blood-brain barrier

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:anatomical_structure
biological barrier
gptkbp:associatedWith neurological diseases
gptkbp:composedOf endothelial cells
pericytes
astrocyte end-feet
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Max_Lewandowsky
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1900
gptkbp:function protects brain from pathogens
regulates passage of substances from blood to brain
gptkbp:hasPart basement membrane
perivascular macrophages
tight junctions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label blood-brain barrier
gptkbp:impermeableTo large molecules
many drugs
most pathogens
gptkbp:interruptedBy gptkb:trauma
infection
hypertension
inflammation
gptkbp:locatedIn central nervous system
gptkbp:permeableTo gptkb:water
oxygen
carbon dioxide
lipid-soluble molecules
gptkbp:prevention immune cell infiltration
toxins from entering brain
gptkbp:regulates ion homeostasis in brain
nutrient transport to brain
waste removal from brain
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:blood-cerebrospinal_fluid_barrier
gptkb:neurovascular_unit
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
gptkb:Parkinson's_disease
gptkb:HIV_encephalitis
meningitis
stroke
multiple sclerosis
brain tumors
drug delivery to brain
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:pharmacy
neurology
neuroscience
pathology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GLUT1_transporter
gptkb:Stanley_I._Rapoport
gptkb:MDR1
gptkb:MDR1_gene
gptkb:glucose_transporter_1_(GLUT1)
gptkb:Multidrug_resistance_protein_1
gptkb:Morphine-6-glucuronide
gptkb:PV1
gptkb:phaclofen
gptkb:SLC2A1
gptkb:bilastine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7