Technology-based approaches toward a better understanding of neuro-coagulation in brain homeostasis
2022 (English)In: Cell and Tissue Research, ISSN 0302-766X, E-ISSN 1432-0878, Vol. 387, no 3, p. 493-498Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Blood coagulation factors can enter the brain under pathological conditions that affect the blood–brain interface. Besides their contribution to pathological brain states, such as neural hyperexcitability, neurodegeneration, and scar formation, coagulation factors have been linked to several physiological brain functions. It is for example well established that the coagulation factor thrombin modulates synaptic plasticity; it affects neural excitability and induces epileptic seizures via activation of protease-activated receptors in the brain. However, major limitations of current experimental and clinical approaches have prevented us from obtaining a profound mechanistic understanding of “neuro-coagulation” in health and disease. Here, we present how novel human relevant models, i.e., Organ-on-Chips equipped with advanced sensors, can help overcoming some of the limitations in the field, thus providing a perspective toward a better understanding of neuro-coagulation in brain homeostasis.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2022. Vol. 387, no 3, p. 493-498
Keywords [en]
Thrombin, PAR1, Blood brain barrier, Neurovascular unit, Organ-on-chips, Sensors, Human relevant in vitro models
National Category
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
Research subject
Medical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-88215DOI: 10.1007/s00441-021-03560-2ISI: 000723992500001PubMedID: 34850274Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85120313473OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-88215DiVA, id: diva2:1617070
Note
Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-04-13 (johcin)
2021-12-062021-12-062025-02-10Bibliographically approved