Shaping the brain vasculature in development and disease in the single-cell era

T Wälchli, J Bisschop, P Carmeliet, G Zadeh… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The CNS critically relies on the formation and proper function of its vasculature during
development, adult homeostasis and disease. Angiogenesis—the formation of new blood …

Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays

P Nowak-Sliwinska, K Alitalo, E Allen, A Anisimov… - Angiogenesis, 2018 - Springer
The formation of new blood vessels, or angiogenesis, is a complex process that plays
important roles in growth and development, tissue and organ regeneration, as well as …

Live imaging of wound angiogenesis reveals macrophage orchestrated vessel sprouting and regression

DB Gurevich, CE Severn, C Twomey… - The EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
Wound angiogenesis is an integral part of tissue repair and is impaired in many pathologies
of healing. Here, we investigate the cellular interactions between innate immune cells and …

Single-cell analysis of shared signatures and transcriptional diversity during zebrafish development

A Sur, Y Wang, P Capar, G Margolin, MK Prochaska… - Developmental Cell, 2023 - cell.com
During development, animals generate distinct cell populations with specific identities,
functions, and morphologies. We mapped transcriptionally distinct populations across …

Vascular remodeling after ischemic stroke: mechanisms and therapeutic potentials

J Liu, Y Wang, Y Akamatsu, CC Lee, RA Stetler… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
The brain vasculature has been increasingly recognized as a key player that directs brain
development, regulates homeostasis, and contributes to pathological processes. Following …

Imaging the construction of capillary networks in the neonatal mouse brain

V Coelho-Santos, AA Berthiaume… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Capillary networks are essential for distribution of blood flow through the brain, and
numerous other homeostatic functions, including neurovascular signal conduction and …

Clarification of mural cell coverage of vascular endothelial cells by live imaging of zebrafish

K Ando, S Fukuhara, N Izumi, H Nakajima… - …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Mural cells (MCs) consisting of vascular smooth muscle cells and pericytes cover the
endothelial cells (ECs) to regulate vascular stability and homeostasis. Here, we clarified the …

Heterogeneity in endothelial cells and widespread venous arterialization during early vascular development in mammals

S Hou, Z Li, J Dong, Y Gao, Z Chang, X Ding, S Li, Y Li… - Cell research, 2022 - nature.com
Arteriogenesis rather than unspecialized capillary expansion is critical for restoring effective
circulation to compromised tissues in patients. Deciphering the origin and specification of …

Tip cell-specific requirement for an atypical Gpr124-and Reck-dependent Wnt/β-catenin pathway during brain angiogenesis

B Vanhollebeke, OA Stone, N Bostaille, C Cho, Y Zhou… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Despite the critical role of endothelial Wnt/β-catenin signaling during central nervous system
(CNS) vascularization, how endothelial cells sense and respond to specific Wnt ligands and …

Arteries are formed by vein-derived endothelial tip cells

C Xu, SS Hasan, I Schmidt, SF Rocha… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Tissue vascularization entails the formation of a blood vessel plexus, which remodels into
arteries and veins. Here we show, by using time-lapse imaging of zebrafish fin regeneration …