Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition whose etiopathogenesis is not yet fully understood, although affective temperaments have been observed to constitute intermediate phenotypes that may predispose to or influence the clinical course of the illness. In this context, it has also emerged that white matter alterations detectable through neuroimaging may represent endophenotypes of the disorder. The aim of the present study was to investigate the regional covariance patterns of microstructural white matter alterations in patients with BD-I and BD-II compared to age- and sex-matched healthy controls, using both univariate and multivariate approaches to analyze fractional anisotropy (FA) data. The study also explored the possible correlation between white matter alteration patterns observed on neuroimaging and affective temperament, assessed using the 35-item Italian version of the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Scale (TEMPS-M). Results revealed significant differences in FA reduction patterns between BD-I, BD-II and healthy controls, as well as a relationship between white matter alterations in BD-I and irritable temperament. These findings support the idea that white matter alterations and affective temperaments may serve as markers of the disorder, and that their relationship warrants further investigation in future studies.
Il disturbo bipolare è una patologia cronica la cui eziopatogenesi non è ancora pienamente compresa, sebbene sia stato osservato che i temperamenti affettivi possano costituire dei fenotipi intermedi, predisponenti o influenzanti il decorso clinico della malattia. In tale contesto, è emerso inoltre che le alterazioni della sostanza bianca rilevabili al neuroimaging possono rappresentare degli endofenotipi di tale disturbo. Lo scopo del presente studio consisteva nell'indagare i pattern di covarianza regionale delle alterazioni microstrutturali della sostanza bianca nei pazienti con BD-I e BD-II rispetto a controlli sani, appaiati per età e sesso, utilizzando metodi univariati e multivariati di analisi dell'anisotropia frazionaria (FA). É stata inoltre indagata l'eventuale presenza di una correlazione tra il pattern di alterazione della sostanza bianca al neuroimaging e il tipo di temperamento affettivo, valutato con la versione italiana a 35 item della Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Scale (TEMPS-M). Dai risultati sono emerse differenze significative nel pattern di riduzione della FA tra BDI, BDII e controlli sani, oltre a una relazione tra il pattern di alterazioni della sostanza bianca nel BDI e il temperamento di tipo irritabile. Tali dati confermano come le alterazioni della sostanza bianca e il temperamento affettivo possano costituire dei marker della patologia e che la relazione tra questi necessita di essere indagata con ulteriori studi futuri.
Alterazioni della sostanza bianca e dei temperamenti affettivi nello spettro bipolare: uno studio caso-controllo
BERO, BEATRICE
2023/2024
Abstract
Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition whose etiopathogenesis is not yet fully understood, although affective temperaments have been observed to constitute intermediate phenotypes that may predispose to or influence the clinical course of the illness. In this context, it has also emerged that white matter alterations detectable through neuroimaging may represent endophenotypes of the disorder. The aim of the present study was to investigate the regional covariance patterns of microstructural white matter alterations in patients with BD-I and BD-II compared to age- and sex-matched healthy controls, using both univariate and multivariate approaches to analyze fractional anisotropy (FA) data. The study also explored the possible correlation between white matter alteration patterns observed on neuroimaging and affective temperament, assessed using the 35-item Italian version of the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Scale (TEMPS-M). Results revealed significant differences in FA reduction patterns between BD-I, BD-II and healthy controls, as well as a relationship between white matter alterations in BD-I and irritable temperament. These findings support the idea that white matter alterations and affective temperaments may serve as markers of the disorder, and that their relationship warrants further investigation in future studies.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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