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Compromised white matter integrity in obesity.
Obes. Rev. 16, 273-281 (2015)
Obesity is associated with both structural and functional changes of the central nervous system. While gray matter alterations in obesity point to a consistent reduction with increasing body mass index (BMI), volumetric changes in white matter are more complex and less conclusive. Hence, more recently, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been employed as a highly sensitive tool to investigate microstructural changes in white matter structure. Parameters of diffusivity and anisotropy are used to evaluate white matter and fibre integrity as well as axonal and myelin degeneration. Fractional anisotropy (FA) is the most commonly used parameter as it is the best estimate of fibre integrity. The focus of this review was on the relationship between obesity and brain alterations assessed by DTI. Altogether, these studies have shown a loss of white matter integrity with obesity-related factors, especially in tracts within the limbic system and those connecting the temporal and frontal lobe. More specifically, multiple studies found an inverse association between BMI and FA in the corpus callosum, fornix, cingulum and corona radiata in elderly and young adults as well as children. Furthermore, significant interactions were observed between BMI and age, pointing to accelerated ageing of white matter structure in obese.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
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Schlagwörter
Brain ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging ; Obesity ; White Matter; Body-mass Index; Diffusion-tensor Mri; Middle-aged Adults; Older-adults; Brain Volume; Young-adults; Exercise Intervention; Cortical Thickness; Fiber Tractography; Metabolic Syndrome
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2015
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2015
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1467-7881
e-ISSN
1467-789X
Zeitschrift
Obesity Reviews
Quellenangaben
Band: 16,
Heft: 4,
Seiten: 273-281
Verlag
Blackwell
Verlagsort
Oxford
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s)
90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
Forschungsfeld(er)
Helmholtz Diabetes Center
PSP-Element(e)
G-502400-001
PubMed ID
25676886
WOS ID
WOS:000351612400001
Erfassungsdatum
2015-02-15