Breaching the blood-brain barrier

EurekAlert!, Public release date: 13-Sep-2011

"For the first time, the researchers discovered that when adenosine receptors are activated on cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier, a gateway into the blood-brain barrier can be established."

Adenosine Receptor Signaling Modulates Permeability of the Blood–Brain Barrier

The Journal of Neuroscience, 14 September 2011, 31(37): 13272-13280; doi: 10.1523/​JNEUROSCI.3337-11.2011

Aaron J. Carman, Jeffrey H. Mills, Antje Krenz, Do-Geun Kim, and Margaret S. Bynoe
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York 14853