Journal
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING
Volume 191, Issue 3, Pages 201-211Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.10.005
Keywords
Marijuana; H-1 MRS; Myo-Inositol; Impulsivity; Mood
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- NIAAA [K01, AA014651]
- NIDA [R01, DA020269, DA12483]
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Chronic marijuana (MRJ) use is associated with altered cognition and mood state, altered brain metabolites, and functional and structural brain changes. The objective of this study was to apply proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) to compare proton metabolite levels in 15 young men with MRJ dependence and 11 healthy non-using (NU) young men. Spectra were acquired at 4.0 Tesla using 2D J-resolved MRSI to resolve coupled resonances in J-space and to quantify the entire J-coupled spectral surface of metabolites from voxels containing basal ganglia and thalamus, temporal and parietal lobes, and occipital white and gray matter. This method permitted investigation of high-quality spectra for regression analyses to examine metabolites relative to tissue type. Distribution of myo-inositol (ml)/creatine (Cr) was altered in the MRJ group whereas the NU group exhibited higher ml/Cr in WM than GM, this pattern was not observed in MRJ subjects. Significant relationships observed between global ml/Cr and distribution in WM, and self-reported impulsivity and mood symptoms were also unique between MRJ and NU groups. These preliminary findings suggest that ml, and distribution of this glial metabolite in WM, is altered by MRJ use and is associated with behavioral and affective features reported by young MRJ-dependent men. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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