The perivascular pathways for influx of cerebrospinal fluid are most efficient in the midbrain
The perivascular pathways for influx of cerebrospinal fluid are most efficient in the midbrain
Although there are no conventional lymphatic vessels in the brain, fluid and solutes drain along basement membranes (BMs) of cerebral capillaries and arteries towards the subarachnoid space and cervical lymph nodes. Convective influx/glymphatic entry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the brain parenchyma occurs along the pial-glial BMs of arteries. This project tested the hypotheses that pial-glial BM of arteries are thicker in the midbrain, allowing more glymphatic entry of CSF. The in vivo MRI and PET images were obtained from a 4.2-year-old dog, whereas the post-mortem electron microscopy was performed in a 12-year-old dog. We demonstrated a significant increase in the thickness of the pial-glial BM in the midbrain compared with the same BM in different regions of the brain and an increase in the convective influx of fluid from the subarachnoid space. These results are highly significant for the intrathecal drug delivery into the brain, indicating that the midbrain is better equipped for convective influx/glymphatic entry of the CSF.
Animals, Arteries, Basement Membrane, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Dogs, Endothelium, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mesencephalon, Muscle, Smooth, Neuroglia, Pia Mater, Positron-Emission Tomography, Time Factors, Journal Article
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Dobson, Howard
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13 November 2017
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Sharp, Matthew MacGregor
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Cumpsty, Richard
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Criswell, Theodore P.
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Wellman, Tyler
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Finucane, Ciara
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Sullivan, Jenna M
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Weller, Roy O.
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Verma, Ajay
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Carare, Roxana O.
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Dobson, Howard, Sharp, Matthew MacGregor, Cumpsty, Richard, Criswell, Theodore P., Wellman, Tyler, Finucane, Ciara, Sullivan, Jenna M, Weller, Roy O., Verma, Ajay and Carare, Roxana O.
(2017)
The perivascular pathways for influx of cerebrospinal fluid are most efficient in the midbrain.
Clinical Science, 131 (22), .
(doi:10.1042/CS20171265).
Abstract
Although there are no conventional lymphatic vessels in the brain, fluid and solutes drain along basement membranes (BMs) of cerebral capillaries and arteries towards the subarachnoid space and cervical lymph nodes. Convective influx/glymphatic entry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the brain parenchyma occurs along the pial-glial BMs of arteries. This project tested the hypotheses that pial-glial BM of arteries are thicker in the midbrain, allowing more glymphatic entry of CSF. The in vivo MRI and PET images were obtained from a 4.2-year-old dog, whereas the post-mortem electron microscopy was performed in a 12-year-old dog. We demonstrated a significant increase in the thickness of the pial-glial BM in the midbrain compared with the same BM in different regions of the brain and an increase in the convective influx of fluid from the subarachnoid space. These results are highly significant for the intrathecal drug delivery into the brain, indicating that the midbrain is better equipped for convective influx/glymphatic entry of the CSF.
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 October 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 October 2017
Published date: 13 November 2017
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Animals, Arteries, Basement Membrane, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Dogs, Endothelium, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mesencephalon, Muscle, Smooth, Neuroglia, Pia Mater, Positron-Emission Tomography, Time Factors, Journal Article
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