Abstract
Background: Whether the presence of the Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele modulates hippocampal connectivity networks in abnormal ageing has yet to be fully clarified.
Objective: Allele-dependent differences in this pattern of functional connectivity were investigated in patients with very mild neurodegeneration of the Alzheimer’s type, carriers and non-carriers of the ε4 allele. Method: A seed-based connectivity approach was used. The two groups were similar in demographics, volumetric measures of brain structure, and cognitive profiles. Results: ε4-carriers had increased connectivity between the seed area in the left hippocampus and 1) a left insular/lateral prefrontal region and 2) the contralateral right parietal cortex. Moreover, hippocampus- to-parietal connectivity in the group of ε4 carriers was positively associated with memory performance, indicating that the between-group difference reflects compensatory processes. Retrospective analyses of functional connectivity based on patients from the ADNI initiative confirmed this pattern. Conclusion: We suggest that increased connectivity with areas external to the Default Mode Network (DMN) reflects both compensatory recruitment of additional areas, and pathological interwining between the DMN and the salience network as part of a global ε4-dependent circuital disruption. These differences indicate that the ε4 allele is associated with a more profound degree of DMN network breakdown even in the prodromal stage of neurodegeneration.Keywords: Functional connectivity, disinhibition hypothesis, posterior cingulate, hippocampus; Alzheimer's disease, network disruption.
Current Alzheimer Research
Title:ApoE ε4 Allele Related Alterations in Hippocampal Connectivity in Early Alzheimer’s Disease Support Memory Performance
Volume: 14 Issue: 7
Author(s): Matteo De Marco, Annamaria Vallelunga, Francesca Meneghello, Susheel Varma, Alejandro F. Frangi and Annalena Venneri*
Affiliation:
- Department of Neuroscience - Medical School, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, N floor, room N130, Sheffield, S10 2RX,United Kingdom
Keywords: Functional connectivity, disinhibition hypothesis, posterior cingulate, hippocampus; Alzheimer's disease, network disruption.
Abstract: Background: Whether the presence of the Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele modulates hippocampal connectivity networks in abnormal ageing has yet to be fully clarified.
Objective: Allele-dependent differences in this pattern of functional connectivity were investigated in patients with very mild neurodegeneration of the Alzheimer’s type, carriers and non-carriers of the ε4 allele. Method: A seed-based connectivity approach was used. The two groups were similar in demographics, volumetric measures of brain structure, and cognitive profiles. Results: ε4-carriers had increased connectivity between the seed area in the left hippocampus and 1) a left insular/lateral prefrontal region and 2) the contralateral right parietal cortex. Moreover, hippocampus- to-parietal connectivity in the group of ε4 carriers was positively associated with memory performance, indicating that the between-group difference reflects compensatory processes. Retrospective analyses of functional connectivity based on patients from the ADNI initiative confirmed this pattern. Conclusion: We suggest that increased connectivity with areas external to the Default Mode Network (DMN) reflects both compensatory recruitment of additional areas, and pathological interwining between the DMN and the salience network as part of a global ε4-dependent circuital disruption. These differences indicate that the ε4 allele is associated with a more profound degree of DMN network breakdown even in the prodromal stage of neurodegeneration.Export Options
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De Marco Matteo, Vallelunga Annamaria, Meneghello Francesca, Varma Susheel, Frangi F. Alejandro and Venneri Annalena*, ApoE ε4 Allele Related Alterations in Hippocampal Connectivity in Early Alzheimer’s Disease Support Memory Performance, Current Alzheimer Research 2017; 14 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205014666170206113528
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205014666170206113528 |
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