2020
Imaging and optogenetic modulation of vascular mural cells in the live brain
Tong L, Hill RA, Damisah EC, Murray KN, Yuan P, Bordey A, Grutzendler J. Imaging and optogenetic modulation of vascular mural cells in the live brain. Nature Protocols 2020, 16: 472-496. PMID: 33299155, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00425-w.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowMural cellsBlood-brain barrier maintenanceCerebral ischemia mouse modelAge-related neurodegenerative diseasesCerebral blood flowSmooth muscle cell physiologyBrain blood vesselsIschemia mouse modelVascular mural cellsBrain microvesselsHigh-resolution intravital imagingVascular disordersMouse modelBlood flowMuscle cell physiologyTransgenic miceCalcium transientsAlzheimer's diseaseCalcium imagingCell subtypesBarrier maintenanceNeurodegenerative diseasesTwo-photon optogeneticsBlood vessels
2011
Neurotransmitters couple brain activity to subventricular zone neurogenesis
Young SZ, Taylor MM, Bordey A. Neurotransmitters couple brain activity to subventricular zone neurogenesis. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 33: 1123-1132. PMID: 21395856, PMCID: PMC3075963, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07611.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSVZ cell proliferationSubventricular zoneHippocampal subgranular zoneMultiple neurotransmitter systemsSubventricular zone neurogenesisCell proliferationSpecific brain regionsSVZ proliferationSubgranular zoneAdult neurogenesisΓ-aminobutyric acidDentate gyrusLateral ventricleNeurotransmitter systemsDrug treatmentNeuronal projectionsPrivileged microenvironmentAlzheimer's diseaseBrain regionsNeurogenesisCell therapyDiseaseBrain activityProliferationSeizures