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• Pericytes: Unsung heroes in myelin repair after neonatal brain hypoxia. V. Coelho-Santos and A.Y. Shih (2024). Neuron. 112(13), P2081-2083. Link.  A Preview article for Growth hormone promotes myelin repair after chronic hypoxia via triggering pericyte-dependent angiogenesis by Ren et al. Neuron. 112(13), P2177-2196. Link.

• Stress in utero: effects on gliovascular integrity in female infant offspring. M. Rodrigues, I. Sousa, F. Baptista, V. Coelho-Santos. (2024) bioRxiv 2024.04.17.589633; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.17.589633. Link 

• A Vascular-Centric Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders. J. Ouellette, E.E. Crouch, J.L. Morel, V. Coelho-Santos, B. Lacoste. (2024) Neuroscience Insights. Mar 11;19:26331055241235921. doi: 10.1177/26331055241235921. Invited Perspective Link 

• Sex, hormones and cerebrovascular function: from development to disorder. Collignon, A., Dion-Albert, L., Ménard, C,  V. Coelho-Santos (2024). Fluids Barriers CNS 21, 2  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-023-00496-3 Link

• Meningeal origins and dynamics of perivascular fibroblast development on the mouse cerebral vasculature. H.E Jones, V. Coelho-Santos, S.K. Bonney, K.A. Abrams, A.Y. Shih, J.A. Siegenthaler (2023). Development. Oct 1;150(19):dev201805. Link

• Image-based angio-adaptation modelling: a playground to study cerebrovascular development. R.M. Travasso & V. Coelho-Santos. (2023) Frontiers in Physiology. July 26:14 Link 

• Endothelial structure contributes to heterogeneity in brain capillary diameter. S.M. Sargent, S.K. Bonney, Y. Li, S. Stamenkovic, M. Takeno, V. Coelho-Santos, A.Y. Shih. (2023) Vasc Biol. Aug 1:VB-23-0010. Link

• Does perinatal intermittent hypoxia affect cerebrovascular network development? V. Coelho-Santos, A.N. Cruz, A.Y. Shih (2023). Dev Neurosci. 2023 May 9:1. Link 

• Deficiency in pericyte remodeling as a basis for impaired capillary flow and structure during brain aging. A.A. Berthiaume, F. Schmid, S. Stamenkovic, V. Coelho-Santos, C. Nielson, B. Weber, M.W. Majesky, and A.Y. Shih. (2022) Nature Communications. 7;13(1):5912. Link 

• Reinforced thinned-skull window for repeated imaging of the neonatal mouse brain. V. Coelho-Santos, T. Tieu, A.Y. Shih. (2022) Neurophotonics. 9(3):031918. Link 

• Public volume electron microscopy data: A rich resource to study brain microvasculature. S.K. Bonney, V. Coelho-Santos, S.F. Huang, M. Takeno, J. Kornfeld, A. Keller, A.Y. Shih. (2022). Frontiers in Cellular and Developmental Biology. 10:849469. Link 

• Pericyte control of blood flow across microvascular zones in the central nervous system. D.A. Hartmann, V. Coelho-Santos, and A.Y. Shih (2021). Annual Reviews of Physiology. Link 

• Imaging the Construction of Capillary Networks in the Neonatal Mouse Brain. V. Coelho-Santos, A.A. Berthiaume, S. Ornelas, H. Stuhlmann, and A.Y. Shih (2021). PNAS. 118 (26) e2100866118. Link Spotlight