Mechanisms of vascular aging

Z Ungvari, S Tarantini, AJ Donato, V Galvan… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Aging of the vasculature plays a central role in morbidity and mortality of older people. To
develop novel treatments for amelioration of unsuccessful vascular aging and prevention of …

Hypertension-induced cognitive impairment: from pathophysiology to public health

Z Ungvari, P Toth, S Tarantini, CI Prodan… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Hypertension affects two-thirds of people aged> 60 years and significantly increases the risk
of both vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Hypertension compromises …

Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplementation promotes neurovascular rejuvenation in aged mice: transcriptional footprint of SIRT1 activation, mitochondrial …

T Kiss, Á Nyúl-Tóth, P Balasubramanian, S Tarantini… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Aging-induced structural and functional alterations of the neurovascular unit lead to
impairment of neurovascular coupling responses, dysregulation of cerebral blood flow, and …

Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies senescent cerebromicrovascular endothelial cells in the aged mouse brain

T Kiss, Á Nyúl-Tóth, P Balasubramanian, S Tarantini… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Age-related phenotypic changes of cerebromicrovascular endothelial cells lead to
dysregulation of cerebral blood flow and blood-brain barrier disruption, promoting the …

Retinal biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): implication for early diagnosis and prognosis

C Czakó, T Kovács, Z Ungvari, A Csiszar… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Cognitive impairment and dementia are major medical, social, and economic public health
issues worldwide with significant implications for life quality in older adults. The leading …

Obesity-induced cognitive impairment in older adults: a microvascular perspective

P Balasubramanian, T Kiss… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Over two-thirds of individuals aged 65 and older are obese or overweight in the United
States. Epidemiological data show an association between the degree of adiposity and …

Age-related decline in circulating IGF-1 associates with impaired neurovascular coupling responses in older adults

L Toth, A Czigler, E Hegedus, H Komaromy, K Amrein… - Geroscience, 2022 - Springer
Impairment of moment-to-moment adjustment of cerebral blood flow (CBF) to the increased
oxygen and energy requirements of active brain regions via neurovascular coupling (NVC) …

Nutrition strategies promoting healthy aging: From improvement of cardiovascular and brain health to prevention of age-associated diseases

M Fekete, Z Szarvas, V Fazekas-Pongor, A Feher… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: An increasing number of studies suggest that diet plays an important role in
regulating aging processes and modulates the development of the most important age …

Exposome and unhealthy aging: environmental drivers from air pollution to occupational exposures

T Pandics, D Major, V Fazekas-Pongor, Z Szarvas… - Geroscience, 2023 - Springer
The aging population worldwide is facing a significant increase in age-related non-
communicable diseases, including cardiovascular and brain pathologies. This …

Nrf2 dysfunction and impaired cellular resilience to oxidative stressors in the aged vasculature: from increased cellular senescence to the pathogenesis of age-related …

Z Ungvari, S Tarantini, Á Nyúl-Tóth, T Kiss… - Geroscience, 2019 - Springer
Aging is associated with increased oxidative stress in vascular endothelial and smooth
muscle cells, which contribute to the development of a wide range of diseases affecting the …