... Kovac et al.: Brain microvascular pericytes are immunoactive in culture: cytokine, chemokine, nitric oxide, and LRP-1 expression in response to lipopolysaccharide. Journal ofNeuroinflammation ... RESEARC H Open Access Brain microvascular pericytes are immunoactive in culture: cytokine, chemokine, nitric oxide, and LRP-1 expression in response to lipopolysaccharideAndrej Kovac2,4, Michelle ... of LRP-1 isincreased in brain pericytes under inflammatoryconditions.Conclusions In conclusion, our results as presented here show thatcultured mouse brain pericytes secreting NO, cytokines,and...