Novo Nordisk Prize for research on novel therapeutic approaches for brain diseases – EurekAlert

IMAGE: Prof. Dr. Marco Prinz
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Credit: University of Freiburg Medical Center / Britt Schilling
The blood-brain barrier is an impenetrable barrier between the circulating blood and the brain established before birth that prevents immune cells from entering the brain from the body’s immune system. Thus, the brain has its own immune system with a key actor called microglia. As wardens and housekeepers, the microglia play a central role in both monitoring and defending the brain and maintaining…

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