Meningeal lymphatics in central nervous system diseases

AFM Salvador, N Abduljawad… - Annual review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Since its recent discovery, the meningeal lymphatic system has reshaped our understanding
of central nervous system (CNS) fluid exchange, waste clearance, immune cell trafficking …

Advances and controversies in meningeal biology

C Betsholtz, B Engelhardt, GY Koh, DM McDonald… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The dura, arachnoid and pia mater, as the constituent layers of the meninges, along with
cerebrospinal fluid in the subarachnoid space and ventricles, are essential protectors of the …

Lymphatic vessels in the age of cancer immunotherapy

T Karakousi, T Mudianto, AW Lund - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Lymphatic transport maintains homeostatic health and is necessary for immune surveillance,
and yet lymphatic growth is often associated with solid tumour development and …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial transcriptomic clocks reveal cell proximity effects in brain ageing

ED Sun, OY Zhou, M Hauptschein, N Rappoport, L Xu… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Old age is associated with a decline in cognitive function and an increase in
neurodegenerative disease risk. Brain ageing is complex and is accompanied by many …

Current views on meningeal lymphatics and immunity in aging and Alzheimer's disease

S Rego, G Sanchez, S Da Mesquita - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an aging-related form of dementia associated with the
accumulation of pathological aggregates of amyloid beta and neurofibrillary tangles in the …

Monocyte-derived macrophages act as reinforcements when microglia fall short in Alzheimer's disease

MA Abellanas, M Purnapatre, C Burgaletto… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
The central nervous system (CNS) is endowed with its own resident innate immune cells, the
microglia. They constitute approximately 10% of the total cells within the CNS parenchyma …

Waste clearance shapes aging brain health

LF Jiang-**e, A Drieu, J Kipnis - Neuron, 2025 - cell.com
Brain health is intimately connected to fluid flow dynamics that cleanse the brain of
potentially harmful waste material. This system is regulated by vascular dynamics, the …

Involvement of the glymphatic/meningeal lymphatic system in Alzheimer's disease: insights into proteostasis and future directions

K Yamada, T Iwatsubo - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is pathologically characterized by the abnormal
accumulation of Aβ and tau proteins. There has long been a keen interest among …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between inflammation, impaired glymphatic system, and neurodegenerative disorders: a vicious cycle

Y Cai, Y Zhang, S Leng, Y Ma, Q Jiang, Q Wen… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The term “glymphatic” emerged roughly a decade ago, marking a pivotal point in
neuroscience research. The glymphatic system, a glial-dependent perivascular network …

Meningeal lymphatic function promotes oligodendrocyte survival and brain myelination

SP das Neves, N Delivanoglou, Y Ren, CS Cucuzza… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
The precise neurophysiological changes prompted by meningeal lymphatic dysfunction
remain unclear. Here, we showed that inducing meningeal lymphatic vessel ablation in adult …