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The influence of obesity on cerebral blood flow in young adults using arterial spin labeling MRI.

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:Obesity causes damage to several organs, including the brain. Recent studies have been focusing on understanding the mechanisms through which obesity affects brain structure and function using neuroimaging techniques. A functional biomarker, such as cerebral blood flow (CBF), is a powerful tool that can be used to explore neural dysfunction. However, there is currently limited information regarding the association between CBF and obesity. The study was conducted to investigate the potential effect of obesity on brain perfusion in a young cohort aged 20-30 years. A total of 21 obese (body mass index (BMI) > 26 kg/m2 ) and 21 lean (BMI < 24 kg/m2 ) right-handed volunteers were included in this study. CBF was acquired using the 2D single post-labeling delay (PLD) arterial spin labeling (ASL) technique on a 3 T MRI scanner. A multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the difference in global and regional gray matter (GM) CBF between the groups. CBF value was assigned as the dependent variable, whereas age, sex, and group (obese or lean) were considered as the independent variables. Results showed that group-related differences in CBF were homogeneous across brain regions, as obese subjects had significantly lower global GM CBF than lean subjects (P < 0.05). In the voxelwise analysis, obese individuals had significantly lower CBF in the left pulvinar of the thalamus and visual association areas, including Brodmann area (BA) 7, BA18, and BA19, than lean subjects. Although the signal-to-noise ratio was slightly compromised for 2D sequences and subject-specific arterial transit time was not estimated due to a single PLD sequence, this study demonstrated alterations in CBF in obese subjects, particularly in regions of the pulvinar of the thalamus and its synchronously related areas such as visual association areas. These results suggest that ASL provides a potential platform for further obesity-related research.

journal_name

NMR Biomed

journal_title

NMR in biomedicine

authors

Peng SL,Chen CM

doi

10.1002/nbm.4375

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-10-01 00:00:00

pages

e4375

issue

eissn

0952-3480

issn

1099-1492

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The influence of obesity on cerebral blood flow in young adults using arterial spin labeling MRI.