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From angiogenesis to neuropathology

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Angiogenesis — the growth of new blood vessels — is a crucial force for shaping the nervous system and protecting it from disease. Recent advances have improved our understanding of how the brain and other tissues grow new blood vessels under normal and pathological conditions. Angiogenesis factors, especially vascular endothelial growth factor, are now known to have roles in the birth of new neurons (neurogenesis), the prevention or mitigation of neuronal injury (neuroprotection), and the pathogenesis of stroke, Alzheimer's disease and motor neuron disease. As our understanding of pathophysiology grows, these developments may point the way towards new molecular and cell-based therapies.

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Figure 1: Vascularization of the central nervous system.
Figure 2: Adult neurogenesis.
Figure 3: Mechanisms of direct neuronal effects of VEGF.
Figure 4: VEGF in stroke.
Figure 5: VEGF and motor neuron disease.

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This work was supported by NIH grants NS44921 (D.A.G.) and AG21980 (K.J.) and by the Buck Institute for Age Research.

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