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2D-1H proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study on brain metabolite alterations in patients with diabetic hypertension

  • Authors:
    • Zhen Cao
    • Bi‑Di Ye
    • Zhi-Wei Shen
    • Xiao‑Fang Cheng
    • Zhong‑Xian Yang
    • Yan‑Yan Liu
    • Ren‑Hua Wu
    • Kuan Geng
    • Ye‑Yu Xiao
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  • Published online on: February 5, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3305
  • Pages: 4232-4238
  • Copyright: © Cao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY_NC 3.0].

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible metabolic alterations in the frontal cortex and parietal white matter in patients with diabetic hypertension (DHT) using proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging. A total of 33 DHT patients and 30 healthy control subjects aged between 45 and 75 were included in the present study. All subjects were right‑handed. The spectroscopy data were collected using a GE Healthcare 1.5T MR scanner. The multi‑voxels were located in the semioval center (repetition time/echo time=1,500 ms/35 ms). The area of interest was 8x10x2 cm in volume and contained the two sides of the frontal cortex and the parietal white matter. The spectra data were processed using SAGE software. The ratios of brain metabolite concentrations, particularly for N‑acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr) and Choline (Cho)/Cr were calculated and analyzed. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 17.0. The NAA/Cr ratio of the bilateral prefrontal cortex of the DHT group was significantly lower than that of the control group (left t=‑7.854, P=0.000 and right t=‑5.787, P=0.000), The Cho/Cr ratio was also much lower than the control group (left t=2.422, P=0.024 and right t=2.920, P=0.007). NAA/Cr ratio of the left parietal white matter of the DHT group was extremely lower than that of the control group (t=‑4.199, P=0.000). Therefore, DHT may result in metabolic disorders in the frontal cortex and parietal white matter but the metabolic alterations are different in various regions of the brain. The alteration in cerebral metabolism is associated with diabetes and hypertension. The ratios of NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr are potential metabolic markers for the brain damage induced by DHT.
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Cao Z, Ye BD, Shen Z, Cheng XF, Yang ZX, Liu YY, Wu RH, Geng K and Xiao YY: 2D-1H proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study on brain metabolite alterations in patients with diabetic hypertension. Mol Med Rep 11: 4232-4238, 2015
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Cao, Z., Ye, B., Shen, Z., Cheng, X., Yang, Z., Liu, Y. ... Xiao, Y. (2015). 2D-1H proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study on brain metabolite alterations in patients with diabetic hypertension. Molecular Medicine Reports, 11, 4232-4238. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3305
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Cao, Z., Ye, B., Shen, Z., Cheng, X., Yang, Z., Liu, Y., Wu, R., Geng, K., Xiao, Y."2D-1H proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study on brain metabolite alterations in patients with diabetic hypertension". Molecular Medicine Reports 11.6 (2015): 4232-4238.
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Cao, Z., Ye, B., Shen, Z., Cheng, X., Yang, Z., Liu, Y., Wu, R., Geng, K., Xiao, Y."2D-1H proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study on brain metabolite alterations in patients with diabetic hypertension". Molecular Medicine Reports 11, no. 6 (2015): 4232-4238. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2015.3305