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. 2020 Apr 1;9(4):853. doi: 10.3390/cells9040853

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Circulatory toxins and lipopolysaccharides cause blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Circulatory-microbe-secreted toxins, lipopolysaccharides, pathogens, and proinflammatory cytokines disrupt the blood–brain barrier and enter the brain, which activates various apoptotic, inflammatory, and amyloid genic pathways.