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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Transcriptional and neurotransmitter signatures of cerebral spontaneous neural activity in nurses with burnout.

Chun-Mei Song, Jian-Ping Liu, Hu-Cheng Yang, Qing-He Li, Shu Wang, Hai-Juan Chen, Shu-Fang Wang, Li Chen, Si-Yu Gu, Feng Zhang and 1 more

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Chun-Mei Song *School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Jian-Ping Liu *Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Hu-Cheng Yang *Department of Radiology, Binhai Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Qing-He LiDepartment of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Shu WangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Hai-Juan ChenDepartment of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Shu-Fang WangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Li ChenDepartment of Nursing, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Si-Yu GuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Feng ZhangSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Ping-Lei PanDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.

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Objective: To investigate the neural and molecular correlates of occupational burnout in nurses by integrating resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI), clinical assessments, brain-wide gene expression, and neurotransmitter atlases. Methods: Fifty-one female nurses meeting burnout criteria and 51 matched healthy controls underwent 3 T rs-fMRI. We analyzed fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) and seed-based functional connectivity (FC), correlating findings with burnout (emotional exhaustion [EE], depersonalization [DP], and personal accomplishment [PA]). The fALFF Results: Nurses with burnout exhibited significantly decreased precuneus fALFF and reduced precuneus-right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) FC compared to controls. The fALFF in the precuneus negatively correlated with EE and DP, and positively correlated with PA, while reduced precuneus-DLPFC FC negatively correlated with EE. Genes spatially associated with fALFF alterations were enriched in pathways involving neuronal excitability, synaptic organization, stress response, and immune modulation. The fALFF alteration pattern also spatially correlated with serotonin, norepinephrine, Conclusion: Nurse burnout features precuneus hypoactivity and precuneus-DLPFC hypoconnectivity, linked to EE and DP severity. Associated molecular signatures implicate altered neuronal excitability, stress/immune pathways, and multiple neurotransmitter systems. The precuneus-DLPFC circuit and identified molecular pathways represent potential targets for interventions against burnout.

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BrainBurnout, ProfessionalNeurotransmitter AgentsNursesAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedNeurotransmitter Agentsburnout syndromefractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuationsimaging transcriptomicsneurotransmitter systemsnurseprecuneus

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