2020
New Insights Into Blood-Brain Barrier Maintenance: The Homeostatic Role of β-Amyloid Precursor Protein in Cerebral Vasculature
Ristori E, Donnini S, Ziche M. New Insights Into Blood-Brain Barrier Maintenance: The Homeostatic Role of β-Amyloid Precursor Protein in Cerebral Vasculature. Frontiers In Physiology 2020, 11: 1056. PMID: 32973564, PMCID: PMC7481479, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral amyloid angiopathyΒ-amyloid precursor proteinBlood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemAlzheimer's diseaseBlood-brain barrier maintenanceΒ-amyloid accumulationPeripheral blood circulationPrecursor proteinEndothelial cell homeostasisCAA pathogenesisBBB dysfunctionBBB functionAmyloid angiopathyVascular dysfunctionAD onsetCerebrovascular homeostasisCerebral vasculatureVascular endotheliumPathological outcomesNervous systemHomeostatic roleBrain vasculatureNeurodegenerative disordersBarrier maintenance
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