Anti-hypertensive agents do not prevent blood-brain barrier dysfunction and cognitive deficits in dietary-induced obese mice

BACKGROUND: While vascular risk factors including Western-styled diet and obesity are reported to induce cognitive decline and increase dementia risk, recent reports consistently suggest that compromised integrity of cerebrovascular blood-brain barrier (BBB) may play an important role in neurodegene...

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Main Authors: Mamo, John, Lam, Virginie, Giles, Corey, Coulson, Stephanie, Fimognari, Nick, Mooranian, Armin, Al-Salami, Hani, Takechi, Ryu
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51539