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Project

Analysis of the effect of caloric restriction on the choroid plexus epithelial (CPE) cells that form the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB).

Recent research has provided solid ground to the concept that limiting calorie intake slows down brain aging and protects from age-related neurodegenerative diseases. The goal of this project is to study the link between caloric restriction and the choroid plexus epithelial (CPE) cells that form the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB), both in healthy conditions and in the age-related disease Alzheimer’s.

Date:1 Oct 2015 →  30 Sep 2019
Keywords:caloric restriction (CR), blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB), choroid plexus epithelial (CPE) cells, Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Disciplines:Other medical and health sciences, Palliative care and end-of-life care, Food sciences and (bio)technology, Regenerative medicine, Laboratory medicine, Other translational sciences, Other biological sciences, Other paramedical sciences, Other basic sciences, Agricultural animal production, Other health sciences, Nursing, Other chemical sciences, Nutrition and dietetics, Other clinical sciences