期刊
JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY
卷 69, 期 12, 页码 1684-1696出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12803
关键词
blood-brain barrier coculture; human cerebral microvessel endothelial cells; human astrocytes; paracellular permeability
资金
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences [R01-GM65448]
- Graduate Fellowship support through the Ross Fellowship
- Ronald Dollens' Graduate Scholarship
- Migliaccio/Pfizer Fellowship
ObjectivesIn conventional in-vitro blood-brain barrier (BBB) models, primary and immortalized brain microvessel endothelial cell (BMEC) lines are often cultured in a monolayer or indirect coculture or triculture configurations with astrocytes or pericytes, for screening permeation of therapeutic or potentially neurotoxic compounds. In each of these cases, the physiological relevancy associated with the direct contact between the BMECs, pericytes and astrocytes that form the BBB and resulting synergistic interactions are lost. We look to overcome this limitation with a direct contact coculture model. MethodsWe established and optimized a direct interaction coculture system where primary human astrocytes are cultured on the apical surface of a Transwell (R) filter support and then human cerebral microvessel endothelial cells (hCMEC/D3) seeded directly on the astrocyte lawn. Key findingsThe studies suggest the direct coculture model may provide a more restrictive and physiologically relevant model through a significant reduction in paracellular transport of model compounds in comparison with monoculture and indirect coculture. In comparison with existing methods, the indirect coculture and monoculture models utilized may limit cell-cell signaling between human astrocytes and BMECs that are possible with direct configurations. ConclusionsParacellular permeability reductions with the direct coculture system may enhance therapeutic agent and potential neurotoxicant screening for BBB permeability better than the currently available monoculture and indirect coculture in-vitro models.
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