TY - JOUR
T1 - Cerebral vasomotor reactivity during hypo- and hypercapnia across the adult lifespan
AU - Tomoto, Tsubasa
AU - Riley, Jonathan
AU - Turner, Marcel
AU - Zhang, Rong
AU - Tarumi, Takashi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Age is the strongest risk factor for cerebrovascular disease; however, age-related changes in cerebrovascular function are still not well understood. The objective of this study was to measure cerebral vasomotor reactivity (CVMR) during hypo- and hypercapnia across the adult lifespan. One hundred fifty-three healthy participants (21–80 years) underwent measurements of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) via transcranial Doppler, mean arterial pressure (MAP) via plethysmograph, and end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) via capnography during hyperventilation (hypocapnia) and a modified rebreathing protocol (hypercapnia). Cerebrovascular conductance (CVCi) and resistance (CVRi) indices were calculated from the ratios of CBFV and MAP. CVMRs were assessed by the slopes of CBFV and CVCi in response to changes in EtCO2. The baseline CBFV and CVCi decreased and CVRi increased with age. Advanced age was associated with progressive declines in CVMR during hypocapnia indicating reduced cerebral vasoconstriction, but increases in CVMR during hypercapnia indicating increased vasodilation. A negative correlation between hypo- and hypercapnic CVMRs was observed across all subjects (CBFV%/ EtCO2: r = −0.419, CVCi%/ EtCO2: r = −0.442, P < 0.0001). Collectively, these findings suggest that aging is associated with decreases in CBFV, increases in cerebrovascular resistance, reduced vasoconstriction during hypocapnia, but increased vasodilatory responsiveness during hypercapnia.
AB - Age is the strongest risk factor for cerebrovascular disease; however, age-related changes in cerebrovascular function are still not well understood. The objective of this study was to measure cerebral vasomotor reactivity (CVMR) during hypo- and hypercapnia across the adult lifespan. One hundred fifty-three healthy participants (21–80 years) underwent measurements of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) via transcranial Doppler, mean arterial pressure (MAP) via plethysmograph, and end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) via capnography during hyperventilation (hypocapnia) and a modified rebreathing protocol (hypercapnia). Cerebrovascular conductance (CVCi) and resistance (CVRi) indices were calculated from the ratios of CBFV and MAP. CVMRs were assessed by the slopes of CBFV and CVCi in response to changes in EtCO2. The baseline CBFV and CVCi decreased and CVRi increased with age. Advanced age was associated with progressive declines in CVMR during hypocapnia indicating reduced cerebral vasoconstriction, but increases in CVMR during hypercapnia indicating increased vasodilation. A negative correlation between hypo- and hypercapnic CVMRs was observed across all subjects (CBFV%/ EtCO2: r = −0.419, CVCi%/ EtCO2: r = −0.442, P < 0.0001). Collectively, these findings suggest that aging is associated with decreases in CBFV, increases in cerebrovascular resistance, reduced vasoconstriction during hypocapnia, but increased vasodilatory responsiveness during hypercapnia.
KW - Aging
KW - cerebral vasomotor reactivity
KW - hypercapnia
KW - hypocapnia
KW - transcranial Doppler
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U2 - 10.1177/0271678X19828327
DO - 10.1177/0271678X19828327
M3 - Article
C2 - 30764704
AN - SCOPUS:85061937133
SN - 0271-678X
VL - 40
SP - 600
EP - 610
JO - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
IS - 3
ER -