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Purpose <p>Previous research indicates brain network alterations in the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and central-executive network (CEN) in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, replication has been inconsistent due to small, varied samples. We aimed to explore intra- and inter-networks alternations among DMN, SN, and CEN in individuals with MCI using multivariate source-based morphometry (SBM) with a larger, population-based sample.</p> Materials and methods <p>This cross-sectional study included 1,997 participants (median age: 69&#xa0;years; 61.9% female) who underwent three-dimensional (3D) T1-weighed imaging with 3&#xa0;T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They were classified into 1,236 healthy controls (HC) and 761 individuals with MCI. SBM was used to extract triple brain networks as structural networks, and <i>Z</i>-scores were calculated. Intra-network comparisons of DMN, SN, and CEN between HC and MCI groups were conducted using logistic regression analysis. Inter-network comparisons among the triple brain networks were performed using structural equation modeling (SEM).</p> Results <p>Connectivity (median <i>Z</i> score) of each network was lower in the MCI group than in the HC group: DMN (0.08 vs. − 0.12), SN (0.08 vs. − 0.23), and CEN (0.07 vs. − 0.06). Logistic regression showed significant association of SN connectivity with MCI (odds ratio 0.862, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). SEM analysis revealed a significant group difference in the model where SN mediated input from CEN to DMN.</p> Conclusion <p>We found altered network patterns in individuals with mild cognitive impairment, suggesting a transformation in network connectivity among DMN, SN, and CEN, particularly compensating for degraded SN connectivity.</p>

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Altered connectivity among the triple brain networks in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a source-based morphometry study with a large elderly population

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    2025年6月18日

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  • Chihiro Yotsuya,
  • Keita Watanabe,
  • Sera Kasai,
  • Yoshihito Umemura,
  • Tomohiro Shintaku,
  • Yuka Ishimoto,
  • Miho Sasaki,
  • Haruka Nagaya,
  • Soichiro Tatsuo,
  • Tatsuya Mikami,
  • Yoshinori Tamada,
  • Satoru Ide,
  • Masahiko Tomiyama,
  • Shingo Kakeda

摘要

Purpose

Previous research indicates brain network alterations in the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and central-executive network (CEN) in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, replication has been inconsistent due to small, varied samples. We aimed to explore intra- and inter-networks alternations among DMN, SN, and CEN in individuals with MCI using multivariate source-based morphometry (SBM) with a larger, population-based sample.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional study included 1,997 participants (median age: 69 years; 61.9% female) who underwent three-dimensional (3D) T1-weighed imaging with 3 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They were classified into 1,236 healthy controls (HC) and 761 individuals with MCI. SBM was used to extract triple brain networks as structural networks, and Z-scores were calculated. Intra-network comparisons of DMN, SN, and CEN between HC and MCI groups were conducted using logistic regression analysis. Inter-network comparisons among the triple brain networks were performed using structural equation modeling (SEM).

Results

Connectivity (median Z score) of each network was lower in the MCI group than in the HC group: DMN (0.08 vs. − 0.12), SN (0.08 vs. − 0.23), and CEN (0.07 vs. − 0.06). Logistic regression showed significant association of SN connectivity with MCI (odds ratio 0.862, p < 0.05). SEM analysis revealed a significant group difference in the model where SN mediated input from CEN to DMN.

Conclusion

We found altered network patterns in individuals with mild cognitive impairment, suggesting a transformation in network connectivity among DMN, SN, and CEN, particularly compensating for degraded SN connectivity.