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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2015

Dysfunction of mouse cerebral arteries during early aging.

Matilde Balbi, Mitrajit Ghosh, Thomas A Longden, Max Jativa Vega, Benno Gesierich, Farida Hellal, Athanasios Lourbopoulos, Mark T Nelson, Nikolaus Plesnila

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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, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Matilde BalbiInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany.
Mitrajit GhoshInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany.
Thomas A LongdenDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Max Jativa VegaGraduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN), Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany.
Benno GesierichInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany.
Farida HellalInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany.
Athanasios LourbopoulosInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany.
Mark T NelsonDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Nikolaus PlesnilaInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University of Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEUniversity of Vermont · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging leads to a gradual decline in the fidelity of cerebral blood flow (CBF) responses to neuronal activation, resulting in an increased risk for stroke and dementia. However, it is currently unknown when age-related cerebrovascular dysfunction starts or which vascular components and functions are first affected. The aim of this study was to examine the function of microcirculation throughout aging in mice. Microcirculation was challenged by inhalation of 5% and 10% CO2 or by forepaw stimulation in 6-week, 8-month, and 12-month-old FVB/N mice. The resulting dilation of pial vessels and increase in CBF was measured by intravital fluorescence microscopy and laser Doppler fluxmetry, respectively. Neurovascular coupling and astrocytic endfoot Ca(2+) were measured in acute brain slices from 18-month-old mice. We did not reveal any changes in CBF after CO2 reactivity up to an age of 12 months. However, direct visualization of pial vessels by in vivo microscopy showed a significant, age-dependent loss of CO2 reactivity starting at 8 months of age. At the same age neurovascular coupling was also significantly affected. These results suggest that aging does not affect cerebral vessel function simultaneously, but starts in pial microvessels months before global changes in CBF are detectable.

Indexed as

Cerebrovascular CirculationVasodilationAgingAnimalsAstrocytesCalciumCarbon DioxideCerebral ArteriesMaleMiceCalciumCarbon Dioxide

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PMID26058694
PMCPMC4640303
OpenAlexW1558300644

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