NeuroImage,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
283, P. 120437 - 120437
Published: Nov. 3, 2023
A
cortical
plasticity
after
long-duration
single
side
deafness
(SSD)
is
advocated
with
neuroimaging
evidence
while
little
known
about
the
short-duration
SSDs.
In
this
case-cohort
study,
we
recruited
unilateral
sudden
sensorineural
hearing
loss
(SSNHL)
patients
and
age-,
gender-matched
health
controls
(HC),
followed
by
comprehensive
analyses.
The
primary
outcome
measures
were
temporal
alterations
of
varied
dynamic
functional
network
connectivity
(dFNC)
states,
neurovascular
coupling
(NVC)
brain
region
volume
at
different
stages
SSNHL.
secondary
pure-tone
audiograms
SSNHL
before
treatment.
total
38
(21
[55%]
male;
mean
[standard
deviation]
age,
45.05
[15.83]
years)
44
HC
(28
[64%]
43.55
[12.80]
enrolled.
categorized
into
subgroups
based
on
time
from
disease
onset
to
initial
magnetic
resonance
imaging
scan:
early-
(n
=
16;
1-6
days),
intermediate-
9;
7-13
late-
stage
13;
14-30
days)
groups.
We
first
identified
slow
state
transitions
between
dFNC
states
early-stage
SSNHL,
then
revealed
decreased
NVC
restricted
auditory
cortex
late-stage
Finally,
a
significantly
left
medial
superior
frontal
gyrus
(SFGmed)
was
observed
only
in
cohort.
Furthermore,
SFGmed
robustly
correlated
both
duration
patient
prognosis.
Our
study
offered
for
evolvement
structural
less
than
1
month,
which
may
explain,
perspective,
why
have
better
therapeutic
responses
recovery.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
26(6), P. 2433 - 2433
Published: March 8, 2025
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD)
is
an
increasing
global
healthcare
crisis
with
few
effective
treatments.
The
accumulation
of
amyloid
plaques
and
hyper-phosphorylated
tau
are
thought
to
underlie
the
pathogenesis
AD.
However,
current
studies
have
recognized
a
prominent
role
cerebrovascular
dysfunction
in
We
recently
reported
that
SNPs
soluble
epoxide
hydrolase
(sEH)
linked
AD
human
genetic
long-term
administration
sEH
inhibitor
attenuated
cerebral
vascular
cognitive
rat
model
mechanisms
linking
changes
function
neuroprotective
actions
inhibitors
remain
be
determined.
This
study
investigated
effects
inhibitor,
1-(1-Propanoylpiperidin-4-yl)-3-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]urea
(TPPU),
on
neurovascular
coupling,
blood–brain
barrier
(BBB)
function,
neuroinflammation,
hAPP/PS1
TgF344-AD
observed
predominant
β-amyloid
brains
9–10-month-old
rats
TPPU
treatment
for
three
months
reduced
burden.
functional
hyperemic
response
whisker
stimulation
was
rats,
normalized
response.
TPPU,
mitigated
capillary
rarefaction,
BBB
leakage,
activation
astrocytes
microglia
rats.
increased
expression
pre-
post-synaptic
proteins
loss
hippocampal
neurons
impairments
which
confirmed
transcriptome
GO
analysis.
These
results
suggest
could
novel
therapeutic
strategy
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 19, 2025
Sleep
deficiency
increases
the
risk
of
cerebrovascular
diseases.
However,
effects
sleep
deprivation
(SD)
on
cerebral
blood
flow
have
been
poorly
studied.
We
examined
effect
24-h
SD
resting
posterior
artery
(PCA)
and
middle
(MCA)
velocities
(FV),
visually
evoked
FV
response
in
PCA
(neurovascular
coupling),
hypercapnia-induced
MCA
(cerebral
vasoreactivity).
Visual
potential
(VEP)
transcranial
Doppler
examinations
were
performed
25
healthy
adults
before
after
SD.
Cerebral
vasoreactivity
was
measured
by
breath-holding
test
left
right
MCA.
The
evaluated
PCA.
There
a
tendency
for
increased
mean
(p
=
0.08)
0.07)
Both
increase
significantly
lower
than
SD,
however,
no
change
VEP
amplitudes
found.
Our
study
suggested
that
impaired
functional
stimulation-evoked
not
due
to
reduced
neuronal
activation,
but
probably
decreased
vasodilatory
response.
Negative
hemodynamics
also
demonstrated
vasoreactivity.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17
Published: Sept. 14, 2023
Pericytes
play
an
indispensable
role
in
various
organs
and
biological
processes,
such
as
promoting
angiogenesis,
regulating
microvascular
blood
flow,
participating
immune
responses.
Therefore,
this
review,
we
will
first
introduce
the
discovery
development
of
pericytes,
identification
methods
functional
characteristics,
then
focus
on
brain
one
hand,
to
summarize
functions
pericytes
under
physiological
conditions,
mainly
discussing
from
aspects
stem
cell
contractile
characteristics
paracrine
characteristics;
other
pathological
taking
ischemic
stroke
example.
Finally,
discuss
analyze
application
therapeutic
targets,
providing
research
basis
direction
for
future
diseases,
especially
treatment.
NeuroImage,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
283, P. 120437 - 120437
Published: Nov. 3, 2023
A
cortical
plasticity
after
long-duration
single
side
deafness
(SSD)
is
advocated
with
neuroimaging
evidence
while
little
known
about
the
short-duration
SSDs.
In
this
case-cohort
study,
we
recruited
unilateral
sudden
sensorineural
hearing
loss
(SSNHL)
patients
and
age-,
gender-matched
health
controls
(HC),
followed
by
comprehensive
analyses.
The
primary
outcome
measures
were
temporal
alterations
of
varied
dynamic
functional
network
connectivity
(dFNC)
states,
neurovascular
coupling
(NVC)
brain
region
volume
at
different
stages
SSNHL.
secondary
pure-tone
audiograms
SSNHL
before
treatment.
total
38
(21
[55%]
male;
mean
[standard
deviation]
age,
45.05
[15.83]
years)
44
HC
(28
[64%]
43.55
[12.80]
enrolled.
categorized
into
subgroups
based
on
time
from
disease
onset
to
initial
magnetic
resonance
imaging
scan:
early-
(n
=
16;
1-6
days),
intermediate-
9;
7-13
late-
stage
13;
14-30
days)
groups.
We
first
identified
slow
state
transitions
between
dFNC
states
early-stage
SSNHL,
then
revealed
decreased
NVC
restricted
auditory
cortex
late-stage
Finally,
a
significantly
left
medial
superior
frontal
gyrus
(SFGmed)
was
observed
only
in
cohort.
Furthermore,
SFGmed
robustly
correlated
both
duration
patient
prognosis.
Our
study
offered
for
evolvement
structural
less
than
1
month,
which
may
explain,
perspective,
why
have
better
therapeutic
responses
recovery.