Non-invasive measurement of solute permeability in cerebral microvessels of the rat

W Yuan, Y Lv, M Zeng, BM Fu - Microvascular research, 2009 - Elsevier
To quantify the solute permeability of rat cerebral microvessels, we measured the apparent
permeability (P) of pial microvessels to various sized solutes. The pial microcirculation was …

PPAR-γ agonist rosiglitazone reverses increased cerebral venous hydraulic conductivity during hypertension

TJM Roberts, AC Chapman… - American Journal of …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) agonists have been shown to protect
the cerebral vasculature, including the blood-brain barrier. In the present study, we …

Cerebrovascular (patho) physiology in preeclampsia/eclampsia

GG Zeeman, MJ Cipolla, FG Cunningham - … hypertensive disorders in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter coorelates neuropathological observations of eclampsia
with the noninvasive imaging findings derived from CT scanning and MR imaging. It also …

Methylene blue administration during cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and early reperfusion protects against cortical blood-brain barrier disruption

A Miclescu, HS Sharma, C Martijn, L Wiklund - 2009 - diva-portal.org
Objective: The present study was designed to study the effects of cardiac arrest and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability and …