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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2025

Gut microbiota-mediated choline metabolism exacerbates cognitive impairment induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion.

Xiao Li, Yueran Ren, Xuxuan Gao, Huidi Wang, Jiafeng Zhang, Jiahui Xie, Jingru Liang, Boxin Zhao, Hongwei Zhou, Jia Yin

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Xiao LiDepartment of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yueran RenDepartment of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xuxuan GaoDepartment of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huidi WangMicrobiome Medicine Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiafeng ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiahui XieDepartment of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jingru LiangDepartment of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Boxin ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongwei ZhouMicrobiome Medicine Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jia YinDepartment of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8944-6604

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Abstract

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) is a crucial mechanism causing vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). Choline is metabolized by gut microbiota into trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and cognitive impairment. However, the impact of choline-TMAO pathway on CCH-induced VCI is elusive. We performed a cross-sectional clinical study to investigate the relationship between the choline-TMAO pathway and cognitive outcome and used a bilateral common carotid artery occlusion rat model to explore the effect of a choline-rich diet on cognition and underlying mechanisms. Plasma choline and TMAO levels were negatively correlated with cognitive scores in CCH patients. A choline-rich diet exacerbated CCH-induced cognitive impairment by encouraging the proliferation of choline-metabolizing bacteria in the gut and subsequent generation of TMAO. The choline-TMAO pathway, mediated by gut microbiota, exacerbates cognitive impairment induced by CCH. Targeted dietary choline regulation based on gut microbiota modulation may ameliorate long-term cognitive impairment.

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CholineCognitive DysfunctionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAgedAnimalsCross-Sectional StudiesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMaleMethylaminesMiddle AgedRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyCholineMethylaminestrimethyloxamineCholinechronic cerebral hypoperfusioncognitive impairmentgut microbiotatrimethylamine N-oxide

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PMID39719076
PMCPMC12035329

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