Gray and white matter morphology in substance use disorders: a neuroimaging systematic review and meta-analysis


Por: Pando-Naude, Victor, Toxto, Sebastian, Fernandez-Lozano, Sofia, Parsons, Christine E., ALCAUTER, SARAEL, Garza-Villarreal, Eduardo A.

Publicada: 11 ene 2021
Resumen:
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are characterized by a compulsion to seek and consume one or more substances of abuse, with a perceived loss of control and a negative emotional state. Prolonged substance use seems to be associated with morphological changes of multiple neural circuits, in particular the frontal-striatal and limbic pathways. Such neuroadaptations are evident across several substance disorders, but may vary depending on the type of substance, consumption severity and/or other unknown factors. We therefore identified studies investigating the effects of SUDs using volumetric whole-brain voxel-based morphometry (VBM) in gray (GM) and white matter (WM). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of VBM studies using the anatomic likelihood estimation (ALE) method implemented in GingerALE (PROSPERO pre-registration CRD42017071222). Sixty studies met inclusion criteria and were included in the final quantitative meta-analysis, with a total of 614 foci, 94 experiments and 4938 participants. We found convergence and divergence in brain regions and volume effects (higher vs. lower volume) in GM and WM depending on the severity of the consumption pattern and type of substance used. Convergent pathology was evident across substances in GM of the insula, anterior cingulate cortex, putamen, and thalamus, and in WM of the thalamic radiation and internal capsule bundle. Divergent pathology between occasional use (cortical pathology) and addiction (cortical-subcortical pathology) provides evidence of a possible top-down neuroadaptation. Our findings indicate particular brain morphometry alterations in SUDs, which may inform our understanding of disease progression and ultimately therapeutic approaches.

Filiaciones:
Pando-Naude, Victor:
 Univ Aarhus, Ctr Mus Brain, Dept Clin Med, Aarhus, Denmark

Toxto, Sebastian:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico

 Inst Nacl Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente Muniz, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Fernandez-Lozano, Sofia:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Psicol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Parsons, Christine E.:
 Univ Aarhus, Dept Clin Med, Interacting Minds Ctr, Aarhus, Denmark

ALCAUTER, SARAEL:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico

Garza-Villarreal, Eduardo A.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico

 Univ Aarhus, Dept Clin Med, Ctr Functionally Integrat Neurosci, Aarhus, Denmark
ISSN: 21583188
Editorial
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Review
Volumen: 11 Número: 1
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WOS Id: 000609884900003
ID de PubMed: 33431833

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