HOU Wei-feng,SU Shu,CHEN Ying-qian,et al.The Exploration of Glymphatic System Alteration in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using DTI-ALPS Method[J].Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences),2023,44(03):456-461.
HOU Wei-feng,SU Shu,CHEN Ying-qian,et al.The Exploration of Glymphatic System Alteration in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using DTI-ALPS Method[J].Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences),2023,44(03):456-461. DOI: 10.13471/j.cnki.j.sun.yat-sen.univ(med.sci).2023.0312.
The Exploration of Glymphatic System Alteration in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using DTI-ALPS Method
The glymphatic system regulates cerebral spinal fluid and interstitial fluid transport which might be one of the pathways of central nervous system (CNS) leukemia at the early stage. This study aimed to investigate the alteration of glymphatic system based on diffusion tensor image-analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) without clinically diagnosed CNS infiltration.
Methods
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Twenty-five ALL and typically developing (TD) children were prospectively recruited, and all subjects underwent DTI. Group differences in brain water diffusivities and ALPS-index were evaluated using the analysis of covariance. The Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between biological characteristics and significant parameters in pediatric ALL.
Results
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Compared with TDs, decreased D
xassoc
value (
P
FDR-corrected
= 0.048) and increased D
zassoc
value (
P
FDR-corrected
= 0.033) were found in pediatric ALL. Hence, lower ALPS-index was found in children with ALL (
P
FDR-corrected
<
0.001). ALPS-index was negatively associated with the risk classification (
r
s
= -0.47,
P
= 0.018) as well as immunophenotype (
r
s
= -0.40,
P
= 0.046) in pediatric ALL.
Conclusions
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Our results show dysfunction of the glymphatic system is presented in pediatric ALL without clinically diagnosed CNS infiltration, which suggests that the glymphatic system might be one of pathway in the early-stage of ALL CNS infiltration. The DTI-ALPS method can be used to evaluate the change of glymphatic system, providing a new method for exploring the underlying mechanisms and early detection of pediatric ALL CNS infiltration.
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