期刊
CELLS
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10040799
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lymphatic cells; meninges; endocytosis; regeneration
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- DFG [CRC1348, FOR2325]
- UKM
The lymphatic system is important for maintaining fluid balance and immune cell trafficking, but the brain parenchyma is traditionally believed to lack lymphatic structures. Recently discovered meningeal lymphatic vessels in mammals and zebrafish have shed new light, but their exact role in fluid drainage remains unclear.
The lymphatic system serves key functions in maintaining fluid homeostasis, the uptake of dietary fats in the small intestine, and the trafficking of immune cells. Almost all vascularized peripheral tissues and organs contain lymphatic vessels. The brain parenchyma, however, is considered immune privileged and devoid of lymphatic structures. This contrasts with the notion that the brain is metabolically extremely active, produces large amounts of waste and metabolites that need to be cleared, and is especially sensitive to edema formation. Recently, meningeal lymphatic vessels in mammals and zebrafish have been (re-)discovered, but how they contribute to fluid drainage is still not fully understood. Here, we discuss these meningeal vessel systems as well as a newly described cell population in the zebrafish and mouse meninges. These cells, termed brain lymphatic endothelial cells/Fluorescent Granular Perithelial cells/meningeal mural lymphatic endothelial cells in fish, and Leptomeningeal Lymphatic Endothelial Cells in mice, exhibit remarkable features. They have a typical lymphatic endothelial gene expression signature but do not form vessels and rather constitute a meshwork of single cells, covering the brain surface.
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