The neurovascular unit - concept review

The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine

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Pericytes regulate the blood–brain barrier

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The blood–brain barrier: an overview

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Nitric oxide mediates glutamate-linked enhancement of cGMP levels in the cerebellum.

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On the Regulation of the Blood‐supply of the Brain

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Neuron-to-astrocyte signaling is central to the dynamic control of brain microcirculation

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Astrocyte Control of Synaptic Transmission and Neurovascular Coupling

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Bidirectional control of CNS capillary diameter by pericytes

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Astrocyte-mediated control of cerebral blood flow

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Design and bioprinting for tissue interfaces

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Evolution of methods for assessing fMRI-based functional networks: From classical pairwise connectivity to higher-order interactions

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Disturbed neurovascular coupling in hemodialysis patients

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Abnormal Cerebral Blood Flow and Functional Connectivity Strength in Subjects With White Matter Hyperintensities

Huang, H., Zhao, K., Zhu, W., Li, H., & Zhu, W. (2021) · Frontiers in Neurology · doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.752762 · Cited by 25

Neuroinflammation in Epilepsy—Diagnostics and Therapeutic Perspectives

Lach, P., Klus, W., Zajdel, K., Szeleszczuk, A., Komorowska, E., Burda, K., & Kurowski, P. N. (2021) · Current Pharmacology Reports · doi:10.1007/s40495-021-00270-9 · Cited by 25

Traumatic Brain Injury Biomarkers, Simulations and Kinetics

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Interaction of magnetic fields with biogenic magnetic nanoparticles on cell membranes: Physiological consequences for organisms in health and disease

Gorobets, O., Gorobets, S., Sharai, I., Polyakova, T., & Zablotskii, V. (2023) · Bioelectrochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108390 · Cited by 25

Functional OCT angiography reveals early retinal neurovascular dysfunction in diabetes with capillary resolution

Liu, K., Zhu, T., Gao, M., Yin, X., Zheng, R., Yan, Y., Gao, L., Ding, Z., Ye, J., & Li, P. (2023) · Biomedical Optics Express · doi:10.1364/boe.485940 · Cited by 25

A Novel Technique for Visualizing and Analyzing the Cerebral Vasculature in Rodents

Salehi, A., Jullienne, A., Wendel, K. M., Hamer, M., Tang, J., Zhang, J. H., Pearce, W. J., DeFazio, R. A., Vexler, Z. S., & Obenaus, A. (2018) · Translational Stroke Research · doi:10.1007/s12975-018-0632-0 · Cited by 24

Pericyte–Glioblastoma Cell Interaction: A Key Target to Prevent Glioblastoma Progression

Pombero, A., García‐López, R., & Martı́nez, S. (2023) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells12091324 · Cited by 23

Rapid Physiological Fluctuations in Nucleus Accumbens Oxygen Levels Induced by Arousing Stimuli: Relationships with Changes in Brain Glucose and Metabolic Neural Activation

Solis, E., Cameron-Burr, K. T., & Kiyatkin, E. A. (2017) · Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnint.2017.00009 · Cited by 24

From Mechanisms to Medicine: Neurovascular Coupling in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disorders: A Narrative Review

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Neuroinflammation and blood–brain barrier dysfunction in cerebral small vessel disease: mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic implications

Luo, L., & Qiao, S. (2026) · European journal of medical research · doi:10.1186/s40001-026-03840-z · Cited by 25

Effects of Thrombin on the Neurovascular Unit in Cerebral Ischemia

Cao, H., Seto, S. W., Bhuyan, D. J., Chan, G. H. H., & Song, W. (2021) · Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology · doi:10.1007/s10571-020-01019-6 · Cited by 23

Long Non-Coding RNA-Mediated Competing Endogenous RNA Networks in Ischemic Stroke: Molecular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Implications, and Challenges

Zhang, S., Zhu, T., Li, Q., Sun, G., & Sun, X. (2021) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.765075 · Cited by 24

Neurovascular unit pathology is observed very early in disease progression in the mutant SOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Yoshikawa, M., Aizawa, S., Oppenheim, R. W., & Milligan, C. (2022) · Experimental Neurology · doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114084 · Cited by 22

Diabetes: Chronic Metformin Treatment and Outcome Following Acute Stroke

Akhtar, N., Singh, R., Kamran, S., Babu, B. M., Sivasankaran, S., Joseph, S., Morgan, D., & Shuaib, A. M. (2022) · Frontiers in Neurology · doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.849607 · Cited by 23

Cortical Spreading Depolarization and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia; Rethinking Secondary Neurological Injury in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Mehra, A., Gomez, F., Bischof, H., Diedrich, D. A., & Laudański, K. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24129883 · Cited by 24

Non-Excitatory Amino Acids, Melatonin, and Free Radicals: Examining the Role in Stroke and Aging

Carretero, V. J., Ramos, E., Segura‐Chama, P., Hernández, A., Baraibar, A. M., Álvarez‐Merz, I., Lopez-Munoz, F. J., Egea, J., Solís, J. M., Romero, A., et al. (2023) · Antioxidants · doi:10.3390/antiox12101844 · Cited by 24

Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Facilitates Post‐Stroke Angiogenesis

Wang, P., Guan, Y., Li, W., Lu, G., Liu, J., & Miao, C. (2015) · CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics · doi:10.1111/cns.12388 · Cited by 23

Fetal Cerebral Artery Mitochondrion as Target of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

Bukiya, A. N. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph16091586 · Cited by 23

An Overview of the Blood-Brain Barrier

Barichello, T., Collodel, A., Hasbun, R., & Morales, R. (2018) · Neuromethods · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-8946-1_1 · Cited by 22

Impairments of neurovascular coupling after stroke lower glymphatic system function and lead to depressive symptom: A longitudinal cohort study

Chao, X., Fang, Y., Lu, Z., Wang, J., Yin, D., Shi, R., Wang, P., Liu, X., & Sun, W. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.229 · Cited by 21

Emerging Roles of Microglia in Neuro-vascular Unit: Implications of Microglia-Neurons Interactions

Ding, Z., Guo, S., Luo, L., Zheng, Y., Gan, S., Kang, X., Wu, X., & Zhu, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2021.706025 · Cited by 23

A neurovascular unit-on-a-chip: culture and differentiation of human neural stem cells in a three-dimensional microfluidic environment

Wei, W., Wang, Y.-C., Guan, X., Chen, W.-G., & Liu, J. (2022) · Neural Regeneration Research · doi:10.4103/1673-5374.337050 · Cited by 20

Astrocytes and human artificial blood-brain barrier models

Zidarič, T., Gradišnik, L., & Velnar, T. (2022) · Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences · doi:10.17305/bjbms.2021.6943 · Cited by 23

Characteristics of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defect in Nonglaucomatous Eyes With Type II Diabetes

Jeon, S. J., Kwon, J. W., La, T. Y., Park, C. K., & Choi, J. A. (2016) · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · doi:10.1167/iovs.16-19525 · Cited by 21

Brain capillary structures of schizophrenia cases and controls show a correlation with their neuron structures

Saiga, R., Uesugi, M., Takeuchi, A., Uesugi, K., Suzuki, Y., Takekoshi, S., Inomoto, C., Nakamura, N., Torii, Y., Kushima, I., et al. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-91233-z · Cited by 21

Neurovascular Alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease: Transporter Expression Profiles and CNS Drug Access

McInerney, M. P., Short, J. L., & Nicolazzo, J. A. (2017) · The AAPS Journal · doi:10.1208/s12248-017-0077-5 · Cited by 20

Functional role of peripheral vasoconstriction: not only thermoregulation but much more

Kiyatkin, E. A. (2021) · Journal of Integrative Neuroscience · doi:10.31083/j.jin2003080 · Cited by 20

The innate immune response in tauopathies

Johnson, A. M., & Lukens, J. R. (2023) · European Journal of Immunology · doi:10.1002/eji.202250266 · Cited by 22

Adipose tissue as a therapeutic target for vascular damage in Alzheimer's disease

Bettinetti‐Luque, M., Trujillo‐Estrada, L., García‐Fuentes, E., Andreo‐Lopez, J., Sanchez-Varo, R. M., Garrido‐Sánchez, L., Mediavilla, A. G., López, M. G., García‐Caballero, M., Gutiérrez, A., et al. (2023) · British Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1111/bph.16243 · Cited by 21

C9ORF72 patient-derived endothelial cells drive blood-brain barrier disruption and contribute to neurotoxicity

Aragón-González, A., Shaw, A. C., Kok, J. R., Roussel, F. S., Souza, C. D. S., Granger, S. M., Vetter, T. A., de Diego‐Otero, Y., Meyer, K., Beal, S. N., et al. (2024) · Fluids and Barriers of the CNS · doi:10.1186/s12987-024-00528-6 · Cited by 18

Melatonin-induced ApoE expression in mouse astrocytes protects endothelial cells from OGD-R induced injuries

Xiang, J. Y., Zhu, W., Yang, F., Yu, Z., Cai, M., Li, X., Zhang, J.-S., Zhang, W., & Cai, D.-F. (2020) · Translational Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41398-020-00864-9 · Cited by 20

Relationships between oxygen changes in the brain and periphery following physiological activation and the actions of heroin and cocaine

Thomas, S. A., Curay, C. M., & Kiyatkin, E. A. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-85798-y · Cited by 19

Cerebral Vasoreactivity Changes Over Time in Patients With Different Clinical Manifestations of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Staszewski, J., Dȩbiec, A., Skrobowska, E., & Stępień, A. (2021) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnagi.2021.727832 · Cited by 19

Bioenergetic Impairment in the Neuro-Glia-Vascular Unit: An Emerging Physiopathology during Aging

Yuan, M., Wang, Y., Wang, S., Huang, Z., Jin, F., Zou, Q., Li, J., Pu, Y., & Cai, Z. (2021) · Aging and Disease · doi:10.14336/ad.2021.04017 · Cited by 20

Sex Differences in Blood–Brain Barrier Transport of Psychotropic Drugs

Dalla, C., Pavlidi, P., Sakelliadou, D. G., Grammatikopoulou, T., & Kokras, N. (2022) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2022.844916 · Cited by 19

The ABCG2 Multidrug Transporter

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The Neurovascular Unit: Focus on the Regulation of Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells

Quelhas, P., Baltazar, G., & Cairrão, E. (2019) · Current Neurovascular Research · doi:10.2174/1567202616666191026122642 · Cited by 19

Circ_002664/miR-182–5p/Herpud1 pathway importantly contributes to OGD/R-induced neuronal cell apoptosis

Liu, C., Xu, X., Huang, C., Zhang, L., Shang, D., Cai, W., & Wang, Y. (2020) · Molecular and Cellular Probes · doi:10.1016/j.mcp.2020.101585 · Cited by 19

β-Caryophyllene Liposomes Attenuate Neurovascular Unit Damage After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats

Wang, F., Teng, Z., Liu, D., Wang, Y., Lou, J., & Dong, Z. (2020) · Neurochemical Research · doi:10.1007/s11064-020-03037-8 · Cited by 19

The chronic effect of cortisol on orchestrating cerebral blood flow and brain functional connectivity: evidence from Cushing's disease

Zhang, Y., Zhou, T., Feng, S., Wang, W., Liu, H., Wang, P., Sha, Z., & Yu, X. (2020) · Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154432 · Cited by 19

In vitro modelling of the neurovascular unit for ischemic stroke research: Emphasis on human cell applications and 3D model design

Pang, B., Wu, L., & Peng, Y. (2024) · Experimental Neurology · doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2024.114942 · Cited by 18

Neurovascular Unit-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: From Their Physiopathological Roles to Their Clinical Applications in Acute Brain Injuries

Reymond, S., Vujić, T., & Sanchez, J. (2022) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines10092147 · Cited by 20

Prenatal exposure to alcohol: mechanisms of cerebral vascular damage and lifelong consequences

Saha, P. S., & Mayhan, W. G. (2022) · Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research · doi:10.3389/adar.2022.10818 · Cited by 19

Effects of fetal growth restriction on the perinatal neurovascular unit and possible treatment targets

Wu, B., Chand, K. K., Bell, A., Miller, S., Colditz, P. B., Malhotra, A. K., & Wixey, J. A. (2023) · Pediatric Research · doi:10.1038/s41390-023-02805-w · Cited by 22

Neurovascular unit disruption and blood–brain barrier leakage in MCT8 deficiency

Guillén-Yunta, M., Valcárcel-Hernández, V., García-Aldea, Á., Sòria, G., García‐Verdugo, J. M., Montero‐Pedrazuela, A., & Guadaño‐Ferraz, A. (2023) · Fluids and Barriers of the CNS · doi:10.1186/s12987-023-00481-w · Cited by 22

Vasculoprotection as a Convergent, Multi-Targeted Mechanism of Anti-AD Therapeutics and Interventions

Bhat, N. R. (2015) · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · doi:10.3233/jad-150098 · Cited by 18

Sera of elderly obstructive sleep apnea patients alter blood–brain barrier integrity in vitro: a pilot study

Voirin, A.-C., Celle, S., Perek, N., & Roche, F. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-68374-8 · Cited by 18

Shear Stress Rescued the Neuronal Impairment Induced by Global Cerebral Ischemia Reperfusion via Activating PECAM-1-eNOS-NO Pathway

Gao, J., Wang, P., Yan, J., Ba, L., Shi, P., Wu, H., Guan, X., Cao, Y., Sun, H., & Mao, X. (2021) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2020.631286 · Cited by 18

Inhibition of SENP3 by URB597 ameliorates neurovascular unit dysfunction in rats with chronic cerebral hypoperfusion

Wang, D., Liu, K., Kasper, G., Lin, Q. D., & Hai, J. (2017) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2017.05.021 · Cited by 18

Pericyte dysfunction is a key mediator of the risk of cerebral ischemia

Whitehead, B. J., Karelina, K., & Weil, Z. M. (2023) · Journal of Neuroscience Research · doi:10.1002/jnr.25245 · Cited by 17

Small Scale, Big Impact: Nanotechnology-Enhanced Drug Delivery for Brain Diseases

Miao, K., Xia, X., Zou, Y., & Shi, B. (2024) · Molecular Pharmaceutics · doi:10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00387 · Cited by 20

Towards a better diagnosis and treatment of dementia: Identifying common and distinct neuropathological mechanisms in Alzheimer's and vascular dementia

Vollhardt, A., Frölich, L., Stockbauer, A., Danek, A., Schmitz, C., & Wahl, A.-S. (2025) · Neurobiology of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.nbd.2025.106845 · Cited by 18

Troxerutin and Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate Injection Protects Neurovascular Units from Oxygen‐Glucose Deprivation and Reoxygenation‐Induced Injury In Vitro

Zhào, H., Liu, Y., Zeng, J., Li, D., Zhang, W., & Huang, Y. (2018) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2018/9859672 · Cited by 17

Metabolic‐vascular coupling in skeletal muscle: A potential role for capillary pericytes?

Attrill, E., RAMSAY, C. D., Ross, R. M., Richards, S. M., Sutherland, B. A., Keske, M. A., Eringa, E. C., & Premilovac, D. (2019) · Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology · doi:10.1111/1440-1681.13208 · Cited by 19

Should mast cells be considered therapeutic targets in multiple sclerosis?

Pinke, K. H., Zorzella-Pezavento, S. F. G., Lara, V. S., & Sartori, A. (2020) · Neural Regeneration Research · doi:10.4103/1673-5374.282238 · Cited by 17

ATP-binding cassette transporters at the zebrafish blood-brain barrier and the potential utility of the zebrafish as an in vivo model

Hotz, J. M., Thomas, J. R., Katz, E. N., Robey, R. W., Horibata, S., & Gottesman, M. M. (2021) · Cancer Drug Resistance · doi:10.20517/cdr.2021.35 · Cited by 16

Direct current stimulation increases blood flow and permeability of cortical microvasculature in vivo

Gellner, A., Frase, S., Reis, J., & Fritsch, B. (2022) · European Journal of Neurology · doi:10.1111/ene.15616 · Cited by 16

The immune-inflammatory responses on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the neurovascular unit in perioperative neurocognitive disorder

Cheon, S. Y., Cho, M. R., Kim, S. Y., & Koo, B. (2025) · Experimental Neurology · doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2025.115146 · Cited by 16

Advancing through the blood-brain barrier: mechanisms, challenges and drug delivery strategies

Vargas, R., Martínez-Martínez, N., Lizano-Barrantes, C., Molina, J. A. P., García‐Montoya, E., Pérez‐Lozano, P., Suñé-Negre, J. M., Suñé, C., & Suñé-Pou, M. (2025) · ADMET & DMPK · doi:10.5599/admet.2988 · Cited by 22

The experimental research on neuroplasticity in rats’ hippocampus subjected to chronic cerebral hypoperfusion and interfered by Modified Dioscorea Pills

Li, H. B., Liang, W., & Zhou, L. (2019) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02897 · Cited by 16

Adhesion Molecules ICAM-1 and PECAM-1 as Potential Biomarkers of Central Nervous System Damage in Women Breast Cancer Survivors

Pospelova, M. L., Krasnikova, V. V., Fionik, O. V., Alekseeva, T. M., Samochernykh, K. A., Ivanova, N., Trofimov, N., Вавилова, Т. В., Vasilieva, E. Y., Topuzova, M. P., et al. (2022) · Pathophysiology · doi:10.3390/pathophysiology29010006 · Cited by 16

Altered neurovascular coupling in thyroid‐associated ophthalmopathy: A combined resting‐state fMRI and arterial spin labeling study

Chen, W., Hu, H., Chen, H., Liu, H., Wu, Q., Chen, L., Zhou, J., Jiang, W., Xu, X., & Wu, F. (2022) · Journal of Neuroscience Research · doi:10.1002/jnr.25126 · Cited by 17

Preserving and enhancing mitochondrial function after stroke to protect and repair the neurovascular unit: novel opportunities for nanoparticle-based drug delivery

Novorolsky, R. J., Kasheke, G. D. S., Hakim, A. M., Földvári, M., Dorighello, G. G., Sekler, I., Vuligonda, V., Sanders, M. E., Renden, R., Wilson, J. J., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2023.1226630 · Cited by 18

SRμCT Reveals 3D Microstructural Alterations of the Vascular and Neuronal Network in a Rat Model of Chronic Compressive Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury

Jiang, L., Cao, Y. B., Liu, Z., Ni, S., Liu, J., Ha, Y. S., Luo, Z., Li, C., Liu, S., Li, J., et al. (2020) · Aging and Disease · doi:10.14336/ad.2019.0529 · Cited by 16

Endothelial colony forming cell administration promotes neurovascular unit development in growth restricted and appropriately grown fetal lambs

Bell, A., Watt, A. P., Dudink, I., Pham, Y., Sutherland, A. E., Allison, B. J., McDonald, C. A., Castillo-Meléndez, M., Jenkin, G., Malhotra, A. K., et al. (2023) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy · doi:10.1186/s13287-023-03249-z · Cited by 16

Autophagy Induced by Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation Mediates the Injury to the Neurovascular Unit

Zhang, X., Fu, C., Chen, B., Xu, Z., Zeng, Z., He, L., Lu, Y., Chen, Z., & Liu, X. (2019) · Medical Science Monitor · doi:10.12659/msm.915123 · Cited by 16

How Brain Arousal Mechanisms Work

Pfaff, D. W. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108377485 · Cited by 22

Role of astrocytes and microglia in hepatic encephalopathy associated with advanced chronic liver disease: lessons from animal studies

Claeys, W., Geerts, A. M., Hoecke, L. V., Steenkiste, C. V., & Vandenbroucke, R. E. (2024) · Neural Regeneration Research · doi:10.4103/nrr.nrr-d-24-00600 · Cited by 17

Response of immature rats to a low dose of nanoparticulate silver: Alterations in behavior, cerebral vasculature-related transcriptome and permeability

Dąbrowska‐Bouta, B., Sułkowski, G., Orzelska‐Górka, J., Strużyńska, L., Kędzierska, E., & Biała, G. (2020) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111416 · Cited by 15

Nerve Growth Factor Promotes Retinal Neurovascular Unit Repair: A Review

Li, B., Ning, B., Yang, F., & Guo, C. (2022) · Current Eye Research · doi:10.1080/02713683.2022.2055084 · Cited by 15

Brain Oxygen–Directed Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Temporal Patterns of Cerebral Ischemia During Acute Brain Attack, Early Brain Injury, and Territorial Sonographic Vasospasm

Narotam, P. K., Garton, A., Morrison, J. F., Nathoo, N., & Narotam, N. (2022) · World Neurosurgery · doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.149 · Cited by 15

Circulating Exosomes from Alzheimer’s Disease Suppress Vascular Endothelial-Cadherin Expression and Induce Barrier Dysfunction in Recipient Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cell

Bei, J., Miranda-Morales, E. G., Gan, Q., Qiu, Y., Husseinzadeh, S., Liew, J. Y., Chang, Q., Krishnan, B., Gaitas, A., Yuan, S., et al. (2023) · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · doi:10.3233/jad-230347 · Cited by 18

International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids 2018 Symposium: Arachidonic and Docosahexaenoic Acids in Infant Development

Nettleton, J. A., & Salem, N. (2019) · Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism · doi:10.1159/000495906 · Cited by 17

Depletion of brain perivascular macrophages regulates acute restraint stress-induced neuroinflammation and oxidative/nitrosative stress in rat frontal cortex

Sayd, A., Vargas-Caraveo, A., Perea‐Romero, I., Robledo‐Montaña, J., Caso, J. R., Madrigal, J. L. M., Leza, J. C., Orío, L., & García‐Bueno, B. (2020) · European Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.03.004 · Cited by 16

Effects of prolonged type 2 diabetes on changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in diabetic eyes without clinical diabetic retinopathy

Lee, M., Lim, H., Kim, M., Park, G.-S., Nam, K., Lee, Y. H., & Kim, J. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86306-y · Cited by 20

Generation of an hiPSC-Derived Co-Culture System to Assess the Effects of Neuroinflammation on Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity

Bull, D., Schweitzer, C., Bichsel, C. A., Britschgi, M., & Gutbier, S. (2022) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells11030419 · Cited by 15

Reproducibility of task activation using the Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination in healthy controls: A functional Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography study

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