2007
DOI: 10.1038/nrd2368
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Modelling of the blood–brain barrier in drug discovery and development

Abstract: The market for neuropharmaceuticals is potentially one of the largest sectors of the global pharmaceutical market owing to the increase in average life expectancy and the fact that many neurological disorders have been largely refractory to pharmacotherapy. The brain is a delicate organ that can efficiently protect itself from harmful compounds and precisely regulate its microenvironment. Unfortunately, the same mechanisms can also prove to be formidable hurdles in drug development. An improved understanding o… Show more

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“…Astrocytes are known to induce and regulate many BBB characteristics and functions, namely the formation of tight junctions as well as the expression and asymmetrical localization of special enzymes, e.g. within transport systems (Abbott et al, 2006;Cecchelli et al, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Astrocytes are known to induce and regulate many BBB characteristics and functions, namely the formation of tight junctions as well as the expression and asymmetrical localization of special enzymes, e.g. within transport systems (Abbott et al, 2006;Cecchelli et al, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La barrière hémato-encéphalique (BHE) est une barrière physique et métabolique qui isole le cerveau du reste de l'organisme (pour revue, voir [6]). Elle intervient quotidiennement dans la régulation de l'homéosta-sie cérébrale.…”
Section: La Barrière Hémato-encéphalique (Bhe)unclassified
“…Enfin, une augmentation de l'expression de RAGE est observée au niveau des microvaisseaux des patients atteints de la maladie d'Alzheimer [8,15]. Nous avons utilisé un modèle de BHE reproduisant in vitro les caractéristiques majeures de la BHE in vivo [6], et avons mis en évidence dans ce modèle la pré-sence exclusive de ce récepteur sur la face luminale (en contact avec le compartiment sanguin) des CEC [16]. En utilisant un inhibiteur compétitif de RAGE, nous avons démontré qu'il est capable d'intervenir dans l'influx de peptides A sans qu'aucune protéolyse ne soit observée.…”
Section: Rage Et L'influx Des Peptides Abunclassified
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“…The tightness of the BBB severely limits the access of drugs to the brain and presents major challenge in the development of drugs with targets in the central nervous system (CNS) [6][7][8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%