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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2023

A Novel Needle Mouse Model of Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.

Zhongfang Weng, Catherine Cao, Nadezda A Stepicheva, Fenghua Chen, Lesley M Foley, Sarah Cao, Mohammad Iqbal H Bhuiyan, Qingde Wang, Yuan Wang, T Kevin Hitchens and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhongfang WengDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.
Catherine CaoDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.
Nadezda A StepichevaDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.
Fenghua ChenDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.
Lesley M FoleyAnimal Imaging Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203.
Sarah CaoSchool of Arts & Science, University of Washington in St Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130.
Mohammad Iqbal H BhuiyanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79902.
Qingde WangDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.ORCID 0000-0002-2482-7972
Yuan WangDepartment of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medicine University, Beijing 100053, China.
T Kevin HitchensAnimal Imaging Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203.
Dandan SunDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 caog@upmc.edu sund@upmc.edu.
Guodong CaoDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 caog@upmc.edu sund@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USCapital Medical University · CNThe University of Texas at El Paso · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

The Role of Na+/H+ exchanger in Cerebral IschemiaR01NS048216 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Dandan Sun · 2005 to 2026
$6.1M
Astrocytic WNK-SPAK-NKCC1 Cascade in White Matter Astrogliosis and InjuryR01NS119166 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI Mohammad Iqbal Hossain Bhuiyan · 2022 to 2026
$2.3M
White Matter Restoration in Vascular Cognitive Impairment and dementiaRF1NS117509 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CAO, GUODONG · 2020 to 2020
$2.2M
Role of the ADAR1-mediated RNA editing ∕ RNA sensing axis in sterile inflammationR01AI139544 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WANG, QINGDE · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Efficacy and mechanisms of anti-IFN drugs in AGS treatmentR01NS134651 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Daniella Muallem Schwartz · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
Reprogrammed cell therapy for white matter restoration in aged brain ischemiaI01BX003923 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI CAO, GUODONG · 2019 to 2023
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bilateral common carotid artery (CCA) stenosis (BCAS) is a useful model to mimic vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). However, current BCAS models have the disadvantages of high cost and incompatibility with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning because of metal implantation. We have established a new low-cost VCID model that better mimics human VCID and is compatible with live-animal MRI. The right and the left CCAs were temporarily ligated to 32- and 34-gauge needles with three ligations, respectively. After needle removal, CCA blood flow, cerebral blood flow, white matter injury (WMI) and cognitive function were measured. In male mice, needle removal led to ∼49.8% and ∼28.2% blood flow recovery in the right and left CCA, respectively. This model caused persistent and long-term cerebral hypoperfusion in both hemispheres (more severe in the left hemisphere), and WMI and cognitive dysfunction in ∼90% of mice, which is more reliable compared with other models. Importantly, these pathologic changes and cognitive impairments lasted for up to 24 weeks after surgery. The survival rate over 24 weeks was 81.6%. Female mice showed similar cognitive dysfunction, but a higher survival rate (91.6%) and relatively milder white matter injury. A novel, low-cost VCID model compatible with live-animal MRI with long-term outcomes was established.

Indexed as

Cognitive DysfunctionDementia, VascularAnimalsCognitionConstriction, PathologicDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLanimal modelchronic cerebral hypoperfusioncognitive stenosisVCIDwhite matter injury

Identifiers

PMID37684030
PMCPMC10621771
OpenAlexW4386535955

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