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ReviewBiomaterials research2022

Human mini-blood-brain barrier models for biomedical neuroscience research: a review.

Minh Tran, Chaejeong Heo, Luke P Lee, Hansang Cho

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Review in Biomaterials research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. 3DFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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  13. Mechanisms and Virulence Factors ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  15. The Evolution of Technology-Driven In Vitro Models for Neurodegenerative Diseases.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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  19. Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in Neuroinflammation: Current In Vitro Models.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Minh TranInstitute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea.
Chaejeong HeoInstitute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea.
Luke P LeeInstitute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea. lplee@bwh.harvard.edu.
Hansang ChoInstitute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea. h.cho@g.skku.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-2462

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a unique multicellular structure that is in critical demand for fundamental neuroscience studies and therapeutic evaluation. Despite substantial achievements in creating in vitro human BBB platforms, challenges in generating specifics of physiopathological relevance are viewed as impediments to the establishment of in vitro models. In this review, we provide insight into the development and deployment of in vitro BBB models that allow investigation of the physiology and pathology of neurological therapeutic avenues. First, we highlight the critical components, including cell sources, biomaterial glue collections, and engineering techniques to reconstruct a miniaturized human BBB. Second, we describe recent breakthroughs in human mini-BBBs for investigating biological mechanisms in neurology. Finally, we discuss the application of human mini-BBBs to medical approaches. This review provides strategies for understanding neurological diseases, a validation model for drug discovery, and a potential approach for generating personalized medicine.

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Blood–brain barrierHuman mini-brainsNeurological disorderPersonalized medicine

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PMID36527159
PMCPMC9756735

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