Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression.
Neuroanatomic features associated with antidepressant treatment outcomes in older depressed individuals are not well established. This study used diffusion tensor imaging to examine frontal white matter structure in depressed subjects undergoing a 12-week trial of sertraline. We hypothesized that re...
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| author | Warren D Taylor Maragatha Kuchibhatla Martha E Payne James R Macfall Yvette I Sheline K Ranga Krishnan P Murali Doraiswamy |
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| description | Neuroanatomic features associated with antidepressant treatment outcomes in older depressed individuals are not well established. This study used diffusion tensor imaging to examine frontal white matter structure in depressed subjects undergoing a 12-week trial of sertraline. We hypothesized that remission would be associated with higher frontal anisotropy measures, and failure to remit with lower anisotropy.74 subjects with Major Depressive Disorder and age 60 years or older were enrolled in a twelve-week open-label trial of sertraline and completed clinical assessments and 1.5T magnetic resonance brain imaging. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were measured in regions of interest placed in the white matter of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and corpus callosum. Differences in ADC and FA values between subjects who did and did not remit to treatment over the study period were assessed using generalized estimating equations, controlling for age, sex, medical comorbidity and baseline depression severity.Subjects who did not remit to sertraline exhibited higher FA values in the superior frontal gyri and anterior cingulate cortices bilaterally. There were no statistically significant associations between ADC measures and remission.Failure to remit to sertraline is associated with higher frontal FA values. Functional imaging studies demonstrate that depression is characterized by functional disconnection between frontal and limbic regions. Those individuals where this disconnection is related to structural changes as detected by DTI may be more likely to respond to antidepressants.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00339066. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-226b2822c6a64dc38a0d87c1033d309a2022-12-22T00:47:13ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032008-09-0139e326710.1371/journal.pone.0003267Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression.Warren D TaylorMaragatha KuchibhatlaMartha E PayneJames R MacfallYvette I ShelineK Ranga KrishnanP Murali DoraiswamyNeuroanatomic features associated with antidepressant treatment outcomes in older depressed individuals are not well established. This study used diffusion tensor imaging to examine frontal white matter structure in depressed subjects undergoing a 12-week trial of sertraline. We hypothesized that remission would be associated with higher frontal anisotropy measures, and failure to remit with lower anisotropy.74 subjects with Major Depressive Disorder and age 60 years or older were enrolled in a twelve-week open-label trial of sertraline and completed clinical assessments and 1.5T magnetic resonance brain imaging. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were measured in regions of interest placed in the white matter of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and corpus callosum. Differences in ADC and FA values between subjects who did and did not remit to treatment over the study period were assessed using generalized estimating equations, controlling for age, sex, medical comorbidity and baseline depression severity.Subjects who did not remit to sertraline exhibited higher FA values in the superior frontal gyri and anterior cingulate cortices bilaterally. There were no statistically significant associations between ADC measures and remission.Failure to remit to sertraline is associated with higher frontal FA values. Functional imaging studies demonstrate that depression is characterized by functional disconnection between frontal and limbic regions. Those individuals where this disconnection is related to structural changes as detected by DTI may be more likely to respond to antidepressants.ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00339066.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2533397?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Warren D Taylor Maragatha Kuchibhatla Martha E Payne James R Macfall Yvette I Sheline K Ranga Krishnan P Murali Doraiswamy Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression. PLoS ONE |
| title | Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression. |
| title_full | Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression. |
| title_fullStr | Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression. |
| title_short | Frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late-life depression. |
| title_sort | frontal white matter anisotropy and antidepressant remission in late life depression |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2533397?pdf=render |
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