Monocyte Isolation via CD14+ Selection (Protocol)

Introduction Pericytes are mural cells that line the outer surface of microvessels and regulate diverse aspects of vascular development and function. We differentiate brain-pericyte-like cells (BPLCs) from hiPSC clones using the protocol published by Eric Shusta’s lab (Gastfriend et al., 2021) (Figure 1). This protocol describes methods to differentiate hiPSCs to BPLCs via neural crest…

In Part 1 we explained that the composite barrier in our model of the post-capillary NVU is determined by RBBB = RBlB + R2 + RBrB where is R2 is the resistance of the ‘perivascular space’ in our chip. Unlike the other two, the perivascular space is not a regulated cellular barrier that we need…