A blood–brain barrier overview on structure, function, impairment, and biomarkers of integrity

H Kadry, B Noorani, L Cucullo - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2020 - Springer
The blood–brain barrier is playing a critical role in controlling the influx and efflux of
biological substances essential for the brain's metabolic activity as well as neuronal function …

Peripheral inflammation and blood–brain barrier disruption: effects and mechanisms

X Huang, B Hussain, J Chang - CNS neuroscience & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is an important physiological barrier that separates the
central nervous system (CNS) from the peripheral circulation, which contains inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] The blood–brain barrier in health and disease: Important unanswered questions

CP Profaci, RN Munji, RS Pulido… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
The blood vessels vascularizing the central nervous system exhibit a series of distinct
properties that tightly control the movement of ions, molecules, and cells between the blood …

Cell adhesion in cancer: Beyond the migration of single cells

M Janiszewska, MC Primi, T Izard - Journal of biological chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Homeostasis in healthy tissues strongly relies on cell-to-cell adhesion and cell-to-
extracellular matrix interactions. For instance, normal epithelial cells maintain tissue …

Cell adhesion molecules and their roles and regulation in the immune and tumor microenvironment

H Harjunpää, M Llort Asens, C Guenther… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The immune system and cancer have a complex relationship with the immune system
playing a dual role in tumor development. The effector cells of the immune system can …

How does the immune system enter the brain?

JA Mapunda, H Tibar, W Regragui… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is considered the most frequent inflammatory demyelinating disease
of the central nervous system (CNS). It occurs with a variable prevalence across the world. A …

Functional morphology of the blood–brain barrier in health and disease

S Liebner, RM Dijkhuizen, Y Reiss, KH Plate… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
The adult quiescent blood–brain barrier (BBB), a structure organised by endothelial cells
through interactions with pericytes, astrocytes, neurons and microglia in the neurovascular …

Expansion, persistence, and efficacy of donor memory-like NK cells infused for posttransplant relapse

RM Shapiro, GC Birch, G Hu… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Background Responses to conventional donor lymphocyte infusion for postallogeneic
hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) relapse are typically poor. Natural killer (NK) cell …

The role of TH17 cells in multiple sclerosis: Therapeutic implications

T Moser, K Akgün, U Proschmann, J Sellner… - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system (CNS) where immunopathology is thought to be mediated by myelin-reactive CD4+ T …

Thinking outside the box: non-canonical targets in multiple sclerosis

L Bierhansl, HP Hartung, O Aktas, T Ruck… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system that
causes demyelination, axonal degeneration and astrogliosis, resulting in progressive …