Alon Monsonego

Senior Academic

Inflammatory events at blood-brain barrier in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders

implications for clinical disease.

Helga E. de Vries, Gijs Kooij, Dan Frenkel, Spiros Georgopoulos, Alon Monsonego, Damir Janigro

Proper function of the neurovasculature is required for optimal brain function and preventing neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. Within this review, we discuss alterations of the function of the blood-brain barrier in neurologic disorders such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's disease and address potential underlying mechanisms. Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Publication language English
Pages 45-52
Volume 53 Suppl 6
Publication status Published - 01.01.2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neurology
Clinical Neurology