Evaluation of blood‑brain barrier permeability in tryptophan hydroxylase 2‑knockout mice

  • Authors:
    • Chao‑Jin Xu
    • Peng Zhang
    • Ting‑Li Dai
    • Xue‑Yuan Niu
    • Jun‑Ling Wang
    • Ming‑Shun Jin
    • Min Liao
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  • Published online on: August 28, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1938
  • Pages: 1467-1470
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Abstract

The blood‑brain barrier (BBB) is critical to the health of the central nervous system (CNS). The possibility that 5‑hydroxytryptamine (5‑HT) participates in the alteration of the BBB has been previously demonstrated. Tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) is a unique genetic enzyme isoform that catalyzes the rate‑limiting step in the biosynthesis of 5‑HT in the CNS; however, its role in the permeability changes of the BBB remains unclear. In the present study, TPH2‑knockout mice were utilized in the assessment of BBB disruption, as measured by the Evans Blue (EB) extravasation or fluorescein isothiocyanate‑albumin leakage assay in the brain. EB was not found to be retained in the brain in the TPH2‑knockout mice or the wild‑type controls. The results of the study demonstrate that TPH2 knockout has no effect on BBB permeability, indicating that TPH2 and the 5‑HT system in the CNS are not sufficient to influence the BBB leakage.
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Xu CJ, Zhang P, Dai TL, Niu XY, Wang JL, Jin MS and Liao M: Evaluation of blood‑brain barrier permeability in tryptophan hydroxylase 2‑knockout mice. Exp Ther Med 8: 1467-1470, 2014
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Xu, C., Zhang, P., Dai, T., Niu, X., Wang, J., Jin, M., & Liao, M. (2014). Evaluation of blood‑brain barrier permeability in tryptophan hydroxylase 2‑knockout mice. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 8, 1467-1470. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1938
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Xu, C., Zhang, P., Dai, T., Niu, X., Wang, J., Jin, M., Liao, M."Evaluation of blood‑brain barrier permeability in tryptophan hydroxylase 2‑knockout mice". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8.5 (2014): 1467-1470.
Chicago
Xu, C., Zhang, P., Dai, T., Niu, X., Wang, J., Jin, M., Liao, M."Evaluation of blood‑brain barrier permeability in tryptophan hydroxylase 2‑knockout mice". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8, no. 5 (2014): 1467-1470. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1938