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Perfusion deficit to cholinergic challenge in veterans with Gulf War Illness.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21147163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A highly plausible etiology for Gulf War Illness (GWI) is that the neural damage and cognitive deficits are associated with excessive exposure to cholinesterase-inhibiting cholinergic stimulants. Our previous SPECT study provided strong indication that cerebral blood flow (CBF) in veterans with GWI may be different from those of unaffected control veterans. The present study confirmed and extended previous findings that patients with GWI have abnormal response to an inhibitory cholinergic challenge, physostigmine infusion, when compared to age-gender-education matched control veterans. The MRI-based arterial spin labeling (ASL) and phase-contrast techniques have several key advantages over SPECT, including shorter experiment duration, complete non-invasiveness, and higher spatial and temporal resolutions, and therefore may provide a cost-effective biomarker for characterization of GWI.
Authors:
Peiying Liu; Sina Aslan; Xiufeng Li; David M Buhner; Jeffrey S Spence; Richard W Briggs; Robert W Haley; Hanzhang Lu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.     Date:  2010-12-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurotoxicology     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1872-9711     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurotoxicology     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-07     Completed Date:  2012-01-25     Revised Date:  2012-03-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905589     Medline TA:  Neurotoxicology     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  242-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Cerebrovascular Circulation / drug effects*,  physiology
Cholinergic Agents / administration & dosage
Cholinesterase Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
Gulf War
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Persian Gulf Syndrome / diagnosis*,  metabolism,  psychology
Physostigmine / administration & dosage*
Regional Blood Flow / drug effects,  physiology
Veterans* / psychology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
UL1 RR024982-05/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; UL1RR024982/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholinergic Agents; 0/Cholinesterase Inhibitors; 57-47-6/Physostigmine

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