Induction of various blood‐brain barrier properties in non‐neural endothelial cells by close apposition to co‐cultured astrocytes
Induction of various blood‐brain barrier properties in non‐neural endothelial cells by close apposition to co‐cultured astrocytes
Y. Hayashi,M. Nomura,3 Authors,Hiroshi Yamamoto
1997 · DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1136(199701)19:1<13::AID-GLIA2>3.0.CO;2-B
Glia · 291 Citations
TLDR
The results obtained with this heterologous co‐culture system indicate that through contact with their feet, astrocytes are capable of transdifferentiating non‐neural EC into the brain type, endowing them with the BBB properties.