Endothelin Receptor Blockade Improves Cerebral Blood Flow-Mediated Dilation in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

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INTRODUCTION: Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is reduced in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Flow-mediated dilation (FMD), which plays a key role in the regulation of blood flow, is attenuated by endothelin-1. We hypothesized that endothelin receptor blockade may improve CBF in AD.

METHODS: We investigated cerebrovascular reactivity in a mouse model of AD (APP-PS1; 5-6-month-old male subjects). We assessed the in vivo response to normoxic hypercapnia and in vitro FMD in isolated cerebral and mesenteric resistance arteries before and after endothelin receptor blockade (bosentan).

RESULTS: Normoxic hypercapnia increased basilar trunk blood flow velocity (+12.3 ± 2.4%; p = 0.006, n = 6) in wild-type (WT) mice but reduced blood flow in APP-PS1 mice (-11.4 ± 1.2%; p < 0.0001, n = 8). Bosentan (50 mg/kg, acute intraperitoneal injection) restored cerebrovascular reactivity in APP-PS1 mice (+10.2 ± 2.2%; p < 0.0001, n = 8) but had no effect in WT. FMD was reduced in the posterior cerebral artery of APP-PS1 compared to WT and was normalized by bosentan (1 μmol/L, 30 min, or 50 mg/kg/day for 28 days). FMD was similar in the mesenteric artery of APPS-PS1 and WT.

CONCLUSION: APP-PS1 mice exhibited cerebrovascular endothelial dysfunction. Acute and chronic blockade of endothelin receptors restored endothelial vasomotor function, suggesting a promising therapeutic approach to restoring cerebral vasoreactivity in AD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Journal of vascular research - 60(2023), 5-6 vom: 15., Seite 273-282

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Henrion, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Bonnin, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Vessieres, Emilie [VerfasserIn]
Guihlot, Anne-Laure [VerfasserIn]
Iglarz, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Lévy, Bernard I [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bosentan
Cerebral blood flow
Endothelin receptor blockade
Endothelin-1
Endothelium
Journal Article
Q326023R30
Receptors, Endothelin
Resistance arteries

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.12.2023

Date Revised 22.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000534614

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364724153