Regulation of blood–brain barrier integrity by microglia in health and disease: a therapeutic opportunity

PT Ronaldson, TP Davis - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a critical regulator of CNS homeostasis. It possesses
physical and biochemical characteristics (ie tight junction protein complexes, transporters) …

Targeting oxidative stress and inflammatory response for blood–brain barrier protection in intracerebral hemorrhage

S Chen, L Li, C Peng, C Bian, PE Ocak… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption is a major pathological change after
intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and is both the cause and result of oxidative stress and of …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia modulate blood flow, neurovascular coupling, and hypoperfusion via purinergic actions

E Császár, N Lénárt, C Cserép, Z Környei… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Disclosures: D. Máthé reported grants from European Union H2020 HCEMM-739593 and
from NRDIO, Hungary, TKP-BIOImaging-2020-4.1. 1-TKP2020 during the conduct of the …

Neuropathobiology of COVID-19: the role for glia

ME Tremblay, C Madore, M Bordeleau… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2, which causes the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has a
brain neurotropism through binding to the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 …

CSF1R inhibition by a small-molecule inhibitor is not microglia specific; affecting hematopoiesis and the function of macrophages

F Lei, N Cui, C Zhou, J Chodosh… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibition has been proposed as a method for
microglia depletion, with the assumption that it does not affect peripheral immune cells …

Pericyte remodeling is deficient in the aged brain and contributes to impaired capillary flow and structure

AA Berthiaume, F Schmid, S Stamenkovic… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Deterioration of brain capillary flow and architecture is a hallmark of aging and dementia. It
remains unclear how loss of brain pericytes in these conditions contributes to capillary …

Cells of the blood–brain barrier: an overview of the neurovascular unit in health and disease

HL McConnell, A Mishra - The Blood-Brain Barrier: Methods and Protocols, 2022 - Springer
The brain is endowed with highly specialized vasculature that is both structurally and
functionally unique compared to vasculature supplying peripheral organs. The blood–brain …

The role of microglia in modulating neuroinflammation after spinal cord injury

S Brockie, J Hong, MG Fehlings - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pathobiology of traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), including
degenerative myelopathy, is influenced by neuroinflammation. The neuroinflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay of hypoxic and mental stress: Implications for anxiety and depressive disorders

J Burtscher, M Niedermeier, K Hüfner… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adequate oxygen supply is essential for the human brain to meet its high energy demands.
Therefore, elaborate molecular and systemic mechanism are in place to enable adaptation …

Neurovascular coupling in development and disease: focus on astrocytes

TL Stackhouse, A Mishra - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neurovascular coupling is a crucial mechanism that matches the high energy demand of the
brain with a supply of energy substrates from the blood. Signaling within the neurovascular …