TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence of altered metabolism of cellular membranes in bipolar disorder comorbid with post-traumatic stress disorder
AU - Jabbari-zadeh, Faramarz
AU - Cao, Bo
AU - Stanley, Jeffrey A.
AU - Liu, Yang
AU - Wu, Mon Ju
AU - Tannous, Jonika
AU - Lopez, Mizuki
AU - Sanches, Marsal
AU - Mwangi, Benson
AU - Zunta-Soares, Giovana B.
AU - Soares, Jair C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/6/15
Y1 - 2021/6/15
N2 - In proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H MRS) studies, aberrant levels of choline-containing compounds that include glycerophosphocholine plus phosphocholine (GPC+PC), can signify alterations in the metabolism of cellular membrane phospholipids (MPLs) from a healthy baseline. In a recent ¹H MRS study, we reported increased GPC+PC in cortical and subcortical areas of adult patients with bipolar disorder I (BP-I). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can worsen the severity of BP-I, but it is unclear whether the effect of a PTSD comorbidity in BP-I is associated with altered MPL metabolism. The purpose of this study was to re-investigate the ¹H MRS data to determine whether the regional extent of elevated GPC+PC was greater in BP-I patients with PTSD (BP-I/wPTSD) compared to BP-I without comorbid PTSD (BP-I/woPTSD) patients and healthy controls. GPC+PC levels from four brain areas [the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), anterior-dorsal ACC, caudate, and putamen] were measured in 14 BP-I/wPTSD, 36 BP-I/woPTSD, and 44 healthy controls using a multi-voxel 1H MRS approach on a 3 Tesla system with high spatial resolution and absolute quantification. Results show a significant increase in GPC+PC levels from the caudate and putamen of BP-I/wPTSD patients compared to healthy controls (P<0.05) and in the putamen compared to BP-I/woPTSD patients (P<0.05). These findings are consistent with evidence of elevated degradation of MPLs in the neuropil that is more pronounced in BP-I patients with comorbid PTSD.
AB - In proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H MRS) studies, aberrant levels of choline-containing compounds that include glycerophosphocholine plus phosphocholine (GPC+PC), can signify alterations in the metabolism of cellular membrane phospholipids (MPLs) from a healthy baseline. In a recent ¹H MRS study, we reported increased GPC+PC in cortical and subcortical areas of adult patients with bipolar disorder I (BP-I). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can worsen the severity of BP-I, but it is unclear whether the effect of a PTSD comorbidity in BP-I is associated with altered MPL metabolism. The purpose of this study was to re-investigate the ¹H MRS data to determine whether the regional extent of elevated GPC+PC was greater in BP-I patients with PTSD (BP-I/wPTSD) compared to BP-I without comorbid PTSD (BP-I/woPTSD) patients and healthy controls. GPC+PC levels from four brain areas [the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), anterior-dorsal ACC, caudate, and putamen] were measured in 14 BP-I/wPTSD, 36 BP-I/woPTSD, and 44 healthy controls using a multi-voxel 1H MRS approach on a 3 Tesla system with high spatial resolution and absolute quantification. Results show a significant increase in GPC+PC levels from the caudate and putamen of BP-I/wPTSD patients compared to healthy controls (P<0.05) and in the putamen compared to BP-I/woPTSD patients (P<0.05). These findings are consistent with evidence of elevated degradation of MPLs in the neuropil that is more pronounced in BP-I patients with comorbid PTSD.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 33951550
AN - SCOPUS:85105014716
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 289
SP - 81
EP - 87
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
ER -