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The role of pericytes in blood-brain barrier function and strokeShuo Liu
Departments of Neurology, University of California Irvine, USA
Curr Pharm Des 18:3653-62. 2012..Pericytes thus appear to orchestrate multiple critical functions in stroke, involving blood flow, permeability, and repair of the neurovascular unit...
Stroke. Geometry is destiny for carotid atherosclerotic plaquesMark Fisher
Department of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA
Nat Rev Neurol 8:127-9. 2011..A recent study has shown that the upstream carotid plaque undergoes profound biochemical and apoptotic changes that are closely linked to the development of stroke symptoms...
Cerebral microbleeds in the elderly: a pathological analysisMark Fisher
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868, USA
Stroke 41:2782-5. 2010..Cerebral microbleeds in the elderly are routinely identified by brain MRI. The purpose of this study was to better characterize the pathological basis of microbleeds...
Carotid plaque pathology: thrombosis, ulceration, and stroke pathogenesisMark Fisher
Department of Neurology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
Stroke 36:253-7. 2005..To determine the relationship between ulceration, thrombus, and calcification of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques and symptoms of ipsilateral or contralateral stroke...
Therapeutic modulation of cerebral microhemorrhage in a mouse model of cerebral amyloid angiopathyMark Fisher
Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Stroke 42:3300-3. 2011..To develop new therapeutic strategies for this disorder, we studied cerebral microhemorrhage in a well-characterized mouse model of cerebral amyloid angiopathy...
The challenge of mixed cerebrovascular diseaseMark Fisher
Department of Neurology, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1207:18-22. 2010..Emphasizing mixed cerebrovascular disease as a conceptual framework allows for a focus on common underlying mechanisms and new therapeutic strategies...
Pericyte signaling in the neurovascular unitMark Fisher
Department of Neurology, UC Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive South, Shanbrom Hall, Room 121, Orange, CA 92868, USA
Stroke 40:S13-5. 2009..Improvement in pericyte identification is likely to lead to marked increase in appreciation of the role of pericytes in the neurovascular unit...
PDE4 regulates tissue plasminogen activator expression of human brain microvascular endothelial cellsFan Yang
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, USA
Thromb Res 129:750-3. 2012..We studied PDE4 regulation of tPA expression by human brain microvascular endothelial cells in a variety of conditions, including an in vitro model of ischemia...
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor modulation of brain microvascular endothelial cell barrier propertiesShuo Liu
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
J Neurol Sci 320:45-51. 2012..To develop new strategies for these disorders, we analyzed the effects of several phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors on human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBECs)...
Tissue plasminogen activator expression and barrier properties of human brain microvascular endothelial cellsFan Yang
Departments of Neurology, University of California Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA
Cell Physiol Biochem 28:631-8. 2011..We hypothesized that brain microvascular tPA expression and barrier properties of endothelial cells are substantially related...
Brain endothelial hemostasis regulation by pericytesJeong Ai Kim
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 26:209-17. 2006..These in vitro findings suggest that pericytes negatively regulate brain endothelial cell fibrinolysis, while pericyte expression of PN-1 may provide endogenous anticoagulant activity...
Minimally oxidized low-density lipoprotein regulates hemostasis factors of brain capillary endothelial cellsJeong Ai Kim
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 55, Rm 121, Orange, CA 92868 5120, USA
J Neurol Sci 217:135-41. 2004..These results suggest that MM-LDL may contribute to thrombus formation in the brain...
Ancrod and fibrin formation: perspectives on mechanisms of actionShuo Liu
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Stroke 42:3277-80. 2011..We studied the actions of ancrod on fibrinolysis pathways in patient plasma samples and endothelial cell culture systems...
Astrocyte regulation of human brain capillary endothelial fibrinolysisJeong Ai Kim
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA
Thromb Res 112:159-65. 2003..This regulation is mediated, in part, by transforming growth factor-beta. Our findings provide further evidence for the role of astrocytes in brain-specific hemostasis regulation...
Injuries to the vascular endothelium: vascular wall and endothelial dysfunctionMark Fisher
Department of Neurology and Anatomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Rev Neurol Dis 5:S4-11. 2008..Optimal clinical responses for protection of brain vascular endothelium may use preconditioning as a model, and will likely require combined protection against apoptosis, ROS, and inflammation...
Aging and cerebrovascular dysfunction: contribution of hypertension, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and immunotherapyVitaly Vasilevko
Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1207:58-70. 2010..Thus, there is a critical need for new strategies that improve BBB function and limit the development of β-amyloidosis in the cerebral vasculature...
The endothelium, platelets, and brain ischemiaLouis R Caplan
Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Rev Neurol Dis 4:113-21. 2007..In patients with penetrating artery disease, agents with substantial endothelial effects have a theoretical advantage...
Dipyridamole enhances tissue plasminogen activator release by brain capillary endothelial cellsJeong A Kim
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868-5120, USA
Thromb Res 115:435-8. 2005
Research Grants
- HEMORHEOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CEREBRAL ISCHEMIAMark J Fisher; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- HEMORHEOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CEREBRAL ISCHEMIAMark Fisher; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- HEMORHEOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CEREBRAL ISCHEMIAMark Fisher; Fiscal Year: 2004..abstract_text> ..
- HEMORHEOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CEREBRAL ISCHEMIAMark Fisher; Fiscal Year: 2000..Our findings will define pathways of brain regulation of hemostasis and pave the way for pharmacotherapies designed to prevent and treat strike by enhancement of the brain~s endogenous anticoagulant system. ..
- HEMORHEOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CEREBRAL ISCHEMIAMark Fisher; Fiscal Year: 2009....
