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ArticleScientific reports2026

BBB dynamics: the lifespan perspective.

Xuefang Sophie Ren

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Article in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xuefang Sophie RenDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Xuefang.ren@uth.tmc.edu.

Funding

A Novel Blood Substitution Approach Treats Acute Ischemia in the Aged BrainRF1AG073659 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI REN, XUEFANG SOPHIE · 2025 to 2025
$2.5M
MicroRNAs, Mitochondria and the Blood-Brain Barrier - Therapeutic Targets for StrokeR01NS117606 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Xuefang Sophie Ren · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
A Novel Blood Substitution Approach Treats Acute Ischemia in the Aged BrainR01AG073659 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI REN, XUEFANG SOPHIE · 2024 to 2024
$645k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG073659NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG073659NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117606
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances have shifted our understanding of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) not as a static wall, but as a dynamic and evolving system whose property is variable across the lifespan: acquisitive in early development, heterogeneous in adulthood, and increasingly fragile in aging. This BBB dynamic has called for a conceptional shift in how we understand the physiological and pathological processes related to barrier functions, including CNS drug exposure and age-related neurological disorders (e.g., stroke, vascular dementia). This Editorial offers a lifespan-based perspective of the BBB dynamics, highlighting current knowledge on how the BBB evolves from development through adulthood and into aging. Overall, recognizing the developmental and dynamic nature of the BBB is essential for safer pediatric dosing, more predictable adult therapeutics, and effective vascular strategies for preserving cognitive health.

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AgingBlood-Brain BarrierLongevityAnimalsHumans

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PMID42151253
PMCPMC13184352

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