The link between impaired oxygen supply and cognitive decline in peripheral artery disease

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Although peripheral artery disease (PAD) primarily affects large arteries outside the brain, PAD is also associated with elevated cerebral vulnerabilities, including greater risks for brain injury (such as stroke), cognitive decline and dementia. In the present review, we aim to evaluate recent literature and extract information on potential mechanisms linking PAD and consequences on the brain. Furthermore, we suggest novel therapeutic avenues to mitigate cognitive decline and reduce risk of brain injury in patients with PAD. Various interventions, notably exercise, directly or indirectly improve systemic blood flow and oxygen supply and are effective strategies in patients with PAD or cognitive decline. Moreover, triggering protective cellular and systemic mechanisms by modulating inspired oxygen concentrations are emerging as potential novel treatment strategies. While several genetic and pharmacological approaches to modulate adaptations to hypoxia showed promising results in preclinical models of PAD, no clear benefits have yet been clinically demonstrated. We argue that genetic/pharmacological regulation of the involved adaptive systems remains challenging but that therapeutic variation of inspired oxygen levels (e.g., hypoxia conditioning) are promising future interventions to mitigate associated cognitive decline in patients with PAD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

Progress in cardiovascular diseases - (2023) vom: 06. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Burtscher, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Millet, Grégoire P [VerfasserIn]
Fresa, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Lanzi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Mazzolai, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Pellegrin, Maxime [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardiovascular disease
Cognition
Dementia
Exercise
Hypoxia
Journal Article
Peripheral artery disease
Review

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Date Revised 24.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.pcad.2023.12.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365525030