基础科学和病原发生学
Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui1,2,3,4, Jonah Doustar1, Yosef Koronyo1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 23, 2025
概括
阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 涉及视网膜血管变化,如粉样蛋白斑块积累和细胞周损失,导致认知能力下降. 这些视网膜生物标志物可能有助于预测AD的进展,并评估大脑粉样血管病变 (CAA).
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 血管生物学 血管生物学
背景情况:
- 阿尔茨海默氏病 (AD) 的发病包括血管功能障碍和粉样蛋白症,影响认知能力下降.
- 视网膜为AD相关的血管病理提供了一个非侵入性的窗口,这是由于与大脑共享的胚胎起源.
- 在AD早期的视网膜血管损伤,与大脑粉样血管病变 (CAA) 的联系,以及认知障碍的研究不足.
研究的目的:
- 在轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 和AD中调查视网膜血管异常.
- 探索视网膜血管病理,大脑粉样血管病变 (CAA) 和认知衰退之间的关系.
- 评估视网膜生物标志物的潜力,以预测认知障碍和监测AD进展.
主要方法:
- 从MCI/AD患者和对照者的死后视网膜的组织病理学检查,重点关注细胞周边细胞完整性,粉样蛋白-β (Aβ) 水平和内皮紧结 (TJ) 蛋白质.
- 在活体视网膜成像中使用扫描激光眼镜镜与黄粉样蛋白来评估活体参与者的周脉粉样蛋白斑块 (AP).
- 视网膜发现与MRI测量 (海马体积,白质超强度) 和认知/神经精神病学评估的相关性分析.
主要成果:
- 在MCI和AD视网膜中观察到显著的周细胞损失和增加的血管Aβ42/40积累,与CAA严重程度相关.
- 视网膜内皮ZO-1和Claudin-5水平的降低表明Aβ清除受损,与CAA和认知能力下降密切相关.
- 活体成像显示了视网膜动脉小动脉中周血管AP,特别是在二级和三级分支中,与认知障碍,海马缩以及白质病变相关.
结论:
- 视网膜动脉Aβ积累,细胞周损失和TJ功能障碍是早期AD血管病理的关键因素.
- 视网膜血管生物标志物显示出预测认知衰退和评估AD中CAA严重性的前景.
- 在更大的队列中进一步验证可以建立用于AD监测和进展评估的视网膜生物标志物.
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