How humble cells in a little-known organ manage brain inflammation

How humble cells in a little-known organ manage brain inflammation

Deep in the brain, sheets of tissue known as the choroid plexus produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and act as a protective barrier between the brain and CSF. But the lab of Maria Lehtinen, Ph.D., at Boston Children’s Hospital has shown that the little-known choroid plexus does much more. For example, it secretes factors that promote the health of the brain and CSF and influence the brain as it develops.

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