IMR Press / JIN / Volume 23 / Issue 8 / DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2308143
Open Access Review
Effects of Hypertension on Alzheimer's Disease: Updates in Pathophysiological and Neuroimaging Findings
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Affiliation
1 The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, 310053 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
2 Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Hospital, 310025 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
3 Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Integrated Hospital, 310020 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
4 Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
5 Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
6 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Unit 71217, 265200 Laiyang, Shandong, China
*Correspondence: zhuangliying43205409@126.com (Li-Ying Zhuang); qiaosongicu@163.com (Song Qiao)
These authors contributed equally.
J. Integr. Neurosci. 2024, 23(8), 143; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jin2308143
Submitted: 8 February 2024 | Revised: 14 May 2024 | Accepted: 30 May 2024 | Published: 12 August 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is recognized as the leading cause of dementia, imposing a significant economic toll on society. Despite the emergence of novel therapeutic approaches for AD, their efficacy and safety mandates further validation through rigorous clinical trials. In this context, hypertension (HTN) has garnered considerable attention as an amendable risk factor for AD. Research indicates that hypertension during midlife is associated with an elevated risk of AD in later years, influencing both the onset and progression of the disease. Nevertheless, the relationship between AD and hypertension in the later stages of life remains a subject of debate. Moreover, the consequences of blood pressure reduction on cognitive function, along with the optimal pharmacological interventions and therapeutic thresholds for hypertension, have emerged as pivotal areas of inquiry. This review synthesizes findings on epidemiology, neuroimaging, and biomarkers, and the effects of antihypertensive medications to elucidate the link between hypertension and cognitive performance. We particularly investigate how hypertension and AD are related by plasma sulfide dysregulation, offering possible indicators for future diagnosis and therapy.

Keywords
Alzheimer's disease
hypertension
biomarkers
neuroimaging
pathophysiology
Funding
2023RC120/ Zhejiang Science and Technology Project
LQ19H090006/ Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation
2023KY006/ Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission
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