Outdoor Air Pollution Relates to Amygdala Subregion Volume and Apportionment in Early Adolescents
Morrel, J.; Overholtzer, L. N.; Sukumaran, K.; Cotter, D. L.; Cardenas-Iniguez, C.; Tyszka, J. M.; Schwartz, J.; Hackman, D. A.; Chen, J.-C.; Herting, M.
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BackgroundOutdoor air pollution is associated with an increased risk for psychopathology. Although the neural mechanisms remain unclear, air pollutants may impact mental health by altering limbic brain regions, such as the amygdala. Here, we examine the association between ambient air pollution exposure and amygdala subregion volumes in 9-10-year-olds. MethodsCross-sectional Adolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentSM (ABCD) Study(R) data from 4,473 participants (55.4% male) were leveraged. Air pollution was estimated for each participants primary residential address. Using the probabilistic CIT168 atlas, we quantified total amygdala and 9 distinct subregion volumes from T1- and T2-weighted images. First, we examined how criteria pollutants (i.e., fine particulate matter [PM2.5], nitrogen dioxide, ground-level ozone) and 15 PM2.5 components related with total amygdala volumes using linear mixed-effect (LME) regression. Next, partial least squares correlation (PLSC) analyses were implemented to identify relationships between co-exposure to criteria pollutants as well as PM2.5 components and amygdala subregion volumes. We also conducted complementary analyses to assess subregion apportionment using amygdala relative volume fractions (RVFs). ResultsNo significant associations were detected between pollutants and total amygdala volumes. Using PLSC, one latent dimension (LD) (52% variance explained) captured a positive association between calcium and several basolateral subregions. LDs were also identified for amygdala RVFs (ranging from 30% to 82% variance explained), with PM2.5 and component co-exposure associated with increases in lateral, but decreases in medial and central, RVFs. ConclusionsFine particulate and its components are linked with distinct amygdala differences, potentially playing a role in risk for adolescent mental health problems. Graphical Abstract O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=123 SRC="FIGDIR/small/617429v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (23K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@e9f2ecorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@14b677forg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@177f8daorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@172dc0c_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG
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