Previous studies have found associations between color discrimination deficits and cognitive impairments besides aging. However, investigations into the microstructural pathology of brain white matter (WM) associated with these deficits remain limited. This study aimed to examine the microstructural characteristics of WM in the non-demented population with abnormal color discrimination, utilizing Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI), and to explore their correlations with cognitive functions and cognition-related plasma biomarkers. The tract-based spatial statistic analysis revealed significant differences in specific brain regions between the abnormal color discrimination group and the healthy controls, characterized by increased isotropic volume fraction and decreased neurite density index and orientation dispersion index. Further analysis of region-of-interest parameters revealed that the isotropic volume fraction in the bilateral anterior thalamic radiation, superior longitudinal fasciculus, cingulum, and forceps minor was significantly correlated with poorer performance on neuropsychological assessments and to varying degrees various cognition-related plasma biomarkers. These findings provide neuroimaging evidence that WM microstructural abnormalities in non-demented individuals with abnormal color discrimination are associated with cognitive dysfunction, potentially serving as early markers for cognitive decline.
Humans ; White Matter/pathology* ; Male ; Female ; Cognitive Dysfunction/physiopathology* ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Color Perception/physiology* ; Brain/pathology* ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Objectives To establish the cell model of fibroblast in tumor and explore its malignant bionomics for providing valuable cell model for studying their transforming mechanism and developing drugs targeting the tumor stroma in the future. Methods The murine normal fibroblast cells, L 929 , were cultured with the supernatant of murine hepatocellular carcinoma cells, H 22 , for three and a half months, and L 929 -H 22 cells were acquired with stable growth. Then the changes of their biological characteristics were determined by light microscopy, electron microscopy, karyotype analysis, and MTT assay. The expressions of PCNA, bcl-2, MMP-9, TN, and tolomerase activity were detected by immunocytochemistry and RT-PCR, respectively. The ability to synthesize proteins and the effects of their supernatant on H 22 growth were determined. Results Abnormal nuclei and multinuclei were observed in L 929 -H 22 cells, and their chromatosome modes increased slightly. As compared with the parental cells, the population doubling time of L 929 -H 22 cells shortened (t=2.654 1, P