In vitro models of the blood–brain barrier: an overview of commonly used brain endothelial cell culture models and guidelines for their use

HC Helms, NJ Abbott, M Burek… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The endothelial cells lining the brain capillaries separate the blood from the brain
parenchyma. The endothelial monolayer of the brain capillaries serves both as a crucial …

Age-associated physiological and pathological changes at the blood–brain barrier: A review

F Erdő, L Denes, E de Lange - Journal of Cerebral Blood …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The age-associated decline of the neurological and cognitive functions becomes more and
more serious challenge for the developed countries with the increasing number of aged …

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 …

Recent advances in drug delivery and targeting to the brain

B Sethi, V Kumar, K Mahato, DW Coulter… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Our body keeps separating the toxic chemicals in the blood from the brain. A significant
number of drugs do not enter the central nervous system (CNS) due to the blood-brain …

Role of drug efflux transporters in the brain for drug disposition and treatment of brain diseases

W Löscher, H Potschka - Progress in neurobiology, 2005 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) serves as a protective mechanism for the brain by preventing
entry of potentially harmful substances from free access to the central nervous system …

Drug resistance in epilepsy: putative neurobiologic and clinical mechanisms

D Schmidt, W Löscher - Epilepsia, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐resistant epilepsy with uncontrolled severe seizures despite state‐of‐the‐art medical
treatment continues to be a major clinical problem for up to one in three patients with …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of pharmacoresistance in epilepsy

S Remy, H Beck - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy is a common and devastating neurological disorder. In many patients with epilepsy,
seizures are well-controlled with currently available anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), but a …

The blood–brain barrier and epilepsy

E Oby, D Janigro - Epilepsia, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
During the past several years, there has been increasing interest in the role of the blood–
brain barrier (BBB) in epilepsy. Advances in neuroradiology have enhanced our ability to …

Novel evidence‐based colchicine dose‐reduction algorithm to predict and prevent colchicine toxicity in the presence of cytochrome P450 3A4/P‐glycoprotein …

RA Terkeltaub, DE Furst, JL DiGiacinto… - Arthritis & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Drug–drug interactions can limit the safety of colchicine for treating rheumatic
diseases. Seven separate drug–drug interaction (DDI) studies were performed to elucidate …

Molecular physiology and pathophysiology of bilirubin handling by the blood, liver, intestine, and brain in the newborn

TWR Hansen, RJ Wong… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Bilirubin is the end product of heme catabolism formed during a process that involves
oxidation-reduction reactions and conserves iron body stores. Unconjugated …