Affiliation:
1. From the Department of Neurology (LCW, MMG, CF, MMC, AP-H, MJF); Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (RCK, JK); and Department of Epidemiology and Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (MMC), University of California, Irvine, California
Abstract
Abstract
Cerebral microbleeds (CMB) are a common MRI finding, representing underlying cerebral microhemorrhages (CMH). The etiology of CMB and microhemorrhages is obscure. We conducted a pathological investigation of CMH, combining standard and immunohistological analyses of postmortem human brains. We analyzed 5 brain regions (middle frontal gyrus, occipital pole, rostral cingulate cortex, caudal cingulate cortex, and basal ganglia) of 76 brain bank subjects (mean age ± SE 90 ± 1.4 years). Prussian blue positivity, used as an index of CMH, was subjected to quantitative analysis for all 5 brain regions. Brains from the top and bottom quartiles (n = 19 each) were compared for quantitative immunohistological findings of smooth muscle actin, claudin-5, and fibrinogen, and for Sclerosis Index (SI) (a measure of arteriolar remodeling). Brains in the top quartile (i.e. with most extensive CMH) had significantly higher SI in the 5 brain regions combined (0.379 ± 0.007 vs 0.355 ± 0.008; p < 0.05). These findings indicate significant coexistence of arteriolar remodeling with CMH. While these findings provide clues to mechanisms of microhemorrhage development, further studies of experimental neuropathology are needed to determine causal relationships.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,Clinical Neurology,Neurology,General Medicine,Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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