Structural alterations of individual hypothalamic nuclei in young females with obesity and anorexia nervosa: an in vivo 7-T MRI study

. 2025 May ; 121 (5) : 1186-1198. [epub] 20250320

Jazyk angličtina Země Spojené státy americké Médium print-electronic

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Perzistentní odkaz   https://www.medvik.cz/link/pmid40128134
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PubMed 40128134
DOI 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.02.003
PII: S0002-9165(25)00071-1
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje

BACKGROUND: The hypothalamus (HT) plays a crucial role in regulating eating behaviors. Disruptions in its function have been linked to the development of weight-related disorders. Nevertheless, its characterization remains a challenge. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the structural alterations of individual HT nuclei related to eating behaviors in patients with weight-related disorders, and their association with body mass index (BMI) and severity of eating disorders. METHODS: Forty-four young females with normal weight (HC, n = 21), restrictive anorexia nervosa (AN, n = 13), and living with obesity (OB, n = 10) were explored in vivo using 7-T high-resolution (0.6 mm isotropic voxel) T1 quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Volumes and quantitative T1 values of individual HT nuclei were compared after whole-brain normalization using nonparametric tests (corrected for multiple comparisons for groups and regions). We investigated the parameters associated with BMI and eating disorders, such as MRI parameters of HT nuclei, ghrelin and leptin levels, depression, and anxiety using multivariate nonlinear partial least square (NIPALS). RESULTS: Both AN and OB showed higher volumes of HT relative to HC (Zscores: 0.78 ± 1.06; 1.43 ± 1.51). AN showed significantly higher volumes and T1 values of the right paraventricular nucleus (PaVN) (volume Zscore: 1.82 ± 1.45; T1 Zscore: 3.76 ± 4.67), and higher T1 values of the left PaVN (Zscore: 2.25 ± 2.37) and right periventricular nuclei (Zscore: 3.73 ± 4.81). NIPALS models showed that lower BMI in AN was associated with structural alterations of the bilateral PaVN, right anterior commissure, and left fornix (FX). Higher BMI in OB was associated with structural alterations within the right PaVN, bilateral FX, left posterior hypothalamic nucleus, right lateral HT, and right anterior hypothalamic area. Finally, the severity of eating disorders was associated with larger structural alterations within the bilateral PaVN, bilateral arcuate hypothalamic nuclei, right bed nucleus of stria terminalis, left medial preoptic nucleus, and right tubero-mammillary hypothalamic nucleus. CONCLUSIONS: Weight-related disorders are associated with significant micro and macrostructural alterations in HT nuclei involved in eating behaviors.

CNRS Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale Aix Marseille University Marseille France; Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille Centre d'Exploration Métabolique par Résonance Magnétique Hôpital Universitaire de la Timone Aix Marseille University Marseille France

CNRS Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale Aix Marseille University Marseille France; Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille Centre d'Exploration Métabolique par Résonance Magnétique Hôpital Universitaire de la Timone Aix Marseille University Marseille France; CEITEC Central European Institute of Technology Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic; Faculty of Medicine of the Masaryk University 1st Department of Neurology Brno Czech Republic

CNRS Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale Aix Marseille University Marseille France; Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille Centre d'Exploration Métabolique par Résonance Magnétique Hôpital Universitaire de la Timone Aix Marseille University Marseille France; Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology A∗Star Singapore

INSERM INRAE Centre de recherche en CardioVasculaire et Nutrition Aix Marseille University Marseille France

INSERM INRAE Centre de recherche en CardioVasculaire et Nutrition Aix Marseille University Marseille France; Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille Département d'Endocrinologie Hôpital de la Conception Aix Marseille University Marseille France

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology A∗Star Singapore

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