PMID- 22350620 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20131211 LR - 20211021 IS - 1868-4483 (Print) IS - 1868-601X (Electronic) IS - 1868-4483 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 4 DP - 2011 Dec 1 TI - A neurovascular perspective for long-term changes after brain trauma. PG - 533-45 LID - 10.1007/s12975-011-0126-9 [doi] AB - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects all age groups in a population and is an injury generating scientific interest not only as an acute event, but also as a complex brain disease with several underlying neurobehavioral and neuropathological characteristics. We review early and long-term alterations after juvenile and adult TBI with a focus on changes in the neurovascular unit (NVU), including neuronal interactions with glia and blood vessels at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Post-traumatic changes in cerebral blood-flow, BBB structures and function, as well as mechanistic pathways associated with brain aging and neurodegeneration are presented from clinical and experimental reports. Based on the literature, increased attention on BBB changes should be integrated in studies characterizing TBI outcome and may provide a meaningful therapeutic target to resolve detrimental post-traumatic dysfunction. FAU - Pop, V AU - Pop V AD - Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354 USA. FAU - Badaut, J AU - Badaut J LA - eng GR - R01 HD061946/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HD061946-01/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Transl Stroke Res JT - Translational stroke research JID - 101517297 PMC - PMC3281750 MID - NIHMS338657 EDAT- 2012/02/22 06:00 MHDA- 2012/02/22 06:01 PMCR- 2012/12/01 CRDT- 2012/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2012/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/02/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/02/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s12975-011-0126-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Transl Stroke Res. 2011 Dec 1;2(4):533-45. doi: 10.1007/s12975-011-0126-9.