Effects of repeated sleep deprivation on brain pericytes in mice

Abstract The damaging effects of sleep deprivation (SD) on brain parenchyma have been extensively studied. However, the specific influence of SD on brain pericytes, a primary component of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and the neurovascular unit (NVU), is still unclear. The present study examined how...

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Main Authors: Yan Wu, Pengfei Li, Narayan Bhat, Hongkuan Fan, Meng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40138-0