Zhang Si, Li Tianbo, Wu Zhifeng, Fan Weijie, Li Wei, Zhang Haiyu, Wen Li, Wang Yong, Zhang Dong
Department of Radiology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China.
iScience. 2025 Mar 10;28(4):112187. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112187. eCollection 2025 Apr 18.
Patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) often experience neurological complications, but the neurobiological mechanisms remain unclear. This study combined resting-state fMRI, structural MRI, and cognitive testing to examine brain changes in 124 CPB patients and matched controls. Reduced amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) in the bilateral frontoparietal lobes indicated diminished neural activity among patients, and these ALFF values were positively correlated with the degree of executive dysfunction measured by the attention network test. Functional connectivity within the frontoparietal executive control network was weakened. Brain structural analysis revealed cortical thinning in frontoparietal and temporal regions, increased sulcal depth in medial orbitofrontal areas, and reduced gyrification in the insula suggesting long-term morphological impacts. These findings demonstrate CPB-associated functional and structural alterations in brain regions critical for cognition, providing neuroimaging evidence for postoperative dysfunction and potential neuroprotective strategies.
接受体外循环(CPB)的患者经常会出现神经并发症,但其神经生物学机制尚不清楚。本研究结合静息态功能磁共振成像(fMRI)、结构磁共振成像(MRI)和认知测试,对124例CPB患者及匹配的对照组进行脑部变化检查。双侧额顶叶低频振幅降低(ALFF)表明患者神经活动减弱,这些ALFF值与注意力网络测试所测量的执行功能障碍程度呈正相关。额顶叶执行控制网络内的功能连接减弱。脑结构分析显示额顶叶和颞叶区域皮质变薄,眶额内侧区域脑沟加深,岛叶脑回减少,提示存在长期形态学影响。这些发现表明CPB会导致对认知至关重要的脑区发生功能和结构改变,为术后功能障碍及潜在的神经保护策略提供了神经影像学证据。