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
2019
Minimally Invasive Delivery of Microbeads with Encapsulated, Viable and Quiescent Neural Stem Cells to the Adult Subventricular Zone
Matta R, Lee S, Genet N, Hirschi KK, Thomas JL, Gonzalez AL. Minimally Invasive Delivery of Microbeads with Encapsulated, Viable and Quiescent Neural Stem Cells to the Adult Subventricular Zone. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 17798. PMID: 31780709, PMCID: PMC6882840, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54167-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell EncapsulationCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsLateral VentriclesMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrospheresNeural Stem CellsNeuronsPolyethylene GlycolsRecovery of FunctionStem Cell NicheStem Cell TransplantationConceptsEndothelial cellsSubventricular zoneNSC quiescenceNon-injury modelQuiescent neural stem cellsAdult subventricular zoneNeuronal stem cellsStem cellsNeural stem cellsFunctional recoveryNeurological injuryInflammatory responseNeural stem cell maintenanceNSC deliveryNeural tissue repairNeurological diseasesMouse brainCell therapyNSC viabilityBrainTissue repairInjuryCo-encapsulated cellsSurvivalDelivery