Fluids and Barriers of the CNS (Jun 2022)

Advances in brain barriers and brain fluids research in 2021: great progress in a time of adversity

  • Richard F. Keep,
  • Hazel C. Jones,
  • Lester R. Drewes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-022-00343-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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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.