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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2020

Aquaporin 4 deletion exacerbates brain impairments in a mouse model of chronic sleep disruption.

Rui Zhang, Yun Liu, Yan Chen, Qian Li, Charles Marshall, Ting Wu, Gang Hu, Ming Xiao

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Article in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06857136 (The Role of the Glymphatic System Avaluated Thourgh mr Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of NPH), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers.

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NCT06857136 completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Role of the Glymphatic System Avaluated Thourgh mr Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of NPH

TypeobservationalSponsorFondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaRan2021 to 2024Enrolled29ConditionsHydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Rui ZhangDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yun LiuDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yan ChenJiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Qian LiJiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Charles MarshallDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health, Hazard, KY, USA.
Ting WuDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Gang HuJiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ming XiaoJiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5528-9102

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsAs a normal physiological process, sleep has recently been shown to facilitate clearance of macromolecular metabolic wastes from the brain via the glymphatic system. The aim of the present study was to investigate pathophysiological roles of astroglial aquaporin 4 (AQP4), a functional regulator of glymphatic clearance, in a mouse model of chronic sleep disruption (SD).

methodsAdult AQP4 null mice and wild-type (WT) mice were given 7 days of SD using the improved rotating rod method, and then received behavioral, neuropathological, and neurochemical analyses.

resultsAquaporin 4 deletion resulted in an impairment of glymphatic transport and accumulation of β-amyloid and Tau proteins in the brain following SD. AQP4 null SD mice exhibited severe activation of microglia, neuroinflammation, and synaptic protein loss in the hippocampus, as well as decreased working memory, compared with WT-SD mice.

conclusionThese results demonstrate that AQP4-mediated glymphatic clearance ameliorates brain impairments caused by abnormal accumulation of metabolic wastes following chronic SD, thus serving as a potential target for sleep-related disorders.

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Amyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAquaporin 4BrainCorticosteroneGene DeletionGlymphatic SystemHippocampusMaleMemory, Short-TermMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrogliaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPeptide FragmentsAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-40)Aqp4 protein, mouseAquaporin 4CorticosteroneMapt protein, mouseNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mousePeptide Fragmentstau Proteinsaquaporin-4behavioral testglymphatic systemhippocampussleep disruption

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PMCPMC6978250

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