The Blood–Brain Barrier: Composition, Properties, and Roles in Brain Health

B Lacoste, A Prat… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Blood vessels are critical to deliver oxygen and nutrients to tissues and organs throughout
the body. The blood vessels that vascularize the central nervous system (CNS) possess …

Lactate metabolism, signaling, and function in brain development, synaptic plasticity, angiogenesis, and neurodegenerative diseases

A Wu, D Lee, WC Xiong - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neural tissue requires a great metabolic demand despite negligible intrinsic energy stores.
As a result, the central nervous system (CNS) depends upon a continuous influx of …

Endothelial Unc5B controls blood-brain barrier integrity

K Boyé, LH Geraldo, J Furtado… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity is critical for proper function of the central nervous system
(CNS). Here, we show that the endothelial Unc5B receptor controls BBB integrity by …

Netrin-1–engineered endothelial cell exosomes induce the formation of pre-regenerative niche to accelerate peripheral nerve repair

J Huang, J Li, S Li, X Yang, N Huo, Q Chen… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The formation of vascular niche is pivotal during the early stage of peripheral nerve
regeneration. Nevertheless, the mechanisms of vascular niche in the regulation of …

A novel spinal neuron connection for heat sensation

H Wang, W Chen, Z Dong, G Xing, W Cui, L Yao… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Heat perception enables acute avoidance responses to prevent tissue damage and
maintain body thermal homeostasis. Unlike other modalities, how heat signals are …

Astrocytes in the traumatic brain injury: the good and the bad

M Yuan, H Wu - Experimental Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
Astrocytes control many processes of the nervous system in health and disease, and
respond to injury quickly. Astrocytes produce neuroprotective factors in the injured brain to …

Attenuation of Alzheimer's brain pathology in 5XFAD mice by PTH1-34, a peptide of parathyroid hormone

L Chen, L Xiong, L Yao, J Pan, E Arzola, X Zhu… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) and osteoporosis are two distinct diseases but often
occur in the same patient. Their relationship remains poorly understood. Studies using …

Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts is a developmental disorder of the gliovascular unit

A Gilbert, X Elorza-Vidal, A Rancillac, A Chagnot… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Absence of the astrocyte-specific membrane protein MLC1 is responsible for
megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC), a rare type of …

An insight into the microRNAs associated with arteriovenous and cavernous malformations of the brain

IA Florian, A Buruiana, TL Timis, S Susman, IS Florian… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) and cerebral cavernous
malformations (CCMs) are rare developmental anomalies of the intracranial vasculature …

Historical and current perspectives on blood endothelial cell heterogeneity in the brain

RL Matsuoka, LD Buck, KP Vajrala, RE Quick… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Dynamic brain activity requires timely communications between the brain parenchyma and
circulating blood. Brain–blood communication is facilitated by intricate networks of brain …