Oktay Algın and colleagues have published “The Cribriform Plate: A Multifaceted Neuroimmune Hub in CNS Health and Disease” in Medicina (June 2026).
This review looks at the cribriform plate, the thin bone at the base of the skull through which the nerves of smell pass. Recent evidence points to it as a hub for draining brain fluid and for immune activity, rather than a passive barrier. The authors discuss what this means for diagnosing neurological diseases and for delivering drugs through the nose to the brain.
Authors: Kadir Çetinkaya, Oktay Algın