ストレス関連の白質微細構造の変化と慢性疼痛
Yann Quidé1,2, Khaizuran Kamarul3, Sylvia M Gustin3,4
1NeuroRecovery Research Hub, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. y.quide@unsw.edu.au.
Brain imaging and behavior
|February 7, 2026
まとめ
心的外傷後ストレス症状(PTSS)は、健常者では白質の変化と関連するが、慢性疼痛患者ではそうではない。これは、慢性疼痛状態におけるPTSSの根本的なメカニズムが異なることを示唆している。
科学分野:
- 神経画像法、精神医学、疼痛医学
背景:
- 心的外傷後ストレス症状(PTSS)は慢性疼痛としばしば併存する。先行研究では、慢性疼痛およびPTSDの個別の研究において、海馬傍回弓状束および帯状束の白質構造の変化が示唆されている。慢性疼痛、PTSS、および白質構造の関連性は十分に理解されていない。
研究 の 目的:
- 慢性疼痛患者におけるPTSS重症度と白質微細構造の完全性との関連を調査すること。特定の脳領域における白質構造の完全性の違いが、様々な慢性疼痛状態に共通するかどうかを判断すること。
主な方法:
- 白質構造の完全性を評価するために拡散強調画像法を用いた。海馬傍回弓状束および帯状束(帯状および海馬部分)から異方性(FA)値を抽出した。FA値に対する群、PTSS重症度、およびそれらの相互作用を調べるために、重回帰分析およびモデレーション分析を実施した。
主要な成果:
- 海馬傍回弓状束FAにおいて、群とPTSSの有意な交互作用が認められた。PTSS重症度の増加は、健常者では海馬傍回弓状束FAの低下と相関したが、慢性疼痛群では相関しなかった。帯状束領域については、他の有意な関連は観察されなかった。
結論:
- 本研究の結果は、PTSSは健常者における海馬傍回弓状束FAの低下と関連するが、この関連は慢性疼痛患者では当てはまらないことを示唆している。PTSSを経験している慢性疼痛患者における白質構造の完全性には、代替的な神経生物学的または心理学的要因が影響している可能性がある。併存疾患や疼痛特異的効果を含むこれらの代替メカニズムをさらに調査する必要がある。
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