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ArticleStroke2026

Brain Perivascular Space Morphometry Reflects Shared Familial Microvascular Architecture and Neuropsychiatric Influences.

Alexandra Morozova, Maria Del C Valdés Hernández, Roberto Duarte Coello, Heather C Whalley, Andrew McIntosh, Anca-Larisa Sandu Giuraniuc, Gordon D Waiter, Christopher J McNeil, J Douglas Steele, Jennifer A Macfarlane and 2 more

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Alexandra MorozovaCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (A. Morozova, M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0003-3466-0886
Maria Del C Valdés HernándezCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (A. Morozova, M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0003-2771-6546
Roberto Duarte CoelloCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (A. Morozova, M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0003-2952-2163
Heather C WhalleyCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (A. Morozova, M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-4505-8869
Andrew McIntoshCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (A. Morozova, M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-0198-4588
Anca-Larisa Sandu GiuraniucScottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE, www.sinapse.ac.uk) (M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.-L.S.G., G.D.W., C.J.M.N., J.D.S., J.A.M., A.D.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-5555-4129
Gordon D WaiterScottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE, www.sinapse.ac.uk) (M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.-L.S.G., G.D.W., C.J.M.N., J.D.S., J.A.M., A.D.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-5313-9845
Christopher J McNeilScottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE, www.sinapse.ac.uk) (M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.-L.S.G., G.D.W., C.J.M.N., J.D.S., J.A.M., A.D.M., J.M.W.).
J Douglas SteeleScottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE, www.sinapse.ac.uk) (M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.-L.S.G., G.D.W., C.J.M.N., J.D.S., J.A.M., A.D.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-9822-8753
Jennifer A MacfarlaneScottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE, www.sinapse.ac.uk) (M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.-L.S.G., G.D.W., C.J.M.N., J.D.S., J.A.M., A.D.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-1688-1653
Alison D MurrayScottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence (SINAPSE, www.sinapse.ac.uk) (M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.-L.S.G., G.D.W., C.J.M.N., J.D.S., J.A.M., A.D.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0003-4915-4847
Joanna M WardlawCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (A. Morozova, M.C.V.H., R.D.C., H.C.W., A.M., J.M.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-9812-6642

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBrain perivascular spaces (PVS) are emerging magnetic resonance imaging markers of microvascular function and waste metabolite clearance. Although PVS enlargement has been linked to aging and vascular risk, it remains unclear whether PVS morphometry reflects shared familial microvascular characteristics and how these are shaped by individual vascular, physiological, and neuropsychiatric factors. We investigated whether PVS morphometry captures these familial characteristics in addition to individual determinants.

methodsWe analyzed 1183 participants from the Stratifying Depression and Resilience Longitudinally family-based cohort, including 324 individuals with first-degree relatives. Automated magnetic resonance imaging segmentation quantified PVS volume, count, density, and median length in the centrum semiovale and basal ganglia. Linear mixed-effects models assessed associations with age, hypertension, hair cortisol, depressive symptom scores, and hand grip strength while accounting for familial clustering.

resultsIn 1050 individuals (59.5% female; mean age, 59.3±10.1 years), PVS burden increased with age (PVSvolume%ROI, β=0.18 [95% CI, 0.11-0.26];

conclusionsPVS morphometry reflects shared familial microvascular phenotypes and neuropsychiatric influences beyond hypertension, highlighting both familial and individual determinants of PVS burden and morphology. These findings support PVS morphometry as a neuroimaging marker of cerebral microvascular health.

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BrainDepressionGlymphatic SystemMicrovesselsAdultAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHand StrengthHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle Ageddepressionhypertensionmagnetic resonance imagingneuroimagingperivascular spacesstress

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PMID42464807
PMCPMC13506202

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