RT Journal Article T1 Defective hippocampal neurogenesis underlies cognitive impairment by carotid stenosis-induced cerebral hypoperfusion in mice A1 Fraga, Enrique A1 Medina, Violeta A1 Cuartero Desviat, María Isabel A1 García Culebras, Alicia A1 Bravo Ferrer, Isabel A1 Hernández Jiménez, Macarena A1 García Segura, Juan Manuel A1 Hurtado Moreno, Olivia A1 Pradillo Justo, Jesús Miguel A1 Lizasoaín Hernández, Ignacio A1 Moro Sánchez, María Ángeles AB Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion due to carotid artery stenosis is a major cause of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). Bilateral carotid artery stenosis (BCAS) in rodents is a well-established model of VCID where most studies have focused on white matter pathology and subsequent cognitive deficit. Therefore, our aim was to study the implication of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in hypoperfusion-induced VCID in mice, and its relationship with cognitive hippocampal deficits. Mice were subjected to BCAS; 1 and 3 months later, hippocampal memory and neurogenesis/cell death were assessed, respectively, by the novel object location (NOL) and spontaneous alternation performance (SAP) tests and by immunohistology. Hypoperfusion was assessed by arterial spin labeling-magnetic resonance imaging (ASL-MRI). Hypoperfused mice displayed spatial memory deficits with decreased NOL recognition index. Along with the cognitive deficit, a reduced number of newborn neurons and their aberrant morphology indicated a remarkable impairment of the hippocampal neurogenesis. Both increased cell death in the subgranular zone (SGZ) and reduced neuroblast proliferation rate may account for newborn neurons number reduction. Our data demonstrate quantitative and qualitative impairment of adult hippocampal neurogenesis disturbances associated with cerebral hypoperfusion-cognitive deficits in mice. These findings pave the way for novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets for VCID. SN 1662-5102 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88883 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88883 LA eng NO Fraga E, Medina V, Cuartero MI, García-Culebras A, Bravo-Ferrer I, Hernández-Jiménez M, Garcia-Segura JM, Hurtado O, Pradillo JM, Lizasoain I and Moro MÁ (2023) Defective hippocampal neurogenesis underlies cognitive impairment by carotid stenosis-induced cerebral hypoperfusion in mice. Front. Cell. Neurosci. 17:1219847. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1219847 NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III NO Leducq Foundation for Cardiovascular Research NO European Commission DS Docta Complutense RD 5 abr 2025