https://www.selleckchem.com/products/iacs-010759-iacs-10759.html In similar contrasts, apathy was associated with increased participation coefficient in the frontoparietal and cingulo-opercular template-based networks. A study-specific network definition also showed similar results. In comparison, AD patients showed higher modularity compared to controls at the whole brain level and higher participation coefficient in the ventral attention network. LIMITATIONS The severity and dimensions of apathy were not assessed. CONCLUSIONS Loss of segregation in the frontoparietal and cingulo-opercular network, which are involved in the control of goal-directed behavior, was associated with apathy in MCI/AD. The results also suggest that network-level changes in AD patients may underlie specific NPS. BACKGROUND Lipid profile disturbances are frequently observed in major depressive disorder (MDD) and constitute to high mortality rates. However, less is known about whether this risk is present in patients with first-episode MDD. Therefore, this meta-analysis was conducted to examine if lipid parameters differed between healthy controls and first-episode MDD patients. METHODS Cochrane Library, PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Chinese Journal Net, and WanFang databases were searched from inception to October 23, 2018. The primary outcomes were triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and total cholesterol levels. RESULTS A total of 11 case-control studies compared 690 subjects with first-episode MDD and 614 healthy controls were included and analyzed. Compared to healthy controls, patients with first-episode MDD were significantly associated with higher triglyceride (SMD = 0.29, 95% CI 0.09, 0.48, P = 0.004) and lower HDL cholesterol levels (SMD = -0.54, 95% CI -0.86, -0.22, P = 0.001). Subgroup analyses revealed that first-episode MDD patients with higher triglyceride and lower HDL levels were found only in Chinese and plasma g