Central metabolites and peripheral parameters associated neuroinflammation in fibromyalgia patients: A preliminary study

To identify central metabolites and peripheral measures associated with neuroinflammation in fibromyalgia (FM), we scanned [11C]-(R)-PK11195 positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in FM patients. We measured associations between neurometabolite levels measured by magnetic r...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2023-03, Vol.102 (13), p.e33305-e33305
Main Authors: Jung, Ye-Ha, Kim, Hyeonjin, Seo, Seongho, Lee, Dasom, Lee, Jae-Yeon, Moon, Jee Youn, Cheon, Gi Jeong, Choi, Soo-Hee, Kang, Do-Hyung
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Language:English
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Creatine
Creatinine
Fibromyalgia - diagnostic imaging
Glutamic Acid - metabolism
Humans
Neuroinflammatory Diseases
Observational Study
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:To identify central metabolites and peripheral measures associated with neuroinflammation in fibromyalgia (FM), we scanned [11C]-(R)-PK11195 positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in FM patients. We measured associations between neurometabolite levels measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the extent of neuroinflammation inferred by the distribution volume ratios of [11C]-(R)-PK11195 positron emission tomography in 12 FM patients and 13 healthy controls. We also examined the associations between peripheral parameters, such as creatinine and C-reactive protein, and neuroinflammation. In FM patients, we found negative correlations between neuroinflammation and the creatine (Cr)/total creatine (tCr; Cr + phosphocreatine) ratios in the right (r = −0.708, P = .015) and left thalamus (r = −0.718, P = .008). In FM patients, negative correlations were apparent between neuroinflammation and the glutamate/tCr ratio in the right insula (r = −0.746, P = .005). In FM patients, we found negative correlations between neuroinflammation in the left thalamus (r = –0.601, P = .039) and left insula (r = −0.598, P = .040) and the blood creatinine levels. Additionally, we found significant correlations of other peripheral measures with neuroinflammation in FM patients. Our results suggest that both central metabolites, such as Cr and glutamate, and peripheral creatinine and other parameters are associated with neuroinflammation in patients with FM.
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000033305