2016
Studying Vascular Angiogenesis and Senescence in Zebrafish Embryos
Ristori E, Donnini S, Ziche M. Studying Vascular Angiogenesis and Senescence in Zebrafish Embryos. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1430: 387-400. PMID: 27172969, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3628-1_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZebrafish embryosFluorescent transgenic linesCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 expressionVessel formationTransgenic linesSenescence defectsZebrafish modelPhosphatase activityAlkaline phosphatase activityEmbryosSenescenceExcellent animal modelExcellent disease modelZebrafishP21 expressionBrain degenerative changesNeurodegenerative diseasesVascular angiogenesisVascular senescenceΒ-galactosidaseOptical translucencyPeptide treatmentAmyloid β-peptideAngiogenesisDisease models
2015
Vascular Mural Cells Promote Noradrenergic Differentiation of Embryonic Sympathetic Neurons
Fortuna V, Pardanaud L, Brunet I, Ola R, Ristori E, Santoro MM, Nicoli S, Eichmann A. Vascular Mural Cells Promote Noradrenergic Differentiation of Embryonic Sympathetic Neurons. Cell Reports 2015, 11: 1786-1796. PMID: 26074079, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorNA differentiationNoradrenergic differentiationMural cell recruitmentDorsal aortaSympathetic neuronsCloche mutantsCell recruitmentZebrafish embryosEmbryonic sympathetic neuronsGrowth factor receptorVascular mural cellsSmooth muscle targetsPostganglionic sympathetic neuronsSympathetic nervous systemMural cellsSympathetic precursorsFactor receptorVascular maturationDifferentiationMuscle toneMuscle targetsNeurovascular interactionsHeart rateNervous system