| The effect of exercise on the cerebral vasculature of healthy aged subjects as visualized by MR angiography. | |
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PMID: 19589885 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Prior studies suggest that aerobic exercise may reduce both the brain atrophy and the decline in fractional anisotropy observed with advancing age. It is reasonable to hypothesize that exercise-induced changes to the vasculature may underlie these anatomic differences. The purpose of this blinded study was to compare high-activity and low-activity healthy elderly volunteers for differences in the cerebrovasculature as calculated from vessels extracted from noninvasive MR angiograms (MRAs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen healthy elderly subjects underwent MRA. Seven subjects reported a high level of aerobic activity (64 +/- 5 years of age; 5 men, 2 women) and 7, a low activity level (68 +/- 6 years of age; 5 women, 2 men). Following vessel segmentation from MRA by an individual blinded to subject activity level, quantitative measures of vessel number, radius, and tortuosity were calculated and histogram analysis of vessel number and radius was performed. RESULTS: Aerobically active subjects exhibited statistically significant reductions in vessel tortuosity and an increased number of small vessels compared with less active subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Aerobic activity in elderly subjects is associated with lower vessel tortuosity values and an increase in the number of small-caliber vessels. It is possible that an aerobic exercise program may contribute to healthy brain aging. MRA offers a noninvasive approach to visualizing the cerebral vasculature and may prove useful in future longitudinal investigations. |
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Authors:
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E Bullitt; F N Rahman; J K Smith; E Kim; D Zeng; L M Katz; B L Marks |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2009-07-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Volume: 30 ISSN: 1936-959X ISO Abbreviation: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-16 Completed Date: 2010-02-05 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8003708 Medline TA: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1857-63 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. bullitt@med.unc.edu |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging / physiology* Atrophy Brain / blood supply, pathology Cerebral Angiography* Cerebral Arteries / pathology Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology* Exercise* Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Angiography* Male Microcirculation / physiology Middle Aged |
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R01EB000219/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS |
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