2023
Connexin 43-mediated neurovascular interactions regulate neurogenesis in the adult brain subventricular zone
Genet N, Genet G, Chavkin N, Paila U, Fang J, Vasavada H, Goldberg J, Acharya B, Bhatt N, Baker K, McDonnell S, Huba M, Sankaranarayanan D, Ma G, Eichmann A, Thomas J, Ffrench-Constant C, Hirschi K. Connexin 43-mediated neurovascular interactions regulate neurogenesis in the adult brain subventricular zone. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112371. PMID: 37043357, PMCID: PMC10564973, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubventricular zoneEndothelial cellsNSC proliferationNSC quiescenceAdult brain subventricular zoneBlood-brain barrierBrain subventricular zoneStem cell therapyNeural stem cell nicheNeurovascular interactionsNeuroblast generationAdult brainSingle-cell RNA sequencingNeurodegenerative disordersChannel-independent mannerCell therapySVZ-NSCsConnexin 43Expression of genesERK activationNSC regulationNSC behaviorRNA sequencingCx43Proliferation
2013
Interactions between VEGFR and Notch signaling pathways in endothelial and neural cells
Thomas JL, Baker K, Han J, Calvo C, Nurmi H, Eichmann AC, Alitalo K. Interactions between VEGFR and Notch signaling pathways in endothelial and neural cells. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2013, 70: 1779-1792. PMID: 23479133, PMCID: PMC3648205, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1312-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate decisionsDifferent cell contextsTyrosine kinase VEGF receptorsExtracellular matrix moleculesCell interaction mechanismsMetazoan speciesFate decisionsGrowth factorCanonical NotchVascular endothelial growth factorNotch receptorsCell contextEnvironmental cuesDynamic regulationMolecular relationshipsKey regulatorNotch pathwayMatrix moleculesNeural cellsCell contactAdjacent cellsPathwayVEGF receptorsCellsNeurovascular interactions
2012
Molecular Parallels between Neural and Vascular Development
Eichmann A, Thomas JL. Molecular Parallels between Neural and Vascular Development. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2012, 3: a006551. PMID: 23024177, PMCID: PMC3530036, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a006551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemAdult neurogenic nichesMolecular parallelsNeural stem cellsCardiac outputMolecular mechanismsBlood vesselsNeurovascular interactionsVascular developmentHuman diseasesStem cellsCNS blood vesselsHuman central nervous systemBlood-brain barrierVascular endothelial growth factorNeurogenic nicheCell populationsEndothelial growth factorGrowth factorEndothelial cellsBlood glucoseNervous systemImportant roleCellsUnique population