Cerebral autoregulation, beta amyloid, and white matter hyperintensities are interrelated.

TitleCerebral autoregulation, beta amyloid, and white matter hyperintensities are interrelated.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsBrickman AM, Guzman VA, Gonzalez-Castellon M, Razlighi Q, Gu Y, Narkhede A, Janicki S, Ichise M, Stern Y, Manly JJ, Schupf N, Marshall RS
JournalNeurosci Lett
Volume592
Pagination54-8
Date Published2015 Apr 10
ISSN1872-7972
KeywordsAged, Aged, 80 and over, Amyloid, Brain, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Female, Hemodynamics, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Positron-Emission Tomography, White Matter
Abstract

Emerging studies link vascular risk factors and cerebrovascular health to the prevalence and rates of progression in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The brain's ability to maintain constant blood flow across a range of cerebral perfusion pressures, or autoregulation, may both promote and result from small vessel cerebrovascular disease and AD-related amyloid pathology. Here, we examined the relationship among cerebral autoregulation, small vessel cerebrovascular disease, and amyloid deposition in 14 non-demented older adults. Reduced cerebral autoregulation, was associated with increased amyloid deposition and increased white matter hyperintensity volume, which, in turn were positively associated with each other. For the first time in humans, we demonstrate an interrelationship among AD pathology, small vessel cerebrovascular disease, and cerebral autoregulation. Vascular factors and AD pathology are not independent but rather appear to interact.

DOI10.1016/j.neulet.2015.03.005
Alternate JournalNeurosci. Lett.
PubMed ID25748319
PubMed Central IDPMC4430835
Grant ListR01 AG034189 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 NS076277 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
AG037212 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
K01 AG044467 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
NS076277 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG037212 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG034189 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States