| Zugriffsnummer | 39483 |
| Dokumenttyp | Konferenzartikel |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Transcranial direct current-induced modulation of GABA levels and resting-state functional connectivity in older subjects |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Schubert, Florian; 8.1, Biomedizinische Magnetresonanz, PTB-Berlin
Antonenko, D.; Neurology, NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité, Berlin, GERMANY
Bohm, F.; Neurology, NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité, Berlin, GERMANY
Aydin, Semiha; 8.1, Biomedizinische Magnetresonanz, PTB-Berlin
Hayek, D.; Neurology, NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité, Berlin, GERMANY
Grittne, U.; Center for Stroke Research, Charité, Berlin, GERMANY
Flöel, A.; Neurology, NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité, Berlin, GERMANY
Ittermann, Bernd; 8.1, Biomedizinische Magnetresonanz, PTB-Berlin
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| Quelle/Jahr | ISMRM 25th annual meeting & exhibition: 22 - 27 April 2017, Honolulu : IN: Proceedings of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine: 25 (2017), 1064-1 - 1064-3 |
| Availability | [online only] |
| Verlag | Berkeley, CA: ISMRM |
| Konferenzangaben | ISMRM 25th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii, 22-27, April, 2017, USA |
| Zusammenfassung | Synopsis Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) modulates human behavior, neuronal patterns and metabolite concentrations. To unravel tDCS-induced alterations on the neuronal level we investigated tDCS-induced effects in older adults (50-79 years) using MRS to quantify GABA levels and resting-state fMRI to assess sensorimotor network strength and inter-hemispheric connectivity. Anodal, cathodal and sham tDCS were applied over the left sensorimotor region in a randomized, cross-over design. Compared to sham, anodal tDCS induced significantly reduced GABA levels, representing local plasticity, as well as lower large-scale network coupling and inter-hemispheric connectivity. Introduction Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) modulates human behavior, neuronal patterns and metabolite concentrations.1-3 Anodal tDCS has been found to induce reduced GABA levels within primary sensorimotor cortices4-6 and the strength of this effect correlated positively with learning and memory in the motor domain. In young adults, widespread resting-state functional connectivity (FC) changes were reported as a result of tDCS, with observations of augmented coupling within networks of interest.4 However, because of substantial alterations in the older human brain with regard to structure, connectivity, neurotransmitter levels, and the ability to induce long-term potentiation, stimulation effects often differ substantially from those in young healthy brains. Here, a systematic investigation of tDCS-induced effects in older adults was aimed at, using MRS to measure GABA levels and resting-state fMRI to assess functional connectivity. Methods Forty-eight healthy older adults (50-79 years, 24 female) participated in three scanning sessions with either anodal, cathodal or sham tDCS. Experiment design and stimulation setup are depicted in Figure 1. Measurements were performed on a 3T scanner (Verio, Siemens, Germany) using a 32-channel head coil. Following MPRAGE imaging and FAST(EST)MAP shimming, MEGA-PRESS spectra were acquired in a 22 × 22 × 22 mm³ voxel placed in left SM1 (Fig. 1C) before and after stimulation. GABA concentration was quantified relative to total creatine whose levels were not affected by the stimulation. FC was assessed using resting-state fMRI during stimulation. Seed-based and independent-component-analysis based approaches were used to assess tDCS-induced changes of inter-hemispheric FC and coupling strength within the sensorimotor network (SMN). Results A sample magnetic resonance spectrum for GABA is depicted in Figure 2. Relative GABA changes between conditions were determined by mixed-model analyses including the factor condition and the covariate age as well as their interaction (Fig. 2B). The main effect of condition was significant (p ( 0.05). Post-hoc comparisons of model-based means showed that the GABA level was significantly reduced in (anodal) atDCS compared to sham. This effect was polarity specific as there was no significant difference between (cathodal) ctDCS and sham. The effect of age was not significant, but there was a significant interaction between condition and age. To explore the meaning of this interaction, we divided the age group using a median split ((63y: young-old (YO), )63y: old-old (OO)). This distinction revealed that the atDCS effect was larger in the OO group (F(2,87)=5.54, p=.005). Repeating this analysis with glutamate levels instead of GABA showed no statistically significant effect of condition or age (Fig. 2D). Post-hoc comparisons demonstrated a significantly lower inter-hemispheric FC and reduced SMN strength in atDCS compared to sham. At baseline, GABA levels are inversely correlated to overall SMN strength but no significant relationship is observed between tDCS-induced GABA changes and SMN strength. These findings are consistent with previous studies4,7 on younger subjects. |
Zitierung
Schubert, F., Antonenko, D., Bohm, F., Aydin, S., Hayek, D., Grittne, U., Flöel, A., & Ittermann, B. (2017). Transcranial direct current-induced modulation of GABA levels and resting-state functional connectivity in older subjects. ISMRM 25th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii, 22-27, April, 2017, USA.