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TitleIntracranial Arterial 4D Flow in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment is Associated with Cognitive Performance and Amyloid Positivity.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsBerman, SE, Clark, LR, Rivera-Rivera, LA, Norton, D, Racine, AM, Rowley, HA, Bendlin, BB, Blennow, K, Zetterberg, H, Carlsson, CM, Asthana, S, Turski, P, Wieben, O, Johnson, SC
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume60
Issue1
Pagination243-252
Date Published2017
ISSN1875-8908
Abstract

It is becoming increasingly recognized that cerebrovascular disease is a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A unique 4D-Flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, phase contrast vastly undersampled isotropic projection imaging (PC VIPR), enables examination of angiographic and quantitative metrics of blood flow in the arteries of the Circle of Willis within a single MRI acquisition. Thirty-eight participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) underwent a comprehensive neuroimaging protocol (including 4D-Flow imaging) and a standard neuropsychological battery. A subset of participants (n = 22) also underwent lumbar puncture and had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) assayed for AD biomarkers. Cut-offs for biomarker positivity in CSF resulting from a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of AD cases and controls from the larger Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center cohort were used to classify MCI participants as biomarker positive or negative on amyloid-β (Aβ42), total-tau and total-tau/Aβ42 ratio. Internal carotid artery (ICA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) mean flow were associated with executive functioning performance, with lower mean flow corresponding to worse performance. MCI participants who were biomarker positive for Aβ42 had lower ICA mean flow than did those who were Aβ42 negative. In sum, mean ICA and MCA arterial flow was associated with cognitive performance in participants with MCI and lower flow in the ICA was associated with amyloid positivity. This provides further evidence for vascular health as a contributing factor in the etiopathogenesis of AD, and could represent a point to intervene in the disease process.

DOI10.3233/JAD-170402
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID28826187
PubMed Central IDPMC5617115
Grant ListF30 AG054115 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
UL1 TR000427 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States
T32 GM008692 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
T32 GM007507 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
P50 AG033514 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
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