Future perspectives

NJ Abbott - Blood‐Brain Barrier in Drug Discovery: Optimizing …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Recent work has contributed to understanding of the physiology of the brain endothelial
cells forming the blood–brain barrier (BBB), and their interaction with the associated cells of …

Brain endothelial cell-cell junctions: how to “open” the blood brain barrier

SM Stamatovic, RF Keep… - Current …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly specialized structural and biochemical barrier that
regulates the entry of blood-borne molecules into brain, and preserves ionic homeostasis …

Morphogens and blood-brain barrier function in health and disease

NR Wevers, HE de Vries - Tissue barriers, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The microvasculature of the brain forms a protective blood-brain barrier (BBB) that ensures a
homeostatic environment for the central nervous system (CNS), which is essential for …

Engaging neuroscience to advance translational research in brain barrier biology

EA Neuwelt, B Bauer, C Fahlke, G Fricker… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
The delivery of many potentially therapeutic and diagnostic compounds to specific areas of
the brain is restricted by brain barriers, of which the most well known are the blood–brain …

Looking at the blood–brain barrier: molecular anatomy and possible investigation approaches

FL Cardoso, D Brites, MA Brito - Brain research reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic and complex interface between blood and the
central nervous system that strictly controls the exchanges between the blood and brain …

The blood–brain barrier: an overview: structure, regulation, and clinical implications

P Ballabh, A Braun, M Nedergaard - Neurobiology of disease, 2004 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a diffusion barrier, which impedes influx of most
compounds from blood to brain. Three cellular elements of the brain microvasculature …

Blood–brain barrier: Recent developments and clinical correlations

EE Benarroch - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Neural survival and signaling within the CNS require a highly controlled microenvironment
that depends on the normal function of a neurovascular unit, which includes several …

Structure and function of the blood–brain barrier

NJ Abbott, AAK Patabendige, DEM Dolman… - Neurobiology of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Neural signalling within the central nervous system (CNS) requires a highly controlled
microenvironment. Cells at three key interfaces form barriers between the blood and the …

Blood–brain barrier in disease states

A Dadas, J Washington, N Marchi, D Janigro - Nervous System Drug …, 2019 - Elsevier
The notion that a static blood–brain barrier (BBB) controls the rapidly changing brain
environment is obsolete. Not only have we recognized the role of the BBB in maintenance of …

Blood-brain barrier dysfunction in CNS disorders and putative therapeutic targets: an overview

SR Archie, A Al Shoyaib, L Cucullo - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a fundamental component of the central nervous system
(CNS). Its functional and structural integrity is vital to maintain the homeostasis of the brain …