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- Title
Meningeal lymphatic dysfunction exacerbates traumatic brain injury pathogenesis.
- Authors
Bolte, Ashley C.; Dutta, Arun B.; Hurt, Mariah E.; Smirnov, Igor; Kovacs, Michael A.; McKee, Celia A.; Ennerfelt, Hannah E.; Shapiro, Daniel; Nguyen, Bao H.; Frost, Elizabeth L.; Lammert, Catherine R.; Kipnis, Jonathan; Lukens, John R.
- Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading global cause of death and disability. Here we demonstrate in an experimental mouse model of TBI that mild forms of brain trauma cause severe deficits in meningeal lymphatic drainage that begin within hours and last out to at least one month post-injury. To investigate a mechanism underlying impaired lymphatic function in TBI, we examined how increased intracranial pressure (ICP) influences the meningeal lymphatics. We demonstrate that increased ICP can contribute to meningeal lymphatic dysfunction. Moreover, we show that pre-existing lymphatic dysfunction before TBI leads to increased neuroinflammation and negative cognitive outcomes. Finally, we report that rejuvenation of meningeal lymphatic drainage function in aged mice can ameliorate TBI-induced gliosis. These findings provide insights into both the causes and consequences of meningeal lymphatic dysfunction in TBI and suggest that therapeutics targeting the meningeal lymphatic system may offer strategies to treat TBI. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious and poorly understood medical condition. Here, the authors show that TBI induces long-lasting deficits in brain lymphatic drainage. They report that defects in this drainage pathway provoke severe TBI pathogenesis that can be rescued with VEGF-C treatment.
- Subjects
BRAIN injuries; PATHOLOGY; INTRACRANIAL pressure; LYMPHATICS; INFLAMMATION
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-020-18113-4