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Chao Li1, Mengshi Dong1, Yi Yin1, Kelei Hua1, Shishun Fu1, Guihua Jiang1.
Abstract
The investigation of the mechanism of insomnia could provide the basis for improved understanding and treatment of insomnia. The aim of this study is to investigate the abnormal functional connectivity throughout the entire brain of insomnia patients, and analyze the global distribution of these abnormalities. Whole brains of 50 patients with insomnia and 40 healthy controls were divided into 116 regions and abnormal connectivities were identified by comparing the Pearson's correlation coefficients of each pair using general linear model analyses with covariates of age, sex, and duration of education. In patients with insomnia, regions that relate to wakefulness, emotion, worry/rumination, saliency/attention, and sensory-motor showed increased positive connectivity with each other; however, regions that often restrain each other, such as regions in salience network with regions in default mode network, showed decreased positive connectivity. Correlation analysis indicated that some increased positive functional connectivity was associated with the Self-Rating Depression Scale, Insomnia Severity Index, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores. According to our findings, increased and decreased positive connectivities suggest function strengthening and function disinhibition, respectively, which offers a parsimonious explanation for the hyperarousal hypothesis in the level of the whole-brain functional connectivity in patients with insomnia.Entities:
Keywords: functional connectivity; hyperarousal hypothesis; primary insomnia; resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging; whole brain
Year: 2017 PMID: 28243094 PMCID: PMC5315348 DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S128811
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat ISSN: 1176-6328 Impact factor: 2.570
Figure 1Overall data processing framework.
Abbreviations: AAL, anatomical automatic labeling; GLM, general linear model; FC, functional connectivity.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of all participants
| Parameter | Patients with insomnia | Healthy controls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.09 | ||
| No of men | 21 | 10 | |
| No of women | 29 | 30 | |
| Age (years) | 39.64±10.42 | 39.20±8.47 | 0.83 |
| Duration (months) | 40.31±44.09 | ||
| Education (years) | 7.38±3.65 | 8.78±3.96 | 0.07 |
| PSQI | 12.32±2.93 | 5.88±2.19 | <0.001 |
| ISI | 12.56±2.96 | 5.78±2.34 | <0.001 |
| SAS | 51.92±10.87 | 42.73±5.73 | <0.001 |
| SDS | 55.06±8.93 | 43.95±5.34 | <0.001 |
Note: Unless otherwise noted, data are mean ± standard deviation.
Abbreviations: PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index; SAS, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale.
Increased positive functional connectivities in patients with insomnia
| COI | Network | Two-sample 2-tailed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R precuneus-L supramarginal gyrus | DMN-SMN | 0.43±0.21 | 0.30±0.26 | 2.64 | 0.0096 |
| R precuneus-R olfactory cortex | DMN-SMN | 0.29±0.18 | 0.19±0.17 | 2.75 | 0.0070 |
| L parahippocampal gyrus-L orbital part of middle frontal gyrus | DMN-ORB | 0.22±0.17 | 0.12±0.22 | 3.22 | 0.0017 |
| L hippocampus-L orbital part of superior frontal gyrus | DMN-ORB | 0.17±0.19 | 0.06±0.19 | 3.82 | 0.0002 |
| L insula lobe-L orbital part of middle frontal gyrus | SN-ORB | 0.18±0.23 | 0.06±0.23 | 2.72 | 0.0076 |
| L insula lobe-R rectus gyrus | SN-ORB | 0.16±0.23 | 0.04±0.21 | 2.68 | 0.0086 |
| L anterior cingulate gyrus-L olfactory cortex | SN-SMN | 0.36±0.16 | 0.26±0.20 | 2.83 | 0.0057 |
| R insula lobe-L olfactory cortex | SN-SMN | 0.18±0.18 | 0.08±0.20 | 2.98 | 0.0036 |
| R anterior cingulate gyrus-L olfactory cortex | SN-SMN | 0.31±0.17 | 0.21±0.21 | 2.80 | 0.0061 |
| R amygdala-R cerebellum 10 | AN-CER | 0.15±0.21 | 0.03±0.23 | 2.66 | 0.0091 |
| R amygdala-L supramarginal gyrus | AN-SMN | 0.30±0.22 | 0.19±0.19 | 2.66 | 0.0090 |
| R orbital part of median superior frontal gyrus-R cerebellum 10 | ORB-CER | 0.21±0.19 | 0.09±0.23 | 2.70 | 0.0082 |
| L orbital part of superior frontal gyrus-R cerebellum 10 | ORB-CER | 0.21±0.21 | 0.07±0.20 | 3.27 | 0.0014 |
| L orbital part of superior frontal gyrus-R cerebellum 7b | ORB-CER | 0.28±0.24 | 0.12±0.29 | 3.36 | 0.0011 |
| L rectus gyrus-R cerebellum 10 | ORB-CER | 0.23±0.21 | 0.10±0.20 | 2.69 | 0.0083 |
| R rectus gyrus-R cerebellum 10 | ORB-CER | 0.26±0.22 | 0.10±0.21 | 2.67 | 0.0088 |
| R rectus gyrus-R cerebellum 7b | ORB-CER | 0.43±0.18 | 0.30±0.20 | 3.03 | 0.0030 |
| R rectus gyrus-L olfactory cortex | ORB-SMN | 0.27±0.22 | 0.13±0.28 | 2.67 | 0.0088 |
| L putamen-R rectus gyrus | SUB-ORB | 0.23±0.18 | 0.13±0.16 | 2.67 | 0.0088 |
| R putamen-L olfactory cortex | SUB-SMN | 0.21±0.16 | 0.11±0.18 | 2.77 | 0.0067 |
| L putamen-R olfactory cortex | SUB-SMN | 0.26±0.17 | 0.18±0.15 | 2.73 | 0.0075 |
| L supramarginal gyrus-R cerebellum 4.5 | SMN-CER | 0.39±0.23 | 0.27±0.25 | 2.63 | 0.0098 |
| L olfactory cortex-L cerebellum 7b | SMN-CER | 0.17±0.17 | 0.07±0.21 | 2.77 | 0.0067 |
| R supplementary motor area-R olfactory cortex | SMN-SMN | 0.28±0.16 | 0.19±0.17 | 3.13 | 0.0023 |
| R olfactory cortex-L superior temporal gyrus | SMN-SMN | 0.29±0.17 | 0.18±0.18 | 2.73 | 0.0075 |
| R olfactory cortex-L supramarginal gyrus | SMN-SMN | 0.17±0.19 | 0.07±0.16 | 2.75 | 0.0070 |
| R olfactory cortex-L paracentral lobule | SMN-SMN | 0.27±0.17 | 0.18±0.16 | 2.73 | 0.0075 |
| R superior parietal gyrus-R cerebellum 7b | CEN-CER | 0.36±0.35 | 0.17±0.35 | 2.65 | 0.0094 |
Abbreviations: COI, connectivity of interest; R, right; L, left; DMN, default mode network; SMN, sensory-motor network; ORB, orbital part of frontal lobe; SN, salience network; AN, affective network; CER, cerebellum; SUB, subcortical regions; CEN, central-executive network.
Figure 2Increased positive functional connectivities in patients with insomnia.
Notes: (A) From the network point of view, ribbon represents connectivity. (B and C) From the brain region point of view. Visualization (A) was created using Circos (http://circos.ca/). (B and C) were visualized with the BrainNet Viewer).40
Abbreviations: AN, affective network; CEN, central-executive network; CER, cerebellum; DMN, default mode network; ORB, orbital part of frontal lobe; SMN, sensory-motor network; SN, salience network; SUB, subcortical regions.
Decreased positive functional connectivities in patients with insomnia
| COI | Network | Two-sample 2-tailed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L anterior cingulate gyrus-L angular gyrus | SN-DMN | 0.32±0.22 | 0.45±0.20 | −2.88 | 0.0049 |
| R anterior cingulate gyrus-L angular gyrus | SN-DMN | 0.31±0.19 | 0.43±0.20 | −2.77 | 0.0066 |
| L pallidum-R thalamus | SUB-SUB | 0.25±0.19 | 0.35±0.15 | −2.70 | 0.0081 |
| L orbital part of superior frontal gyrus-L inferior occipital gyrus | ORB-SMN | 0.18±0.25 | 0.34±0.24 | −3.37 | 0.0011 |
| R orbital part of superior frontal gyrus-R cuneus | ORB-SMN | 0.28±0.21 | 0.40±0.23 | −3.08 | 0.0026 |
| L orbital part of middle frontal gyrus-L inferior occipital gyrus | ORB-SMN | 0.18±0.27 | 0.33±0.25 | −3.03 | 0.0031 |
| R orbital part of median superior frontal gyrus-R cuneus | ORB-SMN | 0.31±0.22 | 0.43±0.23 | −3.00 | 0.0033 |
| Vermis 9–Vermis 10 | CER-CER | 0.18±0.24 | 0.29±0.18 | −2.63 | 0.0099 |
Abbreviations: COI, connectivity of interest; L, left; SN, salience network; DMN, default mode network; R, right; SUB, subcortical regions; ORB, orbital part of frontal lobe; SMN, sensory-motor network; CER, cerebellum.
Figure 3Decreased positive functional connectivities in patients with insomnia.
Notes: (A) From the network point of view, ribbon represents connectivity. (B) From the brain region point of view. Visualization (A) was created using Circos (http://circos.ca/). (A and B) were visualized with the BrainNet Viewer.40
Abbreviations: CER, cerebellum; DMN, default mode network; ORB, orbital part of frontal lobe; SMN, sensory-motor network; SN, salience network; SUB, subcortical regions.
Associations of aberrant functional connectivities and clinical characteristics
| COI | Network | PSQI
| ISI
| SDS
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L olfactory cortex-L cerebellum 7b | SMN-CER | −0.38 | 0.007 | ||||
| R orbital part of middle frontal gyrus-R cerebellum 10 | ORB-CER | −0.34 | 0.017 | ||||
| L rectus gyrus-R cerebellum 10 | ORB-CER | −0.33 | 0.019 | ||||
| R rectus gyrus-R cerebellum 7b | ORB-CER | −0.34 | 0.015 | ||||
| R amygdala-R cerebellum 10 | AN-CER | −0.29 | 0.040 | ||||
| R superior parietal lobule-R cerebellum 7b | CEN-CER | −0.40 | 0.004 | ||||
| L orbital part of middle frontal gyrus-L parahippocampal gyrus | ORB-DMN | 0.29 | 0.042 | ||||
| R olfactory cortex-L paracentral lobule | SMN-SMN | 0.31 | 0.027 | ||||
| R rectus gyrus-L Insula lobe | ORB-SN | −0.30 | 0.033 | ||||
| L supramarginal gyrus-R precuneus | SMN-DMN | −0.28 | 0.049 | ||||
Abbreviations: COI, connectivity of interest; L, left; SMN, sensory-motor network; CER, cerebellum; R, right; ORB, orbital part of frontal lobe; AN, affective network; CEN, central-executive network; DMN, default mode network; SN, salience network; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale.
Brain regions and their abbreviations used in this paper
| Region | Abbreviation | Network | Region | Abbreviation | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L orbital part of superior frontal gyrus | ORBsup.L | ORB | R precuneus | PCUN.R | DMN |
| L orbital part of middle frontal gyrus | ORBmid.L | ORB | L paracentral lobule | PCL.L | SMN |
| R supplementary motor area | SMA.R | SMN | L putamen | PUT.L | SUB |
| L olfactory cortex | OLF.L | SMN | R putamen | PUT.R | SUB |
| R olfactory cortex | OLF.R | SMN | L superior temporal gyrus | STG.L | SMN |
| R orbital part of median superior frontal gyrus | ORBsupmed.R | ORB | R cerebellum 4.5 | CRBL45.R | CER |
| L rectus gyrus | REC.L | ORB | L cerebellum 7b | CRBL7b.L | CER |
| R rectus gyrus | REC.R | ORB | R cerebellum 7b | CRBL7b.R | CER |
| L insula lobe | INS.L | SN | R cerebellum 10 | CRBL10.R | CER |
| R insula lobe | INS.R | SN | R orbital part of superior frontal gyrus | ORBsup.R | ORB |
| L anterior cingulate gyrus | ACG.L | SN | R cuneus | CUN.R | SMN |
| R anterior cingulate gyrus | ACG.R | SN | L inferior occipital gyrus | IOG.L | SMN |
| L hippocampus | HIP.L | DMN | L angular gyrus | ANG.L | DMN |
| L parahippocampal gyrus | PHG.L | DMN | L pallidum | PAL.L | SUB |
| R amygdala | AMYG.R | AN | R thalamus | THA.R | SUB |
| R superior parietal gyrus | SPG.R | CEN | Vermis9 | Vermis9 | CER |
| L supramarginal gyrus | SMG.L | SMN | Vermis10 | Vermis10 | CER |
Abbreviations: L, left; ORB, orbital part of frontal lobe; R, right; DMN, default mode network; SMN, sensory-motor network; SUB, subcortical regions; CER, cerebellum; SN, salience network; AN, affective network; CEN, central-executive network.