Microengineered human blood–brain barrier platform for understanding nanoparticle transport mechanisms

Autor: Song Ih Ahn, Yoshitaka J. Sei, Hyun-Ji Park, Jinhwan Kim, Yujung Ryu, Jeongmoon J. Choi, Hak-Joon Sung, Tobey J. MacDonald, Allan I. Levey, YongTae Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13896-7
Popis: Developing an in vitro blood-brain-barrier (BBB) model that reproduces the organ’s complex structure and function is an open challenge. Here the authors present a BBB-on-a-chip that includes endothelial cells, pericytes and a 3D astrocytic network which resembles the morphology and function of astrocytes in the BBB in vivo.
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