The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice

• Main Authors: Braniste, Viorica, Al-Asmakh, Maha, Kowal, Czeslawa, Anuar, Farhana, Abbaspour, Afrouz, Tóth, Miklós, Korecka, Agata, Bakocevic, Nadja, Ng, Lai Guan, Kundu, Parag, Gulyás, Balázs, Halldin, Christer, Hultenby, Kjell, Nilsson, Harriet, Hebert, Hans, Volpe, Bruce T., Diamond, Betty, Pettersson, Sven
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Blood brain barrier; Microbiota
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83794; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41486
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Pivotal to brain development and function is an intact blood-brain barrier (BBB), which acts as a gatekeeper to control the passage and exchange of molecules and nutrients between the circulatory system and the brain parenchyma. The BBB also ensures homeostasis of the central nervous system (CNS). W...