"Unraveling the Development of Brain Blood Vessels"

Researchers have discovered that blood vessels in the brain develop under unique rules, involving a specific enzyme crucial for their invasion into the brain and the establishment of the blood-brain barrier. This finding challenges previous beliefs about vascular formation and offers new possibilities for targeted treatments of neurological diseases by manipulating the mechanisms governing cerebral blood vessels. The study sheds light on brain-specific angiogenesis and the role of Wnt7a/b ligands in controlling this process, providing insights into organ-specific angiogenesis mechanisms.