Banks, William A.

Transport of brain-derived neurotrophic factor across the blood–brain barrier

Pan, W., Banks, W. A., Fasold, M. B., Bluth, J., & Kastin, A. J. (1998) · Neuropharmacology

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 1,354

From blood–brain barrier to blood–brain interface: new opportunities for CNS drug delivery

Banks, W. A. (2016) · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 1,204

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor is involved in learning and neuroprotection

During, M. J., Cao, L., Zuzga, D. S., Francis, J. S., Fitzsimons, H. L., Jiao, X., Bland, R. J., Klugmann, M., Banks, W. A., Drucker, D. J., et al. (2003) · Nature Medicine

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Cited by 851

Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance

Diano, S., Farr, S. A., Benoit, S. C., McNay, E. C., da Silva, I., Horvath, B., Gaskin, F. S., Nonaka, N., Jaeger, L. B., Banks, W. A., et al. (2006) · Nature Neuroscience

Regulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Cited by 828

Passage of cytokines across the blood–brain barrier

Banks, W. A., Kastin, A. J., & Broadwell, R. D. (1996) · Neuroimmunomodulation

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 778

Characteristics of Compounds that Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier

Banks, W. A. (2009) · BMC Neurology

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 710

Extent and direction of ghrelin transport across the blood-brain barrier is determined by its unique primary structure

Banks, W. A., Tschöp, M., Robinson, S. M., & Heiman, M. L. (2002) · The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesRegulation of Appetite and Obesity

Cited by 691

Plasma exosomal α-synuclein is likely CNS-derived and increased in Parkinson’s disease

Shi, M., Liu, C., Cook, T. J., Bullock, K. M., Zhao, Y., Ginghina, C., Li, Y., Aro, P., Dator, R., He, C., et al. (2014) · Acta Neuropathologica

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsExtracellular vesicles in disease

Cited by 676

Lipopolysaccharide-induced blood-brain barrier disruption: Roles of cyclooxygenase, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and elements of the neurovascular unit

Banks, W. A., Gray, A. M., Erickson, M. A., Salameh, T. S., Damodarasamy, M., Sheibani, N., Meabon, J. S., Wing, E. E., Morofuji, Y., Cook, D. G., et al. (2015) · Journal of Neuroinflammation

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 636

Brain-immune communication pathways

Quan, N., & Banks, W. A. (2007) · Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTryptophan and brain disorders

Cited by 626

Macrophage exosomes as natural nanocarriers for protein delivery to inflamed brain

Yuan, D., Zhao, Y., Banks, W. A., Bullock, K. M., Haney, M., Batrakova, E., & Kabanov, A. V. (2017) · Biomaterials

Extracellular vesicles in diseaseNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Cited by 607

Murine tumor necrosis factor alpha is transported from blood to brain in the mouse

Gutierrez, E. G., Banks, W. A., & Kastin, A. J. (1993) · Journal of Neuroimmunology

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 577

Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction as a Cause and Consequence of Alzheimer's Disease

Erickson, M. A., & Banks, W. A. (2013) · Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 572

Transport of Extracellular Vesicles across the Blood-Brain Barrier: Brain Pharmacokinetics and Effects of Inflammation

Banks, W. A., Sharma, P., Bullock, K. M., Hansen, K. M., Ludwig, N., & Whiteside, T. L. (2020) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Extracellular vesicles in diseaseBarrier Structure and Function Studies

Cited by 561

Animal-Assisted Therapy and Loneliness in Nursing Homes: Use of Robotic versus Living Dogs

Banks, M. R., Willoughby, L. M., & Banks, W. A. (2008) · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Human-Animal Interaction StudiesSocial Robot Interaction and HRI

Cited by 548

Blood-brain barrier transport of cytokines: a mechanism for neuropathology

Banks, W. (2005) · Current Pharmaceutical Design

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 534

The blood-brain barrier and immune function and dysfunction

Banks, W. A., & Erickson, M. A. (2010) · Neurobiology of Disease

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 523

The source of cerebral insulin

Banks, W. A. (2004) · European Journal of Pharmacology

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 489

Penetration of interleukin-6 across the murine blood-brain barrier

Banks, W. A., Kastin, A. J., & Gutierrez, E. G. (1994) · Neuroscience Letters

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 485

Strategies to advance translational research into brain barriers

Neuwelt, E., Abbott, N. J., Abrey, L., Banks, W. A., Blakley, B., Davis, T., Engelhardt, B., Grammas, P., Nedergaard, M., Nutt, J., et al. (2008) · The Lancet Neurology

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Cited by 474

Human interleukin (IL) 1 alpha, murine IL-1 alpha and murine IL-1 beta are transported from blood to brain in the mouse by a shared saturable mechanism.

Banks, W. A., Ortiz, L., Plotkin, S. R., & Kastin, A. J. (1991) · The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Cited by 474

The antioxidants α‐lipoic acid and N ‐acetylcysteine reverse memory impairment and brain oxidative stress in aged SAMP8 mice

Farr, S. A., Poon, H. F., Dogrukol‐Ak, D., Drake, J., Banks, W. A., Eyerman, E., Butterfield, D. A., & Morley, J. E. (2003) · Journal of Neurochemistry

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsAntioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea

Cited by 459

Clinical depression and inflammatory risk markers for coronary heart disease

Miller, G. E., Stetler, C. A., Carney, R. M., Freedland, K. E., & Banks, W. A. (2002) · The American Journal of Cardiology

Cardiac Health and Mental HealthTryptophan and brain disorders

Cited by 424

Obesity and Hypertriglyceridemia Produce Cognitive Impairment

Farr, S. A., Yamada, K. A., Butterfield, D. A., Abdul, H. M., Xu, L., Miller, N. E., Banks, W. A., & Morley, J. E. (2008) · Endocrinology

Regulation of Appetite and ObesityFatty Acid Research and Health

Cited by 382