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Glymphatic System Impairment Contributes to the Formation of Brain Edema After Ischemic Stroke.
Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation 2024 March 28
BACKGROUND: Blood-brain barrier damage has traditionally been considered to determine the occurrence and development of poststroke brain edema, a devastating and life-threatening complication. However, no treatment strategy targeting blood-brain barrier damage has been proven clinically effective in ameliorating brain edema.
METHODS: In mice with stroke models induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), the changes in glymphatic system (GS) function impairment were detected by ex vivo fluorescence imaging, 2-photon in vivo imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging within 1 week after MCAO, and the effects of GS impairment and recovery on the formation and resolution of brain edema were evaluated. In addition, in patients with ischemic stroke within 1 week after onset, changes in GS function and brain edema were also observed by magnetic resonance imaging.
RESULTS: We found that the extravasation of protein-rich fluids into the brain was not temporally correlated with edema formation after MCAO in mice, as brain edema reabsorption preceded blood-brain barrier closure. Strikingly, the time course of edema progression matched well with the GS dysfunction after MCAO. Pharmacological enhancement of the GS function significantly alleviated brain edema developed on day 2 after MCAO, accompanied by less deposition of Aβ (amyloid-β) and better cognitive function. Conversely, functional suppression of the GS delayed the absorption of brain edema on day 7 after MCAO. Moreover, patients with ischemic stroke revealed a consistent trend of GS dysfunction after reperfusion as MCAO mice, which was correlated with the severity of brain edema and functional outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: GS is a key contributor to the formation of brain edema after ischemic stroke, and targeting the GS may be a promising strategy for treating brain edema in ischemic stroke.
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METHODS: In mice with stroke models induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), the changes in glymphatic system (GS) function impairment were detected by ex vivo fluorescence imaging, 2-photon in vivo imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging within 1 week after MCAO, and the effects of GS impairment and recovery on the formation and resolution of brain edema were evaluated. In addition, in patients with ischemic stroke within 1 week after onset, changes in GS function and brain edema were also observed by magnetic resonance imaging.
RESULTS: We found that the extravasation of protein-rich fluids into the brain was not temporally correlated with edema formation after MCAO in mice, as brain edema reabsorption preceded blood-brain barrier closure. Strikingly, the time course of edema progression matched well with the GS dysfunction after MCAO. Pharmacological enhancement of the GS function significantly alleviated brain edema developed on day 2 after MCAO, accompanied by less deposition of Aβ (amyloid-β) and better cognitive function. Conversely, functional suppression of the GS delayed the absorption of brain edema on day 7 after MCAO. Moreover, patients with ischemic stroke revealed a consistent trend of GS dysfunction after reperfusion as MCAO mice, which was correlated with the severity of brain edema and functional outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: GS is a key contributor to the formation of brain edema after ischemic stroke, and targeting the GS may be a promising strategy for treating brain edema in ischemic stroke.
REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=162857; Unique identifier: NFEC-2019-189.
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