作者: Dominique Thuringer , Carmen Garrido
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摘要: Brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) interact with astrocytes and pericytes to form the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Their compromised function alters BBB integrity, which is associated early events in pathogenesis of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy. Interestingly, these conditions also induce expression heat shock proteins (HSPs). Here we review contribution major HSP families BMEC function. Although investigators mainly report protective effects HSPs brain, contrasted results were obtained BMEC, depend both on its location, intra- or extracellular. The therapeutic potential must be scrupulously analyzed before targeting them patients reduce progression brain lesions improve neurologic outcomes long term.-Thuringer, D., Garrido, C. Molecular chaperones barrier: neurotoxicity neuroprotection?