Bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells

Figure 2.5. Setup for in vitro measurement of blood-brain barrier permeability with a co-culture of bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells (BBMEC) and an astro ioma cell line, C6. The BBMEC are grown on top of a filter insert. The C6 cells are either grown on the opposite side of the filter or on the bottom of the wells. Transport across the BBMEC monolayer is measured by adding the test substance to the upper chamber and sampling from the lower chamber. The tightness of the monolayer is also characterized by the transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER). Courtesy of T. Abbruscato.

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