Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson Depression
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with emotional abnormalities. Dopaminergic medications ameliorate Parkinsonian motor symptoms, but less is known regarding the impact of dopaminergic agents on affective processing, particularly in depressed PD (dPD) patients. The aim of this study was to exami...
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| author | Anders H. Andersen Charles D. Smith John T. Slevin Richard J. Kryscio Catherine A. Martin Frederick A. Schmitt Lee X. Blonder |
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| description | Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with emotional abnormalities. Dopaminergic medications ameliorate Parkinsonian motor symptoms, but less is known regarding the impact of dopaminergic agents on affective processing, particularly in depressed PD (dPD) patients. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of dopaminergic pharmacotherapy on brain activation to emotional stimuli in depressed versus nondepressed Parkinson disease (ndPD) patients. Participants included 18 ndPD patients (11 men, 7 women) and 10 dPD patients (7 men, 3 women). Patients viewed photographs of emotional faces during functional MRI. Scans were performed while the patient was taking anti-Parkinson medication and the day after medication had been temporarily discontinued. Results indicate that dopaminergic medications have opposite effects in the prefrontal cortex depending upon depression status. DPD patients show greater deactivation in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) on dopaminergic medications than off, while ndPD patients show greater deactivation in this region off drugs. The VMPFC is in the default-mode network (DMN). DMN activity is negatively correlated with activity in brain systems used for external visual attention. Thus dopaminergic medications may promote increased attention to external visual stimuli among dPD patients but impede normal suppression of DMN activity during external stimulation among ndPD patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba682ed17d5f4a41b9d6079d5a2c1e142025-08-20T03:23:12ZengWileyParkinson's Disease2090-80832042-00802015-01-01201510.1155/2015/513452513452Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson DepressionAnders H. Andersen0Charles D. Smith1John T. Slevin2Richard J. Kryscio3Catherine A. Martin4Frederick A. Schmitt5Lee X. Blonder6Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USAMagnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USASanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USADepartment of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USAParkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with emotional abnormalities. Dopaminergic medications ameliorate Parkinsonian motor symptoms, but less is known regarding the impact of dopaminergic agents on affective processing, particularly in depressed PD (dPD) patients. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of dopaminergic pharmacotherapy on brain activation to emotional stimuli in depressed versus nondepressed Parkinson disease (ndPD) patients. Participants included 18 ndPD patients (11 men, 7 women) and 10 dPD patients (7 men, 3 women). Patients viewed photographs of emotional faces during functional MRI. Scans were performed while the patient was taking anti-Parkinson medication and the day after medication had been temporarily discontinued. Results indicate that dopaminergic medications have opposite effects in the prefrontal cortex depending upon depression status. DPD patients show greater deactivation in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) on dopaminergic medications than off, while ndPD patients show greater deactivation in this region off drugs. The VMPFC is in the default-mode network (DMN). DMN activity is negatively correlated with activity in brain systems used for external visual attention. Thus dopaminergic medications may promote increased attention to external visual stimuli among dPD patients but impede normal suppression of DMN activity during external stimulation among ndPD patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/513452 |
| spellingShingle | Anders H. Andersen Charles D. Smith John T. Slevin Richard J. Kryscio Catherine A. Martin Frederick A. Schmitt Lee X. Blonder Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson Depression Parkinson's Disease |
| title | Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson Depression |
| title_full | Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson Depression |
| title_fullStr | Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson Depression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson Depression |
| title_short | Dopaminergic Modulation of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deactivation in Parkinson Depression |
| title_sort | dopaminergic modulation of medial prefrontal cortex deactivation in parkinson depression |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/513452 |
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