[HTML][HTML] The blood–brain barrier: structure, regulation, and drug delivery

D Wu, Q Chen, X Chen, F Han, Z Chen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a natural protective membrane that prevents central nervous
system (CNS) from toxins and pathogens in blood. However, the presence of BBB …

The blood–brain barrier and blood–tumour barrier in brain tumours and metastases

CD Arvanitis, GB Ferraro, RK Jain - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
For a blood-borne cancer therapeutic agent to be effective, it must cross the blood vessel
wall to reach cancer cells in adequate quantities, and it must overcome the resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural cells and brain organoids reveal SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism predominates in choroid plexus epithelium

F Jacob, SR Pather, WK Huang, F Zhang, SZH Wong… - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Neurological complications are common in patients with COVID-19. Although severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal pathogen of COVID-19, has …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of blood–brain barrier permeability throughout the different stages of ischemic stroke and its implication on hemorrhagic transformation and …

S Bernardo-Castro, JA Sousa, A Brás, C Cecília… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic interface responsible for maintaining the central
nervous system homeostasis. Its unique characteristics allow protecting the brain from …

[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 …

Brain immunology and immunotherapy in brain tumours

JH Sampson, MD Gunn, PE Fecci, DM Ashley - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Gliomas, the most common malignant primary brain tumours, remain universally lethal. Yet,
seminal discoveries in the past 5 years have clarified the anatomy, genetics and function of …

[HTML][HTML] Immune cells in the BBB disruption after acute ischemic stroke: targets for immune therapy?

Y Qiu, C Zhang, A Chen, H Wang, Y Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) disruption is an important pathophysiological process of acute
ischemic stroke (AIS), resulting in devastating malignant brain edema and hemorrhagic …

[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 …

The blood-brain barrier: Physiology and strategies for drug delivery

R Pandit, L Chen, J Götz - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic structure that functions as a gatekeeper,
reflecting the unique requirements of the brain. In this review, following a brief historical …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-brain barrier disruption by lipopolysaccharide and sepsis-associated encephalopathy

X Peng, Z Luo, S He, L Zhang, Y Li - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As a complex multicellular structure of the vascular system at the central nervous system
(CNS), the blood-brain barrier (BBB) separates the CNS from the system circulation and …