Abstract
The endothelial cells of the brain microvasculature provide both physical and enzymatic barriers to the exchange of molecules between the extracellular fluid environment of the brain and the systemic circulation. To better understand these barrier properties and the factors that influence them at the cellular level, an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier has been developed using primary cultures of bovine brain microvessel endothelial cells. The focus of the present paper is on the procedures associated with the isolation, culturing, and maintenance of bovine brain microvessel endothelial cells. Experimental applications of the cell culture model in studying the blood-brain barrier and efforts directed at improving the current cell culture model are also discussed.
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