PMID- 36220523 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221101 LR - 20221103 IS - 1873-2747 (Electronic) IS - 0361-9230 (Linking) VI - 190 DP - 2022 Nov TI - Dynamic inflammatory changes of the neurovascular units after ischemic stroke. PG - 140-151 LID - S0361-9230(22)00272-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.10.003 [doi] AB - Ischemic stroke (IS) is an acute brain injury and a major cause of disability and mortality worldwide, resulting from permanent or temporary cerebral artery occlusion. Thrombolysis and antithrombotic therapy or thrombectomy over a wider therapeutic window led to reduced stroke mortality. However, the post-stroke pathological mechanism is still elusive, involving sustaining inflammation and cellular dysfunction, which hinders the recovery after IS. Thus, more attention is shifting towards the complex interactions of the neurovascular unit (NVU) and its important role in the progress of inflammation recently. This review summarized the physiological function of each component of the NVU and their functions on blood brain barrier permeability, cerebral blood flow regulation and the inflammation progress after IS. In addition, we described the inflammation-related pathological changes affected by the NVU and concluded that the dysfunction of the NVU contributed to the inflammation progress after IS. This review may provide ideas for the potential therapies targeting the NVU for improving the prognosis of IS. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Meng, Jieyi AU - Meng J AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Zhang, Jiayi AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Fang, Jinyu AU - Fang J AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Li, Man AU - Li M AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Ding, Huiru AU - Ding H AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Zhang, Weiguang AU - Zhang W AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Chen, Chunhua AU - Chen C AD - Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China. Electronic address: cch@bjmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20221008 PL - United States TA - Brain Res Bull JT - Brain research bulletin JID - 7605818 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Ischemic Stroke MH - Brain/pathology MH - *Stroke/pathology MH - Blood-Brain Barrier/pathology MH - Inflammation/pathology MH - *Brain Ischemia OTO - NOTNLM OT - Blood brain barrier OT - Inflammation OT - Ischemic stroke OT - Neurovascular unit COIS- Conflict of interest disclosure The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/02 06:00 CRDT- 2022/10/11 21:47 PHST- 2022/03/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/11 21:47 [entrez] AID - S0361-9230(22)00272-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.10.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res Bull. 2022 Nov;190:140-151. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.10.003. Epub 2022 Oct 8.