Two-photon Imaging of Astrocytic Ca2+ Signaling and the Microvasculature in Experimental Mice Models of Alzheimer's Disease.
From: Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 645, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Takahiro_Takano@URMC.rochester.edu
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Publish Date: Feb 2007
- ISSN: 0077-8923
- Volume: 1097
- Issue:
- Pages: 40-50
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Takano Takahiro, Han Xiaoning, Deane Rashid, et al. Two-photon Imaging of Astrocytic Ca2+ Signaling and the Microvasculature in Experimental Mice Models of Alzheimer's Disease.. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. Feb 2007;1097:40-50
Abstract
The sequence of events leading to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains poorly understood. One prominent hypothesis is that neurovascular dysfunction contributes to both disease initiation and progression. Histologic analysis has supported this idea by demonstrating that vascular abnormalities are present early in the disease and most often perivascular amyloid deposits in the microvasculature. Two-photon in vivo imaging of mouse models of AD represents a unique approach to studying microvascular dysfunction in intact animals. We report here that a subpopulation of mice in early stages of AD (2-4 months) displays instability of vascular tone. Some, but not all animals exhibited oscillatory changes in arteriole diameter and poor vasodilation in response to sensory stimulation. An increased frequency of spontaneous astrocytic Ca(2+) increases was noted in animals with unstable vasculature. Because astrocytes recently have been shown to control local microcirculation and contribute to functional hyperemia, we suggest that abnormal astrocytic activity may contribute to vascular instability in AD and thereby to neuronal demise.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Absorptiometry, Photon, Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Astrocytes, Blood Vessels, Brain, Calcium Signaling, Capillaries, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Mice, Microcirculation
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