Neurovascular coupling alterations in type 2 diabetes: a 5-year longitudinal MRI study

Author:

Zhang Yang,Zhang Xiaolu,Ma Guangyang,Qin Wen,Yang Jiayang,Lin Jiahui,Zhang QuanORCID

Abstract

IntroductionRespective alterations in resting-state brain neural activity and cerebral blood flow (CBF) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been reported. However, their coupling alteration in T2DM remains largely unknown.Research design and methodsTwenty-seven patients with T2DM aged 40–67 years and 36 well-matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) scans at two time points with a 5-year interval. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) and CBF were calculated from rs-fMRI and ASL, respectively. The standardized ReHo:CBF ratio (mReHo:mCBF ratio), the spontaneous neuronal activity per unit CBF supply, was compared between the two time points. Relationships between the mReHo:mCBF ratio and memory performance were analyzed.ResultsOver 5 years, decreased mReHo:mCBF ratios in patients with T2DM were mainly distributed in four regions, among which the left insula exhibited more severely decreased mReHo:mCBF ratio in patients with T2DM than in HCs, while the left postcentral gyrus, the right Rolandic operculum, and the right precentral gyrus showed no significant intergroup difference. Correlations between the mReHo:mCBF ratio and memory performance were also found in patients with T2DM.ConclusionsThis study suggests that T2DM may accelerate neurovascular coupling impairment in specific brain regions (the left insula), contributing to memory decline. This study implies that the mReHo:mCBF ratio is a potential imaging marker for detecting neurovascular changes.

Publisher

BMJ

Subject

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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