PMID- 28555373 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180629 LR - 20210108 IS - 1557-1904 (Electronic) IS - 1557-1890 (Print) IS - 1557-1890 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Blood Brain Barrier Injury in Diabetes: Unrecognized Effects on Brain and Cognition. PG - 593-601 LID - 10.1007/s11481-017-9752-7 [doi] AB - Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disorder due to the inability properly to metabolize glucose associated with dysregulation of metabolic pathways of lipids and proteins resulting in structural and functional changes of various organ systems. DM has detrimental effects on the vasculature, resulting in the development of various cardiovascular diseases and stemming from microvascular injury. The blood brain barrier (BBB) is a highly specialized structure protecting the unique microenvironment of the brain. Endothelial cells, connected by junctional complexes and expressing numerous transporters, constitute the main cell type in the BBB. Other components, including pericytes, basement membrane, astrocytes and perivascular macrophages, join endothelial cells to form the neurovascular unit (NVU) and contribute to the proper function and integrity of the BBB. The role of the BBB in the pathogenesis of diabetic encephalopathy and other diabetes-related complications in the central nervous system is apparent. However, the mechanisms, timing and consequences of BBB injury in diabetes are not well understood. The importance of further studies related to barrier dysfunction in diabetes is dictated by its potential involvement in the cognitive demise associated with DM. This review summarizes the impact of DM on BBB/NVU integrity and function leading to neurological and cognitive complications. FAU - Bogush, Marina AU - Bogush M AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA. FAU - Heldt, Nathan A AU - Heldt NA AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA. FAU - Persidsky, Yuri AU - Persidsky Y AD - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA. yuri.persidsky@tuhs.temple.edu. AD - Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA. yuri.persidsky@tuhs.temple.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 MH106967/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - AA015913/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/ GR - MH106967/National Institute of Mental Health/ GR - R01 MH065151/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DA013429/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 AA023552/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA040619/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 AA015913/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - MH65151/National Institute of Mental Health/ GR - DA013429/National Institute on Drug Abuse/ GR - R01 AA015913/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170529 PL - United States TA - J Neuroimmune Pharmacol JT - Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology JID - 101256586 SB - IM MH - Blood-Brain Barrier/*pathology MH - Brain/*pathology MH - Cognition MH - Cognition Disorders/etiology/*pathology MH - Diabetes Complications/*pathology MH - Diabetes Mellitus/*pathology MH - Humans PMC - PMC5693692 MID - NIHMS880364 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Blood brain barrier OT - Cognitive impairment OT - Diabetes OT - Endothelial cell OT - Neuroinflammation OT - Pericyte EDAT- 2017/05/31 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/30 06:00 PMCR- 2018/12/01 CRDT- 2017/05/31 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s11481-017-9752-7 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11481-017-9752-7 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2017 Dec;12(4):593-601. doi: 10.1007/s11481-017-9752-7. Epub 2017 May 29.