Publications by authors named "QinRu Liu"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates the link between brain activity asymmetry, gray matter differences, and severity in early-stage Parkinson's disease (PD) using a sample of 93 patients compared to healthy controls.
  • - Researchers found that both PD subgroups exhibited reduced functional connectivity in various brain regions, with more significant reductions in the moderate group, indicating a relationship between brain activity changes and disease progression.
  • - The findings suggest that as PD severity increases, asymmetrical brain activity becomes more pronounced, indicating that voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) is a valuable measure for assessing early-stage PD severity.
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We aimed to elucidate the neurobiological basis of depression in Parkinson's disease and identify potential imaging markers for depression in patients with Parkinson's disease. We recruited 43 normal controls (NC), 46 depressed Parkinson's disease patients (DPD) and 56 non-depressed Parkinson's disease (NDPD). All participants underwent routine T2-weighted, T2Flair, and resting-state scans on the same 3.

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Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate differences in gray matter volume and cortical complexity between Parkinson's disease with depression (PDD) patients and Parkinson's disease without depression (PDND) patients.

Methods: A total of 41 PDND patients, 36 PDD patients, and 38 healthy controls (HC) were recruited and analyzed by Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and surface-based morphometry (SBM). Differences in gray matter volume and cortical complexity were compared using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and correlated with the Hamilton Depression Scale-17 (HAMD-17) scores.

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Background: Although the study of the neuroanatomical correlates of depression in Parkinson's Disease (PD) is gaining increasing interest, up to now the cortical gyrification pattern of PD-related depression has not been reported. This study was conducted to investigate the local gyrification index (LGI) in PD patients with depression, and its associations with the severity of depression.

Methods: LGI values, as measured using FreeSurfer software, were compared between 59 depressed PD (dPD), 27 non-depressed PD (ndPD) patients and 43 healthy controls.

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This study used a surface-based method to investigate brain functional alteration patterns in early-onset Parkinson's disease (EOPD) and late-onset Parkinson's disease (LOPD) to provide more reliable imaging indicators for the assessment of the two subtypes. A total of 58 patients with Parkinson's disease were divided into two groups according to age at onset: EOPD (≤50 years; 16 males and 15 females) and LOPD (>50 years; 17 males and 10 females) groups. Two control groups were recruited from the community: young adults (YC; ≤50 years; 8 males and 19 females) and older adults (OC; >50 years; 12 males and 10 females).

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This work explored neural network changes in early Parkinson's disease: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to investigate functional alterations in different stages of Parkinson's disease (PD). Ninety-five PD patients (50 early/mild and 45 early/moderate) and 37 healthy controls (HCs) were included. Independent component analysis revealed significant differences in intra-network connectivity, specifically in the default mode network (DMN) and right frontoparietal network (RFPN), in both PD groups compared to HCs.

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Objective: The purpose of this study is to look into the altered functional connectivity of brain networks in Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease (EOPD) and Late-Onset Parkinson's Disease (LOPD), as well as their relationship to clinical symptoms.

Methods: A total of 50 patients with Parkinson' disease (28 EOPD and 22 LOPD) and 49 healthy controls (25 Young Controls and 24 Old Controls) were admitted to our study. Employing independent component analysis, we constructed the brain networks of EOPD and Young Controls, LOPD and Old Controls, respectively, and obtained the functional connectivity alterations in brain networks.

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Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the neural network mechanism of Parkinson's disease (PD) with different degrees of depression using independent component analysis (ICA) of the functional connectivity changes in the forehead, limbic system, and basal ganglia regions.

Methods: A total of 106 patients with PD were divided into three groups: PD with moderate-severe depression (PDMSD, = 42), PD with mild depression (PDMD, = 29), and PD without depression (PDND, = 35). Fifty gender- and age-matched healthy subjects were recruited as a control group (HC).

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Objectives: To investigate the potential of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) parameters in identifying metastatic cervical lymph nodes in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients and to explore the relationships between DECT and pathological features.

Methods: Clinical and DECT data were collected from patients who underwent radical resection of OSCC and cervical lymph node dissection between November 2019 and June 2021. Microvascular density was assessed using the Weidner counting method.

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Background: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is one of the most important non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), and its neuropathologic basis is still unclear.

Objective: This study investigated the changes of neuronal activity in PD patients with EDS (PD-EDS) in the resting state.

Methods: Forty-three PD patients were recruited and divided into the PD-EDS group ( = 21) and PD-NEDS group (PD patients without excessive daytime sleepiness, = 22) according to the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) scores.

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Present study prepared curcumin-loaded nanoliposomes using bovine milk, krill phospholipids and cholesterol; and investigated the effects of cholesterol on membrane characteristics, storage stability and antibacterial properties of the curcumin nanoliposomes. Bovine milk phospholipids which have higher saturation than krill phospholipids resulted in formation of curcumin-loaded nanoliposomes with higher encapsulation efficiency (84.78%), larger absolute value of zeta potential and vesicle size (size: 159.

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Background: Depression induces an early onset of Parkinson's disease (PD), aggravates dyskinesia and cognitive impairment, and accelerates disease progression. However, it is very difficult to identify and diagnose PD with depression (PDD) in the early clinical stage. Few studies have suggested that the changes in neural networks are associated with PDD, while degree centrality (DC) has been documented to be effective in detecting brain network changes.

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