1. Neuroinflammatory and morphological changes in late-life depression: the NIMROD study
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Su, L, Faluyi, YO, Hong, YT, Fryer, TD, Mak, E, Gabel, S, Hayes, L, Soteriades, S, Williams, GB, Arnold, R, Passamonti, L, Rodriguez, PV, Surendranathan, A, Bevan-Jones, RW, Coles, J, Aigbirhio, F, Rowe, B, O'Brien, JT, Williams, Guy [0000-0001-5223-6654], Passamonti, Luca [0000-0002-7937-0615], Surendranathan, Ajenthan [0000-0003-3809-1545], Coles, Jonathan [0000-0003-4013-679X], O'Brien, John [0000-0002-0837-5080], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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Aged, 80 and over ,Cerebral Cortex ,Inflammation ,Male ,Depressive Disorder, Major ,Short Report ,Hippocampus ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Multimodal Imaging ,C-Reactive Protein ,Receptors, GABA ,Positron-Emission Tomography ,Humans ,Female ,Aged - Abstract
We studied neuroinflammation in individuals with late-life, depression, as a risk factor for dementia, using [11C]PK11195 positron emission tomography (PET). Five older participants with major depression and 13 controls underwent PET and multimodal 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with blood taken to measure C-reactive protein (CRP). We found significantly higher CRP levels in those with late-life depression and raised [11C]PK11195 binding compared with controls in brain regions associated with depression, including subgenual anterior cingulate cortex, and significant hippocampal subfield atrophy in cornu ammonis 1 and subiculum. Our findings suggest neuroinflammation requires further investigation in late-life depression, both as a possible aetiological factor and a potential therapeutic target.
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- 2016