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Pro-inflammatory TNFα and IL-1β differentially regulate the inflammatory phenotype of brain microvascular endothelial cells.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 8 Jul 2015
O'Carroll Simon J, Kho Dan Ting, Wiltshire Rachael, Nelson Vicky, Rotimi Odunayo, Johnson Rebecca, Angel Catherine E, Graham E Scott
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The vasculature of the brain is composed of endothelial cells, pericytes and astrocytic processes. The endothelial cells are the critical interface between the blood and the CNS parenchyma and are a critical component of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). These cells are innately programmed to respond to a myriad of inflammatory cytokines or other danger signals. IL-1β and TNFα are well recognised...
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