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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2021

Stereological Changes in Microvascular Parameters in Hippocampus of a Transgenic Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Yaroslav Kolinko, Lucie Marsalova, Stephanie Proskauer Pena, Milena Kralickova, Peter R Mouton

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yaroslav KolinkoBiomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Lucie MarsalovaBiomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Stephanie Proskauer PenaBiomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Milena KralickovaBiomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Peter R MoutonSRC Biosciences, Tampa, FL, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundMicrocirculatory factors play an important role in amyloid-β (Aβ)-related neuropathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Transgenic (Tg) rat models of mutant Aβ deposition can enhance our understanding of this microvascular pathology.

objectiveHere we report stereology-based quantification and comparisons (between- and within-group) of microvessel length and number and associated parameters in hippocampal subregions in Tg model of AD in Fischer 344 rats and non-Tg littermates.

methodsSystematic-random samples of tissue sections were processed and laminin immunostained to visualize microvessels through the entire hippocampus in Tg and non-Tg rats. A computer-assisted stereology system was used to quantify microvessel parameters including total number, total length, and associated densities in dentate gyrus (DG) and cornu ammonis (CA) subregions.

resultsThin hair-like capillaries are common near Aβ plaques in hippocampal subregions of Tg rats. There are a 53% significant increase in average length per capillary across entire hippocampus (p≤0.04) in Tg compared to non-Tg rats; 49% reduction in capillary length in DG (p≤0.02); and, higher microvessel density in principal cell layers (p≤0.03). Furthermore, within-group comparisons confirm Tg but not non-Tg rats have significant increase in number density (p≤0.01) and potential diffusion distance (p≤0.04) of microvessels in principal cell layers of hippocampal subregions.

conclusionWe show the Tg deposition of human Aβ mutations in rats disrupts the wild-type microanatomy of hippocampal microvessels. Stereology-based microvascular parameters could promote the development of novel strategies for protection and the therapeutic management of AD.

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MicrovesselsAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusHumansMalePlaque, AmyloidRatsRats, Inbred F344Rats, TransgenicAlzheimer’s diseasecapillaryhippocampusmicrovesselsstereologyTgF344-AD rat

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PMCPMC8609684

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