Multi-Modal Signatures of Tau Pathology, Neuronal Fiber Integrity, and Functional Connectivity in Traumatic Brain Injury

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作者
Wooten, Dustin W. [1 ]
Ortiz-Teran, Laura [1 ]
Zubcevik, Nevena [3 ]
Zhang, Xiaomeng [1 ]
Huang, Chuan [1 ,4 ,5 ]
Sepulcre, Jorge [1 ]
Atassi, Nazem [2 ]
Johnson, Keith A. [1 ,2 ]
Zafonte, Ross D. [3 ]
El Fakhri, Georges [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Med Sch, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Gordon Ctr Med Imaging, Dept Radiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Harvard Med Sch, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Harvard Med Sch, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil,Spaulding Rehabil Hosp, Charlestown, MA USA
[4] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Radiol, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
[5] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Psychiat, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
关键词
MRI; multi-modal imaging; PET imaging; traumatic brain injury; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; HEAD MOTION; NETWORKS; DISEASE; F-18-AV-1451; SPECTRUM; BINDING; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1089/neu.2018.6178
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
[F-18]AV-1451 (aka F-18-Flortaucipir, [F-18]T807) was developed for positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging of paired helical filaments of hyperphosphorylated tau, which are of interest in a range of neuropathologies, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques like diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting state functional connectivity assess structural and functional characteristics of the brain, complementing the molecular information that can be obtained by PET. The goal herein was to explore the utility of such multi-modal imaging in a case series based on a population of TBI subjects. This study probes the interrelationship between tau deposition, white matter integrity, and gray matter functional connectivity across the spectrum of TBI. Nineteen subjects (11 controls, five former contact sports athletes, one automotive accident, and two with military-related injury) underwent [F-18]AV-1451 PET and magnetic resonance scanning procedures. [F-18]AV-1451 distribution volume ratio (DVR) was estimated using the Logan method and the cerebellum as a reference region. Diffusion tractography images and fractional anisotropy (FA) images were generated using diffusion toolkit and FSL. Resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) analysis was based on a graph theory metric, namely weighted degree centrality. TBI subjects showed greater heterogeneity in [F-18]AV-1451 DVR when compared with control subjects. In a subset of TBI subjects, areas with high [F-18]AV-1451 binding corresponded with increased FA and diminished white matter tract density in DTI. Functional MRI results exhibited an increase in functional connectivity, particularly among local connections, in the areas where tau aggregates were more prevalent. In a case series of a diverse group of TBI subjects, brain regions with elevated tau burden exhibited increased functional connectivity as well as decreased white matter integrity. These findings portray molecular, microstructural, and functional corollaries of TBI that spatially coincide and can be measured in the living human brain using noninvasive neuroimaging techniques.
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页码:3233 / 3243
页数:11
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