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- 조회307
Eun Namgung PhDa, Woo-Jung Song MD, PhDb, Yong-Hwan Kim PhDd, Jin An MD, PhDb,e, You Sook Cho MD, PhDb,* Dong-Wha Kang MD, PhDc,*
aAsan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
bDepartment of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul, South Korea
cDepartment of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
dNunaps, Inc., Seoul, South Korea
eDepartment of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, University of Kyung Hee College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
*Corresponding author.
Abstract
Background
Chronic refractory cough significantly impairs the psychological and social aspects of quality of life. Loss of inhibitory control is suggested as a potential central neurobiological mechanism underlying chronic refractory cough.
Research Question
Do structural and functional changes related to chronic cough occur in higher cortical brain regions?
Study Design and Methods
The structural and resting-state functional alterations in the brains of 15 patients with chronic refractory cough and 15 age- and sex-matched healthy control participants were evaluated. Gray matter volumes of the whole brain were measured using voxel-based morphometry based on T1-weighted MRI. Intrinsic functional connectivity within large-scale brain networks was examined on resting-state functional MRI. Correlation analyses were performed to examine the relationships of these brain changes with duration, severity, and impact of cough.
Results
Compared with healthy control participants, patients with chronic refractory cough demonstrated a lower gray matter volume in the left frontal cluster and enhanced functional connectivity within the left frontoparietal network, which were associated with greater cough scores. Furthermore, enhanced functional connectivity within the left frontoparietal network was associated with a greater psychological and social impact of coughing. Lower left frontal gray matter volume was associated with longer cough duration.
Interpretation
Structural and functional alterations in the left frontal brain regions may be implicated in the psychological and social impact and disease duration of chronic refractory cough. Our findings provide new perspectives on developing interventional approaches targeting the cognitive modulation of chronic coughing.
논문정보
- Research article
- 2022년 04월 (BRIC 등록일 2022-07-22)
- 국내 연구진
- 의약학 > 신경의학
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