{"title":"Blocking SKI-1 to rescue the blood–brain barrier and improve stroke recovery","authors":"Ken Arai, Masafumi Ihara","doi":"10.1038/s44161-025-00683-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The blood–brain barrier is an important therapeutic target in the development of drugs to treat stroke. A recent study finds that inhibiting SKI-1 protects blood–brain barrier integrity and improves neurological recovery in mouse and rabbit models of stroke.","PeriodicalId":74245,"journal":{"name":"Nature cardiovascular research","volume":"4 9","pages":"1040-1042"},"PeriodicalIF":10.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature cardiovascular research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-025-00683-5","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The blood–brain barrier is an important therapeutic target in the development of drugs to treat stroke. A recent study finds that inhibiting SKI-1 protects blood–brain barrier integrity and improves neurological recovery in mouse and rabbit models of stroke.