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Central nervous system lymphatic network: from the maintenance of brain homeostasis to emerging therapeutic perspectives in neurodegenerative diseases.

Key takeaways

This review describes how the brain washes out waste through a drainage network, including the glymphatic system and lymph vessels in the brain's lining. Scientists once thought the brain had no such drainage at all. The authors suggest this system could one day be a target for treating brain diseases. It is a summary of other work, with no new results and no kidney data.

Who did this work

Ding S (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.) · Yang J (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.) · Wang Z (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.) · Bai R (School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine & Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 311121, China.) · Yin K (Link Sense Laboratory, Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology, Nanjing, 210039, China.) · Jin L (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, 48157, Muenster, Germany.) · Kueckelhaus M (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, 48157, Muenster, Germany.) · Meuth SG (Department of Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, 48157, Muenster, Germany.) · Xiao M (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China. [email protected].) · Hu G (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China. [email protected].)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD mind-body · 2026-09-01
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-026-00579-9