Focusing on claudin-5: a promising candidate in the regulation of BBB to treat ischemic stroke

J Lv, W Hu, Z Yang, T Li, S Jiang, Z Ma, F Chen… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Claudin-5 is a tight junction (TJ) protein in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) that has recently
attracted increased attention. Numerous studies have demonstrated that claudin-5 regulates …

MicroRNA: an emerging predictive, diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic strategy in ischaemic stroke

RRA Kadir, M Alwjwaj, U Bayraktutan - Cellular and molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Stroke continues to be the third-leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The limited
availability of diagnostic tools approved therapeutics and biomarkers that help monitor …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-dependent capacity of procyanidin dimers to inhibit inflammation-induced barrier dysfunction in a cell model of intestinal epithelium

W Zhu, L Xiong, PI Oteiza - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Diet is of major importance in modulating intestinal inflammation, as the gastrointestinal tract
is directly exposed to high concentrations of dietary components. Procyanidins are flavan-3 …

Linking the biological underpinnings of depression: role of mitochondria interactions with melatonin, inflammation, sirtuins, tryptophan catabolites, DNA repair and …

G Anderson - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pathophysiological underpinnings of neuroprogressive processes in recurrent major
depressive disorder (rMDD) are reviewed. A wide array of biochemical processes underlie …

Endothelial progenitor cells: Potential novel therapeutics for ischaemic stroke

U Bayraktutan - Pharmacological Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Stroke is classified into two main groups depending on its aetiology; ischaemic stroke and
haemorrhagic stroke which successively develop from the occlusion or rupture of an artery …

The secretome of endothelial progenitor cells: a potential therapeutic strategy for ischemic stroke

M Alwjwaj, RRA Kadir… - Neural Regeneration …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Ischemic stroke continues to be a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world.
Despite recent advances in the field of stroke medicine, thrombolysis with recombinant …

TNF-α evokes blood-brain barrier dysfunction through activation of Rho-kinase and neurokinin 1 receptor

X Gao, U Bayraktutan - Immunobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Ischaemic stroke, accompanied by neuroinflammation, impairs blood–brain barrier (BBB)
integrity through a complex mechanism involving activation of both RhoA/Rho …

Urokinase plasminogen activator: a potential thrombolytic agent for ischaemic stroke

RRA Kadir, U Bayraktutan - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2020 - Springer
Stroke continues to be one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide.
Restoration of cerebral blood flow by recombinant plasminogen activator (rtPA) with or …

[HTML][HTML] Glucoraphanin and sulforaphane mitigate TNFα-induced Caco-2 monolayers permeabilization and inflammation

W Zhu, E Cremonini, A Mastaloudis, PI Oteiza - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Intestinal permeabilization is central to the pathophysiology of chronic gut inflammation. This
study investigated the efficacy of glucoraphanin (GR), prevalent in cruciferous vegetables …

Up-regulation of brain cytokines and metalloproteinases 1 and 2 contributes to neurological deficit and brain damage in transient ischemic stroke

ECG Victoria, EC de Brito Toscano, FMS Oliveira… - Microvascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ischemic stroke represents a major cause of adult death and severe neurological disability
worldwide. Reperfusion following brain ischemia produces an inflammatory cascade that …