TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased myo-inositol level in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in migraine patients with major depression
AU - Lirng, Jiing Feng
AU - Chen, Hung Chieh
AU - Fuh, Jong Ling
AU - Tsai, Chia Fen
AU - Liang, Jen Feng
AU - Wang, Shuu Jiun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© International Headache Society 2014.
PY - 2015/7/12
Y1 - 2015/7/12
N2 - Background: Although the comorbidity between migraine and major depressive disorder (MDD) has been recognized, the pathophysiology remains unclear. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is a well-known neural substrate for MDD. We investigated the relationship between brain metabolites in DLPFC and comorbid MDD in migraine patients. Methods: We recruited migraine patients from a tertiary headache clinic. A board-certified psychiatrist conducted a structured interview for MDD diagnosis. The severity of depression was evaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Thirty migraine patients (five men, 25 women; mean age: 40.4±12.4 years) completed the study, and 16 of them were diagnosed with MDD. All patients underwent a magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) examination focusing on bilateral DLPFC. The ratios of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), and myo-inositol (mI) to total creatine (tCr) were compared between migraine patients with and without MDD, and were correlated with BDI scores. Results: Relative to patients without MDD, migraine patients with MDD had higher mI/tCr ratios in the bilateral DLPFC (p=0.02, left; p=0.02, right, Mann-Whitney U test). The mI/tCr ratios in the right DLPFC were positively correlated with BDI scores (r=0.52, p=0.003). The NAA/tCr and Cho/tCr ratios did not differ between migraine patients with and without MDD. Conclusion: Increased mI/tCr within the DLPFC might be associated with the presence of MDD in migraine patients.
AB - Background: Although the comorbidity between migraine and major depressive disorder (MDD) has been recognized, the pathophysiology remains unclear. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is a well-known neural substrate for MDD. We investigated the relationship between brain metabolites in DLPFC and comorbid MDD in migraine patients. Methods: We recruited migraine patients from a tertiary headache clinic. A board-certified psychiatrist conducted a structured interview for MDD diagnosis. The severity of depression was evaluated by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Thirty migraine patients (five men, 25 women; mean age: 40.4±12.4 years) completed the study, and 16 of them were diagnosed with MDD. All patients underwent a magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) examination focusing on bilateral DLPFC. The ratios of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), and myo-inositol (mI) to total creatine (tCr) were compared between migraine patients with and without MDD, and were correlated with BDI scores. Results: Relative to patients without MDD, migraine patients with MDD had higher mI/tCr ratios in the bilateral DLPFC (p=0.02, left; p=0.02, right, Mann-Whitney U test). The mI/tCr ratios in the right DLPFC were positively correlated with BDI scores (r=0.52, p=0.003). The NAA/tCr and Cho/tCr ratios did not differ between migraine patients with and without MDD. Conclusion: Increased mI/tCr within the DLPFC might be associated with the presence of MDD in migraine patients.
KW - dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)
KW - magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
KW - major depressive disorder (MDD)
KW - Migraine
KW - psychiatric comorbidity
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U2 - 10.1177/0333102414557048
DO - 10.1177/0333102414557048
M3 - Article
C2 - 25341532
AN - SCOPUS:84930802850
SN - 0333-1024
VL - 35
SP - 702
EP - 709
JO - Cephalalgia
JF - Cephalalgia
IS - 8
ER -