期刊
MEDICINE
卷 101, 期 41, 页码 -出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030924
关键词
aging; diffusion tensor tractography; dopaminergic pathway; mesolimbic tract; social interaction
资金
- National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea - Korean Government (MSIP) [2021R1F1A1064353]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2021R1F1A1064353] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), this study explored the aging of the mesolibic tract (MLT) in normal human participants and found a significant negative correlation between age and the voxel number (VN) of MLT, as well as a positive correlation between age and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). Aging of MLT was observed to begin in the 20s or 30s and steadily progress throughout life until significant degeneration occurred in the 60s. This may play a role in the decline of memory and social interaction with aging in normal participants.
The mesolibic tract (MLT) is a dopaminergic tract that has been shown to play a role in regulating reward stimuli, including both incentive salience and social stimuli. In the current study, we examined the aging of MLT in normal human participants to explain human brain structures using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). Fifty-seven healthy participants were recruited for this study and allocated to six groups based on their age. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scanning was performed and MLTs were reconstructed using the probabilistic tractography method. MLTs were defined by selecting fibers passing through the seed and target regions of interest placed on the ventral segmental area and nucleus accumbens. A significant negative correlation was observed between age and the voxel number (VN) of MLT, while a positive correlation was observed between age and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). The mean VN value of the MLT was significantly lower in the 60s and 70s age groups than in the 20s, 40s, and 50s (P < .05). The mean ADC value of the MLT was significantly higher in the 60s and 70s groups than in the 20s, 30s, and 40s, 50s groups (P < .05). We found that aging of the MLT began in the 20s or 30s and progressed steadily throughout life until the 60s, when it exhibited significant degeneration. We believe this affect may play a role in the decline of memory and social interaction with aging in normal participants.
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