The glymphatic system: Current understanding and modeling

T Bohr, PG Hjorth, SC Holst, S Hrabětová, V Kiviniemi… - IScience, 2022 - cell.com
We review theoretical and numerical models of the glymphatic system, which circulates
cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid around the brain, facilitating solute transport. Models …

Pathophysiology and probable etiology of cerebral small vessel disease in vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Y Inoue, F Shue, G Bu, T Kanekiyo - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) is commonly caused by vascular
injuries in cerebral large and small vessels and is a key driver of age-related cognitive …

Alzheimer's disease: From immunotherapy to immunoprevention

M Jucker, LC Walker - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Recent Aβ-immunotherapy trials have yielded the first clear evidence that removing
aggregated Aβ from the brains of symptomatic patients can slow the progression of …

The interconnected causes and consequences of sleep in the brain

LD Lewis - Science, 2021 - science.org
Sleep is essential for brain function in a surprisingly diverse set of ways. In the short term,
lack of sleep leads to impaired memory and attention; in the longer term, it produces …

3D bioprinted multilayered cerebrovascular conduits to study cancer extravasation mechanism related with vascular geometry

W Park, JS Lee, G Gao, BS Kim, DW Cho - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Cerebral vessels are composed of highly complex structures that facilitate blood perfusion
necessary for meeting the high energy demands of the brain. Their geometrical complexities …

Pathological changes within the cerebral vasculature in Alzheimer's disease: New perspectives

RA Fisher, JS Miners, S Love - Brain Pathology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebrovascular disease underpins vascular dementia (VaD), but structural and functional
changes to the cerebral vasculature contribute to disease pathology and cognitive decline in …

Neural activity induced by sensory stimulation can drive large-scale cerebrospinal fluid flow during wakefulness in humans

SD Williams, B Setzer, NE Fultz, Z Valdiviezo… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow maintains healthy brain homeostasis, facilitating solute
transport and the exchange of brain waste products. CSF flow is thus important for brain …

The role of glymphatic system in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

FR Buccellato, M D'Anca, M Serpente, A Arighi… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of neurodegenerative dementia, whilst
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder. These two …

Current understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and magnetic resonance imaging of neurofluids: update from the 2022 “ISMRM Imaging Neurofluids Study group” …

N Agarwal, LD Lewis, L Hirschler… - Journal of magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Neurofluids is a term introduced to define all fluids in the brain and spine such as blood,
cerebrospinal fluid, and interstitial fluid. Neuroscientists in the past millennium have steadily …

Peptides as pharmacological carriers to the brain: promises, shortcomings and challenges

S Parrasia, I Szabò, M Zoratti… - Molecular …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Central nervous system (CNS) diseases are among the most difficult to treat, mainly
because the vast majority of the drugs fail to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) or to reach …