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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2021

Three-dimensional remodeling of functional cerebrovascular architecture and gliovascular unit in leptin receptor-deficient mice.

Yaan Liu, Di Chen, Amanda Smith, Qing Ye, Yanqin Gao, Wenting Zhang

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Article in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yaan LiuState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Di ChenState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1513-8873
Amanda SmithDepartment of Neurology, Pittsburgh Institute of Brain Disorders & Recovery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Qing YeVeterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Yanqin GaoState Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4915-9819
Wenting ZhangVeterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2277-4686
Fudan University · CNVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cerebrovascular sequelae of diabetes render victims more susceptible to ischemic stroke, vascular cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease. However, limited knowledge exists on the progressive changes in cerebrovascular structure and functional remodeling in type 2 diabetes. To ascertain the impact of diabetes on whole-brain cerebrovascular perfusion, leptin-receptor-deficient mice were transcardially injected with tomato-lectin before sacrifice. The whole brain was clarified by the Fast free-of-acrylamide clearing tissue technique. Functional vascular anatomy of the cerebrum was visualized by light-sheet microscopy, followed by analysis in Imaris software. We observed enhanced neovascularization in adult db/db mice, characterized by increased branch level and loop structures. Microvascular hypoperfusion was initially detected in juvenile db/db mice, suggesting early onset of insufficient microcirculation. Furthermore, gliovascular unit remodeling was verified by loss of pericytes and overactivation of microglia and astrocytes in adult diabetic mice. However, the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) was fundamentally preserved, as shown by a lack of extravasation of IgG into the brain parenchyma. In summary, we, for the first time, reveal that functional cerebrovascular remodeling occurs as early as four weeks in db/db mice and the deficit in gliovascular coupling may play a role in cerebral hypoperfusion before BBB breakdown in 16-week-old db/db mice.

Indexed as

Cerebrovascular CirculationAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrogliaNeovascularization, PathologicReceptors, Leptinleptin receptor, mouseReceptors, Leptinblood-brain barriercerebral blood flowdb/db micepericyteType 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID33818188
PMCPMC8221780
OpenAlexW3141332478

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