A novel human blood-brain barrier model reveals pericytes as critical regulators of viral neuroinvasion
Alexsia L. Richards, Andrew S. Khalil, Punam Bisht, Troy W. Whitfield, Xinlei Gao, Roger Dale Kamm, David Mooney, Lee Gehrke, Rudolf Jaenisch
This study develops a human BBB model using NCC-PCs to show they protect against viral neuroinvasion by maintaining BMEC barrier integrity.
iScience · Dec 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology