2022
KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling
Ando K, Tong L, Peng D, Vázquez-Liébanas E, Chiyoda H, He L, Liu J, Kawakami K, Mochizuki N, Fukuhara S, Grutzendler J, Betsholtz C. KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 1383-1399.e7. PMID: 35588738, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBrainKATP ChannelsMiceMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeurovascular CouplingSulfonylurea ReceptorsZebrafishConceptsK-ATP channel functionVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationChannel functionSmooth muscle cell differentiationMuscle cell differentiationVascular smooth muscle developmentSmooth muscle developmentVSMC developmentHuman central nervous system disordersMuscle developmentVSMC differentiationCentral nervous system disordersCell differentiationChemical inhibitionVoltage-dependent calcium channelsATP-sensitive potassium channelsFunction mutationsCell progenitorsK-ATP channelsCerebral blood flowCell culture modelMolecular causesNervous system disordersIntracellular CaVasoconstrictive capacity
2019
Cellular Control of Brain Capillary Blood Flow: In Vivo Imaging Veritas
Grutzendler J, Nedergaard M. Cellular Control of Brain Capillary Blood Flow: In Vivo Imaging Veritas. Trends In Neurosciences 2019, 42: 528-536. PMID: 31255380, PMCID: PMC7386067, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2019.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCapillariesCerebrovascular CirculationHemodynamicsHumansNeurovascular CouplingConceptsCapillary blood flowBlood flowBrain capillary blood flowRegional cerebral blood flowCerebral blood flowRed blood cell deformabilityBlood cell deformabilityMicrovascular perfusionNeurovascular couplingMicrovascular flowBrain metabolitesMural cellsLevel-dependent changesNeural activationVessel diameterMicrovascular treeNeural activityCell deformabilityCell controlDirect visualizationMethodological standardsVasomotilityPerfusionControl