The glymphatic system: a new perspective on brain diseases.

Front Aging Neurosci

Beijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Published: June 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • The glymphatic system is a network in the brain that helps deliver nutrients and remove waste using a pathway associated with specific proteins on astrocyte cells.
  • This paper covers key aspects like the system's structure, how fluids and substances move within it, and the diseases that can affect its function.
  • The authors aim to guide future research by summarizing important findings and methodologies related to the glymphatic system.

Article Abstract

The glymphatic system is a brain-wide perivascular pathway driven by aquaporin-4 on the endfeet of astrocytes, which can deliver nutrients and active substances to the brain parenchyma through periarterial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) influx pathway and remove metabolic wastes through perivenous clearance routes. This paper summarizes the composition, overall fluid flow, solute transport, related diseases, affecting factors, and preclinical research methods of the glymphatic system. In doing so, we aim to provide direction and reference for more relevant researchers in the future.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10308198PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1179988DOI Listing

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