[HTML][HTML] The blood-brain barrier in aging and neurodegeneration

EG Knox, MR Aburto, G Clarke, JF Cryan… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is vital for maintaining brain homeostasis by enabling an
exquisite control of exchange of compounds between the blood and the brain parenchyma …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-brain barrier: from physiology to disease and back

MD Sweeney, Z Zhao, A Montagne… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents neurotoxic plasma components, blood cells, and
pathogens from entering the brain. At the same time, the BBB regulates transport of …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular endothelial cells: heterogeneity and targeting approaches

JK Hennigs, C Matuszcak, M Trepel, J Körbelin - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forming the inner layer of the vascular system, endothelial cells (ECs) facilitate a multitude
of crucial physiological processes throughout the body. Vascular ECs enable the vessel wall …

Organotypic vasculature: from descriptive heterogeneity to functional pathophysiology

HG Augustin, GY Koh - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Each organ in the human body has its own capillary bed to carry out its
distinctive and versatile functions in response to dynamically changing systemic and local …

Exercise as medicine in multiple sclerosis—time for a paradigm shift: preventive, symptomatic, and disease-modifying aspects and perspectives

U Dalgas, M Langeskov-Christensen… - Current neurology and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review For many years, exercise was controversial in multiple sclerosis
(MS) and thought to exacerbate symptoms and fatigue. However, having been found to be …

A computational tool (H-MAGMA) for improved prediction of brain-disorder risk genes by incorporating brain chromatin interaction profiles

NYA Sey, B Hu, W Mah, H Fauni, JC McAfee… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Most risk variants for brain disorders identified by genome-wide association studies reside in
the noncoding genome, which makes deciphering biological mechanisms difficult. A …

Identification of tissue-specific cell death using methylation patterns of circulating DNA

R Lehmann-Werman, D Neiman… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Minimally invasive detection of cell death could prove an invaluable resource in many
physiologic and pathologic situations. Cell-free circulating DNA (cfDNA) released from dying …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperactivation of P2X7 receptors as a culprit of COVID-19 neuropathology

DE Ribeiro, A Oliveira-Giacomelli, T Glaser… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Scientists and health professionals are exhaustively trying to contain the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by elucidating viral invasion mechanisms, possible …

[HTML][HTML] Reviewing the significance of blood–brain barrier disruption in multiple sclerosis pathology and treatment

R Balasa, L Barcutean, O Mosora, D Manu - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The disruption of blood–brain barrier (BBB) for multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis has a
double effect: early on during the onset of the immune attack and later for the CNS self …

[HTML][HTML] Leaky gut, leaky brain?

MEM Obrenovich - Microorganisms, 2018 - mdpi.com
'Leaky gut'syndrome, long-associated with celiac disease, has attracted much attention in
recent years and for decades, was widely known in complementary/alternative medicine …