Homeostatic capabilities of the choroid plexus epithelium in Alzheimer's disease

Table 1 Substances distributed to brain by transport at the blood-CSF gateway

Class or group	Examples	Functions	References
Neuropeptides	Arginine vasopressin	Regulation of CSF formation	[8–11]
Growth factors	Basic fibroblast growth factor	Integration of water balance	[55, 104]
Trace elements	Iron	Enzyme function in neurons/glia	[1, 12]
Vitamins	Ascorbate & folate	Antioxidants & co-factors for brain	[13, 14]
Nucleoside bases	Thymidine	Nucleic acids & drug transport	[15, 16]
Protease inhibitors	Cystatin C	Neuroprotection after ischemia	[1, 17]
Hormones	Prolactin & leptin	Modulation of hypothalamus	[18, 19]

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