Abnormal dynamic features of spontaneous brain activity and their concordance in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder related optic neuritis: A resting-state fMRI study
Objective: Characterizing the neuropathological features of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder-related optic neuritis (NMOSD-ON) is crucial for understanding its mechanisms. Given the important role of dynamic features in the brain's functional architecture, we aim to investigate the dynamic features of spontaneous brain activity and their concordance using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) in NMOSD-ON. Methods: Fourteen NMOSD-ON patients and 21 healthy controls (HCs) underwent rs-fMRI and ophthalmological examinations. Five dynamic indices depicting different aspects of functional characteristics were calculated using a sliding window method based on rs-fMRI data. Kendall's coefficient was utilized to measure concordance among these indices at each time point. The differences of dynamic features between two groups were evaluated using two-sample t-tests, with correlations explored between altered dynamics and clinical parameters. Results: Compared to HCs, NMOSD-ON patients exhibited significant decreases in dynamic regional homogeneity (dReHo) and dynamic degree centrality (dDC) in visual regions, including bilateral cuneus, lingual gyrus, calcarine sulcus, and occipital gyrus. Conversely, increases were observed in left insula, left thalamus, and bilateral caudate. The concordance of NMOSD-ON patients was significantly lower than HCs. The dReHo of right cuneus negatively correlated with mean deviation of visual field (r = -0.591, p = 0.026) and the dReHo of left cuneus negatively correlated with disease duration (r = -0.588, p = 0.030). Conclusion: The evidence suggests that regional dynamic functional alterations involving vision, emotional processing, and cognitive control may provide a new understanding of brain changes in the progression of NMOSD-ON.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81871340, 82071906, 81901719]; Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Ascent Plan [DFL20190203]; National Key R & D Program of China [2022YFC2404005]; Beijing Nova Program [20230484460]; Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF [GZC20231752]; Beijing Postdoctoral Research Foundation (2024) the priming scientific research foundation for the junior researcher in Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University [2022-YJJ-ZZL-049]
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Dept Radiol, 1 Dongjiaominxiang St, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Dept Radiol, 1 Dongjiaominxiang St, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China[*1]Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, No.1 of Dongjiaominxiang Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhang Hanjuan,Yang Bingbing,Li Qing,et al.Abnormal dynamic features of spontaneous brain activity and their concordance in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder related optic neuritis: A resting-state fMRI study[J].BRAIN RESEARCH.2025,1846:doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149228.
APA:
Zhang, Hanjuan,Yang, Bingbing,Li, Qing,Liu, Lei,Fei, Nanxi&Xian, Junfang.(2025).Abnormal dynamic features of spontaneous brain activity and their concordance in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder related optic neuritis: A resting-state fMRI study.BRAIN RESEARCH,1846,
MLA:
Zhang, Hanjuan,et al."Abnormal dynamic features of spontaneous brain activity and their concordance in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder related optic neuritis: A resting-state fMRI study".BRAIN RESEARCH 1846.(2025)