Fibrinogen in neurological diseases: mechanisms, imaging and therapeutics
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 19, 283 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2018.13
Authors: Mark A. Petersen, Jae Kyu Ryu & Katerina Akassoglou
The blood coagulation protein fibrinogen is deposited in the brain in a wide range of neurological diseases and traumatic injuries with blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Recent research has uncovered pleiotropic roles for fibrinogen in the activation of CNS inflammation, induction of scar formation in the
Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Mark A. Petersen Jae Kyu Ryu Katerina Akassoglou Tags: Review Source Type: research