Ruslan Rust
@rrust.bsky.social
Asst Prof at @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social with interest in the #brain, #BBB, #stemcells and what can go wrong following #stroke & #AD. 🧠 🔬 Alumni of @ethzurich.bsky.social
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Molecular signature and functional properties of human pluripotent stem cell-derived brain pericytes
Brain pericytes maintain the blood-brain barrier (BBB), secrete neurotrophic factors and clear toxic proteins. Their loss in neurological disorders leads to BBB breakdown, neuronal dysfunction, and co...
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April 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Check out the preprint, we appreciate any feedback:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Since mouse pericytes have been shown to clear Aβ and tau from the brain, we showed that our iPSC-pericytes are also capable of clearing Aβ and tau, and that this clearance is dependent on the lipoprotein receptor LRP1, a major Aβ clearance receptor.
April 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Since mouse pericytes have been shown to clear Aβ and tau from the brain, we showed that our iPSC-pericytes are also capable of clearing Aβ and tau, and that this clearance is dependent on the lipoprotein receptor LRP1, a major Aβ clearance receptor.
Functionally, iPSC-pericyte transplantation locally restored BBB integrity and promoted neuronal survival in the hippocampus of pericyte-deficient mice
April 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Functionally, iPSC-pericyte transplantation locally restored BBB integrity and promoted neuronal survival in the hippocampus of pericyte-deficient mice
To assess if the homing effect can be also seen in vivo, we next transplanted iPSC-pericytes into the hippocampi of pericyte-deficient mice. Similar to the ex vivo results, we confirmed that iPSC-pericytes can home to brain capillaries of mice in vivo
April 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
To assess if the homing effect can be also seen in vivo, we next transplanted iPSC-pericytes into the hippocampi of pericyte-deficient mice. Similar to the ex vivo results, we confirmed that iPSC-pericytes can home to brain capillaries of mice in vivo