认知正常的载脂蛋白E ε4携带者视网膜血流的代偿性增强。

Compensatory retinal blood flow enhancement in cognitively normal ApoE ε4 carriers.

作者信息

Zhang Jing, Cao Qiuchen, Chen Weijie, Yang Shige, Yang Siyu, Du Xinyu, Wu Yanchi, Wu Xinyang, Gu Wenting, Zhong Jin, Xu Xinran, Yan Pneg, Liu Qinghuai, Wu Ting

机构信息

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.

Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2025 Sep 2;15(1):32349. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16770-3.

Abstract

This study aims to compare retinal vascular characteristics between ApoE ε4 carriers and non-carriers in healthy individuals. A total of 84 cognitively healthy subjects-64 non-carriers and 20 carriers of the ApoE ε4 allele-were analyzed using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA). In the retinal vascular layer of OCTA images, parameters such as foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, vessel perimeter, acircularity index (AI), and vascular density (FD) were quantified. Additionally, blood flow areas in the outer retina and choroidal capillaries, as well as the area without perfusion in the superficial vascular complex (SVC), were measured. Compared to non-carriers, carriers of ApoE ε4 exhibited significant reductions in the FAZ area, as well as increased foveal vessel density in both the deep and superficial vascular complexes. No significant differences were observed in AI, FD, blood perfusion area, or perifoveal blood vessel density between the groups. These findings suggest that reduced FAZ area and increased foveal blood flow density in ApoE ε4 carriers may indicate a compensatory mechanism in retinal blood flow, potentially serving as early indicators of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

摘要

本研究旨在比较健康个体中载脂蛋白Eε4携带者与非携带者之间的视网膜血管特征。使用扫频光学相干断层扫描血管造影(SS-OCTA)对总共84名认知健康的受试者进行了分析,其中64名是非携带者,20名是载脂蛋白Eε4等位基因携带者。在OCTA图像的视网膜血管层中,对视盘无血管区(FAZ)面积、血管周长、非圆度指数(AI)和血管密度(FD)等参数进行了量化。此外,还测量了视网膜外层和脉络膜毛细血管的血流面积,以及浅表血管复合体(SVC)中无灌注的面积。与非携带者相比,载脂蛋白Eε4携带者的FAZ面积显著减小,并且深层和浅表血管复合体中的视盘血管密度均增加。两组之间在AI、FD、血液灌注面积或视盘周围血管密度方面未观察到显著差异。这些发现表明,载脂蛋白Eε4携带者中FAZ面积减小和视盘血流密度增加可能表明视网膜血流存在一种代偿机制,有可能作为阿尔茨海默病(AD)的早期指标。

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