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ReviewNature2010

Glial and neuronal control of brain blood flow.

David Attwell, Alastair M Buchan, Serge Charpak, Martin Lauritzen, Brian A Macvicar, Eric A Newman

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In one paragraph

Review in Nature, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06797661 (Insights Into the Pathophysiology of Neurovascular Uncoupling in Patients with Brain Lesions.), which is not on this map. Cited by 1,373 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1,373citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
71.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06797661 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Insights Into the Pathophysiology of Neurovascular Uncoupling in Patients with Brain Lesions.

TypeinterventionalSponsorErasme University HospitalRan2025 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsGlioblastoma, Glioma, AstrocytomaArmsFunctional MRI, FDG-PET, Structural MRI
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1,373 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2,441 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Cerebral Blood Transit in Sickle Cell Anemia.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2026
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1,313 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

David AttwellDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. d.attwell@ucl.ac.uk
Alastair M Buchan
Serge Charpak
Martin Lauritzen
Brian A Macvicar
Eric A Newman
Glostrup Hospital · DKJohn Radcliffe Hospital · GBNeurophysiologie et nouvelles microscopies · FRUniversity College London · GBUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Visual TestingP30EY011374 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI NEWMAN, ERIC A · 1996 to 2019
$8.8M
PHYSIOLOGY OF RETINAL MULLER CELLS AND ASTROCYTESR01EY004077 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI NEWMAN, ERIC A · 1985 to 2013
$5.7M
CIHRMedical Research Council G0500495NEI NIH HHS P30 EY011374NEI NIH HHS R01 EY004077The Dunhill Medical Trust OSRP1/1006Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood flow in the brain is regulated by neurons and astrocytes. Knowledge of how these cells control blood flow is crucial for understanding how neural computation is powered, for interpreting functional imaging scans of brains, and for developing treatments for neurological disorders. It is now recognized that neurotransmitter-mediated signalling has a key role in regulating cerebral blood flow, that much of this control is mediated by astrocytes, that oxygen modulates blood flow regulation, and that blood flow may be controlled by capillaries as well as by arterioles. These conceptual shifts in our understanding of cerebral blood flow control have important implications for the development of new therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseBrainBrain IschemiaCerebrovascular CirculationHumansNeurogliaNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsNitric OxideOxygenSignal TransductionNeurotransmitter AgentsNitric OxideOxygen

Identifiers

PMID21068832
PMCPMC3206737
OpenAlexW2163234334

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Registered trials

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