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ReviewFluids and barriers of the CNS2025

Restoring brain barriers: an innovative approach for treating neurological disorders.

Sighild Lemarchant, Britta Engelhardt, Francesca Cicchetti, Gregory J Bix, Annette Janus, Yann Godfrin, Hélène Blasco, Matthew Campbell, Aurélie de Rus Jacquet

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Review in Fluids and barriers of the CNS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sighild LemarchantAxoltis Pharma, Lyon, 69008, France. slemarchant@axoltis.com.
Britta EngelhardtTheodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, 3012, Switzerland.
Francesca CicchettiCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada.
Gregory J BixDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Annette JanusAxoltis Pharma, Lyon, 69008, France.
Yann GodfrinAxoltis Pharma, Lyon, 69008, France.
Hélène BlascoUMR 1253 iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, Tours, 37000, France.
Matthew CampbellSmurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Aurélie de Rus JacquetCentre de Recherche du CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Axe Neurosciences, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada. aurelie.jacquet@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complex etiology of neurological disorders is a major challenge to the identification of therapeutic candidates. Tackling brain vascular dysfunction is gaining attention from the scientific community, neurologists and pharmaceutical companies, as a novel disease-modifying strategy. Here, we provide evidence that at least 41% of neurological diseases and related conditions/injuries display a co-pathology of blood-brain and blood-spinal cord barrier alterations and dysfunctions, and we discuss why this figure may represent only a fraction of a larger phenomenon. We further provide clinical evidence that barrier status may contribute to pathological and functional outcomes in patients. Finally, we discuss drug candidates under development to repair brain barriers.

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Blood-Brain BarrierNervous System DiseasesAnimalsHumansAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisBBB disruptionBSCB disruptionClaudin-5Huntington’s diseaseMultiple sclerosisParkinson’s diseaseTherapeutic strategiesTight junction

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PMID40640916
PMCPMC12243347

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