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 StatementsConceptsRegional 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
2011
Feedback from area 21a influences orientation but not direction maps in the primary visual cortex of the cat
Tong L, Zhu B, Li Z, Shou T, Yu H. Feedback from area 21a influences orientation but not direction maps in the primary visual cortex of the cat. Neuroscience Letters 2011, 504: 141-145. PMID: 21945948, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexArea 21aArea 17Intrinsic signal optical imagingCat visual cortexPrimary visual cortexMonkey visual cortexHigher cortical areasSpatial frequency dependencyCortical areasCortexDorsal motionInformation processing streamCatsColor pathwaysProcessing streamsPMLSVisual systemOrientation responsesPathwayNeuronsAbove hypothesisOblique effectResponse