• Amyloid · Jul 2024

    Altered connectivity of central autonomic network: effects of dysautonomia in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy.

    • Tsai-Jou Su, Chien-Ho Janice Lin, Yen-Lin Liu, Hsueh-Wen Hsueh, Sung-Tsang Hsieh, Chi-Chao Chao, and Ming-Chang Chiang.
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
    • Amyloid. 2024 Jul 24: 191-9.

    BackgroundHereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) is a progressive fatal disorder caused by deposition of mutant transthyretin (TTR) amyloids mainly in the nerves and heart. Autonomic dysfunction is a major disabling manifestation, affecting 90% of patients with late-onset ATTRv-PN. The current study aimed to investigate brain functional alterations associated with dysautonomia due to peripheral autonomic nerve degeneration in ATTRv-PN.MethodsResting-state functional MRI data were acquired from 43 ATTRv-PN patients predominantly of A97S (p.A117S) genotype, and the functional connectivity of central autonomic regions was assessed.ResultsCompared with age-matched healthy controls, the ATTRv-PN patients exhibited (1) reduced functional connectivity of the central autonomic regions such as hypothalamus, amygdala, anterior insula, and middle cingulate cortex with brain areas of the limbic, frontal, and somatosensory systems, and (2) correlations of reduced functional autonomic connectivity with the severity of autonomic dysfunction especially orthostatic intolerance, decreased heart rate variability, and greater clinical disability.ConclusionsOur findings provide evidence linking peripheral autonomic dysfunction with altered connectivity in the central autonomic network in ATTRv-PN.

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