Angiotensin II controls occludin function and is required for blood–brain barrier maintenance: relevance to multiple sclerosis

K Wosik, R Cayrol, A Dodelet-Devillers… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) restricts molecular and cellular trafficking between the blood
and the CNS. Although astrocytes are known to control BBB permeability, the molecular …

Identification of an essential endogenous regulator of blood–brain barrier integrity, and its pathological and therapeutic implications

E Cristante, S McArthur, C Mauro… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The blood–brain barrier (BBB), a critical guardian of communication between the periphery
and the brain, is frequently compromised in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The blood-brain barrier in brain homeostasis and neurological diseases

N Weiss, F Miller, S Cazaubon, PO Couraud - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2009 - Elsevier
Brain endothelial cells are unique among endothelial cells in that they express apical
junctional complexes, including tight junctions, which quite resemble epithelial tight …

Junctional complexes of the blood–brain barrier: permeability changes in neuroinflammation

MA Petty, EH Lo - Progress in neurobiology, 2002 - Elsevier
A wide range of central nervous system (CNS) disorders include neuroinflammatory events
that perturb blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity. Mechanisms by which the BBB responds to …

Junctional proteins of the blood-brain barrier: New insights into function and dysfunction

SM Stamatovic, AM Johnson, RF Keep… - Tissue …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly complex and dynamic barrier. It is formed
by an interdependent network of brain capillary endothelial cells, endowed with barrier …

[HTML][HTML] Physiology, blood brain barrier

R Gawdi, P Emmady - StatPearls, 2020 - iiab.me
More than 100 years ago, Ehlrich (1885) first described the existence of the blood-brain
barrier (BBB). The blood-brain barrier is an entity located between the blood and brain …

Immortalised hippocampal astrocytes from 3xTG-AD mice fail to support BBB integrity in vitro: role of extracellular vesicles in glial-endothelial communication

K Kriaučiūnaitė, A Kaušylė, J Pajarskienė… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Impairments of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and vascular dysfunction contribute to
Alzheimer's disease (AD) from the earliest stages. However, the influence of AD-affected …

Blood-brain barrier dysfunction in ischemic stroke: targeting tight junctions and transporters for vascular protection

W Abdullahi, D Tripathi… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a physical and biochemical barrier that precisely controls
cerebral homeostasis. It also plays a central role in the regulation of blood-to-brain flux of …

Into rather unexplored terrain—Transcellular transport across the blood–brain barrier

M De Bock, V Van Haver, RE Vandenbroucke… - Glia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient neuronal signaling in the central nervous system strictly depends on a well‐
balanced microenvironment around glial cells, synapses, and axons. Unique features of the …