BookJun Chen, John H. Zhang, Xiaoming Hu, editors.
Contents:
Part 1. Microvascular integrity in stroke
1. Structural alterations to the endothelial tight junction complex during stroke
2. Role of pericytes in neurovascular unite and stroke
3. Glial support of blood-brain barrier integrity: Molecular targets for novel therapeutic strategies in stroke
4. Barrier mechanism in neonatal stroke
5. Angiogenesis: a realistic therapy for ischemic stroke
Part 2. Glial cells in stroke
6. Astrocytes as a target for ischemic stroke
7. Microglia: a double-sided sword in stroke
8. Crosstalk between cerebral endothelium and oligodendrocyte after stroke
Part 3. Peripheral immune cells in stroke
9. The peripheral immune response to stroke
10. The Role of spleen-derived immune cells in ischemic brain injury
11. Regulatory T cells in ischemic brain injury
12. B cells in stroke and preconditioning-induced protection against stroke
13. Mast cell as an early responder in ischemic brain injury
14. Roles of neutrophils in stroke
15. The function of cytokines in ischemic stroke
Part 4. White matter injury and repair in stroke
16. Ischemic injury to white matter: an age-dependent process
17. Neurovascular repair after stroke
18. The role of non-neuronal Nrf2 pathway in ischemic stroke: damage control and potential tissue repair
19. Stem cell therapy for ischemic stroke.