Blood–brain barrier disruption and perivascular spaces in small vessel disease and neurodegenerative diseases: a review on MRI methods and insights

PHM Voorter, M van Dinther, WJ Jansen… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Perivascular spaces (PVS) and blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption are two key features of
cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) and neurodegenerative diseases that have been …

Imaging the neurovascular unit in health and neurodegeneration: a scoping review of interdependencies between MRI measures

E Rowsthorn, W Pham, MR Nazem-Zadeh… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2023 - Springer
The neurovascular unit (NVU) is a complex structure that facilitates nutrient delivery and
metabolic waste clearance, forms the blood–brain barrier (BBB), and supports fluid …

Early cerebral amyloid-β accumulation and hypermetabolism are associated with subtle cognitive deficits before accelerated cerebral atrophy

A Bakhtiari, K Benedek, I Law, B Fagerlund… - GeroScience, 2024 - Springer
Aims Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid beta (A β) in
the brain. The deposition of A β is believed to initiate a detrimental cascade, including …

Blood-brain barrier disruption: a culprit of cognitive decline?

J Che, Y Sun, Y Deng, J Zhang - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2024 - Springer
Cognitive decline covers a broad spectrum of disorders, not only resulting from brain
diseases but also from systemic diseases, which seriously influence the quality of life and …

Aerobic exercise training effects on hippocampal volume in healthy older individuals: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

GM Balbim, NC Boa Sorte Silva, L Ten Brinke… - Geroscience, 2024 - Springer
We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of
aerobic exercise training (AET) lasting≥ 4 weeks on hippocampal volume and …

Blood–brain barrier integrity is linked to cognitive function, but not to cerebral arterial pulsatility, among elderly

T Vikner, A Garpebring, C Björnfot, L Nyberg, J Malm… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption may contribute to cognitive decline, but questions
remain whether this association is more pronounced for certain brain regions, such as the …

[HTML][HTML] Acute neuroendocrine changes after traumatic brain injury

ZD Magyar-Sumegi, L Stankovics, D Lendvai-Emmert… - Brain and spine, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Post-traumatic hypopituitarism (PTHP) is a significant, but often neglected
consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Research question We aimed to provide a …

Creation of a Simulated Sequence of Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast—Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Scans as a Tool to Verify the Quality of Methods for …

S Lipiński - Computation, 2024 - mdpi.com
DSC-MRI examination is one of the best methods of diagnosis for brain diseases. For this
purpose, the so-called perfusion parameters are defined, of which the most used are CBF …

Accelerated Aging Induced by an Unhealthy High-Fat Diet: Initial Evidence for the Role of Nrf2 Deficiency and Impaired Stress Resilience in Cellular Senescence

P Balasubramanian, T Kiss, R Gulej, A Nyul Toth… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
High-fat diets (HFDs) have pervaded modern dietary habits, characterized by their excessive
saturated fat content and low nutritional value. Epidemiological studies have compellingly …

Vulnerability of the Hippocampus to Insults: Links to Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction

TL Davidson, RJ Stevenson - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The hippocampus is a critical brain substrate for learning and memory; events that harm the
hippocampus can seriously impair mental and behavioral functioning. Hippocampal …