Cholinergically mediated augmentation of cerebral perfusion in alzheimer's disease and related cognitive disorders: the cholinergic–vascular hypothesis

JAHR Claassen, RWMM Jansen - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) is based on
the cholinergic hypothesis. This hypothesis fails to account for the global nature of the …

Capillary dysfunction: its detection and causative role in dementias and stroke

L Østergaard, SN Jespersen, T Engedahl… - Current neurology and …, 2015 - Springer
In acute ischemic stroke, critical hypoperfusion is a frequent cause of hypoxic tissue injury:
As cerebral blood flow (CBF) falls below the ischemic threshold of 20 mL/100 mL/min …

Astrocyte regulation of blood flow in the brain

BA MacVicar, EA Newman - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Neuronal activity results in increased blood flow in the brain, a response named functional
hyperemia. Astrocytes play an important role in mediating this response. Neurotransmitters …

The neurovascular unit dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

LO Soto-Rojas, M Pacheco-Herrero… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide.
Histopathologically, AD presents with two hallmarks: neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), and …

Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion induces memory deficits and facilitates Aβ generation in C57BL/6J mice

L Wang, Y Du, K Wang, G Xu, S Luo, G He - Experimental neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia frequently responsible for
cognitive decline in the elderly. The etiology and molecular mechanism of AD pathogenesis …

Aβ42 production in brain capillary endothelial cells after oxygen and glucose deprivation

A Bulbarelli, E Lonati, A Brambilla, A Orlando… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Although the diverse triggers of AD are still under debate, the hypothesis of the contribution
of cerebrovascular deficiencies has emerged in recent years. Cerebrovascular dysfunction …

Mediators of cerebral hypoperfusion and blood‐brain barrier leakiness in Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and mixed dementia

H Tayler, JS Miners, Ö Güzel, R MacLachlan… - Brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In vascular dementia (VaD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), cerebral hypoperfusion and
blood‐brain barrier (BBB) leakiness contribute to brain damage. In this study, we have …

Association of brain amyloid-β with cerebral perfusion and structure in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

N Mattsson, D Tosun, PS Insel, A Simonson… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Patients with Alzheimer's disease have reduced cerebral blood flow measured by arterial
spin labelling magnetic resonance imaging, but it is unclear how this is related to amyloid-β …

Brain imaging of neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

A Montagne, DA Nation, J Pa, MD Sweeney… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Neurovascular dysfunction, including blood–brain barrier (BBB) breakdown and cerebral
blood flow (CBF) dysregulation and reduction, are increasingly recognized to contribute to …

Is vasomotion in cerebral arteries impaired in Alzheimer's disease?

LY Di Marco, E Farkas, C Martin… - Journal of …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
A substantial body of evidence supports the hypothesis of a vascular component in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Cerebral hypoperfusion and blood-brain barrier …