The blood-brain barrier (BBB) provides both anatomical and physiological protection for the
central nervous system (CNS), strictly regulating the entry of many substances and blood …

Few terms in the biomedical lexicon are as widely recognized as the phrase blood–brain
barrier (BBB). Indeed, it immediately conjures up a “barricade” between the blood and the brain…

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are heterogeneous, nano-sized vesicles that are shed into the
blood and other body fluids, which disperse a variety of bioactive molecules (eg, protein, …

Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects up to 1% of the general
population. Various genes show associations with schizophrenia and a very weak nominal …

… Song L and Pachter JS. Culture of murine brain microvascular endothelial cells that
maintain expression and cytoskeletal association of tight junction-associated proteins. …

Current therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) are largely palliative, not curative. Mesenchymal
stem cells (MSCs) harbor regenerative and immunosuppressive functions, indicating a …

… Author links open overlay panel Li Song , Joel S Pachter … /v] Triton X-100) that highlights
the cytoskeletal framework (CSK; Pachter, 1992) and the TJ-associated proteins adherent to this …

The development of microglia and macrophages was studied in 14 human embryos and
fetuses ranging in age from 4.5–13.5 gestational weeks (gw), using lectins, Ricinus communis …

… 1, all commonly exemplified in BMEC cultures proposed as BBB models (Song and Pachter,
2004), are likewise manifest in cultured SCMEC. … Song and Pachter, 2004 … Song, JS Pachter …

We have utilized protein synthesis inhlbltors to investigate the autoregulatory mechanism that
uses the concentration of unpolymerized tubulln subunits to specify tubulin mRNA content …