Intrinsic brain connectivity in fibromyalgia is associated with chronic pain intensity
| Autor: | Richard E. Harris, Vitaly Napadow, Sawsan As-Sanie, Lauren LaCount, Kyungmo Park, Daniel J. Clauw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Fibromyalgia Brain activity and meditation Immunology Pain Insular cortex Severity of Illness Index Brain mapping Article Rheumatology Image Processing Computer-Assisted Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Default mode network Aged Pain Measurement Analysis of Variance Brain Mapping Resting state fMRI medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Chronic pain Brain Middle Aged medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Chronic Disease Physical therapy Regression Analysis Female Nerve Net business Functional magnetic resonance imaging Neuroscience |
| Zdroj: | Arthritis & Rheumatism. 62:2545-2555 |
| ISSN: | 0004-3591 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/art.27497 |
| Popis: | Objective. Fibromyalgia (FM) is considered to be the prototypical central chronic pain syndrome and is associated with widespread pain that fluctuates spontaneously. Multiple studies have demonstrated altered brain activity in these patients. The objective of this study was to investigate the degree of connectivity between multiple brain networks in patients with FM, as well as how activity in these networks correlates with the level of spontaneous pain. Methods. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) data from 18 patients with FM and 18 age-matched healthy control subjects were analyzed using dual-regression independent components analysis, which is a data-driven approach for the identification of independent brain networks. Intrinsic, or resting-state, connectivity was evaluated in multiple brain networks: the default mode network (DMN), the executive attention network (EAN), and the medial visual network (MVN), with the MVN serving as a negative control. Spontaneous pain levels were also analyzed for covariance with intrinsic connectivity. Results. Patients with FM had greater connectivity within the DMN and right EAN (corrected P [Pcorr] < 0.05 versus controls), and greater connectivity between the DMN and the insular cortex, which is a brain region known to process evoked pain. Furthermore, greater intensity of spontaneous pain at the time of the FMRI scan correlated with greater intrinsic connectivity between the insula and both the DMN and right EAN (Pcorr < 0.05). Conclusion. These findings indicate that resting brain activity within multiple networks is associated with spontaneous clinical pain in patients with FM. These findings may also have broader implications for how subjective experiences such as pain arise from a complex interplay among multiple brain networks. |
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