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Abstract
The brain harbors a unique ability to, figuratively speaking, shift its gears. During wakefulness, the brain is geared fully toward processing information and behaving, while homeostatic functions predominate during sleep. The blood-brain barrier establishes a stable environment that is optimal for neuronal function, yet the barrier imposes a physiological problem; transcapillary filtration that forms extracellular fluid in other organs is reduced to a minimum in brain. Consequently, the brain depends on a special fluid [the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)] that is flushed into brain along the unique perivascular spaces created by astrocytic vascular endfeet. We describe this pathway, coined the term glymphatic system, based on its dependency on astrocytic vascular endfeet and their adluminal expression of aquaporin-4 water channels facing toward CSF-filled perivascular spaces. Glymphatic clearance of potentially harmful metabolic or protein waste products, such as amyloid-β, is primarily active during sleep, when its physiological drivers, the cardiac cycle, respiration, and slow vasomotion, together efficiently propel CSF inflow along periarterial spaces. The brain's extracellular space contains an abundance of proteoglycans and hyaluronan, which provide a low-resistance hydraulic conduit that rapidly can expand and shrink during the sleep-wake cycle. We describe this unique fluid system of the brain, which meets the brain's requisites to maintain homeostasis similar to peripheral organs, considering the blood-brain-barrier and the paths for formation and egress of the CSF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martin Kaag Rasmussen
- Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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Trimmel NE, Podgoršak A, Oertel MF, Jucker S, Arras M, Schmid Daners M, Weisskopf M. The Sheep as a Comprehensive Animal Model to Investigate Interdependent Physiological Pressure Propagation and Multiparameter Influence on Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:868567. [PMID: 35431780 PMCID: PMC9008349 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.868567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The present study aims to develop a suitable animal model for evaluating the physiological interactions between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics, hemodynamics, and abdominal compartment pressures. We seek to contribute to the enhanced recognition of the pathophysiology of CSF-dependent neurological disorders like hydrocephalus and the improvement of available treatment options. To date, no comprehensive animal model of CSF dynamics exists, and establishing an accurate model will advance our understanding of complex CSF physiology. Persisting knowledge gaps surrounding the communication and pressure propagation between the cerebrospinal space and adjacent anatomical compartments exacerbate the development of novel therapies for neurological diseases. Hence, the need for further investigation of the interactions of vascular, craniospinal, and abdominal pressures remains beyond dispute. Moreover, the results of this animal study support the optimization of in vitro test benches for medical device development, e.g., ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Six female white alpine sheep were surgically equipped with pressure sensors to investigate the physiological values of intracranial, intrathecal, arterial, central venous, jugular venous, vesical pressure, and four differently located abdominal pressures. These values were measured simultaneously during the acute animal trial with sheep under general anesthesia. Both carotid and femoral arterial blood pressure indicate a reliable and comparable representation of the systematic blood pressure. However, the jugular venous pressure and the central venous pressure in sheep in dorsal recumbency do not correlate well under general anesthesia. Furthermore, there is a trend for possible comparability of lateral intraventricular and lumbar intrathecal pressure. Nevertheless, animal body position during measurements must be considered since different body constitutions can alter the horizontal line between the cerebral ventricles and the lumbar subarachnoid space. While intra-abdominal pressure measurement in the four different abdominal quadrants yielded greater inter-individual variability, intra-vesical pressure measurements in our setting delivered comparable values for all sheep. We established a novel and comprehensive ovine animal model to investigate interdependent physiologic pressure propagation and multiparameter influences on CSF dynamics. The results of this study will contribute to further in vitro bench testing, the derivation of novel quantitative models, and the development of a pathologic ovine hydrocephalus model.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nina Eva Trimmel
- Center for Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Podgoršak A, Trimmel NE, Oertel MF, Qvarlander S, Arras M, Eklund A, Weisskopf M, Schmid Daners M. Intercompartmental communication between the cerebrospinal and adjacent spaces during intrathecal infusions in an acute ovine in-vivo model. Fluids Barriers CNS 2022; 19:2. [PMID: 34983575 PMCID: PMC8725268 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-021-00300-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Introduction The treatment of hydrocephalus has been a topic of intense research ever since the first clinically successful use of a valved cerebrospinal fluid shunt 72 years ago. While ample studies elucidating different phenomena impacting this treatment exist, there are still gaps to be filled. Specifically, how intracranial, intrathecal, arterial, and venous pressures react and communicate with each other simultaneously. Methods An in-vivo sheep trial (n = 6) was conducted to evaluate and quantify the communication existing within the cranio-spinal, arterial, and venous systems (1 kHz sampling frequency). Standardized intrathecal infusion testing was performed using an automated infusion apparatus, including bolus and constant pressure infusions. Bolus infusions entailed six lumbar intrathecal infusions of 2 mL Ringer’s solution. Constant pressure infusions were comprised of six regulated pressure steps of 3.75 mmHg for periods of 7 min each. Mean pressure reactions, pulse amplitude reactions, and outflow resistance were calculated. Results All sheep showed intracranial pressure reactions to acute increases of intrathecal pressure, with four of six sheep showing clear cranio-spinal communication. During bolus infusions, the increases of mean pressure for intrathecal, intracranial, arterial, and venous pressure were 16.6 ± 0.9, 15.4 ± 0.8, 3.9 ± 0.8, and 0.1 ± 0.2 mmHg with corresponding pulse amplitude increases of 2.4 ± 0.3, 1.3 ± 0.3, 1.3 ± 0.3, and 0.2 ± 0.1 mmHg, respectively. During constant pressure infusions, mean increases from baseline were 14.6 ± 3.8, 15.5 ± 4.2, 4.2 ± 8.2, and 3.2 ± 2.4 mmHg with the corresponding pulse amplitude increases of 2.5 ± 3.6, 2.5 ± 3.0, 7.7 ± 4.3, and 0.7 ± 2.0 mmHg for intrathecal, intracranial, arterial, and venous pulse amplitude, respectively. Outflow resistances were calculated as 51.6 ± 7.8 and 77.8 ± 14.5 mmHg/mL/min for the bolus and constant pressure infusion methods, respectively—showing deviations between the two estimation methods. Conclusions Standardized infusion tests with multi-compartmental pressure recordings in sheep have helped capture distinct reactions between the intrathecal, intracranial, arterial, and venous systems. Volumetric pressure changes in the intrathecal space have been shown to propagate to the intraventricular and arterial systems in our sample, and to the venous side in individual cases. These results represent an important step into achieving a more complete quantitative understanding of how an acute rise in intrathecal pressure can propagate and influence other systems.
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- Anthony Podgoršak
- Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Umea University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Umea University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Perrotte M, Lazardeux J, Sistiaga PP, Chazalviel L, Saulnier R, Metayer T, Isnard C, Emery E, Auvray P, Vivien D, Gaberel T. An updated model of hydrocephalus in sheep to evaluate the performance of a device for ambulatory wireless monitoring of cerebral pressure through shunts. Neurochirurgie 2021; 68:300-308. [PMID: 34774581 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2021.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion by shunts is the most common surgical treatment for hydrocephalus. Though effective, shunts are associated with risk of dysfunction leading to multiple surgical revisions, affecting patient quality-of-life and incurring high healthcare costs. There is a need for ambulatory monitoring systems for life-long assessment of shunt status. The present study aimed to develop a preclinical model assessing the feasibility of our wireless device for continuous monitoring of cerebral pressure in shunts. METHODS We first adapted a previous hydrocephalus model in sheep, which used an intracisternal kaolin injection. Seven animals were used to establish the model, and 1 sheep with naturally dilated ventricles was used as control. Hydrocephalus was confirmed by clinical examination and brain imaging before inserting the ventriculoperitoneal shunts and the monitoring device allowing continuous measurement of the pressure through the shunt for a few days in 3 sheep. An external ventricular drain was used as gold-standard. RESULTS Our results showed that a reduction in kaolin dose associated to postoperative management was crucial to reduce morbidity and mortality rates in the model. Ventriculomegaly was confirmed by imaging 4 days after injection of 75 mg kaolin into the cisterna magna. For the implanted sheep, recordings revealed high sensitivity of our sensor in detecting fluctuations in cerebral pressure compared to conventional measurements. CONCLUSIONS This proof-of-concept study highlights the potential of this preclinical model for testing new shunt devices.
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- Morgane Perrotte
- Research and Development Department, Neurallys, Colombelles, Normandie, France.
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- Research and Development Department, Neurallys, Colombelles, Normandie, France
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- UMR6301-ISTCT, CNRS, CERVOxy Group, GIP Cyceron, Caen, Normandie, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, Normandie, France; INSERM, UMR-S U1237, Pathophysiology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders, University Caen-Normandy, University Hospital of Caen, GIP Cyceron, Caen, Normandie, France
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- Department of Microbiology, University Caen-Normandy, UNICAEN, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, Normandie, France; UNICAEN/UNIROUEN, EA2656 GRAM 2.0, University Caen-Normandy, Caen, Normandie, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, Normandie, France; INSERM, UMR-S U1237, Pathophysiology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders, University Caen-Normandy, University Hospital of Caen, GIP Cyceron, Caen, Normandie, France
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- Research and Development Department, Neurallys, Colombelles, Normandie, France
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- INSERM, UMR-S U1237, Pathophysiology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders, University Caen-Normandy, University Hospital of Caen, GIP Cyceron, Caen, Normandie, France; Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, Normandie, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, Normandie, France; INSERM, UMR-S U1237, Pathophysiology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders, University Caen-Normandy, University Hospital of Caen, GIP Cyceron, Caen, Normandie, France
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Current concepts on communication between the central nervous system and peripheral immunity via lymphatics: what roles do lymphatics play in brain and spinal cord disease pathogenesis? Biol Futur 2021; 72:45-60. [PMID: 34554497 DOI: 10.1007/s42977-021-00066-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
The central nervous system (CNS) lacks conventional lymphatics within the CNS parenchyma, yet still maintains fluid homeostasis and immunosurveillance. How the CNS communicates with systemic immunity has thus been a topic of interest for scientists in the past century, which has led to several theories of CNS drainage routes. In addition to perineural routes, rediscoveries of lymphatics surrounding the CNS in the meninges revealed an extensive network of lymphatics, which we now know play a significant role in fluid homeostasis and immunosurveillance. These meningeal lymphatic networks exist along the superior sagittal sinus and transverse sinus dorsal to the brain, near the cribriform plate below the olfactory bulbs, at the base of the brain, and surrounding the spinal cord. Inhibition of one or all of these lymphatic networks can reduce CNS autoimmunity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), while augmenting these lymphatic networks can improve immunosurveillance, immunotherapy, and clearance in glioblastoma, Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, and cerebrovascular injury. In this review, we will provide historical context of how CNS drainage contributes to immune surveillance, how more recently published studies fit meningeal lymphatics into the context of CNS homeostasis and neuroinflammation, identify the complex dualities of lymphatic function during neuroinflammation and how therapeutics targeting lymphatic function may be more complicated than currently appreciated, and conclude by identifying some unresolved questions and controversies that may guide future research.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroimmune Crosstalk in the Pathogenesis of Stroke. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179486. [PMID: 34502395 PMCID: PMC8431165 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Stroke disrupts the homeostatic balance within the brain and is associated with a significant accumulation of necrotic cellular debris, fluid, and peripheral immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS). Additionally, cells, antigens, and other factors exit the brain into the periphery via damaged blood–brain barrier cells, glymphatic transport mechanisms, and lymphatic vessels, which dramatically influence the systemic immune response and lead to complex neuroimmune communication. As a result, the immunological response after stroke is a highly dynamic event that involves communication between multiple organ systems and cell types, with significant consequences on not only the initial stroke tissue injury but long-term recovery in the CNS. In this review, we discuss the complex immunological and physiological interactions that occur after stroke with a focus on how the peripheral immune system and CNS communicate to regulate post-stroke brain homeostasis. First, we discuss the post-stroke immune cascade across different contexts as well as homeostatic regulation within the brain. Then, we focus on the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain and their ability to coordinate both immune response and fluid homeostasis within the brain after stroke. Finally, we discuss how therapeutic manipulation of peripheral systems may provide new mechanisms to treat stroke injury.
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Bothwell SW, Omileke D, Hood RJ, Pepperall DG, Azarpeykan S, Patabendige A, Spratt NJ. Altered Cerebrospinal Fluid Clearance and Increased Intracranial Pressure in Rats 18 h After Experimental Cortical Ischaemia. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:712779. [PMID: 34434088 PMCID: PMC8380845 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.712779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Oedema-independent intracranial pressure (ICP) rise peaks 20-22-h post-stroke in rats and may explain early neurological deterioration. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume changes may be involved. Cranial CSF clearance primarily occurs via the cervical lymphatics and movement into the spinal portion of the cranio-spinal compartment. We explored whether impaired CSF clearance at these sites could explain ICP rise after stroke. We recorded ICP at baseline and 18-h post-stroke, when we expect changes contributing to peak ICP to be present. CSF clearance was assessed in rats receiving photothrombotic stroke or sham surgery by intraventricular tracer infusion. Tracer concentration was quantified in the deep cervical lymph nodes ex vivo and tracer transit to the spinal subarachnoid space was imaged in vivo. ICP rose significantly from baseline to 18-h post-stroke in stroke vs. sham rats [median = 5 mmHg, interquartile range (IQR) = 0.1-9.43, n = 12, vs. -0.3 mmHg, IQR = -1.9-1.7, n = 10], p = 0.03. There was a bimodal distribution of rats with and without ICP rise. Tracer in the deep cervical lymph nodes was significantly lower in stroke with ICP rise (0 μg/mL, IQR = 0-0.11) and without ICP rise (0 μg/mL, IQR = 0-4.47) compared with sham rats (4.17 μg/mL, IQR = 0.74-8.51), p = 0.02. ICP rise was inversely correlated with faster CSF transit to the spinal subarachnoid space (R = -0.59, p = 0.006, Spearman's correlation). These data suggest that reduced cranial clearance of CSF via cervical lymphatics may contribute to post-stroke ICP rise, partially compensated via increased spinal CSF outflow.
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- Steven W Bothwell
- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.,Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Hsu M, Laaker C, Sandor M, Fabry Z. Neuroinflammation-Driven Lymphangiogenesis in CNS Diseases. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:683676. [PMID: 34248503 PMCID: PMC8261156 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.683676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The central nervous system (CNS) undergoes immunosurveillance despite the lack of conventional antigen presenting cells and lymphatic vessels in the CNS parenchyma. Additionally, the CNS is bathed in a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF is continuously produced, and consequently must continuously clear to maintain fluid homeostasis despite the lack of conventional lymphatics. During neuroinflammation, there is often an accumulation of fluid, antigens, and immune cells to affected areas of the brain parenchyma. Failure to effectively drain these factors may result in edema, prolonged immune response, and adverse clinical outcome as observed in conditions including traumatic brain injury, ischemic and hypoxic brain injury, CNS infection, multiple sclerosis (MS), and brain cancer. Consequently, there has been renewed interest surrounding the expansion of lymphatic vessels adjacent to the CNS which are now thought to be central in regulating the drainage of fluid, cells, and waste out of the CNS. These lymphatic vessels, found at the cribriform plate, dorsal dural meninges, base of the brain, and around the spinal cord have each been implicated to have important roles in various CNS diseases. In this review, we discuss the contribution of meningeal lymphatics to these processes during both steady-state conditions and neuroinflammation, as well as discuss some of the many still unknown aspects regarding the role of meningeal lymphatics in neuroinflammation. Specifically, we focus on the observed phenomenon of lymphangiogenesis by a subset of meningeal lymphatics near the cribriform plate during neuroinflammation, and discuss their potential roles in immunosurveillance, fluid clearance, and access to the CSF and CNS compartments. We propose that manipulating CNS lymphatics may be a new therapeutic way to treat CNS infections, stroke, and autoimmunity.
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- Martin Hsu
- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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Fahmy LM, Chen Y, Xuan S, Haacke EM, Hu J, Jiang Q. All Central Nervous System Neuro- and Vascular-Communication Channels Are Surrounded With Cerebrospinal Fluid. Front Neurol 2021; 12:614636. [PMID: 34220663 PMCID: PMC8247447 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.614636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Recent emerging evidence has highlighted the potential critical role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in cerebral waste clearance and immunomodulation. It is already very well-established that the central nervous system (CNS) is completely submerged in CSF on a macro-level; but to what extent is this true on a micro-level? Specifically, within the peri-neural and peri-vascular spaces within the CNS parenchyma. Therefore, the objective of this study was to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to simultaneously map the presence of CSF within all peri-neural (cranial and spinal nerves) and peri-vascular spaces in vivo in humans. Four MRI protocols each with five participants were used to image the CSF in the brain and spinal cord. Our findings indicated that all CNS neuro- and vascular-communication channels are surrounded with CSF. In other words, all peri-neural spaces surrounding the cranial and spinal nerves as well as all peri-vascular spaces surrounding MRI-visible vasculature were filled with CSF. These findings suggest that anatomically, substance exchange between the brain parenchyma and outside tissues including lymphatic ones can only occur through CSF pathways and/or vascular pathways, warranting further investigation into its implications in cerebral waste clearance and immunity.
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- Lara M Fahmy
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, United States
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Kaur J, Davoodi-Bojd E, Fahmy LM, Zhang L, Ding G, Hu J, Zhang Z, Chopp M, Jiang Q. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Modeling of the Glymphatic System. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10060344. [PMID: 32471025 PMCID: PMC7344900 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10060344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The glymphatic system is a newly discovered waste drainage pathway in the brain; it plays an important role in many neurological diseases. Ongoing research utilizing various cerebrospinal fluid tracer infusions, either directly or indirectly into the brain parenchyma, is investigating clearance pathways by using distinct imaging techniques. In the present review, we discuss the role of the glymphatic system in various neurological diseases and efflux pathways of brain waste clearance based on current evidence and controversies. We mainly focus on new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modeling techniques, along with traditional computational modeling, for a better understanding of the glymphatic system function. Future sophisticated modeling techniques hold the potential to generate quantitative maps for glymphatic system parameters that could contribute to the diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis of neurological diseases. The non-invasive nature of MRI may provide a safe and effective way to translate glymphatic system measurements from bench-to-bedside.
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- Jasleen Kaur
- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
- Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
- Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (J.K.); (E.D.-B.); (L.M.F.); (L.Z.); (G.D.); (Z.Z.); (M.C.)
- Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-313-916-8735; Fax: +1-313-916-1324
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Hsu M, Rayasam A, Kijak JA, Choi YH, Harding JS, Marcus SA, Karpus WJ, Sandor M, Fabry Z. Neuroinflammation-induced lymphangiogenesis near the cribriform plate contributes to drainage of CNS-derived antigens and immune cells. Nat Commun 2019; 10:229. [PMID: 30651548 PMCID: PMC6335416 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08163-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There are no conventional lymphatic vessels within the CNS parenchyma, although it has been hypothesized that lymphatics near the cribriform plate or dura maintain fluid homeostasis and immune surveillance during steady-state conditions. However, the role of these lymphatic vessels during neuroinflammation is not well understood. We report that lymphatic vessels near the cribriform plate undergo lymphangiogenesis in a VEGFC – VEGFR3 dependent manner during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and drain both CSF and cells that were once in the CNS parenchyma. Lymphangiogenesis also contributes to the drainage of CNS derived antigens that leads to antigen specific T cell proliferation in the draining lymph nodes during EAE. In contrast, meningeal lymphatics do not undergo lymphangiogenesis during EAE, suggesting heterogeneity in CNS lymphatics. We conclude that increased lymphangiogenesis near the cribriform plate can contribute to the management of neuroinflammation-induced fluid accumulation and immune surveillance. Lymphangiogenesis occurs in the context of systemic inflammation and development but has not been reported for the lymphatics that surround the CNS. Here the authors show that in the context of experimental autoimmune encephatlitis, lymphangiogenesis occurs at the cribriform plate, but not the meninges, and contributes to immune cell and antigen drainage.
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- Martin Hsu
- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5T 3L9, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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Breslin JW, Yang Y, Scallan JP, Sweat RS, Adderley SP, Murfee WL. Lymphatic Vessel Network Structure and Physiology. Compr Physiol 2018; 9:207-299. [PMID: 30549020 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c180015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The lymphatic system is comprised of a network of vessels interrelated with lymphoid tissue, which has the holistic function to maintain the local physiologic environment for every cell in all tissues of the body. The lymphatic system maintains extracellular fluid homeostasis favorable for optimal tissue function, removing substances that arise due to metabolism or cell death, and optimizing immunity against bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other antigens. This article provides a comprehensive review of important findings over the past century along with recent advances in the understanding of the anatomy and physiology of lymphatic vessels, including tissue/organ specificity, development, mechanisms of lymph formation and transport, lymphangiogenesis, and the roles of lymphatics in disease. © 2019 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 9:207-299, 2019.
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- Jerome W Breslin
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, Tampa, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Weller RO, Sharp MM, Christodoulides M, Carare RO, Møllgård K. The meninges as barriers and facilitators for the movement of fluid, cells and pathogens related to the rodent and human CNS. Acta Neuropathol 2018; 135:363-385. [PMID: 29368214 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-018-1809-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Meninges that surround the CNS consist of an outer fibrous sheet of dura mater (pachymeninx) that is also the inner periosteum of the skull. Underlying the dura are the arachnoid and pia mater (leptomeninges) that form the boundaries of the subarachnoid space. In this review we (1) examine the development of leptomeninges and their role as barriers and facilitators in the foetal CNS. There are two separate CSF systems during early foetal life, inner CSF in the ventricles and outer CSF in the subarachnoid space. As the foramina of Magendi and Luschka develop, one continuous CSF system evolves. Due to the lack of arachnoid granulations during foetal life, it is most likely that CSF is eliminated by lymphatic drainage pathways passing through the cribriform plate and nasal submucosa. (2) We then review the fine structure of the adult human and rodent leptomeninges to establish their roles as barriers and facilitators for the movement of fluid, cells and pathogens. Leptomeningeal cells line CSF spaces, including arachnoid granulations and lymphatic drainage pathways, and separate elements of extracellular matrix from the CSF. The leptomeningeal lining facilitates the traffic of inflammatory cells within CSF but also allows attachment of bacteria such as Neisseria meningitidis and of tumour cells as CSF metastases. Single layers of leptomeningeal cells extend into the brain closely associated with the walls of arteries so that there are no perivascular spaces around arteries in the cerebral cortex. Perivascular spaces surrounding arteries in the white matter and basal ganglia relate to their two encompassing layers of leptomeninges. (3) Finally we examine the roles of ligands expressed by leptomeningeal cells for the attachment of inflammatory cells, bacteria and tumour cells as understanding these roles may aid the design of therapeutic strategies to manage developmental, autoimmune, infectious and neoplastic diseases relating to the CSF, the leptomeninges and the associated CNS.
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Liu H, Ni Z, Chen Y, Wang D, Qi Y, Zhang Q, Wang S. Olfactory route for cerebrospinal fluid drainage into the cervical lymphatic system in a rabbit experimental model. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:766-71. [PMID: 25737700 PMCID: PMC4345659 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The present study analyzed the anatomical association between intracranial subarachnoid space and the cervical lymphatic system. X-ray contrast medium and Microfil(®) (Microfil compounds fill and opacify microvascular and other spaces of non-surviving animals and post-mortem tissue under physiological injection pressure) were injected into the cisterna magna of the rabbit, and perineural routes of cerebrospinal fluid outflow into the lymphatic system were visualized. Under a surgical operating microscope, Microfil was found within the subarachnoid space and along the olfactory nerves. At the nasal mucosa, a lymphatic network was identified near the olfactory nerves, which crossed the nasopharyngeal region and finally emptied into the superficial and deep cervical lymph nodes. Under a light microscope, Microfil was visible around the olfactory nerves and within lymphatic vessels. These results suggested that cerebrospinal fluid drained from the subarachnoid space along the olfactory nerves to nasal lymphatic vessels, which in turn, emptied into the cervical lymph nodes. This anatomical route, therefore, allowed connection between the central nervous system and the lymphatic system.
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- Haisheng Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yuquan Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yuquan Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yuquan Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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Chen L, Elias G, Yostos MP, Stimec B, Fasel J, Murphy K. Pathways of cerebrospinal fluid outflow: a deeper understanding of resorption. Neuroradiology 2014; 57:139-47. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-014-1461-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mattei TA, Sambhara D, Bond BJ, Lin J. Clinical outcomes of temporary shunting for infants with cerebral pseudomeningocele. Childs Nerv Syst 2014; 30:283-91. [PMID: 23881425 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2230-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although in the case of subdural collections temporary shunting has been suggested as a viable alternative for definitive drainage of the accumulated fluid until restoration of the normal CSF dynamics, there is no agreement on the best management strategy for pseudomeningocele. METHODS The authors performed a retrospective chart review in order to evaluate the clinical outcomes of infants temporarily shunted for pseudomeningocele without encephalocele at our institution (The University of Illinois at Peoria/Illinois Neurological Institute) in the period from 2004 to 2012. The epidemiological characteristics, clinical management, and final outcomes of such subpopulation were compared with a control group which received temporary shunting for subdural hematomas (SDH) during the same period. RESULTS Four patients (100% male) ranging in age from 8.9 to 27.1 months (mean = 13.88) with pseudomeningocele and 17 patients (64.7% male) ranging in age from 1.9 to 11.8 months (mean = 4.15) with SDH were identified. Although the initial management included sequential percutaneous subdural tapping in 82% of the patients, all children ultimately failed such strategy, requiring either subdural-peritoneal (81% of the cases) or subgaleal-peritoneal (19% of the cases) shunting. The mean implant duration was 201 days for the pseudomeningocele group and 384 days for the SDH one. Mean post-shunt hospitalization was 2 days for patients with pseudomeningocele and 4 days for patients with SDH. There was no statistical difference in terms of complications, length of hospitalization post-shunting, or clinical outcomes between the patients with pseudomeningocele and those with SDH. CONCLUSIONS Temporary shunting of infants with pseudo-meningocele constitutes a viable therapeutic alternative with favorable clinical outcomes and a low risk of shunt dependency similar to those of children with SDH.
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- Tobias A Mattei
- Department of Neurosurgery, Illinois Neurological Institute (INI), University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP), 530 NE Glen Oak, 61637, Peoria, IL, USA,
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Nabiuni M, Rasouli J, Parivar K, Kochesfehani HM, Irian S, Miyan JA. In vitro effects of fetal rat cerebrospinal fluid on viability and neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells. Fluids Barriers CNS 2012; 9:8. [PMID: 22494846 PMCID: PMC3386012 DOI: 10.1186/2045-8118-9-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Fetal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contains many neurotrophic and growth factors and has been shown to be capable of supporting viability, proliferation and differentiation of primary cortical progenitor cells. Rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells have been widely used as an in vitro model of neuronal differentiation since they differentiate into sympathetic neuron-like cells in response to growth factors. This study aimed to establish whether PC12 cells were responsive to fetal CSF and therefore whether they might be used to investigate CSF physiology in a stable cell line lacking the time-specific response patterns of primary cells previously described. Methods In vitro assays of viability, proliferation and differentiation were carried out after incubation of PC12 cells in media with and without addition of fetal rat CSF. An MTT tetrazolium assay was used to assess cell viability and/or cell proliferation. Expression of neural differentiation markers (MAP-2 and β-III tubulin) was determined by immunocytochemistry. Formation and growth of neurites was measured by image analysis. Results PC12 cells differentiate into neuronal cell types when exposed to bFGF. Viability and cell proliferation of PC12 cells cultured in CSF-supplemented medium from E18 rat fetuses were significantly elevated relative to the control group. Neuronal-like outgrowths from cells appeared following the application of bFGF or CSF from E17 and E19 fetuses but not E18 or E20 CSF. Beta-III tubulin was expressed in PC12 cells cultured in any media except that supplemented with E18 CSF. MAP-2 expression was found in control cultures and in those with E17 and E19 CSF. MAP2 was located in neurites except in E17 CSF when the whole cell was positive. Conclusions Fetal rat CSF supports viability and stimulates proliferation and neurogenic differentiation of PC12 cells in an age-dependent way, suggesting that CSF composition changes with age. This feature may be important in vivo for the promotion of normal brain development. There were significant differences in the effects on PC12 cells compared to primary cortical cells. This suggests there is an interaction in vivo between developmental stage of cells and the composition of CSF. The data presented here support an important, perhaps driving role for CSF composition, specifically neurotrophic factors, in neuronal survival, proliferation and differentiation. The effects of CSF on PC12 cells can thus be used to further investigate the role of CSF in driving development without the confounding issues of using primary cells.
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- Mohammad Nabiuni
- Faculty of Life sciences, The University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
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Ek CJ, Dziegielewska KM, Habgood MD, Saunders NR. Barriers in the developing brain and Neurotoxicology. Neurotoxicology 2011; 33:586-604. [PMID: 22198708 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Revised: 12/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/11/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The brain develops and grows within a well-controlled internal environment that is provided by cellular exchange mechanisms in the interfaces between blood, cerebrospinal fluid and brain. These are generally referred to by the term "brain barriers": blood-brain barrier across the cerebral endothelial cells and blood-CSF barrier across the choroid plexus epithelial cells. An essential component of barrier mechanisms is the presence of tight junctions between the endothelial and epithelial cells of these interfaces. This review outlines historical evidence for the presence of effective barrier mechanisms in the embryo and newborn and provides an up to date description of recent morphological, biochemical and molecular data for the functional effectiveness of these barriers. Intercellular tight junctions between cerebral endothelial cells and between choroid plexus epithelial cells are functionally effective as soon as they differentiate. Many of the influx and efflux mechanisms are not only present from early in development, but the genes for some are expressed at much higher levels in the embryo than in the adult and there is physiological evidence that these transport systems are functionally more active in the developing brain. This substantial body of evidence supporting the concept of well developed barrier mechanisms in the developing brain is contrasted with the widespread belief amongst neurotoxicologists that "the" blood-brain barrier is immature or even absent in the embryo and newborn. A proper understanding of the functional capacity of the barrier mechanisms to restrict the entry of harmful substances or administered therapeutics into the developing brain is critical. This knowledge would assist the clinical management of pregnant mothers and newborn infants and development of protocols for evaluation of risks of drugs used in pregnancy and the neonatal period prior to their introduction into clinical practice.
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- C Joakim Ek
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Haratz K, Viñals F, Lev D, Feit H, Ben-Sira L, Lerman-Sagie T, Malinger G. Fetal optic nerve sheath measurement as a non-invasive tool for assessment of increased intracranial pressure. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2011; 38:646-651. [PMID: 21584889 DOI: 10.1002/uog.9050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the sonographic technique for assessment of the fetal optic nerve sheath and to report on three fetuses with intracranial lesions and enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) compared with normal controls matched for gestational age (GA). METHODS In this cross-sectional study ONSD was measured sonographically in three fetuses (aged 23, 24 and 35 gestational weeks) with intracranial findings associated with increased intracranial pressure (ICP; dural thrombosis and intracranial tumors) as well as 42 healthy controls matched for GA ± 1 week (aged 22-25 and 34-36 weeks). For fetal eye assessment, transabdominal and transvaginal routes and high-resolution transducers were used for optimal visualization depending on fetal position. Measurements were made using an axial view at the level of the orbits, with the fetal face positioned towards the transducer. The ONSD was measured 1.5 or 2 mm behind the papilla (depending on GA) in all fetuses. Mean ± 2 SD ONSD of controls were calculated for each GA and compared with data from the three fetuses with intracranial pathology. RESULTS In the 42 normal fetuses, ONSD increased from 1.2 mm at 23 weeks to 2.6 mm at 36 weeks. The measurements at 36 weeks correlated well with those observed in newborns. ONSD measurements of the three cases were above mean + 2 SD of values obtained from healthy controls at the same GA and also exceeded values of fetuses that were 1 week older. CONCLUSIONS Fetal ONSD measurement is feasible using a technique similar to that used in adults and children. ONSD enlargement was observed in all three fetuses with intracranial lesions and may be an early tool with which to diagnose increased ICP.
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- K Haratz
- Fetal Neurology Clinic, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
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Park JH, Park YS, Suk JS, Park SW, Hwang SN, Nam TK, Kim YB, Lee WB. Cerebrospinal fluid pathways from cisterns to ventricles in N-butyl cyanoacrylate-induced hydrocephalic rats. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011; 8:640-6. [PMID: 22132924 DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.peds1190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Cerebrospinal fluid typically enters the subarachnoid space from the ventricles via the fourth ventricular foramina. However, there is clinical evidence that CSF also flows in the opposite direction. Ventricular reflux of CSF from a cistern is a well-known phenomenon in radioisotope studies in patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Additionally, the presence of ventricular blood in acute subarachnoid hemorrhage is frequently observed. The goal of this investigation was to examine the potential CSF pathways from cisterns to ventricles. The authors examined pathways in rat models in which they occluded the fourth ventricular outlets and injected a tracer into the subarachnoid space. METHODS The model for acute obstructive hydrocephalus was induced using N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) in 10 Sprague-Dawley rats. After 3 days, cationized ferritin was infused into the lumbar subarachnoid space to highlight retrograde CSF flow pathways. The animals were sacrificed at 48 hours, and the brains were prepared. The CSF flow pathway was traced by staining the ferritin with ferrocyanide. RESULTS Ferritin was observed in the third ventricle in 7 of 8 rats with hydrocephalus and in the temporal horn of the lateral ventricles in 4 of 8 rats with hydrocephalus. There was no definite staining in the aqueduct, which suggests that the ventricular reflux originated from routes other than through the fourth ventricular outlets. CONCLUSIONS The interfaces between the quadrigeminal cistern and third ventricle and those between the ambient cistern and lateral ventricle appear to be potential sites of CSF reflux from cisterns to ventricles in obstructive hydrocephalus.
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- Jong-Hyuk Park
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease of unknown etiology associated with increased intracranial pressure, predominantly affecting obese females of childbearing age. The history of IIH is quite unique, featuring only limited advancements in evidenced-based treatments, but boasting literally countless changes in nomenclature, proposed etiology, and conceptual approach. Despite its elusive pathogenesis, an evolution of our approach to IIH can be traced sequentially through identifiable periods. Contemporary research suggests that we are approaching a new phase in IIH, redefining it as a global neurologic syndrome with more far-reaching effects than previously realized.
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- Kapil G Kapoor
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77550, USA.
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Pollay M. The function and structure of the cerebrospinal fluid outflow system. Cerebrospinal Fluid Res 2010; 7:9. [PMID: 20565964 PMCID: PMC2904716 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8454-7-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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This review traces the development of our understanding of the anatomy and physiological properties of the two systems responsible for the drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the systemic circulation. The roles of the cranial and spinal arachnoid villi (AV) and the lymphatic outflow systems are evaluated as to the dominance of one over the other in various species and degree of animal maturation. The functional capabilities of the total CSF drainage system are presented, with evidence that the duality of the system is supported by the changes in fluid outflow dynamics in human and sub-human primates in hydrocephalus. The review also reconciles the relative importance and alterations of each of the outflow systems in a variety of clinical pathological conditions.
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Kim JH, Jeon HW, Woo EJ, Park HM. Dilation of the olfactory bulb cavity concurrent with hydrocephalus in four small breed dogs. J Vet Sci 2009; 10:173-5. [PMID: 19461216 PMCID: PMC2801114 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2009.10.2.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Four small breed dogs were admitted with seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed dilation of the olfactory bulb cavity as well as enlargement of the lateral ventricles. These findings demonstrate that dilation of the olfactory bulb cavity can occur concurrent with hydrocephalus. This is the first description of the clinical and MRI features of dilation of the olfactory bulb cavity concurrent with hydrocephalus in dogs.
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- Jung Hyun Kim
- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, BK21 Basic & Diagnostic Veterinary Specialist Program for Animal Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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Kapoor KG, Katz SE, Grzybowski DM, Lubow M. Cerebrospinal fluid outflow: an evolving perspective. Brain Res Bull 2008; 77:327-34. [PMID: 18793703 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2008] [Accepted: 08/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) serves numerous important functions in the central nervous system. Despite numerous reports characterizing CSF and its circulation in the subarachnoid space, our understanding of CSF outflow remains limited. Although initial work suggested that both arachnoid granulations and lymphatic capillaries shared in the role of CSF outflow, predominant work since then has focused on the arachnoid granulations. A growing body of recent evidence not only suggests the importance of both arachnoid granulations and lymphatic capillaries, but also additional contributions through transependymal passage likely share in the role of CSF outflow. Consideration of all mechanisms and pathways will help us to better understand the significance of CSF outflow, in health and disease. Here we review how the present concept of CSF outflow has evolved, including a historical review of significant findings and a discussion of the latest innovative developments.
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- Kapil G Kapoor
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Kapoor KG. Do patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension suffer from hyposmia? Med Hypotheses 2008; 71:816-7. [PMID: 18584972 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Johanson CE, Duncan JA, Klinge PM, Brinker T, Stopa EG, Silverberg GD. Multiplicity of cerebrospinal fluid functions: New challenges in health and disease. Cerebrospinal Fluid Res 2008; 5:10. [PMID: 18479516 PMCID: PMC2412840 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8454-5-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 513] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2007] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED This review integrates eight aspects of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulatory dynamics: formation rate, pressure, flow, volume, turnover rate, composition, recycling and reabsorption. Novel ways to modulate CSF formation emanate from recent analyses of choroid plexus transcription factors (E2F5), ion transporters (NaHCO3 cotransport), transport enzymes (isoforms of carbonic anhydrase), aquaporin 1 regulation, and plasticity of receptors for fluid-regulating neuropeptides. A greater appreciation of CSF pressure (CSFP) is being generated by fresh insights on peptidergic regulatory servomechanisms, the role of dysfunctional ependyma and circumventricular organs in causing congenital hydrocephalus, and the clinical use of algorithms to delineate CSFP waveforms for diagnostic and prognostic utility. Increasing attention focuses on CSF flow: how it impacts cerebral metabolism and hemodynamics, neural stem cell progression in the subventricular zone, and catabolite/peptide clearance from the CNS. The pathophysiological significance of changes in CSF volume is assessed from the respective viewpoints of hemodynamics (choroid plexus blood flow and pulsatility), hydrodynamics (choroidal hypo- and hypersecretion) and neuroendocrine factors (i.e., coordinated regulation by atrial natriuretic peptide, arginine vasopressin and basic fibroblast growth factor). In aging, normal pressure hydrocephalus and Alzheimer's disease, the expanding CSF space reduces the CSF turnover rate, thus compromising the CSF sink action to clear harmful metabolites (e.g., amyloid) from the CNS. Dwindling CSF dynamics greatly harms the interstitial environment of neurons. Accordingly the altered CSF composition in neurodegenerative diseases and senescence, because of adverse effects on neural processes and cognition, needs more effective clinical management. CSF recycling between subarachnoid space, brain and ventricles promotes interstitial fluid (ISF) convection with both trophic and excretory benefits. Finally, CSF reabsorption via multiple pathways (olfactory and spinal arachnoidal bulk flow) is likely complemented by fluid clearance across capillary walls (aquaporin 4) and arachnoid villi when CSFP and fluid retention are markedly elevated. A model is presented that links CSF and ISF homeostasis to coordinated fluxes of water and solutes at both the blood-CSF and blood-brain transport interfaces. OUTLINE 1 Overview2 CSF formation2.1 Transcription factors2.2 Ion transporters2.3 Enzymes that modulate transport2.4 Aquaporins or water channels2.5 Receptors for neuropeptides3 CSF pressure3.1 Servomechanism regulatory hypothesis3.2 Ontogeny of CSF pressure generation3.3 Congenital hydrocephalus and periventricular regions3.4 Brain response to elevated CSF pressure3.5 Advances in measuring CSF waveforms4 CSF flow4.1 CSF flow and brain metabolism4.2 Flow effects on fetal germinal matrix4.3 Decreasing CSF flow in aging CNS4.4 Refinement of non-invasive flow measurements5 CSF volume5.1 Hemodynamic factors5.2 Hydrodynamic factors5.3 Neuroendocrine factors6 CSF turnover rate6.1 Adverse effect of ventriculomegaly6.2 Attenuated CSF sink action7 CSF composition7.1 Kidney-like action of CP-CSF system7.2 Altered CSF biochemistry in aging and disease7.3 Importance of clearance transport7.4 Therapeutic manipulation of composition8 CSF recycling in relation to ISF dynamics8.1 CSF exchange with brain interstitium8.2 Components of ISF movement in brain8.3 Compromised ISF/CSF dynamics and amyloid retention9 CSF reabsorption9.1 Arachnoidal outflow resistance9.2 Arachnoid villi vs. olfactory drainage routes9.3 Fluid reabsorption along spinal nerves9.4 Reabsorption across capillary aquaporin channels10 Developing translationally effective models for restoring CSF balance11 Conclusion.
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- Conrad E Johanson
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- International Neuroscience Institute Hannover, Rudolph-Pichlmayr-Str. 4, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- International Neuroscience Institute Hannover, Rudolph-Pichlmayr-Str. 4, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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Talmant J. [Discussion of the report of the Versailles congress. Concerning fetal respiration and morphogenesis]. Orthod Fr 2007; 78:213-6. [PMID: 17878039 DOI: 10.1051/orthodfr:2007024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Voelz K, Kondziella D, von Rautenfeld DB, Brinker T, Lüdemann W. A ferritin tracer study of compensatory spinal CSF outflow pathways in kaolin-induced hydrocephalus. Acta Neuropathol 2007; 113:569-75. [PMID: 17295026 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-007-0203-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2007] [Revised: 01/19/2007] [Accepted: 01/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spinal drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the lymphatic system is important in physiological and pathological conditions in both humans and rodents. However, in hydrocephalus and syringomyelia the exact CSF pathway from the central canal into the lymphatic tissue around the spinal nerves remains obscure. We therefore induced syringomyelia and hydrocephalus in 36 Lewis rats by injection of 0.1 ml kaolin into the cisterna magna. At 2, 4 and 6 weeks later cationized ferritin was stereotactically infused into the cisterna magna of controls and into the lateral ventricles of hydrocephalic animals followed by dissection of brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves. CSF pathway and tracer flow were studied by light and electron microscopy. We found that in rats with kaolin-induced CSF outflow obstruction, CSF passes from central canal syringes through ruptured ependyma and dorsal columns into the spinal subarachnoid space, from where it is absorbed along spinal nerves into extradural lymphatic vessels. Taken into account that spinal hydrostatic pressure in humans differs significantly from pressure in animals due to the upright gait, we conclude that spinal compensatory CSF outflow pathways might be of even greater importance in human hydrocephalus.
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- Katja Voelz
- Department of Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Walter BA, Valera VA, Takahashi S, Ushiki T. The olfactory route for cerebrospinal fluid drainage into the peripheral lymphatic system. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2006; 32:388-96. [PMID: 16866984 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2006.00737.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Drainage of the cerebrospinal fluid through the olfactory nerves into the nasal lymphatics has been suggested repeatedly. To investigate precisely the morphology of this pathway, India ink was injected into the subarachnoidal space of the rat brain, and samples including the olfactory bulbs, olfactory tracts and the nasal mucosa were observed by light and electron microscopy. Under the dissecting microscope, ink particles were found within the subarachnoid space and along the olfactory nerves. At the nasal mucosa, a lymphatic network stained in black was identified near the olfactory nerves, which finally emptied into the superficial and deep cervical lymph nodes. Light microscopically, ink particles were found in the subarachnoid space, partially distributed around the olfactory nerves and within the lymphatic vessels. By electron microscopy, the subarachnoid space often formed a pocket-like space in the entrance of the fila olfactoria. The olfactory nerves were partially surrounded by ink particles within the space between perineurial cells and epineurial fibroblasts. At the nasal mucosa, the lymphatics were frequently located close to the nerves. These results indicate that the cerebrospinal fluid drains from the subarachnoid space along the olfactory nerves to the nasal lymphatics, which in turn, empties into the cervical lymph nodes. This anatomical communication, thus, allows the central nervous system to connect with the lymphatic system. The presence of this route may play an important role in the movement of antigens from the subarachnoidal space to the extracranial lymphatic vessels, resulting in inducement of an immune response of the central nervous system.
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- B A Walter
- Department of Otolaryngology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
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Koh L, Zakharov A, Johnston M. Integration of the subarachnoid space and lymphatics: is it time to embrace a new concept of cerebrospinal fluid absorption? Cerebrospinal Fluid Res 2005; 2:6. [PMID: 16174293 PMCID: PMC1266390 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8454-2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2005] [Accepted: 09/20/2005] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In most tissues and organs, the lymphatic circulation is responsible for the removal of interstitial protein and fluid but the parenchyma of the brain and spinal cord is devoid of lymphatic vessels. On the other hand, the literature is filled with qualitative and quantitative evidence supporting a lymphatic function in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption. The experimental data seems to warrant a re-examination of CSF dynamics and consideration of a new conceptual foundation on which to base our understanding of disorders of the CSF system. The objective of this paper is to review the key studies pertaining to the role of the lymphatic system in CSF absorption.
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- Lena Koh
- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Johnston M, Zakharov A, Papaiconomou C, Salmasi G, Armstrong D. Evidence of connections between cerebrospinal fluid and nasal lymphatic vessels in humans, non-human primates and other mammalian species. Cerebrospinal Fluid Res 2004; 1:2. [PMID: 15679948 PMCID: PMC546409 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8454-1-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The parenchyma of the brain does not contain lymphatics. Consequently, it has been assumed that arachnoid projections into the cranial venous system are responsible for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption. However, recent quantitative and qualitative evidence in sheep suggest that nasal lymphatics have the major role in CSF transport. Nonetheless, the applicability of this concept to other species, especially to humans has never been clarified. The purpose of this study was to compare the CSF and nasal lymph associations in human and non-human primates with those observed in other mammalian species. Methods Studies were performed in sheep, pigs, rabbits, rats, mice, monkeys and humans. Immediately after sacrifice (or up to 7 hours after death in humans), yellow Microfil was injected into the CSF compartment. The heads were cut in a sagittal plane. Results In the seven species examined, Microfil was observed primarily in the subarachnoid space around the olfactory bulbs and cribriform plate. The contrast agent followed the olfactory nerves and entered extensive lymphatic networks in the submucosa associated with the olfactory and respiratory epithelium. This is the first direct evidence of the association between the CSF and nasal lymph compartments in humans. Conclusions The fact that the pattern of Microfil distribution was similar in all species tested, suggested that CSF absorption into nasal lymphatics is a characteristic feature of all mammals including humans. It is tempting to speculate that some disorders of the CSF system (hydrocephalus and idiopathic intracranial hypertension for example) may relate either directly or indirectly to a lymphatic CSF absorption deficit.
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- Miles Johnston
- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Papaiconomou C, Zakharov A, Azizi N, Djenic J, Johnston M. Reassessment of the pathways responsible for cerebrospinal fluid absorption in the neonate. Childs Nerv Syst 2004; 20:29-36. [PMID: 14605840 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-003-0840-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In neonatal lambs, the quantitative evidence suggests that a significant volume of cranial CSF drainage is associated with transport along olfactory nerves with absorption primarily into extracranial lymphatics in the paranasal region. Arachnoid granulations appear to be poorly developed at this level of development and their function is unknown. In this report, we tested whether a CSF protein tracer ((131)I-human serum albumin) could transport directly into the superior sagittal sinus of newborn lambs. METHODS AND RESULTS The concentration of the tracer administered into the CSF compartment was measured in the confluence of the intracranial venous sinuses (torcula) and in the peripheral blood (inferior vena cava). Enrichment of the CSF tracer in the cranial venous system was most evident when the CSF-venous sinus pressure gradients approached 20-30 cm H(2)O. CONCLUSION The data suggests that neonatal CSF can be absorbed directly into the cranial venous system. However, contrary to the classical view, this route may represent an auxiliary system that is recruited to compliment lymphatic transport when intracranial pressures are very high.
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- C Papaiconomou
- Neuroscience Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Johnston M, Papaiconomou C. Cerebrospinal fluid transport: a lymphatic perspective. Physiology (Bethesda) 2002; 17:227-30. [PMID: 12433975 DOI: 10.1152/nips.01400.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The textbook view that projections of the arachnoid membrane into the cranial venous sinuses represent the primary cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption sites seems incompatible with many clinical and experimental observations. On balance, there is more quantitative evidence suggesting a function for extracranial lymphatic vessels than exists to support a role for arachnoid villi and granulations in CSF transport.
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- M Johnston
- Neuroscience Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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Granger JP. Maternal and fetal adaptations during pregnancy: lessons in regulatory and integrative physiology. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2002; 283:R1289-92. [PMID: 12429557 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00562.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Joey P Granger
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA.
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Papaiconomou C, Bozanovic-Sosic R, Zakharov A, Johnston M. Does neonatal cerebrospinal fluid absorption occur via arachnoid projections or extracranial lymphatics? Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2002; 283:R869-76. [PMID: 12228056 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00173.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Arachnoid villi and granulations are thought to represent the primary sites where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is absorbed. However, these structures do not appear to exist in the fetus but begin to develop around the time of birth and increase in number with age. With the use of a constant pressure-perfusion system in 2- to 6-day-old lambs, we observed that global CSF transport (0.012 +/- 0.003 ml x min(-1) x cmH(2)O(-1)) and CSF outflow resistance (96.5 +/- 17.8 cmH(2)O x ml(-1) x min) were very similar to comparable measures in adult animals despite the relative paucity of arachnoid villi at this stage of development. In the neonate, the recovery patterns of a radioactive protein CSF tracer in various lymph nodes and tissues indicated that CSF transport occurred through multiple lymphatic pathways. An especially important route was transport through the cribriform plate into extracranial lymphatics located in the nasal submucosa. To investigate the importance of the cribriform route in cranial CSF clearance, the cranial CSF compartment was isolated surgically from its spinal counterpart. When the cribriform plate was sealed extracranially under these conditions, CSF transport was impaired significantly. These data demonstrate an essential function for lymphatics in neonatal CSF transport and imply that arachnoid projections may play a limited role earlier in development.
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- C Papaiconomou
- Neuroscience Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
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Mollanji R, Bozanovic-Sosic R, Zakharov A, Makarian L, Johnston MG. Blocking cerebrospinal fluid absorption through the cribriform plate increases resting intracranial pressure. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2002; 282:R1593-9. [PMID: 12010739 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00695.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drains through the cribriform plate (CP) in association with the olfactory nerves. From this location, CSF is absorbed into nasal mucosal lymphatics. Recent data suggest that this pathway plays an important role in global CSF transport in sheep. In this report, we tested the hypothesis that blocking CSF transport through this pathway would elevate resting intracranial pressure (ICP). ICP was measured continuously from the cisterna magna of sheep before and after CP obstruction in the same animal. To block CSF transport through the CP, an external ethmoidectomy was performed. The olfactory and adjacent mucosa were removed, and the bone surface was sealed with tissue glue. To restrict our analysis to the cranial CSF system, CSF transport into the spinal subarachnoid compartment was prevented with a ligature tightened around the thecal sac between C1 and C2. Sham surgical procedures had no significant effects, but in the experimental group CP obstruction elevated ICP significantly. Mean postobstruction steady-state pressures (18.0 +/- 3.8 cmH(2)O) were approximately double the preobstruction values (9.2 +/- 0.9 cmH(2)O). These data support the concept that the olfactory pathway represents a major site for CSF drainage.
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- R Mollanji
- Trauma Research Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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