ReviewToxicology and applied pharmacology2019
The interaction of zinc and the blood-brain barrier under physiological and ischemic conditions.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Association of peripheral and CSF zinc levels with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Association between serum zinc and cognitive function in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: the Osaka Dialysis Complication Study (ODCS).Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2026Article
- The zinc-nitric oxide axis in acute brain injury: Convergent oxidative-nitrative stress, peroxynitrite signaling, and therapeutic targets.Redox biology · 2026Review
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- Zinc Overload in Microvessels Contributes to Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption by Activating the JAK2 Pathway After Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
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- Clinical Significance of Marginal Zinc Deficiency as a Predictor of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Zinc deficiency and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The Effects of Fisetin and Curcumin on Oxidative Damage Caused by Transition Metals in Neurodegenerative Diseases.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Association of metallic elements with telomere length in children with autism spectrum disorder.PeerJ · 2025Article
- Association of zinc deficiency and risk of new-onset dementia: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Structural and temporal dynamics analysis of zinc-based biomaterials: History, research hotspots and emerging trends.Bioactive materials · 2024Review
- Design, Optimization, and Application of a 3D-Printed Polymer Sample Introduction System for the ICP-MS Analysis of Nanoparticles and Cells.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Zinc is the second most abundant metal in human and serves as an essential trace element in the body. During the past decades, zinc has been found to play important roles in central nervous system, such as the development of neurons and synaptic activities. An imbalance of zinc is associated with brain diseases. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) maintains the homeostasis of the microenvironment, regulating the balance of zinc in the brain. A compromised BBB is the main cause of severe complications in cerebral ischemic patients, such as hemorrhage transformation, inflammation and edema. Recent studies reported that zinc in the brain may be a potential target for integrative protection against ischemic brain injury. Although zinc has long been regarded as important transmitters in central nervous system, the critical role of zinc dyshomeostasis in damage to the BBB has not been fully recognized. In this review, we summarize the role of the BBB in regulating homeostasis of zinc in physiological conditions and the effects of changes in zinc levels on the permeability of the BBB in cerebral ischemia. The integrity of BBB maintains the homeostasis of zinc in pathological conditions, while the balance of zinc in the brain and the circulation maintains the normal function of the BBB. Interrupting the zinc/BBB system will disturb the microenvironment in the brain, leading to pathological diseases. In stroke patients, zinc may serve as a potential target for protecting the BBB and reducing hemorrhage transformation, inflammation and edema.
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