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JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY
卷 66, 期 10, 页码 697-707出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1369/0022155418774779
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aged; cerebellum; chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans; cortex; extracellular matrix; hippocampus; hyaluronan; murine
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- National Institutes of Health [R03AG051071, R21AG056883, R01AG046619, R01EB012558]
- Klorfine Foundation
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System
The brain changes in volume and composition with normal aging. Cellular components of the brain are supported by an extracellular matrix (ECM) comprised largely of hyaluronan (HA) and HA-associated members of the lectican family of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs). We examined regional differences in microvascular density, neuronal and glial markers, and accumulation of HA and CSPGs in mouse brains during normal aging. The cortex, hippocampus, dentate gyrus, and cerebellum of young (4 months), middle-aged (14 months), and aged (24-26 months) brains were analyzed. Microvascular density decreased in cerebral cortex and cerebellum with age. There were no detectable differences in neuronal density. There was an increase in astrocytes in the hippocampus with aging. HA accumulation was higher in aged brain relative to young brain in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum, but not in other regions examined. In contrast, CSPGs did not change with aging in any of the brain regions examined. HA and CSPGs colocalized with a subset of neuronal cell bodies and astrocytes, and at the microvasculature. Differences in accumulation of ECM in the aging brain, in the setting of decreased microvascular density and/or increased glial activation, might contribute to age-related regional differences in vulnerability to injury and ischemia.
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