ReviewFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2020
Tau Protein and Its Role in Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction.
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92 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Neuroprotective Effect and Possible Mechanisms of Berberine in Diabetes-Related Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Animal Studies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- The Impact of Antigen Presentation on BBB Disruption and Neuroinflammation.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
- Pharmacological Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Lignans in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Metabolic Brain Disorders: Prodromes, Symptoms, and Syndromes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Review
- Tau Oligomers Induce Brain Endothelial Cell Hyperpermeability and Increase NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling and MMP-9 Activity.Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 2026Article
- Epothilone B stabilizes microtubules via Tau to protect retinal ganglion cells and promote axon regeneration.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Brain capillary endothelial-like cells show altered barrier functionality and reduced transport of amyloid β in late-onset Alzheimer disease.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2026Article
- Differential pericyte pathology in the human retina and brain in diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Proteome-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease: Old Acquisitions and Innovative Proposals.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet is associated with lower Alzheimer's disease mortality: A modifiable risk factor in a national cohort.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Article
- The intersection of circadian rhythms and the blood-brain barrier with drug efficacy and delivery in neurological disorders.Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2025Review
- Interplay Between Aging and Tau Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms and Translational Perspectives.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Insights into pathophysiology, biomarkers, and therapeutics in tauopathies: Proceedings of the Tau2024 Global Conference.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
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- Targeting hypoxia-related pathobiology in Alzheimer's disease: strategies for prevention and treatment.Molecular biology reports · 2025Review
- Breaking the Barrier: The Role of Proinflammatory Cytokines in BBB Dysfunction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Blood-brain barrier disruption: a pervasive driver and mechanistic link between traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease.Translational neurodegeneration · 2025Review
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Abstract
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a crucial role in maintaining the specialized microenvironment of the central nervous system (CNS). In aging, the stability of the BBB declines and the permeability increases. The list of CNS pathologies involving BBB dysfunction is growing. The opening of the BBB and subsequent infiltration of serum components to the brain can lead to a host of processes resulting in progressive synaptic, neuronal dysfunction, and detrimental neuroinflammatory changes. Such processes have been implicated in different diseases, including vascular dementia, stroke, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, hypoxia, ischemia, and diabetes mellitus. The BBB damage is also observed in tauopathies that lack amyloid-β overproduction, suggesting a role for tau in BBB damage. Tauopathies represent a heterogeneous group of around 20 different neurodegenerative diseases characterized by abnormal deposition of the MAPT in cells of the nervous system. Neuropathology of tauopathies is defined as intracellular accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) consisting of aggregated hyper- and abnormal phosphorylation of tau protein and neuroinflammation. Disruption of the BBB found in tauopathies is driven by chronic neuroinflammation. Production of pro-inflammatory signaling molecules such as cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules by glial cells, neurons, and endothelial cells determine the integrity of the BBB and migration of immune cells into the brain. The inflammatory processes promote structural changes in capillaries such as fragmentation, thickening, atrophy of pericytes, accumulation of laminin in the basement membrane, and increased permeability of blood vessels to plasma proteins. Here, we summarize the knowledge about the role of tau protein in BBB structural and functional changes.
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