期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 1363, 期 -, 页码 81-92出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.071
关键词
Functional magnetic resonance; imaging; Menstrual cycle; Appetite regulation; Ovarian steroid
资金
- Physicians Services Incorporated
- Botterell Foundation
Food intake is decreased during the late follicular phase and increased in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle While a changing ovarian steroid milieu is believed to be responsible for this behavior, the specific mechanisms involved are poorly understood Brain activity in response to visual food stimuli was compared during the estrogen dominant pen-ovulatory phase and the progesterone dominant luteal phase of the menstrual cycle Twelve women underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging during the pen ovulatory and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle in a counterbalanced fashion Whole brain T2* images were collected while subjects viewed pictures of high calorie (HC) foods low calorie (LC) foods, and control (C) pictures presented in a block design Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal in the late follicular phase and luteal phase was determined for the contrasts HC-C, LC-C, HC-LC and LC-HC Both HC and LC stimuli activated numerous corticolimbic brain regions in the follicular phase whereas only HC stimuli were effective in the luteal phase Activation of the nucleus accumbens (NAc), amygdala, and hippocampus in response to the HC-C contrast and the hippocampus in response to the LC-C contrast was significantly increased in the late follicular phase compared to the luteal phase Activation of the orbitofrontal cortex and mid cingulum in response to the HC-LC contrast was greater during the luteal phase These results demonstrate for the first time that brain responses to visual food cues are influenced by menstrual cycle phase We postulate that ovarian steroid modulation of the corticolimbic brain contributes to changes in ingestive behavior during the menstrual cycle (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reserved
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