PMID- 33553356 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231110 IS - 2305-5839 (Print) IS - 2305-5847 (Electronic) IS - 2305-5839 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan TI - Temporal dynamic changes of intrinsic brain activity in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment patients: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. PG - 63 LID - 10.21037/atm-20-7214 [doi] LID - 63 AB - BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory impairment. Previous studies have largely focused on alterations of static brain activity occurring in patients with AD. Few studies to date have explored the characteristics of dynamic brain activity in cognitive impairment, and their predictive ability in AD patients. METHODS: One hundred and eleven AD patients, 29 MCI patients, and 73 healthy controls (HC) were recruited. The dynamic amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (dALFF) and the dynamic fraction amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (dfALFF) were used to assess the temporal variability of local brain activity in patients with AD or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated between the metrics and subjects' behavioral scores. RESULTS: The results of analysis of variance indicated that the AD, MCI, and HC groups showed significant variability of dALFF in the cerebellar posterior and middle temporal lobes. In AD patients, these brain regions had high dALFF variability. Significant dfALFF variability was found between the three groups in the left calcarine cortex and white matter. The AD group showed lower dfALFF than the MCI group in the left calcarine cortex. CONCLUSIONS: Compared to HC, AD patients were found to have increased dALFF variability in the cerebellar posterior and temporal lobes. This abnormal pattern may diminish the capacity of the cerebellum and temporal lobes to participate in the cerebrocerebellar circuits and default mode network (DMN), which regulate cognition and emotion in AD. The findings above indicate that the analysis of dALFF and dfALFF based on functional magnetic resonance imaging data may give a new insight into the neurophysiological mechanisms of AD. CI - 2021 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. FAU - Li, Ting AU - Li T AD - Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China. FAU - Liao, Zhengluan AU - Liao Z AD - Department of Psychiatry, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Mao, Yanping AU - Mao Y AD - Department of Psychological Medicine, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Hu, Jiaojiao AU - Hu J AD - Department of Psychological Medicine, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Le, Dansheng AU - Le D AD - The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Pei, Yangliu AU - Pei Y AD - Graduate faculty, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China. FAU - Sun, Wangdi AU - Sun W AD - The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Lin, Jixin AU - Lin J AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Shengsi County People's Hospital, Zhoushan, China. FAU - Qiu, Yaju AU - Qiu Y AD - Department of Psychiatry, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Zhu, Junpeng AU - Zhu J AD - Department of Psychiatry, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Yan AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Psychiatry, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Qi, Chang AU - Qi C AD - Department of Psychiatry, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Ye, Xiangming AU - Ye X AD - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Su, Heng AU - Su H AD - Department of Psychiatry, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Yu, Enyan AU - Yu E AD - Department of Psychological Medicine, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Ann Transl Med JT - Annals of translational medicine JID - 101617978 CIN - Ann Transl Med. 2021 Jun;9(12):1031. PMID: 34277831 PMC - PMC7859807 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease (AD) OT - dynamic fraction amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (dfALFF) OT - mild cognitive impairment (MCI) OT - resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) OT - the dynamic amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (dALFF) COIS- Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-20-7214). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2021/02/09 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/09 06:01 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2021/02/08 05:48 PHST- 2021/02/08 05:48 [entrez] PHST- 2021/02/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - atm-09-01-63 [pii] AID - 10.21037/atm-20-7214 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Transl Med. 2021 Jan;9(1):63. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-7214.