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    Astrocytes play vital roles in blood-brain barrier (BBB) maintenance, yet how they support BBB integrity under normal or pathological conditions remains poorly defined. Recent evidence suggests that ion homeostasis is a cellular mechanism important for BBB integrity. In the current study, we investigated the function of an astrocyte-specific pH regulator, Slc4a4, in BBB maintenance and repair. We show that astrocytic Slc4a4 is required for normal astrocyte morphological complexity and BBB function. Multi-omics analyses identified increased astrocytic secretion of CCL2 coupled with dysregulated arginine-NO metabolism after Slc4a4 deletion. Using a model of ischemic stroke, we found that loss of Slc4a4 exacerbates BBB disruption, which was rescued by pharmacological or genetic inhibition of the CCL2-CCR2 pathway in vivo. Together, our study identifies the astrocytic Slc4a4-CCL2 and endothelial CCR2 axis as a mechanism controlling BBB integrity and repair, while providing insights for a therapeutic approach against BBB-related CNS disorders. Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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    Qi Ye, Juyeon Jo, Chih-Yen Wang, Heavin Oh, Jiangshan Zhan, Tiffany J Choy, Kyoung In Kim, Angelo D'Alessandro, Yana K Reshetnyak, Sung Yun Jung, Zheng Chen, Sean P Marrelli, Hyun Kyoung Lee. Astrocytic Slc4a4 regulates blood-brain barrier integrity in healthy and stroke brains via a CCL2-CCR2 pathway and NO dysregulation. Cell reports. 2024 May 28;43(5):114193

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    PMID: 38709635

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