Augustas Pivoriūnas

This study investigates whether COVID-19 patient plasma affects BBB integrity in vitro using iBECs and finds no direct effect on TEER, but identifies elevated inflammatory factors in plasma.

This study shows that autocrine bFGF is essential for BCEC barrier function, while exogenous bFGF inhibits barrier resistance in a concentration-dependent manner.

This study shows that astrocytes from 3xTG-AD mice impair BBB integrity in vitro through paracrine mechanisms, as evidenced by reduced tight junction protein expression and TEER.