What Is the "Glymphatic System"?

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2023 Jan 1;22(1):137-141. doi: 10.2463/mrms.bc.2021-0059. Epub 2021 Oct 13.

Abstract

Although the glymphatic system hypothesis is highly popular, it also lacks certain details. In this paper, an attempt was made to present a more clearly defined hypothesis, which is consistent with the past experiment results. The new hypothesis consists of (1) water flux in the brain parenchyma, (2) water and solutes pathway of the perivascular space, and (3) maintenance of this pathway by the network of astrocytes.

Keywords: clearance; glymphatic system; neurofluids.

MeSH terms

  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Glymphatic System* / diagnostic imaging
  • Glymphatic System* / metabolism