Open AccessPericytes and the blood–brain Barrier: Recent Advances and Implications for the Delivery of CNS Therapy
Author(s) -
Annika Armulik,
Maarja Andaloussi Mäe,
Christer Betsholtz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
therapeutic delivery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2041-6008
pISSN - 2041-5990
DOI - 10.4155/tde.11.23
Subject(s) - transcytosis , blood–brain barrier , drug delivery , neuroscience , drug delivery to the brain , medicine , exploit , central nervous system , nanotechnology , psychology , computer science , materials science , endocytosis , receptor , computer security
"Once the regulation of brain endothelial transcytosis is understood at the molecular level, it should be possible to exploit these mechanisms as targets for facilitated CNS drug delivery".
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