Reduced numerical density of oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte clusters in the head of the caudate nucleus in schizophrenia

Kolomeets N.S.; Uranova N.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro2023123011103

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OBJECTIVE

Morphometric estimation of the numerical density of oligodendrocytes (NcOl) and numerical density of oligodendrocyte clusters (NvOlC) in the rostral part of the caudate head nucleus associated with the cortical regions of the default network in the norm and in schizophrenia.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

NcOl and NvOlC were determined in the gray matter of the rostral part of the head of the caudate nucleus in Nissl-stained sections using optical dissector in postmortem brains in 18 schizophrenia and 18 healthy control cases.

RESULTS

The NvOl (–20%, p<0.001) and NvOlC (–28%, p<0.001) were decreased in the schizophrenia group as compared to the control groups. The NvOl correlated with the NvOlC (R≥0.88, p<0.001) in both groups while a lack of correlations was previously found in the central part of the caudate head.

CONCLUSION

The detected deficits of the NcOl and NvOlC is an agreement with prominent suppressing of cortico-striatal connections and reduced density of gray matter in this part of the caudate in schizophrenia. The differences in the pattern of correlations as compared to the central part of this structure might be associated with the specific features of functional activity of default-mode and fronto-parietal networks associated with these parts of caudate nucleus.

Keywords:

caudate nucleus

oligodendrocytes

oligodendrocyte clusters

morphometric estimation

schizophrenia

Authors:

Kolomeets N.S.

Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Mental Health Research Center

Uranova N.A.

Mental Health Research Centre

Received:

30.05.2022

Accepted:

12.08.2022

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