Assessing Microcirculation Impairment in Ischemic Stroke Mice Using Arteriovenous Co-fluctuation Analysis
Yang, J.; Niu, B.; Bi, Y.; Yuan, Y.; Gong, H.; Klugah-Brown, B.; Tan, Q.; Zhu, G.; Hao, J.; Lin, Y.; Chen, K.; Wang, L.; Law, Z. K.
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Accurate assessment of cerebral hemodynamics impairment traditionally relies on arterial metrics, yet often overlooks venous drainage and arteriovenous dynamics, thereby limiting the evaluation of ischemia-induced microvascular dysfunction. To address this limitation, we implemented a signal-averaging framework, combined with co-fluctuation analysis, to extract predominantly arterial and venous hemodynamic signals and construct a dynamic arteriovenous co-fluctuation index that quantifies frame-by-frame coordination between arterial inflow and venous outflow activity. This time-resolved index enables spatial characterization of large-scale cortical arteriovenous coordination beyond conventional static correlation-based analyses. Comparative analyses between healthy controls and acute ischemic stroke mice demonstrated that the arteriovenous co-fluctuation index sensitively detects disruption of vascular coordination, revealing a slower state transition that occurs alongside distinct temporal abnormalities and regional heterogeneity between ischemic core and penumbral regions. These findings underscore the utility of arteriovenous coordination as a sensitive indicator of microcirculatory dysfunction, offering a practical analytical tool for assessing stroke-induced microvascular impairment.
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