PMID- 36921779 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230418 LR - 20230421 IS - 1095-953X (Electronic) IS - 0969-9961 (Linking) VI - 180 DP - 2023 May TI - The NG2-glia is a potential target to maintain the integrity of neurovascular unit after acute ischemic stroke. PG - 106076 LID - S0969-9961(23)00090-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106076 [doi] AB - The neurovascular unit (NVU) plays a critical role in health and disease. In the current review, we discuss the critical role of a class of neural/glial antigen 2 (NG2)-expressing glial cells (NG2-glia) in regulating NVU after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We first introduce the role of NG2-glia in the formation of NVU during development as well as aging-induced damage to NVU and accompanying NG2-glia change. We then discuss the reciprocal interactions between NG2-glia and the other component cells of NVU, emphasizing the factors that could influence NG2-glia. Damage to the NVU integrity is the pathological basis of edema and hemorrhagic transformation, the most dreaded complication after AIS. The role of NG2-glia in AIS-induced NVU damage and the effect of NG2-glia transplantation on AIS-induced NVU damage are summarized. We next discuss the role of NG2-glia and the effect of NG2-glia transplantation in oligodendrogenesis and white matter repair as well as angiogenesis which is associated with the outcome of the patients after AIS. Finally, we review the current strategies to promote NG2-glia proliferation and differentiation and propose to use the dental pulp stem cells (DPSC)-derived exosome as a promising strategy to reduce AIS-induced injury and promote repair through maintaining the integrity of NVU by regulating endogenous NG2-glia proliferation and differentiation. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Hu, Xiaoyan AU - Hu X AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. FAU - Geng, Panpan AU - Geng P AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. FAU - Zhao, Xiaoyun AU - Zhao X AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. FAU - Wang, Qian AU - Wang Q AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. FAU - Liu, Changqing AU - Liu C AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. FAU - Guo, Chun AU - Guo C AD - School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, UK. FAU - Dong, Wen AU - Dong W AD - China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: wen.dong@ncrcnd.org.cn. FAU - Jin, Xinchun AU - Jin X AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Research, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Institute of Neuroscience, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China. Electronic address: xinchunjin@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20230313 PL - United States TA - Neurobiol Dis JT - Neurobiology of disease JID - 9500169 RN - 0 (chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Cell Differentiation/physiology MH - Cell Proliferation/physiology MH - *Ischemic Stroke MH - Neuroglia/pathology MH - *White Matter OTO - NOTNLM OT - NG2-glia OT - Neurological functional recovery OT - Neurovascular unit OT - Stroke COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/03/16 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/18 06:42 CRDT- 2023/03/15 20:28 PHST- 2022/12/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/02/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/03/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/18 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/15 20:28 [entrez] AID - S0969-9961(23)00090-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106076 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurobiol Dis. 2023 May;180:106076. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106076. Epub 2023 Mar 13.