Publications of the Month (POM)

January 2012
The Hedgehog Pathway Promotes Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity and CNS Immune Quiescence
Jorge Ivan Alvarez, Aurore Dodelet-Devillers, Hania Kebir, Igal Ifergan, Pierre J. Fabre, Simone Terouz, Mike Sabbagh, Karolina Wosik, Lyne Bourbonnière, Monique Bernard, Jack van Horssen, Helga E. de Vries, Frédéric Charron, Alexandre Prat

December 2010
Pericytes are required for blood–brain barrier integrity during embryogenesis
Richard Daneman, Lu Zhou, Amanuel A. Kebede & Ben A. Barres

Pericytes regulate the blood–brain barrier
Annika Armulik, Guillem Genove, Maarja Mae, Maya H. Nisancioglu, Elisabet Wallgard, Colin Niaudet, Liqun He, Jenny Norlin, Per Lindblom, Karin Strittmatter, Bengt R. Johansson & Christer Betsholtz

November 2010
Molecular signatures of disease brain endothelia provide new sites for CNS-directed enzyme therapy
Yong Hong Chen, Michael Chang, and Beverly L Davidson

October 2010
Neuronal Activity Drives Localized Blood-Brain-Barrier Transport of Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I into the CNS
Takeshi Nishijima, Joaquin Piriz, Sylvie Duflot, Ana M. Fernandez, Gema Gaitan, Ulises Gomez-Pinedo, Jose M. Garcia Verdugo, Felix Leroy, Hideaki Soya, Angel Nuñez, and Ignacio Torres-Aleman