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To review the mechanisms by which glial cell activation and glial-endothelial interactions regulate blood-brain barrier integrity and alter drug delivery during chronic inflammatory pain.

June 1, 2008Current Pharmaceutical Design

Chronic Inflammatory Pain and the Neurovascular Unit: A Central Role for Glia in Maintaining BBB Integrity?

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To review the mechanisms by which glial cell activation and glial-endothelial interactions regulate blood-brain barrier integrity and alter drug delivery during chronic inflammatory pain.
Synthesized literature on peripheral innate immune responses, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation, and central nervous system gliosis.
Evaluated signaling cascades involving proinflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and glial-endothelial crosstalk affecting blood-brain barrier permeability.
Peripheral inflammatory injury drives rapid release of cytokines including TNF-alpha, IL-1, and IL-6, which promote central gliosis and maintain hyperalgesia.
Chronic inflammatory pain alters blood-brain barrier permeability, thereby impairing the transport of clinically relevant analgesic medications into the central nervous system.

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Narrative review uncovers glial regulation of blood-brain barrier permeability during chronic inflammatory pain, highlighting novel therapeutic targets for drug delivery and pain management.

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Willis et al. (2008) studied this question.

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Narrative review uncovers glial regulation of blood-brain barrier permeability during chronic inflammatory pain, highlighting novel therapeutic targets for drug delivery and pain management.

Chronic Inflammatory Pain and the Neurovascular Unit: A Central Role for Glia in Maintaining BBB Integrity?

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Chronic Inflammatory Pain and the Neurovascular Unit: A Central Role for Glia in Maintaining BBB Integrity?

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