TRANSPORT OF METABOLIC SUBSTRATES THROUGH THE BLOOD‐BRAIN BARRIER 1
TRANSPORT OF METABOLIC SUBSTRATES THROUGH THE BLOOD‐BRAIN BARRIER 1
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通过血脑屏障转运代谢底物 1
DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1977.tb07702.x
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发表时间:
1977
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
W. Oldendorf
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文献类型:
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作者:
W. Pardridge;W. Oldendorf
THE ENDOTHELIAL cells of cerebral capillaries, like epithelial cells, possess tight junctions between the plasmalemma of adjacent cells (BRIGHTMAN et al., 1970). As a consequence, the plasma membranes of brain endothelial cells form a continuous membranous barrier between blood and brain interstitium. Similar to other cell membrane systems, the flux of circulating substances through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) occurs, via either (i) lipid mediation, or (ii) carrier mediation (OLDENDORF, 1976). During the past decade with the introduction of newer techniques such as tissue sampling, single-injection methodology (OLDENDORF, 1970), much quantitative information has been obtained regarding the carrier-mediated transport of metabolic substrates through the BBB. Plasma concentrations, transport K,, and V,,, estimates for substrates transported by one of four independent carrier systems (hexose, neutral amino acid, basic amino acid and monocarboxylic acid) have been recently tabulated (PARDRIDGE et ul., 1975; OLDENWRF, 1976). In addition, four other independent carrier systems have recently been identified; these systems mediate the transport into brain of nucleosides, purines (CORNFORD & OLDENDORF, 1975), acidic amino acids (OLDENDORF & SZABO, 1976), and choline (OLDENDORF & BRAUN, 1976). The 8 independent transport systems are listed in Table 1 relative to the V,,, estimate for each system. If it is assumed that each carrier moves through the membrane at a comparable rate, then the Vma,,,provides a measure of the redundancy of the transport system within the BBB. Generally, as barrier transport capacity (V,,,) decreases, the transport affinity increases, as represented by decreasing K , (Table 1). The non-saturable component of BBB transport of metabolic substrates varies over a 30-fold range (Table 1) and probably reflects transport via either very low affinity, high capacity systems, or via free diffusion.