Abstract
Cytokines circulating in the blood affect CNS function through a variety of pathways. One of these pathways is by being transported directly across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Transport of blood-borne cytokines across the BBB is now known to be an operational pathway by which cytokines can directly affect CNS functions. Cytokine transport across the BBB, however, is a complex event. Not all cytokines are transported and, for those which are, transport rates differ among cytokines, among brain regions, with physiological circumstances, and with disease. Here we address some of the major principles and concepts relating to cytokine transport and BBB function which have emerged as important to neuroimmunology and neuropathology.
Keywords: central nervous system, neuroprotective, immune cells, choroid plexus, cerebrospinal fluid, circumventricular organs
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Blood-Brain Barrier Transport of Cytokines: A Mechanism for Neuropathology
Volume: 11 Issue: 8
Author(s): William A. Banks
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Keywords: central nervous system, neuroprotective, immune cells, choroid plexus, cerebrospinal fluid, circumventricular organs
Abstract: Cytokines circulating in the blood affect CNS function through a variety of pathways. One of these pathways is by being transported directly across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Transport of blood-borne cytokines across the BBB is now known to be an operational pathway by which cytokines can directly affect CNS functions. Cytokine transport across the BBB, however, is a complex event. Not all cytokines are transported and, for those which are, transport rates differ among cytokines, among brain regions, with physiological circumstances, and with disease. Here we address some of the major principles and concepts relating to cytokine transport and BBB function which have emerged as important to neuroimmunology and neuropathology.
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Banks A. William, Blood-Brain Barrier Transport of Cytokines: A Mechanism for Neuropathology, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2005; 11 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612053381684
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612053381684 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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