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Primary culture of capillary endothelium from rat brain

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To provide an in vitro system for studies of brain capillary function we developed a method for culture of brain capillary endothelial cells. Capillaries were isolated from rat brain and enzymatically treated to remove the basement membrane and contaminating pericytes. Subsequent Percoll gradient centrifugation resulted in a homogeneous population of capillary endothelial cells that attached to a collagen substrate and incorporated [3H]thymidine. Evidence for the endothelial nature of these cells was provided by the presence of Factor VIII antigen and angiotensin converting enzyme activity and by the failure of platelets to adhere to the cell surface. In addition, the cells were joined together by tight junctions. Thus, primary cultures of these cells retained both endothelial and blood-brain barrier features.

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  1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Phillip D. Bowman, A. Lorris Betz, Diane aR, Jack B. Penney & Gary W. Goldstein

  2. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

    Jerry S. Wolinsky

  3. The University of Western, Ontario, London, Canada

    Richard R. Shivers

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This study was supported by the National Foundation-March of Dimes and by Grants HL-25492 and ES-02380 from the National Institutes of Health. J. S. W. is the recipient of a Research Career Development award (NS-00443) and J. B. P. is the recipient of a Teacher-Investigator award (1P01-NS15655).

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Bowman, P.D., Betz, A.L., aR, D. et al. Primary culture of capillary endothelium from rat brain. In Vitro 17, 353–362 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02618147

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