Preface. List of Contributors. VOLUME 1. Introduction. The Blood-Brain Barrier: An Integrated Concept (Rolf Dermietzel, David C. Spray, and Maiken Nedergaard). Part I Ontogeny of the Blood-Brain Barrier. 1 Development of the Blood-Brain Interface (Britta Engelhardt). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Pioneering Research on the Blood-Brain Barrier. 1.3 The Mature Blood-Brain Interface. 1.4 Development of the CNS Vasculature. 1.5 Differentiation of the Blood-Brain Barrier. 1.6 Maintenance of the Blood ...
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Preface. List of Contributors. VOLUME 1. Introduction. The Blood-Brain Barrier: An Integrated Concept (Rolf Dermietzel, David C. Spray, and Maiken Nedergaard). Part I Ontogeny of the Blood-Brain Barrier. 1 Development of the Blood-Brain Interface (Britta Engelhardt). 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Pioneering Research on the Blood-Brain Barrier. 1.3 The Mature Blood-Brain Interface. 1.4 Development of the CNS Vasculature. 1.5 Differentiation of the Blood-Brain Barrier. 1.6 Maintenance of the Blood-Brain Barrier. 1.7 Outlook. 2 Brain Angiogenesis and Barriergenesis (Jeong Ae Park, Yoon Kyung Choi, Sae-Won Kim,and Kyu-Won Kim). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Brain Angiogenesis. 2.3 Oxygenation in the Brain: Brain Barriergenesis. 2.4 Perspectives. 3 Microvascular Influences on Progenitor Cell Mobilization and Fate in the Adult Brain (Christina Lilliehook and Steven A. Goldman). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Angiogenic Foci Persist in the Adult Brain. 3.3 Neurotrophic Cytokines Can Be of Vascular Origin. 3.4 Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis are Linked in the Adult Avian Brain. 3.5 Angiogenesis-Neurogenesis Interactions in the Adult Mammalian Brain. 3.6 Purinergic Signaling to Neural Progenitors Cells: the Gliovascular Unit as a Functional Entity. 3.7 Nitric Oxide is a Local Modulator of Progenitor Cell Mobilization. 3.8 Parenchymal Neural Progenitor Cells May Reside Among Microvascular Pericytes. 3.9 The Role of the Vasculature in Post-Ischemic Mobilization of Progenitor Cells. Part II The Cells of the Blood-Brain Interface. 4 The Endothelial Frontier (Hartwig Wolburg). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 The Brain Capillary Endothelial Cell. 4.3 Endothelial Structures Regulating Transendothelial Permeability. 4.4 Brief Consideration of the Neuroglio-Vascular Complex. 4.5 Conclusions. 5 Pericytes and Their Contribution to the Blood-Brain Barrier (Markus Ramsauer). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Pericyte Structure and Positioning. 5.3 Pericyte Markers. 5.4 Pericytes in Culture. 5.5 Contractility and Regulation of Blood Flow. 5.6 Macrophage Function. 5.7 Regulation of Homeostasis and Integrity. 5.8 Angiogenesis and Stability. 5.9 Conclusion. 6 Brain Macrophages: Enigmas and Conundrums (Frederic Mercier, Sebastien Mambie, and Glenn I. Hatton). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Different Types and Locations of Brain Macrophages. 6.3 Migration of Brain Macrophages. 6.4 Fast Renewal of Brain Macrophages. 6.5 Functions. 6.6 Conclusion: Macrophages as Architects of the CNS Throughout Adulthood. 7 The Microglial Component (Ingo Bechmann, Angelika Rappert, Josef Priller, and Robert Nitsch). 7.1 Microglia: Intrinsic Immune Sensor Cells of the CNS. 7.2 Terminology: Subtypes and Their Location in Regard to Brain Vessels. 7.3 Turnover of Brain Mononuclear Cells by Precursor Recruitment Across the BBB. 7.4 Microglial Impact on BBB Function. 7.5 Concluding Remarks. 8 The Bipolar Astrocyte: Polarized Features of Astrocytic Glia Underlying Physiology, with Particular Reference to the Blood-Brain Barrier (N. Joan Abbott). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Formation of the Neural Tube. 8.3 Origin of Neurons and Glia. 8.4 Morphology of Glial Polarity in Adult CNS. 8.5 Astrocyte Spacing and Boundary Layers. 8.6 Origin and Molecular Basis of Cell Polarity. 8.7 Functional Polarity of Astrocytes and Other Ependymoglial Derivatives. 8.8 Secretory Functions of Astrocytes. 8.9 Induction of BBB Properties in Brain Endothelium. 8.10 Astrocyte-Endothelial Signaling. 8.11 Conclusion. 9 Responsive Astrocytic Endfeet: the Role of AQP4 in BBB Development and Functioning (Grazia P. Nicchia, Beatrice Nico, Laura M.A. Camassa,Maria G. Mola, Domenico Ribatti, David C. Spray, Alejandra Bosco,Maria Svelto, and Antonio Frigeri). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Astrocyte Endfeet and BBB Maintenance. 9.3 Astrocyte Endfeet and BBB Developme
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