J 2022

The association of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) with hippocampal volume in schizophrenia: a preliminary MRI study

SEITZ-HOLLAND, Johanna, Magdalena SEETHALER, Nikos MAKRIS, Jarrett RUSHMORE, Kang-Ik K. CHO et. al.

Basic information

Original name

The association of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) with hippocampal volume in schizophrenia: a preliminary MRI study

Authors

SEITZ-HOLLAND, Johanna, Magdalena SEETHALER, Nikos MAKRIS, Jarrett RUSHMORE, Kang-Ik K. CHO, Elizabeth RIZZONI, Mark VANGEL, Olcay Senay SAHIN, Carina HELLER, Ofer PASTERNAK, Filip SZCZEPANKIEWICZ, Carl-Fredrik WESTIN, Jan LOŠÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Libor USTOHAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Josef TOMANDL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lubomír VOJTÍŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr KUDLIČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin JÁNI (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), T. Wilson WOO, Tomáš KAŠPÁREK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zora KIKINIS and Marek KUBICKI

Edition

Neuropsychopharmacology, London, Springer-Nature, 2022, 0893-133X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30215 Psychiatry

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 7.600

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/22:00124919

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

000638047300004

Keywords in English

matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9); hippocampal volume; schizophrenia

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 10/10/2024 08:30, Ing. Jana Kuchtová

Abstract

V originále

Matrix metalloproteinases 9 (MMP9) are enzymes involved in regulating neuroplasticity in the hippocampus. This, combined with evidence for disrupted hippocampal structure and function in schizophrenia, has prompted our current investigation into the relationship between MMP9 and hippocampal volumes in schizophrenia. 34 healthy individuals (mean age = 32.50, male = 21, female = 13) and 30 subjects with schizophrenia (mean age = 33.07, male = 19, female = 11) underwent a blood draw and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The hippocampus was automatically segmented utilizing FreeSurfer. MMP9 plasma levels were measured with ELISA. ANCOVAs were conducted to compare MMP9 plasma levels (corrected for age and sex) and hippocampal volumes between groups (corrected for age, sex, total intracranial volume). Spearman correlations were utilized to investigate the relationship between symptoms, medication, duration of illness, number of episodes, and MMP9 plasma levels in patients. Last, we explored the correlation between MMP9 levels and hippocampal volumes in patients and healthy individuals separately. Patients displayed higher MMP9 plasma levels than healthy individuals (F(1, 60) = 21.19, p < 0.0001). MMP9 levels correlated with negative symptoms in patients (R = 0.39, p = 0.035), but not with medication, duration of illness, or the number of episodes. Further, patients had smaller left (F(1,59) = 9.12, p = 0.0040) and right (F(1,59) = 6.49, p = 0.013) hippocampal volumes. Finally, left (R = -0.39, p = 0.034) and right (R = -0.37, p = 0.046) hippocampal volumes correlated negatively with MMP9 plasma levels in patients. We observe higher MMP9 plasma levels in SCZ, associated with lower hippocampal volumes, suggesting involvement of MMP9 in the pathology of SCZ. Future studies are needed to investigate how MMP9 influences the pathology of SCZ over the lifespan, whether the observed associations are specific for schizophrenia, and if a therapeutic modulation of MMP9 promotes neuroprotective effects in SCZ.

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