Article
Gradual Carotid Artery Stenosis in Mice Closely Replicates Hypoperfusive Vascular Dementia in Humans.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 22 Feb 2016
Hattori Yorito, Enmi Jun-Ichiro, Iguchi Satoshi, Saito Satoshi, Yamamoto Yumi, Tsuji Masahiro, Nagatsuka Kazuyuki, Kalaria Rajesh N, Iida Hidehiro, Ihara Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Existing rodent models of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) show abrupt changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) and do not reliably replicate the clinical pathogenesis of VCI. We therefore aimed to develop a mouse model of VCI where CBF is gradually reduced, followed by subsequent progressive motor and cognitive impairment, after surgical intervention. METHODS AND RESULTS: Adult C57BL/6J male mice were...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Brain
- Carotid Arteries
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Angiography
- Cerebrovascular Circulation
- Cognition
- Cognition Disorders
- Collateral Circulation
