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FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.860255
Keywords
magnetic resonance imaging; glymphatic; aquaporin-4; cerebral ischemic edema; polarization
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- National Nature Science Foundation of China [81870915, 82071197]
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In this study, the transport kinetics of the glymphatic system after the appearance of ischemic edema were investigated. The results showed that impaired glymphatic transport kinetics in certain regions were correlated with cytotoxic edema induced by the occlusion of MCA. The depolarization of AQP4 in the parenchyma perivascular space (PVS) was also associated with glymphatic failure following the induced early cerebral ischemic edema.
BackgroundCerebral edema forms immediately after blood flow interruption in ischemic stroke, which largely increased the death and disability. The glymphatic (glial-lymphatic) pathway is a major regulator of the brain liquid dynamics and homeostasis. This study aimed to investigate the transport kinetics of the glymphatic system after the appearance of ischemic edema. MethodsIn this study, a coated filament was attached to the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) of mice to establish a mouse model of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion with an intact blood-brain barrier (BBB). The glymphatic function was then quantified using contrast-enhanced MRI (11.7T) by employing an injection of gadobenate dimeglumine (BOPTA-Gd) into the cisterna magna of mice. We then evaluated the expression and polarization of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) as a proxy for the physiological state of the glymphatic system. ResultsOur results revealed a positive correlation between the signal intensity in T1-weighted images and the corresponding apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in the cortex, striatum, and periventricular zone, suggesting that impaired glymphatic transport kinetics in these regions is correlated to the cytotoxic edema induced by the occlusion of MCA. Furthermore, the increased depolarization of AQP4 in the parenchyma perivascular space (PVS) was consistent with glymphatic failure following the induced early cerebral ischemic edema. ConclusionsGlymphatic transport kinetics were suppressed between the onset of cytotoxic edema and the disruption of the BBB, which correlated with the diminishing ADC values that vary based on edema progression, and is associated with depolarization of AQP4 in the parenchyma PVSs.
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