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Review
. 2003;5(7):491-504.
doi: 10.1007/BF03033159.

Role of vascular hypoperfusion-induced oxidative stress and mitochondria failure in the pathogenesis of Azheimer disease

Gjumrakch Aliev  1 , Mark A Smith, Mark E Obrenovich, Jack C de la Torre, George Perry
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Role of vascular hypoperfusion-induced oxidative stress and mitochondria failure in the pathogenesis of Azheimer disease

Gjumrakch Aliev et al. Neurotox Res. 2003.

Abstract

Chronic vascular hypoperfusion induces oxidative stress and brain energy failure, and leads to neuronal death, which manifests as cognitive impairment and the development of brain pathology as in Alzheimer disease (AD). It is becoming more widely accepted that AD is characterized by impairments in energy metabolism. We hypothesize that hypoperfusion-induced mitochondrial failure plays a central role in the generation of reactive oxygen species, resulting in oxidative damage to brain cellular compartments, especially in the vascular endothelium and neuronal cell bodies in AD. All of these changes have been found to occur before pathology and coexist during the progression of AD. In this review we have summarized recent evidence and our own knowledge regarding the relationship between the hypoperfusion-induced vascular damage that initiates oxidative stress and mitochondrial abnormalities that appear to be a key target for the development of AD pathology. Future investigations into both the mechanisms behind amyloid beta (Abeta) deposition and the possible accelerating effects of environmental factors, such as chronic hypoxia/reperfusion may open the door for effective pharmacological treatments of AD. We hypothesize that an imbalance between endothelium derived vasoconstrictors and vasodilators, along with an antioxidant system deficiency and mitochondria lesions are prominent in AD. Future studies examining the importance of mitochondrial pathophysiology in different brain cellular compartments may provide insight not only into neurodegenerative and/or cerebrovascular disease pathobiology but may also provide targets for treating these conditions.

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