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Angiophagy Prevents Early Embolus Washout But Recanalizes Microvessels Through Embolus Extravasation
Grutzendler J, Murikinati S, Hiner B, Ji L, Lam CK, Yoo T, Gupta S, Hafler BP, Adelman RA, Yuan P, Rodriguez G. Angiophagy Prevents Early Embolus Washout But Recanalizes Microvessels Through Embolus Extravasation. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 226ra31. PMID: 24598589, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3006585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCerebrovascular CirculationCoronary CirculationEmbolismFibrinFibrinolysisFundus OculiGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHemodynamicsHumansKidney TubulesLungMacrophagesMiceMice, TransgenicMicrocirculationMicrogliaMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicrovesselsMonocytesPhagocytosisRetinaRetinal VesselsThrombosisConceptsBlood flow reestablishmentHours of occlusionVascular occlusive disordersDifferent therapeutic strategiesEmbolic occlusionOcclusive disordersVessel recanalizationAlveolar spaceTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetHemodynamic pressureFibrinolytic systemPerivascular spacesEmboliRenal tubulesBlood clotsMicrovascular wallMost human organsOcclusionLungExtravasationKidneyEndotheliumMicrovasculatureWashoutEmbolus extravasation is an alternative mechanism for cerebral microvascular recanalization
Lam CK, Yoo T, Hiner B, Liu Z, Grutzendler J. Embolus extravasation is an alternative mechanism for cerebral microvascular recanalization. Nature 2010, 465: 478-482. PMID: 20505729, PMCID: PMC2879083, DOI: 10.1038/nature09001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related cognitive disordersBlood vesselsPossible therapeutic targetAged miceBlood flowTherapeutic targetCognitive disordersMice showBlood clotsEndothelial cellsUnderlying endotheliumMicroemboliExtravasationFibrinolysisVesselsRecanalizationEmboliPatientsStrokeEndotheliumMiceBloodBrainWeeksClots
2012
In Vivo Imaging of Cerebral Microvascular Plasticity from Birth to Death
Harb R, Whiteus C, Freitas C, Grutzendler J. In Vivo Imaging of Cerebral Microvascular Plasticity from Birth to Death. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2012, 33: 146-156. PMID: 23093067, PMCID: PMC3597363, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular stabilityYoung adult miceFirst postnatal monthDegenerative neurological disordersVessel formationHypoxia-induced angiogenesisCerebral functionPostnatal monthAdult brainAdult miceIntact brainMicrovascular plasticityNeurological disordersFirst monthMicrovessel formationOlder adultsMetabolic challengesTwo-photon microscopyNew vesselsBaseline turnoverLong-term adaptive responsesIndividual microvesselsMiceVivo patternBrain