Would this Trojan horse work in vivo? The scientists loaded BI-hTFR1 viruses with luciferase genes, then added them to primary and cultured human brain endothelial cells. These cells shunt transferrin ...

Comparatively, hepatitis E appears to directly infect brain endothelial cells of the BBB, subsequently causing TNF‐α and IL-18 levels to rise and both gliosis and perivascular inflammation to ...

This study showed that the glucocorticoid receptor can only use regulatory regions that are already active in prostate cancer cells." Laura Helminen, Doctoral Researcher, University of Eastern Finland ...

But how do brain cells send messages? The first step in this messaging process is the action potential, or a wave of electricity triggered in the nerve cell, or neuron.The neurons found in the ...

Bacteria can slip into the brain by commandeering cells in the brain’s protective layers, a new study finds. The results hint at how a deadly infection called bacterial meningitis takes hold.