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Cerebrovascular dysfunction and neuroinflammation play key roles in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The kinin-kallikrein system involving bradykinin receptor has been proposed at the nexus of beta-amyloid, vascular pathology and inflammation in patients with AD and in animal models. Here, we evaluated the effect of blocking the bradykinin receptors 1 and 2 by treatment with the bradykinin antagonist noscapine on cerebrovascular dysfunction, inflammation and amyloid pathology in a transgenic mouse model of amyloidosis. Transgenic arcAβ mice, and wild-type littermates of 14 months-of-age were either treated with noscapine (3 g/L, acidified drinking water) or received drinking water as control for three months (n = 8-11 per group). Arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging showed alleviated regional hypoperfusion in noscapine-treated arcAb compared to control arcAb mice. Functional magnetic resonance imaging showed mitigated reduced regional cerebral vascular reactivity in noscapine-treated arcAb compared to control arcAb mice.
Cerebral vascular reactivity, Magnetic resonance imaging, Transgenic mouse, Cerebrovascular dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease, Cerebral blood flow
Cerebral vascular reactivity, Magnetic resonance imaging, Transgenic mouse, Cerebrovascular dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease, Cerebral blood flow
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