Mesenchymal stem cells decrease blood–brain barrier permeability in rats with severe acute pancreatitis

Abstract Background Impairment of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) could result in secondary cerebral edema and life-threatening pancreatic encephalopathy in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely adopted in clinical research because of their pleio...

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Main Authors: Ronggui Lin, Ming Li, Meiqin Luo, Tianhong Teng, Yu Pan, Heguang Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11658-019-0167-8