ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2022
Vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in neurodegeneration.
Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.
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- Prenatal acoustic communication triggers adaptive vascular programming in the developing avian brain.The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Article
- From Traumatic Brain Injury to Alzheimer's Disease: Multilevel Biomechanical, Neurovascular, and Molecular Mechanisms with Emerging Therapeutic Directions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- A Comprehensive Review of Epigenetic Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells During Development and Disease.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Metabolic and Inflammatory Stimuli Impact Vascular Circulation and Cell Proliferation Processes in the Amygdala.Genes, brain, and behavior · 2025Article
- APOE4 promotes cerebrovascular fibrosis and amyloid deposition via a pericyte-to-myofibroblast transition.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- AβInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Regulation of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability via JNK Signaling Pathway: Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Strategies for Ischemic Stroke, Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Tumors.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Interplay Between Vascular Dysfunction and Neurodegenerative Pathology: New Insights into Molecular Mechanisms and Management.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Evidence of cortical vascular impairments in early stage of Alzheimer's transgenic mice: Optical imaging.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2025Article
- Perivascular brain clearance as a therapeutic target in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025Review
- Traumatic brain injury causes early aggregation of beta-amyloid peptides and NOTCH3 reduction in vascular smooth muscle cells of leptomeningeal arteries.Acta neuropathologica · 2025Article
- From BBB to PPP: Bioenergetic requirements and challenges for oligodendrocytes in health and disease.Journal of neurochemistry · 2025Review
- Sympathetic nerve block as an add-on therapy for intervention and prevention of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Vascular Impairment, Muscle Atrophy, and Cognitive Decline: Critical Age-Related Conditions.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- CD59 Protects Primary Human Cerebrovascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Cytolytic Membrane Attack Complex.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Mir-195-5p targets Smad7 regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway to promote osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the key moderators of cerebrovascular dynamics in response to the brain's oxygen and nutrient demands. Crucially, VSMCs may provide a sensitive biomarker for neurodegenerative pathologies where vasculature is compromised. An increasing body of research suggests that VSMCs have remarkable plasticity and their pathophysiology may play a key role in the complex process of neurodegeneration. Furthermore, extrinsic risk factors, including environmental conditions and traumatic events can impact vascular function through changes in VSMC morphology. VSMC dysfunction can be characterised at the molecular level both preclinically, and clinically
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