Reduction in cardiolipin reduces expression of creatine transporter-1 and creatine transport in growing hCMEC/D3 human brain microvessel endothelial cells
15-eg1053cl The phospholipid cardiolipin (CL) regulates mitochondrial energy production.Endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) play a vital role in uptake of metabolites into the brain and are enriched in mitochondria.We examined how deficiency in BBB endothelial cell CL regulates the expression of selected drug and metabolite transport