Adrenomedullin in the cerebral circulation
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Paired Cisterna Magna Nanoinjection and Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging Assay to Study Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation In Vivo
Published on: July 8, 2025
1Department of Physiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 807-8555, Kitakyushu, Japan. belakis@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
The central nervous system requires an effective autoregulation of cerebral circulation in order to meet the critical and unusual demands of the brain. In addition, cerebral microvessels has a unique feature, the formation of the blood-brain barrier, which contributes to the stability of the brain parenchymal microenvironment. Many factors are known to be involved in the regulation of cerebral circulation and blood-brain barrier functions. In the last few years a new potential candidate, adrenomedullin, a hypotensive peptide was added to this list. Adrenomedullin has a potent vasodilator effect on the cerebral vasculature, and it may be implicated in the pathologic mechanism of cerebrovascular diseases. In this review, we describe current knowledge about the origin and possible role of adrenomedullin in the regulation of cerebral circulation and blood-brain barrier functions.
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