The role of astrocytes in brain metastasis at the interface of circulating tumour cells and the blood brain barrier

Tumour metastasis to the brain is a complex process involving crosstalk between the circulating tumour cells and the blood brain barrier (BBB). Astrocytes, which reside in the abluminal surface of the microvasculature of the BBB, are now known to play an essential role in tumour cell migration and i...

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Main Authors: Layla Burn, Nicholas Gutowski, Jacqueline Whatmore, Georgios Giamas, Md Zahidul Islam Pranjol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/FBL/26/9/10.52586/4969