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ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2015

Targeting the neurovascular unit in brain trauma.

Josephine Lok, Xiao-Shu Wang, Chang-Hong Xing, Taka-Kuni Maki, Li-Min Wu, Shu-Zhen Guo, Natan Noviski, Ken Arai, Michael J Whalen, Eng H Lo and 1 more

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Review in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Edema after CNS Trauma: A Focus on Spinal Cord Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  19. The Medical Management of Cerebral Edema: Past, Present, and Future Therapies.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Josephine LokDepartments of Radiology, Neurology and Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.
Xiao-Shu Wang
Chang-Hong Xing
Taka-Kuni Maki
Li-Min Wu
Shu-Zhen Guo
Natan Noviski
Ken Arai
Michael J Whalen
Eng H Lo
Xiao-Ying Wang

Funding

Targeting ROCK for Neurogliovascular Plasticity & Remodeling After StrokeP01NS055104 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LO, ENG H. · 2007 to 2018
$13.3M
Thrombolysis Profiles in tPA ResponseR01NS093415 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LO, ENG H., NING, MINGMING · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS055104NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS093415
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the neurovascular unit was originally developed as a conceptual framework for stroke, it is now recognized that these cell-cell interactions play critical roles in many other CNS disorders as well. In brain trauma, perturbations within the neurovascular unit may be especially important. Changes in neurovascular coupling may disrupt blood flow and metabolic regulation. Disruption of transmitter release-reuptake kinetics in neurons and astrocytes may augment excitotoxicity. Alterations in gliovascular signaling may underlie blood-brain barrier disruptions and traumatic edema. Perturbations in cell-cell signaling between all neuronal, glial, and vascular compartments may increase susceptibility to cell death. Finally, repairing the brain after trauma requires the integrated restoration of all neural, glial, and vascular connectivity for effective functional recovery. Just as in stroke, saving neurons alone may also be insufficient for treating brain trauma. In this minireview, we attempt to briefly highlight some of these pathways to underscore the importance of rescuing the entire neurovascular unit in brain trauma.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainBrain InjuriesCell CommunicationCerebrovascular CirculationEndothelium, VascularHumansNeurogliaNeuronsEndothelialGliaNeuronNeuroprotectionTraumatic brain injury

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PMID25475543
PMCPMC6495706

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