Pericytes and the blood-brain barrier: recent advances and implications for the delivery of CNS therapy

Ther Deliv. 2011 Apr;2(4):419-22. doi: 10.4155/tde.11.23.

Abstract

"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".

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Transport
  • Blood-Brain Barrier / physiology*
  • Brain / blood supply
  • Central Nervous System Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Humans
  • Pericytes / physiology*

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Agents