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ReviewFrontiers in aging neuroscience2023

The glymphatic system: a new perspective on brain diseases.

Zhao Ding, Xiaodi Fan, Yehao Zhang, Mingjiang Yao, Guangrui Wang, Yilei Dong, Jianxun Liu, Wenting Song

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Review in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Glymphatic function in humans: indicators, modulators, and measurement strategies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  4. Glymphatic dysfunction in cerebellar neurodegeneration: mechanistic insights and emerging clinical implications.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  6. Regional astrocyte dysregulation and altered glymphatic-related markers in Alzheimer's disease frontal cortex.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  12. G-ALPS: An index for evaluating cognitive decline and aging using diffusion tensor imaging.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  20. Shaping the Neocortex: Radial Glia and Astrocytes in Development and Evolution.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Zhao DingBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiaodi FanBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yehao ZhangBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mingjiang YaoBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guangrui WangBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yilei DongBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jianxun LiuBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Wenting SongBeijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medic, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The glymphatic system is a brain-wide perivascular pathway driven by aquaporin-4 on the endfeet of astrocytes, which can deliver nutrients and active substances to the brain parenchyma through periarterial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) influx pathway and remove metabolic wastes through perivenous clearance routes. This paper summarizes the composition, overall fluid flow, solute transport, related diseases, affecting factors, and preclinical research methods of the glymphatic system. In doing so, we aim to provide direction and reference for more relevant researchers in the future.

Indexed as

AQP-4astrocytescerebrospinal fluidperivascular spacesthe glymphatic system

Identifiers

PMID37396658
PMCPMC10308198

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