Regulation of cerebral blood flow in humans: physiology and clinical implications of autoregulation

JAHR Claassen, DHJ Thijssen… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Brain function critically depends on a close matching between metabolic demands,
appropriate delivery of oxygen and nutrients, and removal of cellular waste. This matching …

Vascular mechanotransduction

MJ Davis, S Earley, YS Li, S Chien - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
This review aims to survey the current state of mechanotransduction in vascular smooth
muscle cells (VSMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs), including their sensing of mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Smooth muscle ion channels and regulation of vascular tone in resistance arteries and arterioles

NR Tykocki, EM Boerman… - Comprehensive Physiology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vascular tone of resistance arteries and arterioles determines peripheral vascular
resistance, contributing to the regulation of blood pressure and blood flow to, and within the …

TRPV4: molecular conductor of a diverse orchestra

JPM White, M Cibelli, L Urban, B Nilius… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4) is a calcium-permeable nonselective
cation channel, originally described in 2000 by research teams led by Schultz (Nat Cell Biol …

Role of TRP channels in the cardiovascular system

Z Yue, J Xie, AS Yu, J Stock, J Du… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
The transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily consists of a large number of
nonselective cation channels with variable degree of Ca2+-permeability. The 28 mammalian …

Helix 8 is the essential structural motif of mechanosensitive GPCRs

S Erdogmus, U Storch, L Danner, J Becker… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are versatile cellular sensors for chemical stimuli, but
also serve as mechanosensors involved in various (patho) physiological settings like …

Bone and skeletal muscle: key players in mechanotransduction and potential overlapping mechanisms

CA Goodman, TA Hornberger, AG Robling - Bone, 2015 - Elsevier
The development and maintenance of skeletal muscle and bone mass is critical for
movement, health and issues associated with the quality of life. Skeletal muscle and bone …

In vivo selective inhibition of TRPC6 by antagonist BI 749327 ameliorates fibrosis and dysfunction in cardiac and renal disease

BL Lin, D Matera, JF Doerner… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Transient receptor potential canonical type 6 (TRPC6) is a nonselective receptor-operated
cation channel that regulates reactive fibrosis and growth signaling. Increased TRPC6 …

Vasculo-neuronal coupling and neurovascular coupling at the neurovascular unit: impact of hypertension

JL Presa, F Saravia, Z Bagi, JA Filosa - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Components of the neurovascular unit (NVU) establish dynamic crosstalk that regulates
cerebral blood flow and maintain brain homeostasis. Here, we describe accumulating …

Vasculo-neuronal coupling: retrograde vascular communication to brain neurons

KJ Kim, JR Diaz, JA Iddings, JA Filosa - Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Continuous cerebral blood flow is essential for neuronal survival, but whether vascular tone
influences resting neuronal function is not known. Using a multidisciplinary approach in both …