Featured Publications
Embolus 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
2021
Unlocking Pericyte Function in the Adult Blood Brain Barrier One Cell at a Time
Nicoli S, Grutzendler J. Unlocking Pericyte Function in the Adult Blood Brain Barrier One Cell at a Time. Circulation Research 2021, 128: 511-512. PMID: 33600230, PMCID: PMC7928238, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.121.318799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaveolae-mediated Tie2 signaling contributes to CCM pathogenesis in a brain endothelial cell-specific Pdcd10-deficient mouse model
Zhou HJ, Qin L, Jiang Q, Murray KN, Zhang H, Li B, Lin Q, Graham M, Liu X, Grutzendler J, Min W. Caveolae-mediated Tie2 signaling contributes to CCM pathogenesis in a brain endothelial cell-specific Pdcd10-deficient mouse model. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 504. PMID: 33495460, PMCID: PMC7835246, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20774-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCCM lesionsSmooth muscle actin-positive pericytesEndothelial cell lossRegions of brainCCM pathogenesisPost-capillary venulesCerebral hemorrhagePharmacological blockadeVascular abnormalitiesEC-specific deletionCavernous malformationsMouse modelCell lossMicrovascular bedGenetic deletionLesion formationLesionsVascular dynamicsBarrier functionMicrovascular structureTwo-photon microscopyTie2PathogenesisMice
2013
Perturbed neural activity disrupts cerebral angiogenesis during a postnatal critical period
Whiteus C, Freitas C, Grutzendler J. Perturbed neural activity disrupts cerebral angiogenesis during a postnatal critical period. Nature 2013, 505: 407-411. PMID: 24305053, PMCID: PMC3947100, DOI: 10.1038/nature12821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlood VesselsCapillariesCell ProliferationCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationDendritic SpinesEndothelial CellsFemaleHypoxia, BrainInterneuronsMaleMiceMicrocirculationNeovascularization, PathologicNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeurogliaNeuronsNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseOxygenSignal TransductionTime FactorsVibrissae