期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
卷 66, 期 -, 页码 32-39出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.02.001
关键词
SNCA; rs356219; MRI; Basal ganglia; Healthy
资金
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institutes of Health [R01NS052318, R01NS075012, T32NS082169, P50AG047266]
- Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging [Z01-AG000949-0]
The single-nucleotide polymorphism rs356219 in the alpha-synuclein (SNCA) gene has been shown to significantly contribute to an earlier age at onset of Parkinson's disease (PD), and regulates SNCA expression in PD brain regions, blood, and plasma. Here, we used multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study healthy adults with and without the rs356219 risk genotype. Motor and cognitive tests were administered, and all participants underwent functional and structural MRI. Imaging analyses included (1) task-based functional MRI; (2) task-based functional connectivity; (3) free-water diffusion MRI of the substantia nigra; (4) voxel-based morphometry; and (5) surface-based morphometry. There were no differences between the 2 groups in motor and cognitive performance, or brain structure. However, carrying a PD risk variant was associated with reduced functional activity in the posterior putamen and primary motor cortex. Moreover, the posterior putamen had reduced functional connectivity with the motor cortex during motor control in those with a risk genotype compared to those without. These findings point to functional abnormalities in the striatocortical circuit of rs356219 risk genotype carriers. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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