The VEGFs/VEGFRs system in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: Pathophysiological roles and therapeutic implications

• Main Authors: Claudia Ceci (Author), Pedro Miguel Lacal (Author), Maria Luisa Barbaccia (Author), Nicola Biagio Mercuri (Author), Grazia Graziani (Author), Ada Ledonne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and their cognate receptors (VEGFRs), besides their well-known involvement in physiological angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis and in diseases associated to pathological vessel formation, play multifaceted functions in the central nervous system (CNS). In...