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In the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation model, the intracerebroventricular administration of the recombinant C8G protein protected the integrity of the BBB, whereas shRNA-mediated C8G knockdown enhanced BBB permeability and neutrophil infiltration. Using pharmacological agonists and antagonists of S1PR2, we demonstrated that C8G inhibited the inflammatory activation of ECs in culture by antagonizing S1PR2. In the <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> BBB model, the addition of the recombinant C8G protein preserved endothelial integrity, whereas the knockdown of C8G exacerbated endothelial leakage under inflammatory conditions. 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