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

CP Profaci, RN Munji, RS Pulido… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver diseases

J Gracia-Sancho, E Caparrós… - Nature reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) form the wall of the hepatic sinusoids. Unlike
other capillaries, they lack an organized basement membrane and have cytoplasm that is …

Understanding tumour endothelial cell heterogeneity and function from single-cell omics

Q Zeng, M Mousa, AS Nadukkandy, L Franssens… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Anti-angiogenic therapies (AATs) are used to treat different types of cancers. However, their
success is limited owing to insufficient efficacy and resistance. Recently, single-cell omics …

Profiling the mouse brain endothelial transcriptome in health and disease models reveals a core blood–brain barrier dysfunction module

RN Munji, AL Soung, GA Weiner, F Sohet… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Blood vessels in the CNS form a specialized and critical structure, the blood–brain barrier
(BBB). We present a resource to understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate BBB …

Pericytes are required for blood–brain barrier integrity during embryogenesis

R Daneman, L Zhou, AA Kebede, BA Barres - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Vascular endothelial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) form a barrier that restricts
the movement of molecules and ions between the blood and the brain. This blood–brain …

The blood–brain barrier in health and disease

R Daneman - Annals of neurology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a term used to describe a series of properties possessed
by the vasculature of the central nervous system (CNS) that tightly regulate the movement of …

The versatile tanycyte: a hypothalamic integrator of reproduction and energy metabolism

V Prevot, B Dehouck, A Sharif, P Ciofi… - Endocrine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The fertility and survival of an individual rely on the ability of the periphery to promptly,
effectively, and reproducibly communicate with brain neural networks that control …

The role of sinusoidal endothelial cells in the axis of inflammation and cancer within the liver

AL Wilkinson, M Qurashi, S Shetty - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) form a unique barrier between the liver sinusoids
and the underlying parenchyma, and thus play a crucial role in maintaining metabolic and …

Tanycytic VEGF-A boosts blood-hypothalamus barrier plasticity and access of metabolic signals to the arcuate nucleus in response to fasting

F Langlet, BE Levin, S Luquet, M Mazzone, A Messina… - Cell metabolism, 2013 - cell.com
The delivery of blood-borne molecules conveying metabolic information to neural networks
that regulate energy homeostasis is restricted by brain barriers. The fenestrated endothelium …

Vascular permeability, vascular hyperpermeability and angiogenesis

JA Nagy, L Benjamin, H Zeng, AM Dvorak, HF Dvorak - Angiogenesis, 2008 - Springer
The vascular system has the critical function of supplying tissues with nutrients and clearing
waste products. To accomplish these goals, the vasculature must be sufficiently permeable …