Microcirculatory dysfunction associates with neurovascular uncoupling in peri-ischemic brain regions after ischemic stroke
C. Staehr, J. T. Giblin, E. Gutierrez-Jimenez, H. Guldbrandsen, J. Tang, S. L. Sandow, D. A. Boas, V. V. Matchkov
This study shows that arterial occlusion in mice leads to pericyte constriction and microcirculatory failure in peri-ischemic brain regions, impairing neurovascular coupling after reperfusion.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2022Physiology