The Blood Brain Barrier and Inflammation

Ruth Lyck (PD, PhD), group leader, Theodor-Kocher-Institute, Bern, Switzerland, works on extravasation of immune cells or metastasing cancer cells across the blood brain barrier. Gaby Enzmann (PhD), Research Associate, Theodor-Kocher-Institute, Bern, Switzerland, works on immune cell trafficking across the brain barriers into the central nervous system.

General Introduction to Barrier Mechanisms in the Central Nervous System.- Topological Aspects of the Blood-brain and Blood cerebrospinal Fluid Barriers and their Relevance in Inflammation Research.- The Contribution of the Extracellular Matrix to the BBB in Steady State and Inflammatory Conditions.- Pathophysiology of the Bloodbrain Barrier in Neuroinflammatory Diseases.- Leakage at Blood-neural Barriers.- Blood-Brain Barrier Transporters and Neuroinflammation: Partners in Neuroprotection and in Pathology.- MicroRNAs in Brain Endothelium and Inflammation.- Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction during Central Nervous System Autoimmune Diseases.- Pathways Across the Blood Brain Barrier.- Neuroinflammation in Bacterial Meningitis.- Blood Vessels in the Brain: a Signaling Hub in Brain Tumor Inflammation.