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The hCMEC/D3 cell line as a model of the human blood brain barrier

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Weksler, Babette, Romero, Ignacio A, Couraud, Pierre-Olivier·2013·Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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Since the first attempts in the 1970s to isolate cerebral microvessel endothelial cells (CECs) in order to model the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in vitro , the need for a human BBB model that closely mimics the in vivo phenotype and is reproducible and easy to grow, has been widely recognized by cerebrovascular researchers in both academia and industry. While primary human CECs would ideally be the model of choice, the paucity of available fresh human cerebral tissue makes wide-scale studies impractical. The brain microvascular endothelial cell line hCMEC/D3 represents one such model of the human BBB that can be easily grown and is amenable to cellular and molecular studies on pathological and drug transport mechanisms with relevance to the central nervous system (CNS). Indeed, since the development of this cell line in 2005 over 100 studies on different aspects of cerebral endothelial biology and pharmacology have been published. Here we review the suitability of this cell line as a human BBB model for pathogenic and drug transport studies and we critically consider its advantages and limitations.

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  • hCMEC/D3 cells form contact-inhibited monolayers when grown on collagen type 1 and express tight and adherens junctions.

    “Immortalized human microvascular brain endothelial (hCMEC/D3) cells were chosen as the cell line as they (i) are able to form contact-inhibited monolayers when grown on collagen type 1, a key component of the BBB basement membrane, and (ii) express tight and adherens junctions, which help regulate the structural integrity and permeability of the BBB.35,36”

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  1. Lopez-Ramirez MA Fischer R Torres-Badillo CC Davies HA Logan K Pfizenmaier K Male DK Sharrack B Romero IA Role of caspases in cytokine-induced barrier breakdown in human brain endothelial cells J Immunol 2012 189 3130 3139 10.4049/jimmunol.1103460 22896632 · DOI

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Authors
Weksler, B., Romero, I. A., & Couraud, P.-O.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • The Open University (GB)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Couraud, Pierre-Olivier
Venue
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Published
2013-03-26
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
16-16
ISSN
2045-8118 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2115924220
Cited by
753
References
77
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Open Research Online - ORO (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Extracellular vesicles in disease
Keywords
blood-brain barrier, in vitro BBB model, drug transport across the blood-brain barrier, brain drug delivery, endothelial cell biology

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