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Effective connectivity of the locus coeruleus in patients with late-life Major Depressive Disorder or mild cognitive impairment
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Introduction: We compared effective connectivity from the locus coeruleus (LC) during the resting-state in patients with late-life Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), individuals with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), and Healthy Controls (HCs). Participants: 23 patients with late-life MDD, 22 patients with aMCI, and 28 HCs. Material and methods: Participants were assessed in two time-points, 2 years apart. They underwent a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and a high-resolution anatomical acquisition, as well as clinical assessments. Functional imaging data were analyzed with dynamic causal modeling, and parametric empirical Bayes model was used to map effective connectivity between 7 distinct nodes: 4 from the locus coeruleus and 3 regions displaying gray matter decreases during the two-year follow-up period. Results: Longitudinal analysis of structural data identified three clusters of larger over-time gray matter volume reduction in patients (MDD+aMCI vs. HCs): the right precuneus, and the visual association and parahippocampal cortices. aMCI patients showed decreased effective connectivity from the left rostral to caudal portions of the LC, while connectivity from the left rostral LC to the parahippocampal cortex increased. In MDD, there was a decline in effective connectivity across LC caudal seeds, and increased connectivity from the left rostral to the left caudal LC seed over time. Connectivity alterations with cortical regions involved cross-hemisphere increases and same-hemisphere decreases. Conclusions: Our discoveries provide insight into the dynamic changes in effective connectivity in individuals with late-life MDD and aMCI, also shedding light on the mechanisms potentially contributing to the onset of neurodegenerative disorders.
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MATURANA QUIJADA, Pablo andrés, CHAVARRÍA-ELIZONDO, Pamela, DEL CERRO, Inés, MARTÍNEZ ZALACAÍN, Ignacio, JUANEDA SEGUÍ, Asier, GUINEA IZQUIERDO, Andrés, GASCÓN-BAYARRI, Jordi, REÑÉ RAMÍREZ, Ramon, URRETAVIZCAYA SARACHAGA, Mikel, MENCHÓN MAGRIÑÁ, José manuel, FERRER, Isidro (ferrer abizanda), SORIA, Virginia, SORIANO MAS, Carles. Effective connectivity of the locus coeruleus in patients with late-life Major Depressive Disorder or mild cognitive impairment. _Spanish Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health_. 2024. Vol. 18, núm. 3, pàgs. 199-207. [consulta: 20 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2950-2861. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/224448]