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Aging significantly impaired pulsatile pressure-induced myogenic tone in mouse middle cerebral arteries, without affecting myogenic constriction in response to static pressure increases.
Aging impairs the myogenic adaptation of middle cerebral arteries to pulsatile pressure, which may contribute to cerebromicrovascular injury.
Stability of myogenic tone in middle cerebral arteries (MCA) is essential for adequate control over penetration of pressure waves into the distal portion of the cerebral microcirculation. Because the increased pulse pressure observed in advanced aging is associated with cerebromicrovascular injury, the effect of aging on myogenic response of mouse MCAs was determined. Aging did not affect the myogenic constriction in response to static increases in pressure, whereas it significantly impaired pulsatile pressure-induced myogenic tone. Impaired myogenic adaptation of MCAs to pulsatile pressure may allow high pressure to penetrate the distal portion of the cerebral microcirculation, contributing to microvascular damage.
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Springó et al. (2015) studied this question. Aging was evaluated on Myogenic response of mouse middle cerebral arteries to static and pulsatile pressure. Aging significantly impaired pulsatile pressure-induced myogenic tone in mouse middle cerebral arteries, without affecting myogenic constriction in response to static pressure increases.
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