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Early disrupted neurovascular coupling and changed event level hemodynamic response function in type 2 diabetes: an fMRI study

dc.contributor.authorDuarte, JV
dc.contributor.authorPereira, JM
dc.contributor.authorQuendera, B
dc.contributor.authorRaimundo, M
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, C
dc.contributor.authorGomes, L
dc.contributor.authorCarrilho, F
dc.contributor.authorCastelo-Branco, M
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-22T11:35:52Z
dc.date.available2019-05-22T11:35:52Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractType 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients develop vascular complications and have increased risk for neurophysiological impairment. Vascular pathophysiology may alter the blood flow regulation in cerebral microvasculature, affecting neurovascular coupling. Reduced fMRI signal can result from decreased neuronal activation or disrupted neurovascular coupling. The uncertainty about pathophysiological mechanisms (neurodegenerative, vascular, or both) underlying brain function impairments remains. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated if the hemodynamic response function (HRF) in lesion-free brains of patients is altered by measuring BOLD (Blood Oxygenation Level-Dependent) response to visual motion stimuli. We used a standard block design to examine the BOLD response and an event-related deconvolution approach. Importantly, the latter allowed for the first time to directly extract the true shape of HRF without any assumption and probe neurovascular coupling, using performance-matched stimuli. We discovered a change in HRF in early stages of diabetes. T2DM patients show significantly different fMRI response profiles. Our visual paradigm therefore demonstrated impaired neurovascular coupling in intact brain tissue. This implies that functional studies in T2DM require the definition of HRF, only achievable with deconvolution in event-related experiments. Further investigation of the mechanisms underlying impaired neurovascular coupling is needed to understand and potentially prevent the progression of brain function decrements in diabetes.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationJ Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2015 Oct;35(10):1671-80.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/jcbfm.2015.106pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/2217
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectDiabetes Mellitus Tipo 2pt_PT
dc.subjectRessonância Magnéticapt_PT
dc.subjectAcoplamento Neurovascularpt_PT
dc.titleEarly disrupted neurovascular coupling and changed event level hemodynamic response function in type 2 diabetes: an fMRI studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage1680pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1671-80pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume35pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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