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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Measurement of Blood-Brain Barrier Hyperpermeability Using Evans Blue Extravasation Assay.

O'lisa Yaa Waithe, Xu Peng, Ed W Childs, Binu Tharakan

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

O'lisa Yaa WaitheDepartment of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Xu PengDepartment of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA.
Ed W ChildsDepartment of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Binu TharakanDepartment of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. btharakan@msm.edu.
Morehouse School of Medicine · USTexas A&M University · US

Funding

Influence of Age and Sex on Cerebral Edema Formation Following Traumatic Brain InjurySC3NS127765 · NINDS · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI THARAKAN, BINU · 2022 to 2025
$423k
NINDS NIH HHS SC3 NS127765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction and hyperpermeability have been implicated in a myriad of brain pathologies. The Evans Blue assay is one of the most popular methods for studying BBB integrity and permeability in rodent models of brain disorders. Under normal physiological conditions, the BBB is impermeable to albumin, so Evans Blue when injected intravenously binds to serum albumin and remains restricted within blood vessels. In traumatic and ischemic injuries, and other brain pathologies that result in BBB hyperpermeability, neighboring endothelial cells partially lose their close contacts to each other, and the BBB becomes permeable to proteins such as albumin. This paracellular leak of Evans blue-bound albumin is considered a reliable indicator of BBB dysfunction and hyperpermeability. Here, we describe the procedures for the evaluation of BBB integrity and hyperpermeability using Evans Blue extravasation assay in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury. The method described here focuses on intravenous injection of Evans Blue followed by Evans Blue dye extraction. This is followed by the measurement of fluorescence intensity of Evans Blue to determine the dye extravasation as a direct indicator of BBB hyperpermeability.

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Blood-Brain BarrierBrain Injuries, TraumaticAlbuminsAnimalsEndothelial CellsEvans BlueMiceAlbuminsEvans BlueBlood-brain barrierEvans Blue assayMicrovascular hyperpermeability

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