Advances in Brain Barriers and Brain Fluids Research in 2021: Great Progress in a Time of Adversity

Overview

Journal Fluids Barriers CNS

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2022 Jun 10

PMID 35681151

Authors

Richard F Keep

Hazel C Jones

Lester R Drewes

Affiliations

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Abstract

This editorial highlights advances in brain barrier and brain fluid research in 2021. It covers research on components of the blood-brain barrier, neurovascular unit and brain fluid systems; how brain barriers and brain fluid systems are impacted by neurological disorders and their role in disease progression; and advances in strategies for treating such disorders.

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