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ReviewBiomedical reports2025

Research developments in the neurovascular unit and the blood‑brain barrier (Review).

Yating Gong, Muyao Wu, Yaqian Huang, Xiaoyi He, Jiaqi Yuan, Baoqi Dang

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Review in Biomedical reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yating GongDepartment of Rehabilitation, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215600, P.R. China.
Muyao WuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215600, P.R. China.
Yaqian HuangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215600, P.R. China.
Xiaoyi HeDepartment of Rehabilitation, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215600, P.R. China.
Jiaqi YuanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215600, P.R. China.
Baoqi DangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215600, P.R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neurovascular unit (NVU) is composed of neurons, glial cells, brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs), pericytes, and the extracellular matrix. The NVU controls the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and protects the brain from harmful blood-borne and endogenous and exogenous substances. Among these, neurons transmit signals, astrocytes provide nutrients, microglia regulate inflammation, and BMECs and pericytes strengthen barrier tightness and coverage. These cells, due to their physical structure, anatomical location, or physiological function, maintain the microenvironment required for normal brain function. In this review, the BBB structure and mechanisms are examined to obtain a better understanding of the factors that influence BBB permeability. The findings may aid in safeguarding the BBB and provide potential therapeutic targets for drugs affecting the central nervous system.

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astrocyteblood-brain barrierbrain microvascular endothelial cellsmicroglialneuronsneurovascular unitpericytes

Identifiers

PMID40166412
PMCPMC11956146

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