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Published on: July 29, 2019
[The glymphatic system in the brain - neurobiology and clinical pathology]
1Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
Given new information about the neurobiology of the processes of removal of waste products of the brain, consisting of the lymphatic vessels into the dura and the glial-lymphatic (glymphatic) system. The role of astrocytes and water-conducting channels located on them in cell membranes formed by the protein aquaporin-4 is emphasized. The connection between the functioning of the glymphatic system and the slow phase of sleep is discussed. Possible mechanisms for the development of cognitive impairments in violation of the function of the glymphatic system and a delay in the elimination of β-amyloid are shown. Directions of pathogenetic therapy are given.
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