Adipokines contribute to central-obesity related reductions in myelin-sensitive MRI indices in the fornix.
Claudia Metzler‐Baddeley, Jilu Princy Mole, Erika Leonavičiūtė, Rebecca Sims, Emma J. Kidd, Benjamin Ertefai, Aurora Kelso-Mitchell, Florence Gidney, Fabrizio Fasano, John Evans, Derek Kenton Jones, Roland Baddeley
The paper examines how central obesity affects myelin-sensitive MRI metrics in the fornix and finds that visceral fat and adipokine ratios are linked to reduced myelin and increased inflammation.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience