The blood-brain barrier in aging and neurodegeneration

EG Knox, MR Aburto, G Clarke, JF Cryan… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is vital for maintaining brain homeostasis by enabling an
exquisite control of exchange of compounds between the blood and the brain parenchyma …

Endothelial activation and dysfunction in COVID-19: from basic mechanisms to potential therapeutic approaches

Y **, W Ji, H Yang, S Chen, W Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
On 12 March 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a
pandemic by the World Health Organization. As of 4 August 2020, more than 18 million …

Precision drug delivery to the central nervous system using engineered nanoparticles

J Gao, Z **a, S Gunasekar, C Jiang, JM Karp… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Development of novel therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has
experienced a high failure rate in clinical trials owing to unsatisfactory efficacy and adverse …

Role of angiopoietin-2 in vascular physiology and pathophysiology

RG Akwii, MS Sajib, FT Zahra, CM Mikelis - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Angiopoietins 1–4 (Ang1–4) represent an important family of growth factors, whose activities
are mediated through the tyrosine kinase receptors, Tie1 and Tie2. The best characterized …

Brain microvascular pericytes in vascular cognitive impairment and dementia

MT Uemura, T Maki, M Ihara, VMY Lee… - Frontiers in aging …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pericytes are unique, multi-functional mural cells localized at the abluminal side of the
perivascular space in microvessels. Originally discovered in 19th century, pericytes had …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive astrocytes: The nexus of pathological and clinical hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease

BR Price, LA Johnson, CM Norris - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Astrocyte reactivity is a hallmark of neuroinflammation that arises with Alzheimer's disease
(AD) and nearly every other neurodegenerative condition. While astrocytes certainly …

Tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles in cancer invasion and metastasis: molecular mechanisms, and clinical significance

C Zhang, C Qin, S Dewanjee, H Bhattacharya… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
The production and release of tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles (TDSEVs) from
cancerous cells play a pivotal role in the propagation of cancer, through genetic and …

The neurovascular unit: effects of brain insults during the perinatal period

AH Bell, SL Miller, M Castillo-Melendez… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The neurovascular unit (NVU) is a relatively recent concept in neuroscience that broadly
describes the relationship between brain cells and their blood vessels. The NVU …

Role of pericytes in blood–brain barrier preservation during ischemia through tunneling nanotubes

F Pisani, V Castagnola, L Simone, F Loiacono… - Cell death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Crosstalk mechanisms between pericytes, endothelial cells, and astrocytes preserve
integrity and function of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) under physiological conditions. Long …

Effects of choline containing phospholipids on the neurovascular unit: A review

P Roy, D Tomassoni, G Nittari, E Traini… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The roles of choline and of choline-containing phospholipids (CCPLs) on the maintenance
and progress of neurovascular unit (NVU) integrity are analyzed. NVU is composed of …