[HTML][HTML] Genetic manipulation of brain endothelial cells in vivo

JC Assmann, J Körbelin, M Schwaninger - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2016 - Elsevier
Brain endothelial cells take center stage of the blood–brain barrier. They maintain
homeostasis in the central nervous system (CNS) and are involved in the pathophysiology of …

[HTML][HTML] How leukocytes trigger opening and sealing of gaps in the endothelial barrier

D Goswami, D Vestweber - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The entry of leukocytes into tissues requires well-coordinated interactions between the
immune cells and endothelial cells which form the inner lining of blood vessels. The …

General control non-derepressible 2 (GCN2) in T cells controls disease progression of autoimmune neuroinflammation

M Keil, JK Sonner, TV Lanz, I Oezen, T Bunse… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) 2 is characterized by phases of acute
neuroinflammation followed by spontaneous remission. Termination of inflammation is …

The transcription factor Foxd3 induces spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury by potentiating microRNA-214-dependent inhibition of Kcnk2

R Li, K Zhao, Q Ruan, C Meng, F Yin - Experimental & Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Spinal cord injury after surgical repair of the thoracic or thoracoabdominal aorta is a
devastating complication that is associated with pathological changes, including …

[HTML][HTML] Zonula occludens-1 expression is reduced in nasal epithelial cells of allergic rhinitis patients

COS Sarah, SMN Husna, NM Shukri, KK Wong… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common allergic disease characterized by disruption of nasal
epithelial barrier. In this study, we investigated the mRNA expression of zonula occludens-1 …

Activation of the TREK-1 potassium channel improved cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease by modulating glutamate metabolism

F Li, S Zhou, X Zeng, Z Li, R Yang, X Wang… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by
cognitive dysfunction. The glutamate (Glu) metabolic pathway may be a major contributor to …

Linolenic acid provides multi-cellular protective effects after photothrombotic cerebral ischemia in rats

Y Liu, Q Sun, X Chen, L Jing, W Wang, Z Yu… - Neurochemical …, 2014 - Springer
Alpha-linolenic acid (LIN) has been shown to provide neuroprotective effects against
cerebral ischemia. LIN is a potent activator of TREK-1 channel and LIN-induced …

A novel TWIK2 channel inhibitor binds at the bottom of the selectivity filter and protects against LPS-induced experimental endotoxemia in vivo

Y Zhi, X Wu, Y Chen, X Chen, X Chen, H Luo… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
TWIK2 channel plays a critical role in NLRP3 inflammasome activation and mice deficient in
TWIK2 channel are protected from sepsis and inflammatory lung injury. However, inhibitors …

Kv7 channel activation reduces brain endothelial cell permeability and prevents kainic acid-induced blood-brain barrier damage

C Celentano, L Carotenuto, F Miceli… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Ion channels in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) play a main role in controlling the interstitial
fluid composition and cerebral blood flow, and their dysfunction contributes to the disruption …

[HTML][HTML] KCa3. 1 channel inhibition leads to an ICAM-1 dependent increase of cell-cell adhesion between A549 lung cancer and HMEC-1 endothelial cells

E Bulk, N Kramko, I Liashkovich, F Glaser, H Schillers… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Early metastasis leads to poor prognosis of lung cancer patients, whose 5-year survival rate
is only 15%. We could recently show that the Ca 2+ sensitive K+ channel K Ca 3.1 promotes …