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Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels

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  • Antoine Louveau

    (Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Igor Smirnov

    (Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Timothy J. Keyes

    (Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Jacob D. Eccles

    (Medical Scientist Training Program, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Sherin J. Rouhani

    (Medical Scientist Training Program, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    Immunology, and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • J. David Peske

    (Medical Scientist Training Program, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    Immunology, and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Noel C. Derecki

    (Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • David Castle

    (School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • James W. Mandell

    (School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Kevin S. Lee

    (Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Tajie H. Harris

    (Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

  • Jonathan Kipnis

    (Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    School of Medicine, University of Virginia
    Medical Scientist Training Program, School of Medicine, University of Virginia)

Abstract

The central nervous system undergoes constant immune surveillance, but the route that immune cells take to exit the brain has been unclear as it had been thought to lack a classical lymphatic drainage system; here functional lymphatic vessels able to carry both fluid and immune cells from the cerebrospinal fluid are shown to be located in the brain meninges.

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  • Antoine Louveau & Igor Smirnov & Timothy J. Keyes & Jacob D. Eccles & Sherin J. Rouhani & J. David Peske & Noel C. Derecki & David Castle & James W. Mandell & Kevin S. Lee & Tajie H. Harris & Jonathan, 2015. "Structural and functional features of central nervous system lymphatic vessels," Nature, Nature, vol. 523(7560), pages 337-341, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:523:y:2015:i:7560:d:10.1038_nature14432
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14432
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