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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2012

Effect of mild cognitive impairment and APOE genotype on resting cerebral blood flow and its association with cognition.

Christina E Wierenga, Sheena I Dev, David D Shin, Lindsay R Clark, Katherine J Bangen, Amy J Jak, Robert A Rissman, Thomas T Liu, David P Salmon, Mark W Bondi

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Article in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The physiological effects of APOE genotype in healthy young/middle-aged individuals.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christina E WierengaResearch Service, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA.
Sheena I Dev
David D Shin
Lindsay R Clark
Katherine J Bangen
Amy J Jak
Robert A Rissman
Thomas T Liu
David P Salmon
Mark W Bondi
University of California, San Diego · USVA San Diego Healthcare System · USSan Diego State University · US

Funding

VIRUS-INDUCED BRAIN PATHOLOGYP50AG005131 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GALASKO, DOUGLAS R · 1985 to 2018
$55.4M
Cognitive Abilities of At-Risk Elderly for DementiaR01AG012674 · NIA · VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FDN/SAN DIEGO · PI BONDI, MARK W · 2001 to 2012
$2.7M
Federated Database, Protocols, and Tools for Arterial Spin Labeling CBF MeasuresR01MH084796 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI LIU, THOMAS T · 2009 to 2013
$1.9M
Neuroimaging and Risk Factor Correlates in Aging and MCIK24AG026431 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BONDI, MARK W · 2007 to 2016
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS K24 AG026431NIA NIH HHS P50 AG005131NIA NIH HHS R01 AG012674NIMH NIH HHS 1R01MH084796NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH084796
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using whole-brain pulsed arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging, resting cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured in 20 mild cognitive impairment (MCI; 11 ɛ3 and 9 ɛ4) and 40 demographically matched cognitively normal (CN; 27 ɛ3 and 13 ɛ4) participants. An interaction of apolipoprotein (APOE) genotype (ɛ3 and ɛ4) and cognitive status (CN and MCI) on quantified gray-matter CBF corrected for partial volume effects was found in the left parahippocampal and fusiform gyri (PHG/FG), right middle frontal gyrus, and left medial frontal gyrus. In the PHG/FG, CBF was elevated for CN ɛ4 carriers but decreased for MCI ɛ4 carriers. The opposite pattern was seen in frontal regions: CBF was decreased for CN ɛ4 carriers but increased for MCI ɛ4 carriers. Cerebral blood flow in the PHG/FG was positively correlated with verbal memory for CN ɛ4 adults (r=0.67, P=0.01). Cerebral blood flow in the left medial frontal gyrus was positively correlated with verbal memory for MCI ɛ4 adults (r=0.70, P=0.05). Findings support dynamic pathophysiologic processes in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease risk and indicate that cognitive status and APOE genotype have interactive effects on CBF. Correlations between CBF and verbal memory suggest a differential neurovascular compensatory response in posterior and anterior cortices with cognitive decline in ɛ4 adults.

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AgedAllelesApolipoprotein E4Blood Flow VelocityCerebrovascular CirculationCognitionCognitive DysfunctionFemaleGenotypeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsApolipoprotein E4

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PMID22549621
PMCPMC3421098
OpenAlexW2002385808

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