Impairment of glymphatic pathway function promotes tau pathology after traumatic brain injury

JJ Iliff, MJ Chen, BA Plog, DM Zeppenfeld… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an established risk factor for the early development of
dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, and the post-traumatic brain frequently exhibits …

The glymphatic system's role in traumatic brain injury-related neurodegeneration

ME Peters, CG Lyketsos - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
In at least some individuals who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), there exists a risk of
future neurodegenerative illness. This review focuses on the association between the brain …

Tau depletion prevents progressive blood-brain barrier damage in a mouse model of tauopathy

LJ Blair, HD Frauen, B Zhang, BA Nordhues… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is damaged in tauopathies, including progressive
supranuclear palsy (PSP) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is thought to contribute to …

Focal solute trapping and global glymphatic pathway impairment in a murine model of multiple microinfarcts

M Wang, F Ding, SY Deng, X Guo, W Wang… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Microinfarcts occur commonly in the aging brain as a consequence of diffuse embolic events
and are associated with the development of vascular dementia and Alzheimer9s disease …

[HTML][HTML] Fibrinogen induces microglia-mediated spine elimination and cognitive impairment in an Alzheimer's disease model

M Merlini, VA Rafalski, PER Coronado, TM Gill… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Cerebrovascular alterations are a key feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis.
However, whether vascular damage contributes to synaptic dysfunction and how it …

The impact of neurovascular, blood-brain barrier, and glymphatic dysfunction in neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases

M Braun, JJ Iliff - International review of neurobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
The cerebral vasculature serves as the crossroads of the CNS, supporting exchange of
nutrients, metabolic wastes, solutes and cells between the compartments of the brain …

Magnetic resonance images implicate that glymphatic alterations mediate cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer disease

JL Hsu, YC Wei, CH Toh, IT Hsiao, KJ Lin… - Annals of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The glymphatic system cleans amyloid and tau proteins from the brain in animal
studies of Alzheimer disease (AD). However, there is no direct evidence showing this in …

[HTML][HTML] The blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease

E Zenaro, G Piacentino, G Constantin - Neurobiology of disease, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
pathological accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides and neurofibrillary tangles …

Glymphatic system disruption as a mediator of brain trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy

MJ Sullan, BM Asken, MS Jaffee, ST DeKosky… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an increasingly important issue among veterans, athletes and
the general public. Difficulties with sleep onset and maintenance are among the most …

Clearance systems in the brain—implications for Alzheimer disease

JM Tarasoff-Conway, RO Carare, RS Osorio… - Nature reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Accumulation of toxic protein aggregates—amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and
hyperphosphorylated tau tangles—is the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease (AD) …