Cell BiologybioRxiv
Neurons enhance blood-brain barrier function via upregulating claudin-5 and VE-cadherin expression due to GDNF secretion
Lu Yang, Zijin Lin, Ruijing Mu…·Li Liu
This study shows neurons enhance blood-brain barrier function by increasing claudin-5 and VE-cadherin via GDNF secretion and develops a triple co-culture model to predict BBB permeability.
DOI 10.7554/elife.96161