The blood–brain barrier: geriatric relevance of a critical brain–body interface

N Zeevi, J Pachter, LD McCullough… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) represents the interface between the brain and other body
tissues. Its ability to protect the brain from harmful compounds has attracted the attention of …

Stroke code presentations, interventions, and outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

…, N Petersen, GJ Falcone, CR Wira III, P Lleva, N Zeevi… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Anecdotal reports suggest fewer patients with stroke symptoms are presenting
to hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We quantify trends …

Localization of brain white matter hyperintensities and urinary incontinence in community-dwelling older adults

…, N Moscufo, CR Guttmann, N Zeevi… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Because white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) on magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) may be linked to geriatric syndromes involving mobility, cognition, and affect, we …

Celiac disease: parental knowledge and attitudes of dietary compliance

O Anson, Z Weizman, N Zeevi - Pediatrics, 1990 - publications.aap.org
Parents of 43 children with celiac disease, 28% of whom were classified as noncompliant,
were interviewed. The knowledge, attitudes, and dietary behavior of parents of compliant …

Acute stroke management in the elderly

N Zeevi, J Chhabra, IE Silverman, NS Lee… - Cerebrovascular …, 2007 - karger.com
… Methods: A retrospective review of patients >80 years (n = 341) admitted to a community
stroke center with AIS were compared to their younger counterparts (n = 690) using the stroke …

Functional Properties of Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Cardiomyocytes: Intracellular Ca2+ Handling and the Role of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in the …

K Dolnikov, M Shilkrut, N Zeevi-Levin, S Gerecht-Nir… - Stem …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… (B): Average percent change in postrest contraction amplitude/pretest contraction amplitude
versus the rest length in adult mouse ventricular myocytes (n = 3) and in contracting EBs (n

Multipotent vasculogenic pericytes from human pluripotent stem cells promote recovery of murine ischemic limb

…, H Domev, O Ben-Yosef, M Tzukerman, N Zeevi-Levin… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
… Data are mean±SEM of n=7 to 8 microplates from 3 independent experiments per each
hPSC line. EBs indicates embryoid bodies; hESC, human embryonic stem cells; iPSC, induced …

Cardiomyocytes generated from CPVTD307H patients are arrhythmogenic in response to β‐adrenergic stimulation

A Novak, L Barad, N Zeevi‐Levin… - Journal of cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… and the housekeeping gene GAPDH (n = 2). (C) The spontaneous beating rate of control
iPSCs-CMs (n = 10) and CPVT iPSCs-CMs (n = 20). bpm: beats per minute.**P < 0.01. …

Molecular characterization and functional properties of cardiomyocytes derived from human inducible pluripotent stem cells

I Germanguz, O Sedan, N Zeevi‐Levin… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
In view of the therapeutic potential of cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem
(iPS) cells (iPS‐derived cardiomyocytes), in the present study we investigated in iPS‐…

Cardiomyocytes derived from human pluripotent stem cells for drug screening

N Zeevi-Levin, J Itskovitz-Eldor, O Binah - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
The attrition rates of drugs in development, many of which attributed to unforeseen cardiotoxic
side effects of the drugs being tested in humans that were not realized in preclinical …