Title | Cerebral autoregulation, beta amyloid, and white matter hyperintensities are interrelated. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Brickman AM, Guzman VA, Gonzalez-Castellon M, Razlighi Q, Gu Y, Narkhede A, Janicki S, Ichise M, Stern Y, Manly JJ, Schupf N, Marshall RS |
Journal | Neurosci Lett |
Volume | 592 |
Pagination | 54-8 |
Date Published | 2015 Apr 10 |
ISSN | 1872-7972 |
Keywords | Aged, 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. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.03.005 |
Alternate Journal | Neurosci. Lett. |
PubMed ID | 25748319 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4430835 |
Grant List | R01 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 |