This was the year that was: brain barriers and brain fluid research in 2019

Abstract This editorial highlights advances in brain barrier and brain fluid research published in 2019, as well as addressing current controversies and pressing needs. Topics include recent advances related to: the cerebral endothelium and the neurovascular unit; the choroid plexus, arachnoid membr...

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Main Authors: Richard F. Keep, Hazel C. Jones, Lester R. Drewes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12987-020-00181-9
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spelling doaj-28b7bba1d0374da4bca357bc69c6cd9f2020-11-25T01:46:37ZengBMCFluids and Barriers of the CNS2045-81182020-03-0117111410.1186/s12987-020-00181-9This was the year that was: brain barriers and brain fluid research in 2019Richard F. Keep0Hazel C. Jones1Lester R. Drewes2Department of Neurosurgery, University of MichiganGagle Brook HouseDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School DuluthAbstract This editorial highlights advances in brain barrier and brain fluid research published in 2019, as well as addressing current controversies and pressing needs. Topics include recent advances related to: the cerebral endothelium and the neurovascular unit; the choroid plexus, arachnoid membrane; cerebrospinal fluid and the glymphatic hypothesis; the impact of disease states on brain barriers and brain fluids; drug delivery to the brain; and translation of preclinical data to the clinic. This editorial also mourns the loss of two important figures in the field, Malcolm B. Segal and Edward G. Stopa.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12987-020-00181-9
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description Abstract This editorial highlights advances in brain barrier and brain fluid research published in 2019, as well as addressing current controversies and pressing needs. Topics include recent advances related to: the cerebral endothelium and the neurovascular unit; the choroid plexus, arachnoid membrane; cerebrospinal fluid and the glymphatic hypothesis; the impact of disease states on brain barriers and brain fluids; drug delivery to the brain; and translation of preclinical data to the clinic. This editorial also mourns the loss of two important figures in the field, Malcolm B. Segal and Edward G. Stopa.
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