ReviewJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2023
Emerging Roles of Meningeal Lymphatic Vessels in Alzheimer's Disease.
Review in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06936514 (Bilateral Cervical Deep Lymphatic Trunk Decompression Combined With Mid-Cervical Deep Lymph Node-External Jugular Vein Anastomosis for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Bilateral Cervical Deep Lymphatic Trunk Decompression Combined With Mid-Cervical Deep Lymph Node-External Jugular Vein Anastomosis for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Role of meningeal lymphatic vessels in brain homeostasis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- Phototherapy of Alzheimer's Disease: Photostimulation of Brain Lymphatics during Sleep: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Small-Molecule NANT Therapeutics Targeting the Brain-Immune Axis in Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms, Clinical Progress, and Translational Challenges.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Longitudinal Patterns of Brain Parenchymal Damage Associated With the ALPS Index in a Community-Based Cohort.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Passive amyloid-β immunotherapy in Alzheimer's disease: a multicellular clearance system beyond plaque removal.Molecular neurodegeneration · 2026Review
- [Research progress on vascular endothelial growth factor C in meningeal lymphatic vessel-mediated clearance of amyloid β-protein].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2026Review
- Reconstructing cerebral lymphatic clearance: an emerging target in the Alzheimer's disease therapeutic pipeline.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- The meninges as a neuroimmune interface: structure, barriers and roles in CNS disease.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2026Review
- New Strategies for the Prevention and Therapy of Alzheimer's Disease Based on Stimulation of Brain Drainage and Lymphatic Clearance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Neuro-lymphaphotonics opens new horizons of the future technologies for the therapy of brain diseases.Theranostics · 2026Review
- Glymphatic-meningeal lymphatic system imbalance: a peripheral-to-central inflammatory bridge in perioperative neurocognitive disorders.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Aquaporin dysfunction and impaired brain interstitial fluid clearance in Alzheimer's disease - an integrative review.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- Clearance mechanisms of the glymphatic/lymphatic system in the brain: new therapeutic perspectives for cognitive impairment.Cognitive neurodynamics · 2025Review
- Differential glymphatic dysfunction and memory correlation in temporal lobe epilepsy subtypes.Epilepsia open · 2025Article
- Sleep is a therapeutic window for photostimulation of drainage of aging brain.Frontiers of optoelectronics · 2025Article
- Incorporating meningeal immunity into vaccine development.Nature communications · 2025Review
- Periventricular diffusivity reflects APOE ε4-modulated amyloid accumulation and cognitive impairment in the Alzheimer's disease continuum.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Meningeal lymphatic drainage: novel insights into central nervous system disease.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025Review
- Age as a limiting factor for effectiveness of photostimulation of brain drainage and cognitive functions.Frontiers of optoelectronics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Meningeal lymphatic vessels (mLVs), the functional lymphatic system present in the meninges, are the key drainage route responsible for the clearance of molecules, immune cells, and cellular debris from the cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid into deep cervical lymph nodes. Aging and ApoE4, the two most important risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD), induce mLV dysfunction, decrease cerebrospinal fluid influx and outflux, and exacerbate amyloid pathology and cognitive dysfunction. Dysfunction of mLVs results in the deposition of metabolic products, accelerates neuroinflammation, and promotes the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the brain. Thus, mLVs represent a novel therapeutic target for treating neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases. This review aims to summarize the structure and function of mLVs and to discuss the potential effect of aging and ApoE4 on mLV dysfunction, as well as their roles in the pathogenesis of AD.
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