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ArticleNature communications2020

Visualization and molecular characterization of whole-brain vascular networks with capillary resolution.

Takeyuki Miyawaki, Shota Morikawa, Etsuo A Susaki, Ai Nakashima, Haruki Takeuchi, Shun Yamaguchi, Hiroki R Ueda, Yuji Ikegaya

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 111 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Takeyuki MiyawakiGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. takeyuki.miyawaki@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5335-7551
Shota MorikawaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Etsuo A SusakiDepartment of Systems Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Ai NakashimaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Haruki TakeuchiGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shun YamaguchiDepartment of Morphological Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
Hiroki R UedaDepartment of Systems Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji IkegayaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2260-8191
The University of Tokyo · JPRIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research · JPGifu University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Structural elucidation and molecular scrutiny of cerebral vasculature is crucial for understanding the functions and diseases of the brain. Here, we introduce SeeNet, a method for near-complete three-dimensional visualization of cerebral vascular networks with high signal-to-noise ratios compatible with molecular phenotyping. SeeNet employs perfusion of a multifunctional crosslinker, vascular casting by temperature-controlled polymerization of hybrid hydrogels, and a bile salt-based tissue-clearing technique optimized for observation of vascular connectivity. SeeNet is capable of whole-brain visualization of molecularly characterized cerebral vasculatures at the single-microvessel level. Moreover, SeeNet reveals a hitherto unidentified vascular pathway bridging cerebral and hippocampal vessels, thus serving as a potential tool to evaluate the connectivity of cerebral vasculature.

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Cerebrovascular CirculationImaging, Three-DimensionalAnimalsBile Acids and SaltsBrainCapillariesCross-Linking ReagentsFluorescent DyesHistocytological Preparation TechniquesHydrogelsLuminescent AgentsLuminescent ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, FluorescencePerfusionPolymerizationBile Acids and SaltsCross-Linking ReagentsFluorescent DyesHydrogelsLuminescent AgentsLuminescent ProteinsRed Fluorescent Protein

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PMID32107377
PMCPMC7046771
OpenAlexW3009833365

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