Tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediates the blood-brain barrier dysfunction induced by activated microglia in mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells - PubMed (original) (raw)

doi: 10.1254/jphs.09292sc. Epub 2010 Jan 30.

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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediates the blood-brain barrier dysfunction induced by activated microglia in mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells

Tsuyoshi Nishioku et al. J Pharmacol Sci. 2010.

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Abstract

The present study was designed to elucidate the involvement of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release from activated microglia in the induction of blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction in an in vitro co-culture system with mouse brain capillary endothelial cells (MBEC4) and microglia. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated microglia increased the permeability of MBEC4 cells to sodium-fluorescein, and this hyper-permeability was blocked by a neutralizing antibody against TNF-alpha. LPS stimulated microglia to facilitate TNF-alpha release. These findings suggested that TNF-alpha released from activated microglia is attributable to BBB dysfunction.

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