolic ◽  
Maureen Keller-Wood
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Gene Ontology ◽  
Cell Apoptosis ◽  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
Fetal Heart ◽  
Pathway Inference ◽  
Apoptosis Pathways ◽  
Altered Metabolism ◽  
Mitochondrial Number ◽  
Muscle Cell Apoptosis

We have previously shown in sheep that 10 days of modest chronic increase in maternal cortisol resulting from maternal infusion of cortisol (1 mg/kg/day) caused fetal heart enlargement and Purkinje cell apoptosis. In subsequent studies we extended the cortisol infusion to term, finding a dramatic incidence of stillbirth in the pregnancies with chronically increased cortisol. To investigate effects of maternal cortisol on the heart, we performed transcriptomic analyses on the septa using ovine microarrays and Webgestalt and Cytoscape programs for pathway inference. Analyses of the transcriptomic effects of maternal cortisol infusion for 10 days (130 day cortisol vs 130 day control), or ∼25 days (140 day cortisol vs 140 day control) and of normal maturation (140 day control vs 130 day control) were performed. Gene ontology terms related to immune function and cytokine actions were significantly overrepresented as genes altered by both cortisol and maturation in the septa. After 10 days of cortisol, growth factor and muscle cell apoptosis pathways were significantly overrepresented, consistent with our previous histologic findings. In the term fetuses (∼25 days of cortisol) nutrient pathways were significantly overrepresented, consistent with altered metabolism and reduced mitochondria. Analysis of mitochondrial number by mitochondrial DNA expression confirmed a significant decrease in mitochondria. The metabolic pathways modeled as altered by cortisol treatment to term were different from those modeled during maturation of the heart to term, and thus changes in gene expression in these metabolic pathways may be indicative of the fetal heart pathophysiologies seen in pregnancies complicated by stillbirth, including gestational diabetes, Cushing's disease and chronic stress.

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