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Front. Cell. Neurosci.
Sec. Cellular Neuropathology
Volume 18 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1455606
This article is part of the Research Topic The Contribution of the Neurovascular Unit in Neuroinflammatory Disease: Insights, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications View all articles

Revisiting a hypothesis: the neurovascular unit as a link between major depression and neurodegenerative disorders

Provisionally accepted
Ravi P. Rajkumar Ravi P. Rajkumar *
  • Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India

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    Keywords: Depression, Neurodegenerative disorders, Dementia, neurovascular unit, bloodbrain barrier, Claudin-5

    Received: 27 Jun 2024; Accepted: 23 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Rajkumar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ravi P. Rajkumar, Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India

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