The immune and metabolic milieu of the choroid plexus as a potential target in brain protection

A Tsitsou-Kampeli, S Suzzi, M Schwartz - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
The brain's choroid plexus (CP), which operates as an anatomical and functional
'checkpoint', regulates the communication between brain and periphery and contributes to …

The organism as the niche: physiological states crack the code of adult neural stem cell heterogeneity

Z Chaker, E Makarouni, F Doetsch - Annual Review of Cell and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Neural stem cells (NSCs) persist in the adult mammalian brain and are able to give rise to
new neurons and glia throughout life. The largest stem cell niche in the adult mouse brain is …

The choroid plexus synergizes with immune cells during neuroinflammation

H Xu, P Lotfy, S Gelb, A Pragana, C Hehnly, LIJ Byer… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The choroid plexus (ChP) is a vital brain barrier and source of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Here, we use longitudinal two-photon imaging in awake mice and single-cell transcriptomics …

Multiciliated ependymal cells: an update on biology and pathology in the adult brain

AMR Groh, YL Song, F Tea, B Lu, S Huynh… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Mature multiciliated ependymal cells line the cerebral ventricles where they form a partial
barrier between the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain parenchyma and regulate local CSF …

Hypertension: causes and consequences of circadian rhythms in blood pressure

FM Faraci, FAJL Scheer - Circulation Research, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertension is extremely common, affecting approximately 1 in every 2 adults globally.
Chronic hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and …

Circadian mechanisms in brain fluid biology

VS Vizcarra, RM Fame, LM Hablitz - Circulation Research, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
The brain is a complex organ, fundamentally changing across the day to perform basic
functions like sleep, thought, and regulating whole-body physiology. This requires a …

Determinants of transthyretin levels and their association with adverse clinical outcomes among UK Biobank participants

NS Shetty, M Gaonkar, N Patel, A Pampana… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Transthyretin is a transport protein whose misfolding has been implicated in the
development of cardiac amyloidosis. Here, we examine the clinical correlates of …

Optimized mass spectrometry detection of thyroid hormones and polar metabolites in rodent cerebrospinal fluid

RM Fame, I Ali, MK Lehtinen, N Kanarek, B Petrova - Metabolites, 2024 - mdpi.com
Thyroid hormones (TH) are required for brain development and function. Cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF), which bathes the brain and spinal cord, contains TH as free hormones or as bound to …

Day–night fluctuations in choroid plexus transcriptomics and cerebrospinal fluid metabolomics

BL Edelbo, SN Andreassen, AB Steffensen… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provides mechanical protection for the brain and serves as a
brain dispersion route for nutrients, hormones, and metabolic waste. The CSF secretion rate …

Cell-Penetrating Peptides-Mediated Therapeutic Agents Delivery into the Central Nervous System

Y Wei, H Bao, L Wang, Y Cao, Z Liu, X Zhu… - ACS Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
There has been a significant increase in the prevalence of central nervous system (CNS)
disorders, resulting in a considerable decrease in the overall well-being for affected …