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Broadcast in 2014 The brain is one of the most important organs for living organisms. In order to maintain its advanced functions, our brain has a strong barrier called the blood-brain barrier that prevents the intrusion of foreign substances. In recent years, research on brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease has progressed, and research and development of drugs targeting these diseases has been actively conducted, but the blood-brain barrier prevents even the drugs that are effective against these brain diseases from invading. In order to develop a miracle drug that works on the brain, it is necessary to overcome the great challenge of passing through this barrier. There are still many mysteries surrounding the brain barrier known as the blood-brain barrier. How much do we know about its mechanism? We will approach the forefront of research on the brain barrier. Main interviewees: Toshio Tanaka (Mie University Graduate School), Tetsuya Terasaki (Tohoku University Graduate School), Hiroshi Nagase (University of Tsukuba), Mikio Furuse (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), Masashi Yanagisawa (University of Tsukuba) ****************************************************************************** <Galileo X program website> https://www.web-wac.co.jp/program/gal...