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Glymphatic System Pathology and Neuroinflammation as Two Risk Factors of Neurodegeneration.

Stanisław Szlufik, Kamila Kopeć, Stanisław Szleszkowski, Dariusz Koziorowski

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Review in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Effects ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  5. 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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  18. Reframing TDP-43 in Alzheimer's disease: From co-pathology to neurovascular culprit.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  20. Intracranial stenosis and longitudinal progression of Alzheimer's disease pathologies.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stanisław SzlufikDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4188-5901
Kamila KopećDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland.
Stanisław SzleszkowskiDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland.
Dariusz KoziorowskiDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The key to the effective treatment of neurodegenerative disorders is a thorough understanding of their pathomechanism. Neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation are mutually propelling brain processes. An impairment of glymphatic system function in neurodegeneration contributes to the progression of pathological processes. The question arises as to how neuroinflammation and the glymphatic system are related. This review highlights the direct and indirect influence of these two seemingly independent processes. Protein aggregates, a characteristic feature of neurodegeneration, are correlated with glymphatic clearance and neuroinflammation. Glial cells cannot be overlooked when considering the neuroinflammatory processes. Astrocytes are essential for the effective functioning of the glymphatic system and play a crucial role in the inflammatory responses in the central nervous system. It is imperative to acknowledge the significance of AQP4, a protein that exhibits a high degree of polarization in astrocytes and is crucial for the functioning of the glymphatic system. AQP4 influences inflammatory processes that have not yet been clearly delineated. Another interesting issue is the gut-brain axis and microbiome, which potentially impact the discussed processes. A discussion of the correlation between the functioning of the glymphatic system and neuroinflammation may contribute to exploring the pathomechanism of neurodegeneration.

Indexed as

Glymphatic SystemAstrocytesBrainHumansNeuroinflammatory DiseasesRisk FactorsAlzheimer’s diseaseAQP4BBB openingglymphatic systemgut–brain axisneurodegenerationneuroinflammationParkinson’s disease

Identifiers

PMID38334678
PMCPMC10855155
OpenAlexW4391531739

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Registered trials

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