Association between angiogenic factors and vascular risk, white matter hyperintensities and CSF amyloid beta
Angiogenic mediators like placental growth factor (PlGF) and vascular endothelial growth factors (VEFG-C and VEFG-A) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are suggested markers of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). SVD is a cause of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID), but studies have shown...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior 2024, Vol.6, p.100304, Article 100304 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Angiogenic mediators like placental growth factor (PlGF) and vascular endothelial growth factors (VEFG-C and VEFG-A) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are suggested markers of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). SVD is a cause of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID), but studies have shown that both non-amyloid SVD related to vascular risk factors and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) often exist in patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). CSF amyloid beta (Abeta) 42 is reduced in AD due to trapping in parenchymal plaques. Abeta40 is mainly deposited in the vasculature, and low CSF concentrations are seen in CAA. In this cross-sectional study, we examine the associations between these angiogenic factors, vascular risk and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) on MRI, as well as Abeta peptides in CSF.
We recruited non-demented participants from the Norwegian Dementia Disease Initiation cohort. We measured PlGF, VEGF-C and VEGF-A in CSF. Vascular risk was assessed with the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) for cardiovascular disease. WMH volumes were calculated by an automated algorithm. We used linear regression to examine associations between angiogenic markers and FRS, CSF levels of Abeta42 and Abeta40. Associations with WMH load were assessed in models without (Model 1) and with (Model 2) correction for amyloid status. Continuous variables were standardized. Age and sex were covariates.
In total, 240 individuals (mean age 63.4 years, 128 female/112 male, 124 cognitively normal/116 cognitively impaired) were included. Reduced VEGF-C was associated with higher FRS (B=-0.292, p |
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ISSN: | 2666-2450 2666-2450 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cccb.2024.100304 |