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ArticleGeroScience2017

Demonstration of impaired neurovascular coupling responses in TG2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease using functional laser speckle contrast imaging.

Stefano Tarantini, Gabor A Fulop, Tamas Kiss, Eszter Farkas, Dániel Zölei-Szénási, Veronica Galvan, Peter Toth, Anna Csiszar, Zoltan Ungvari, Andriy Yabluchanskiy

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Article in GeroScience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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75citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Preclinical in-vivo cerebrovascular imaging in rodent models: Methods and applications in Alzheimer's disease.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
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  5. High-caloric intake rescues early symptomatic AD-induced hippocampal neurovascular coupling deficits.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  19. Vascular contributions to Alzheimer's disease.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefano TarantiniReynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA.
Gabor A FulopReynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA.
Tamas KissReynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA.
Eszter FarkasFaculty of Medicine & Faculty of Science and Informatics, Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Dániel Zölei-SzénásiFaculty of Medicine & Faculty of Science and Informatics, Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Veronica GalvanDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Peter TothReynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA.
Anna CsiszarReynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA.
Zoltan UngvariReynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA.
Andriy YabluchanskiyReynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma, OK, 73104, USA. andriy-yabluchanskiy@ouhsc.edu.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · USUniversity of Szeged · HUThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM104938 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI Robert Hal Scofield · 2013 to 2026
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TRANSGENIC COREP30AG013319 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI JAMES FLOYD NELSON · 1995 to 2026
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Role of SIRT1 in vasoprotectionR01AT006526 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI UNGVARI, ZOLTAN ISTVAN · 2010 to 2014
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Microvascular mechanisms of neuroinflammation: role of Nrf2R01AG047879 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI CSISZAR, ANNA · 2014 to 2018
$1.5M
Pathogenic Tau Promotes Brain Vascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer's DiseaseI01BX002211 · VA · SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI GALVAN, VERONICA · 2015 to 2025
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing evidence from epidemiological, clinical, and experimental studies indicates that cerebromicrovascular dysfunction and microcirculatory damage play critical roles in the pathogenesis of many types of dementia in the elderly, including both vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) and Alzheimer's disease. Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) include impairment of neurovascular coupling responses/functional hyperemia ("neurovascular uncoupling"). Due to the growing interest in understanding and pharmacologically targeting pathophysiological mechanisms of VCID, there is an increasing need for sensitive, easy-to-establish methods to assess neurovascular coupling responses. Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) is a technique that allows rapid and minimally invasive visualization of changes in regional cerebromicrovascular blood perfusion. This type of imaging technique combines high resolution and speed to provide great spatiotemporal accuracy to measure moment-to-moment changes in cerebral blood flow induced by neuronal activation. Here, we provide detailed protocols for the successful measurement in neurovascular coupling responses in anesthetized mice equipped with a thinned-skull cranial window using LSCI. This method can be used to evaluate the effects of anti-aging or anti-AD treatments on cerebromicrovascular health.

Indexed as

Functional hyperemiaLASCALaser speckle contrast analysisLaser speckle contrast imagingLaser speckle imagingLSINeurovascular coupling

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PMID28578467
PMCPMC5636768
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