The blood brain barrier (BBB) is a highly dynamic interface between the central nervous
system (CNS) and periphery. The BBB is comprised of a number of components and is part …

Psychostimulants and nicotine are the most widely abused drugs with a detrimental impact
on public health globally. While the long-term neurobehavioral deficits and synaptic …

The use of psychostimulants and alcohol disrupts blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity,
resulting in alterations to cellular function, and contributes to neurotoxicity. The BBB is the …

The integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays an important role in maintaining a safe
neural microenvironment in the brain. Loss of BBB integrity has been recognized as a major …

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is essential in the maintenance of brain homeostasis both by
preserving normal brain functioning and also by protecting the brain from exposure to a …

Methamphetamine (METH), a potent stimulant with strong euphoric properties, has a high
abuse liability and long-lasting neurotoxic effects. Recent studies in animal models have …

Methamphetamine (METH) is a psychostimulant that causes neurologic and psychiatric
abnormalities. Recent studies have suggested that its neurotoxicity may also result from its …

Approximately 37 million people worldwide are infected with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). One highly significant complication of HIV infection is the development of HIV …

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic interface between the peripheral blood supply
and the cerebral parenchyma, controlling the transport of material to and from the brain …

Over the course of the 20th century, it became increasingly clear that amphetamine-like
psychostimulants carried serious abuse liability that has resulted in sociological use patterns …