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ReviewCell & bioscience2025

Cerebrovascular-mediated dynamic alterations in neurovascular coupling: a key pathological mechanism of depression.

Xiaoyun Yang, Jiaxin Wang, Jiahao Zhang, Mengjie Zhang, Anran Hao, Feng Guo, Xueying Huang, Jinlan Yan, Yuanjia Zheng, Yucen Xia and 5 more

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Review in Cell & bioscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Xiaoyun YangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Jiaxin WangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Jiahao ZhangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Mengjie ZhangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Anran HaoInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Feng GuoInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Xueying HuangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Jinlan YanInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Yuanjia ZhengInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Yucen XiaInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Taiyi WangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Meng ZhangInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Ning WengDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Mental Health Center, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yongjun ChenInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Lin YaoInstitute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China. yaolin@sdutcm.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1027-4219

Funding

National Comprehensive Traditional Chinese Medicine Reform Demonstration Zone Science and Technology Collaborative Development Project GZY-KJS-SD-2024-046National Science Foundation of China 8227142405National Science Foundation of China 82374586Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Development Project M-2022198Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project 2024059The Shanghai institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine for mental health SZB2024101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is a vital regulatory mechanism that synchronizes neural activity with vascular responses to support brain function. Although the precise mechanisms of NVC remain incompletely elucidated, its dysfunction is increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of various neurological disorders. This review synthesizes recent advancements in understanding the vascular cascade, emphasizing key dynamic regulators of NVC, including mechanical forces and diffusible signals mediated by blood flow. We explore the intricate bidirectional interactions between the vasculature and neurons, highlighting their interdependent roles in neurovascular regulation. Using major depressive disorder (MDD) as a case study, we further discuss emerging evidence linking vascular dysfunction and impaired NVC to MDD pathophysiology. These insights position NVC as a promising therapeutic target for emotional disorders, underscoring the pivotal roles of hemodynamic signaling in neurovascular regulation.

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Cerebral blood flowDynamic regulationMajor depressive disorderNeurovascular coupling

Identifiers

PMID40624522
PMCPMC12232600

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