NIH R01 · 2025
Intraventricular Hemorrhage Disrupts the Blood Brain Barrier in Premature Infants
Abstract Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) remains a major neurological complication of prematurity that results in cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, and cognitive deficits. No effective therapy exists to prevent these disorders in infants with IVH. IVH triggers inflammation in the periventricular germinal matrix and adjacent white matter, resulting in maturational arrest of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) and myelination failure. Moreover, there is increased CSF production and concurrent obstruction in CSF flow, which leads to hydrocephalus. IVH- induced injury may disrupt the integrity and function of the blood brain barrier (BBB) and blood-CSF barrier (BCB), allowing myeloid cells…
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