The glymphatic system: implications for drugs for central nervous system diseases

TJ Lohela, TO Lilius, M Nedergaard - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, evidence for a fluid clearance pathway in the central nervous system
known as the glymphatic system has grown. According to the glymphatic system concept …

Glymphatic system: an emerging therapeutic approach for neurological disorders

Y Gao, K Liu, J Zhu - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The functions of the glymphatic system include clearance of the metabolic waste and
modulation of the water transport in the brain, and it forms a brain-wide fluid network along …

Impaired glymphatic and meningeal lymphatic functions in patients with chronic migraine

CH Wu, FC Chang, YF Wang, JF Lirng… - Annals of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to investigate migraine glymphatic and meningeal
lymphatic vessel (mLV) functions. Methods Migraine patients and healthy controls (HCs) …

Could dexmedetomidine be repurposed as a glymphatic enhancer?

NDÅ Persson, P Uusalo, M Nedergaard… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through the central nervous system (CNS) via the
glymphatic pathway to clear the interstitium of metabolic waste. In preclinical studies …

The state of brain activity modulates cerebrospinal fluid transport

LM Miyakoshi, FF Stæger, Q Li, C Pan, L Xie… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Earlier studies based on 2-photon imaging have shown that glymphatic cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) transport is regulated by the sleep-wake cycle. To examine this association, we used …

Hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia as modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and dementia: New evidence, potential therapeutic strategies, and …

A Carey, S Fossati - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes recent evidence on how mid‐life hypertension,
hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) and blood pressure variability, as well as late‐life …

Autonomic nervous system and cardiac neuro-signaling pathway modulation in cardiovascular disorders and Alzheimer's disease

A Elia, S Fossati - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The heart is a functional syncytium controlled by a delicate and sophisticated balance
ensured by the tight coordination of its several cell subpopulations. Accordingly …

The blood-brain barrier, a Key Bridge to treat neurodegenerative diseases

Z Hang, L Zhou, C Xing, Y Wen, H Du - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
As a highly selective and semi-permeable barrier that separates the circulating blood from
the brain and central nervous system (CNS), the blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a critical …

Physiology of glymphatic solute transport and waste clearance from the brain

L Zhao, A Tannenbaum, ENTP Bakker… - …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
This review focuses on the physiology of glymphatic solute transport and waste clearance,
using evidence from experimental animal models as well as from human studies. Specific …

Brain-penetrant calcium channel blockers are associated with a reduced incidence of neuropsychiatric disorders

L Colbourne, PJ Harrison - Molecular Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) differ in their ability to penetrate into the brain.
Pharmacoepidemiological studies suggest that CCBs as a class may have beneficial effects …