2020
Imaging and optogenetic modulation of vascular mural cells in the live brain
Tong L, Hill RA, Damisah EC, Murray KN, Yuan P, Bordey A, Grutzendler J. Imaging and optogenetic modulation of vascular mural cells in the live brain. Nature Protocols 2020, 16: 472-496. PMID: 33299155, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00425-w.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood CirculationBrainFemaleMaleMice, TransgenicMyocytes, Smooth MuscleOptical ImagingOptogeneticsPericytesConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowMural cellsBlood-brain barrier maintenanceCerebral ischemia mouse modelAge-related neurodegenerative diseasesCerebral blood flowSmooth muscle cell physiologyBrain blood vesselsIschemia mouse modelVascular mural cellsBrain microvesselsHigh-resolution intravital imagingVascular disordersMouse modelBlood flowMuscle cell physiologyTransgenic miceCalcium transientsAlzheimer's diseaseCalcium imagingCell subtypesBarrier maintenanceNeurodegenerative diseasesTwo-photon optogeneticsBlood vessels
2017
A fluoro-Nissl dye identifies pericytes as distinct vascular mural cells during in vivo brain imaging
Damisah EC, Hill RA, Tong L, Murray KN, Grutzendler J. A fluoro-Nissl dye identifies pericytes as distinct vascular mural cells during in vivo brain imaging. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1023-1032. PMID: 28504673, PMCID: PMC5550770, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4564.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The temporal–spatial dynamics of feature maps during monocular deprivation revealed by chronic imaging and self-organization model simulation
Tong L, Xie Y, Yu H. The temporal–spatial dynamics of feature maps during monocular deprivation revealed by chronic imaging and self-organization model simulation. Neuroscience 2016, 339: 571-586. PMID: 27746342, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research