The role of brain vasculature in neurodegenerative disorders

MD Sweeney, K Kisler, A Montagne, AW Toga… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Adequate supply of blood and structural and functional integrity of blood vessels are key to
normal brain functioning. On the other hand, cerebral blood flow shortfalls and blood–brain …

Blood–brain barrier breakdown in Alzheimer disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

MD Sweeney, AP Sagare, BV Zlokovic - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a continuous endothelial membrane within brain
microvessels that has sealed cell-to-cell contacts and is sheathed by mural vascular cells …

Vascular dysfunction—the disregarded partner of Alzheimer's disease

MD Sweeney, A Montagne, AP Sagare, DA Nation… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence recognizes Alzheimer's disease (AD) as a multifactorial and
heterogeneous disease with multiple contributors to its pathophysiology, including vascular …

GLUT1 reductions exacerbate Alzheimer's disease vasculo-neuronal dysfunction and degeneration

EA Winkler, Y Nishida, AP Sagare, SV Rege… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The glucose transporter GLUT1 at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) mediates glucose transport
into the brain. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by early reductions in glucose transport …

Obstructive sleep apnea severity affects amyloid burden in cognitively normal elderly. A longitudinal study

RA Sharma, AW Varga, OM Bubu… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Recent evidence suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be a risk
factor for developing mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. However, how …

Mediterranean diet and 3-year Alzheimer brain biomarker changes in middle-aged adults

V Berti, M Walters, J Sterling, CG Quinn, M Logue… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To examine in a 3-year brain imaging study the effects of higher vs lower
adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet (MeDi) on Alzheimer disease (AD) biomarker …

Periodontal disease associates with higher brain amyloid load in normal elderly

AR Kamer, E Pirraglia, W Tsui, H Rusinek… - Neurobiology of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques is a central feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
First reported in animal models, it remains uncertain if peripheral inflammatory and/or …

Glucose metabolism in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease: methodological and physiological considerations for PET studies

L Mosconi - Clinical and translational imaging, 2013 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-dependent neurodegenerative disorder associated with
progressive loss of cognitive function. 2-[18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron …

Early detection of Alzheimer's disease using PiB and FDG PET

AD Cohen, WE Klunk - Neurobiology of disease, 2014 - Elsevier
Use of biomarkers in the detection of early and preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) has
become of central importance following publication of the NIA-Alzheimer's Association …

Amyloid burden and neural function in people at risk for Alzheimer's Disease

SC Johnson, BT Christian, OC Okonkwo, JM Oh… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
To determine the relationship between amyloid burden and neural function in healthy adults
at risk for Alzheimer's Disease (AD), we used multimodal imaging with [C-11] Pittsburgh …