Publication Type Academic Article
Authors Tataryn N, Singh V, Dyke J, Berk-Rauch H, Clausen D, Aronowitz E, Norris E, Strickland S, Ahn H
Journal Neurobiol Aging
Volume 107
Pagination 96-108
Date Published 07/28/2021
ISSN 1558-1497
Keywords Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Abstract Vascular perturbations and cerebral hypometabolism are emerging as important components of Alzheimer's disease (AD). While various in vivo imaging modalities have been designed to detect changes of cerebral perfusion and metabolism in AD patients and animal models, study results were often heterogenous with respect to imaging techniques and animal models. We therefore evaluated cerebral perfusion and glucose metabolism of two popular transgenic AD mouse strains, TgCRND8 and 5xFAD, at 7 and 12 months-of-age under identical conditions and analyzed possible molecular mechanisms underlying heterogeneous cerebrovascular phenotypes. Results revealed disparate findings in these two strains, displaying important aspects of AD progression. TgCRND8 mice showed significantly decreased cerebral blood flow and glucose metabolism with unchanged cerebral blood volume (CBV) at 12 months-of-age whereas 5xFAD mice showed unaltered glucose metabolism with significant increase in CBV at 12 months-of-age and a biphasic pattern of early hypoperfusion followed by a rebound to normal cerebral blood flow in late disease. Finally, immunoblotting assays suggested that VEGF dependent vascular tone change may restore normoperfusion and increase CBV in 5xFAD.
DOI 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.07.015
PubMed ID 34416494
PubMed Central ID PMC8595520
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