期刊
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
卷 300, 期 -, 页码 150-157出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.067
关键词
Early-onset depression; Ageing; Thalamus; Neuroimaging; Magnetic resonance imaging
资金
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australian Research Council (NHMRC-ARC) Dementia Research Development Fellowships [APP1109618, APP1107247]
- NHMRC Dementia Leadership Fellowship [APP1135639]
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence to Optimise Sleep in Brain Ageing and Neurodegeneration (CogSleep CRE) [CRE APP115294]
The study investigates the thalamic volumes in older adults with early-onset depression (EOD). It found that individuals with EOD had significantly larger bilateral, right and left hemispheric thalamic volumes compared to the control group. Younger age and lower education level were associated with larger thalamic volumes. However, no significant correlations were found between thalamic volumes and cognitive performance. Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms of these changes.
Background: The thalamus is a key diencephalic structure involved in major depressive disorder (MDD). Studies have consistently revealed abnormalities in thalamic volumes in older adults with late-onset depression (LOD), however abnormalities in older adults with early-onset depression (EOD) have not yet been well-studied. Methods: Fifty-nine euthymic participants with a history of EOD and fifty-nine matched comparison participants without a lifetime history of depression underwent neuroimaging, medical and neuropsychological assessments. Thalamic volumes were compared between groups. To investigate the previously-proposed right hemispheric (RH) dominance theory of MDD, we explored the bilateral, right and left hemispheric (LH) thalamic volumes. Multiple regression analyses were used to evaluate between-group and within-group effects. Correlational analyses examined associations between group and cognitive performance. Results: Relative to the comparison group, those with EOD had significantly larger bilateral, LH and RH thalamic volumes. Those with EOD, those who were younger, and those who had fewer years of education demonstrated larger bilateral and LH thalamic volumes. For RH thalamic volumes, those with EOD and those who were younger demonstrated larger RH thalamic volumes. EOD within-group models were also run to assess associations between relevant depression variables. The results showed that only age was significant for bilateral and RH thalamic volumes. For the LH thalamic volumes, the model was not significant. No significant correlations were found between cognitive performance and EOD groups. Conclusion: Older adults with a history of EOD showed significantly larger bilateral, RH and LH thalamic volumes. Further research is needed to delineate potential underlying mechanisms of this change.
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