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ArticleScientific reports2025

Proteomic profiling reveals age-related changes in transporter proteins in the human blood-brain barrier.

Xujia Zhou, Mina Azimi, Niklas Handin, Andrew Riselli, Bianca Vora, Eden Chun, Zilong Dang, Eric Huang, Sook Wah Yee, Per Artursson and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Xujia ZhouDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Mina AzimiDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Niklas HandinDepartment of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Andrew RiselliDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Bianca VoraDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Eden ChunDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Zilong DangDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Eric HuangDepartment of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Sook Wah YeeDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Per ArturssonDepartment of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Kathleen M GiacominiDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. Kathy.Giacomini@ucsf.edu.

Funding

CLINICAL, PHARMACOLOGY, DRUG ACTION &PHARMACOKINETICST32GM007546 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Radojka Savic · 1985 to 2026
$8.9M
Transporter Elucidation Center at the University of California, San FranciscoUC2HD113474 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI KATHLEEN M GIACOMINI, Robert M Stroud · 2023 to 2026
$3.9M
FDA HHS U01 FD004979NICHD NIH HHS UC2 HD113474NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007546NIH HHS 5T32GM007546NIH HHS UC2HD113474U.S. Food and Drug Administration The Research Participation Program at the Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchU.S. Food and Drug Administration U01FD004979
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) is a selective barrier that regulates the entry of molecules including nutrients, environmental toxins, and therapeutic medications into the brain. Its function continues to evolve postnatally, through aging, and disease states. Here we present a global proteomics analysis focused on the ontogeny and aging of proteins in human brain microvessels (BMVs), predominantly composed of brain endothelial cells. Our proteomic study quantified 6,223 proteins and revealed possible age-related alterations in BBB permeability due to basement membrane component changes through the early developmental stage and age-dependent changes in transporter expression. Age dependent expression changes were observed within nutrient transporters and transporters that play critical roles in drug disposition. This research 1) provides important information on the mechanisms that drive changes in the metabolic content of the brain with age and 2) enables the creation of physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for CNS drug distribution across different life stages.

Indexed as

AgingBlood-Brain BarrierMembrane Transport ProteinsProteomeProteomicsAdolescentAdultAgedBrainChildChild, PreschoolEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansInfantMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsProteome

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PMID41449219
PMCPMC12800244

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