Multimodality imaging of blood–brain barrier impairment during epileptogenesis

H Breuer, M Meier, S Schneefeld… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Insult-associated blood–brain barrier leakage is strongly suggested to be a key step during
epileptogenesis. In this study, we used three non-invasive translational imaging modalities …

Longitudinal assessment of blood–brain barrier leakage during epileptogenesis in rats. A quantitative MRI study

EA Van Vliet, WM Otte, JA Gorter, RM Dijkhuizen… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays an important role in the homeostasis of the brain. BBB
dysfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of various neurological disorders …

Imaging blood–brain barrier dysfunction as a biomarker for epileptogenesis

G Bar-Klein, S Lublinsky, L Kamintsky, I Noyman… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
A biomarker that will enable the identification of patients at high-risk for developing post-
injury epilepsy is critically required. Microvascular pathology and related blood–brain barrier …

Pentylentetrazole-induced loss of blood–brain barrier integrity involves excess nitric oxide generation by neuronal nitric oxide synthase

S Danjo, Y Ishihara, M Watanabe, Y Nakamura, K Itoh - Brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
Dysfunction of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is one of the major pathophysiological
consequences of epilepsy. The increase in the permeability caused by BBB failure is …

Blood–brain barrier leakage during early epileptogenesis is associated with rapid remodeling of the neurovascular unit

M Bankstahl, H Breuer, I Leiter, M Märkel, P Bascuñana… - Eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) following cerebral injury results in
regional extravasation of plasma proteins and can critically contribute to the pathogenesis of …

Blood‐brain barrier breakdown following traumatic brain injury: a possible role in posttraumatic epilepsy

O Tomkins, A Feintuch, M Benifla… - Cardiovascular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Recent animal experiments indicate a critical role for opening of the blood‐brain barrier
(BBB) in the pathogenesis of post‐traumatic epilepsy (PTE). This study aimed to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Long-lasting blood-brain barrier dysfunction and neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury

EA van Vliet, XE Ndode-Ekane, LJ Lehto… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes 10–20% of acquired epilepsy, which
typically develops within 2 years post-injury with poorly understood mechanisms. We …

Blood–brain barrier disruption in post-traumatic epilepsy

O Tomkins, I Shelef, I Kaizerman, A Eliushin… - Journal of Neurology …, 2008 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of focal epilepsy. Animal
experiments indicate that disruption of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) plays a critical role in …

Blood–brain barrier dysfunction in status epileptics: Mechanisms and role in epileptogenesis

E Swissa, Y Serlin, U Vazana, O Prager, A Friedman - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
The blood–brain barrier (BBB), a unique anatomical and physiological interface between the
central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral circulation, is essential for the function of …

Blood–brain barrier leakage may lead to progression of temporal lobe epilepsy

EA Van Vliet, S da Costa Araújo, S Redeker… - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Leakage of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is associated with various neurological disorders,
including temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). However, it is not known whether alterations of the …