Basement membrane and stroke

• Published in: Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 3 - 19
• Main Author: Yao, Yao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Basement Membrane - pathology; Blood-Brain Barrier - pathology; Brain Ischemia - complications; Brain Ischemia - pathology; Cerebral Hemorrhage - complications; Cerebral Hemorrhage - pathology; Humans; Review; Stroke - etiology; Stroke - pathology; intracerebral hemorrhage; Stroke; brain ischemia; blood–brain barrier; basement membrane

Located at the interface of the circulation system and the CNS, the basement membrane (BM) is well positioned to regulate blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity. Given the important roles of BBB in the development and progression of various neurological disorders, the BM has been hypothesized to contri...