Description
While the abstract mentions BBB dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and glioblastoma, the mechanistic basis for why different diseases exhibit distinct patterns of endothelial damage and permeability changes is not explained. This knowledge gap limits the development of disease-specific BBB therapeutic strategies.
Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: Brain Endothelial Cells in Blood-Brain Barrier Regulation and Neurological Therapy. (2025, International journal of molecular sciences, PMID:40565303)
Evidence summary
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