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Article: Gray matter density negatively correlates with duration of heroin use in young lifetime heroin-dependent individuals

TitleGray matter density negatively correlates with duration of heroin use in young lifetime heroin-dependent individuals
Authors
KeywordsAddiction
Gray matter
Heroin
VBM
Issue Date2009
PublisherAcademic Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/b&c
Citation
Brain And Cognition, 2009, v. 71 n. 3, p. 223-228 How to Cite?
AbstractNumerous studies have documented cognitive impairments and hypoactivity in the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices in drug users. However, the relationships between opiate dependence and brain structure changes in heroin users are largely unknown. In the present study, we measured the density of gray matter (DGM) with voxel-based morphometry in 30 lifetime heroin-dependent individuals who had abstained from drug use for 5 months, and 34 healthy participants. The DGM of the prefrontal, temporal and cingulate cortices significantly decreased in heroin addicts relative to the healthy group. Critically, partial correlation analysis, which controlled for age, education and gender factors as well as nicotine use and heroin abstinence duration, showed that the duration of heroin use negatively correlated with the DGM in heroin-dependent individuals. These results provide compelling evidence for structural abnormality in heroin-dependent individuals and further suggest that duration of heroin use is a critical factor leading to brain damage. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/89523
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 2.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.823
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
China Ministry of Science and Technology2007CB512300
National Science Foundation of China30670674
Funding Information:

This work was supported by the China Ministry of Science and Technology (No. 2007CB512300) and the National Science Foundation of China (No. 30670674). We thank Dr. Baohua Zhang for his help in recruitment of the subjects and Dr. Yufeng Zang for his comments oil an earlier version of this manuscript.

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dc.contributor.authorYuan, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Zen_HK
dc.contributor.authorShi, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZou, Zen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Fen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, TMCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWeng, Xen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:58:06Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:58:06Z-
dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationBrain And Cognition, 2009, v. 71 n. 3, p. 223-228en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0278-2626en_HK
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dc.description.abstractNumerous studies have documented cognitive impairments and hypoactivity in the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices in drug users. However, the relationships between opiate dependence and brain structure changes in heroin users are largely unknown. In the present study, we measured the density of gray matter (DGM) with voxel-based morphometry in 30 lifetime heroin-dependent individuals who had abstained from drug use for 5 months, and 34 healthy participants. The DGM of the prefrontal, temporal and cingulate cortices significantly decreased in heroin addicts relative to the healthy group. Critically, partial correlation analysis, which controlled for age, education and gender factors as well as nicotine use and heroin abstinence duration, showed that the duration of heroin use negatively correlated with the DGM in heroin-dependent individuals. These results provide compelling evidence for structural abnormality in heroin-dependent individuals and further suggest that duration of heroin use is a critical factor leading to brain damage. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherAcademic Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/b&cen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofBrain and Cognitionen_HK
dc.subjectAddictionen_HK
dc.subjectGray matteren_HK
dc.subjectHeroinen_HK
dc.subjectVBMen_HK
dc.subject.meshCerebral Cortex - anatomy and histology-
dc.subject.meshDrug Users-
dc.subject.meshHeroin - administration and dosage-
dc.subject.meshHeroin Dependence-
dc.subject.meshAddiction-
dc.titleGray matter density negatively correlates with duration of heroin use in young lifetime heroin-dependent individualsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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