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Structure and function of the blood–brain barrier
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The structure and function of the BBB is summarised, the physical barrier formed by the endothelial tight junctions, and the transport barrier resulting from membrane transporters and vesicular mechanisms are described.About:
This article is published in Neurobiology of Disease.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 3783 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Blood–brain barrier.read more
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The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice
Viorica Braniste,Maha Al-Asmakh,Czeslawa Kowal,Farhana Anuar,Afrouz Abbaspour,Miklós Tóth,Agata Korecka,Nadja Bakocevic,Lai Guan Ng,Parag Kundu,Balázs Gulyás,Balázs Gulyás,Christer Halldin,Christer Halldin,Kjell Hultenby,Harriet Nilsson,Hans Hebert,Bruce T. Volpe,Betty Diamond,Sven Pettersson,Sven Pettersson +20 more
TL;DR: It is shown that germ-free pregnant dams, devoid of maternal microbes, have offspring that show increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier, suggesting that crosstalk between the gut microbiota and the brain, initiated during the intrauterine period, is perpetuated throughout life.
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Clearance systems in the brain—implications for Alzheimer disease
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TL;DR: The clearance systems of the brain as they relate to proteins implicated in AD pathology are described, with the main focus on Aβ.
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Blood-Brain Barrier: From Physiology to Disease and Back
TL;DR: This review examines molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the establishment of the blood-brain barrier, and examines how BBB dysfunction relates to neurological deficits and other pathologies in the majority of sporadic AD, PD, and ALS cases, multiple sclerosis, other neurodegenerative disorders, and acute CNS disorders.
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Design, functionalization strategies and biomedical applications of targeted biodegradable/biocompatible polymer-based nanocarriers for drug delivery
TL;DR: This review will focus on the nature of the polymers involved in the preparation of targeted nanocarriers, the synthesis methods to achieve the desired macromolecular architecture, the selected coupling strategy, and the choice of the homing molecules (vitamins, hormones, peptides, proteins, etc.), as well as the various strategies to display them at the surface of nanoccarriers.
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Nanoparticle-mediated brain drug delivery: Overcoming blood-brain barrier to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Cláudia Saraiva,Catarina Praça,Raquel Ferreira,Tiago Santos,Lino Ferreira,Liliana Bernardino +5 more
TL;DR: The use of nanoparticle (NP) formulations able to encapsulate molecules with therapeutic value, while targeting specific transport processes in the brain vasculature, may enhance drug transport through the BBB in neurodegenerative/ischemic disorders and target relevant regions in thebrain for regenerative processes.
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