The immortalized mouse
brain microvascular endothelial cells (mBrEC) were supplied by Dr. Isaiah J. Fidler (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; ref.
This latter observation adds to the expanding body of evidence indicating that
brain microvascular endothelial cells lack receptors for chemically modified LDL (27, 28).
Specifically, the study — reported online in The Journal of Infectious Diseases — shows that E. coli K1 modulates the protein peroxisome proliferator - activated receptor - gamma (PPAR - γ) and glucose transporter - 1 (GLUT - 1) levels at the blood - brain barrier in human
brain microvascular endothelial cells.
Not exact matches
Studies at autopsy of people who had dementia have detected many of these so - called
microvascular infarcts either by themselves or along with the plaques and tangles more typical of Alzheimer's in the
brains of people with dementia.
«Because our investigations on the post-stroke
microvascular alterations, including BSCB damage, have just begun, many questions remain,» said senior author Dr. Cesario Borlongan, professor and director of the USF Center of Excellence for Aging and
Brain Repair.