Aquaporin-4-dependent glymphatic solute transport in the rodent brain

  1. Humberto Mestre  Is a corresponding author
  2. Lauren M Hablitz
  3. Anna LB Xavier
  4. Weixi Feng
  5. Wenyan Zou
  6. Tinglin Pu
  7. Hiromu Monai
  8. Giridhar Murlidharan
  9. Ruth M Castellanos Rivera
  10. Matthew J Simon
  11. Martin M Pike
  12. Virginia Plá
  13. Ting Du
  14. Benjamin T Kress
  15. Xiaowen Wang
  16. Benjamin A Plog
  17. Alexander S Thrane
  18. Iben Lundgaard
  19. Yoichiro Abe
  20. Masato Yasui
  21. John H Thomas
  22. Ming Xiao  Is a corresponding author
  23. Hajime Hirase  Is a corresponding author
  24. Aravind Asokan  Is a corresponding author
  25. Jeffrey J Iliff  Is a corresponding author
  26. Maiken Nedergaard  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Rochester Medical Center, United States
  2. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. Nanjing Medical University, China
  4. RIKEN, Japan
  5. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
  6. Oregon Health and Science University, United States
  7. Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
  8. Lund University, Sweden
  9. Keio University, Japan
  10. University of Rochester, United States

Abstract

The glymphatic system is a brain-wide clearance pathway; its impairment contributes to the accumulation of amyloid-β. Influx of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) depends upon the expression and perivascular localization of the astroglial water channel aquaporin-4(AQP4). Prompted by a recent failure to find an effect of Aqp4 knock-out(KO) on CSF and interstitial fluid(ISF) tracer transport, five groups re-examined the importance of AQP4 in glymphatic transport. We concur that CSF influx is higher in wildtype mice than in four different Aqp4 KO lines and in one line that lacks perivascular AQP4(Snta1 KO). Meta-analysis of all studies demonstrated a significant decrease in tracer transport in KO mice and rats compared to controls. Meta-regression indicated that anesthesia, age, and tracer delivery explain the opposing results. We also report that intrastriatal injections suppress glymphatic function. This validates the role of AQP4 in accordance with the glymphatic system and shows that invasive procedures should not be utilized.

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  1. Humberto Mestre

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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    humberto_mestre@urmc.rochester.edu
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  2. Lauren M Hablitz

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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  3. Anna LB Xavier

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  4. Weixi Feng

    Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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  5. Wenyan Zou

    Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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  6. Tinglin Pu

    Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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  7. Hiromu Monai

    Center for Brain Science, RIKEN, Wako, Japan
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  8. Giridhar Murlidharan

    Gene Therapy Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States
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  9. Ruth M Castellanos Rivera

    Gene Therapy Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States
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  10. Matthew J Simon

    Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  11. Martin M Pike

    Advanced Imaging Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  12. Virginia Plá

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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  13. Ting Du

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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  14. Benjamin T Kress

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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  15. Xiaowen Wang

    Center for Brain Science, RIKEN, Wako, Japan
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  16. Benjamin A Plog

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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  17. Alexander S Thrane

    Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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  18. Iben Lundgaard

    Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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  19. Yoichiro Abe

    Department of Pharmacology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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  20. Masato Yasui

    Department of Pharmacology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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  21. John H Thomas

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, United States
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  22. Ming Xiao

    Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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    mingx@njmu.edu.cn
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  23. Hajime Hirase

    Center for Brain Science, RIKEN, Wako, Japan
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    hajime.hirase@riken.jp
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  24. Aravind Asokan

    Gene Therapy Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States
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    aravind_asokan@med.unc.edu
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  25. Jeffrey J Iliff

    Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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    iliffj@ohsu.edu
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  26. Maiken Nedergaard

    Center for Translational Neuromedicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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    maiken_nedergaard@urmc.rochester.edu
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (NS100366)

  • Maiken Nedergaard

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18H02606)

  • Masato Yasui

Human Frontier Science Program (RGP0036/2014)

  • Hajime Hirase

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Core-to-Core Program)

  • Hajime Hirase

Lundbeckfonden (Visiting Professorship)

  • Hajime Hirase

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (Helse Vet)

  • Alexander S Thrane

National Institutes of Health (NS061800)

  • Aravind Asokan

National Institutes of Health (AG048769)

  • Maiken Nedergaard

National Institutes of Health (AG054456)

  • Jeffrey J Iliff

National Institutes of Health (NS099371)

  • Aravind Asokan

National Institutes of Health (HL089221)

  • Aravind Asokan

National Institutes of Health (NS089709)

  • Jeffrey J Iliff

National Institutes of Health (NS078394)

  • Maiken Nedergaard

National Institutes of Health (AG048769)

  • Maiken Nedergaard

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18K14859)

  • Hiromu Monai

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (16H01888)

  • Hajime Hirase

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18H05150)

  • Hajime Hirase

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17K19637)

  • Yoichiro Abe

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (16H05134)

  • Yoichiro Abe

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: All experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Nanjing Medical University (IACUC-1601106), Wako Animal Experiment Committee, RIKEN (Recombinant DNA experimentation protocol: 2016-038; Animal experimentation protocol: H29-2-227), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (protocol 15-109), the University Committee on Animal Resources of the University of Rochester (protocol 2011-023), and the IACUC of Oregon Health and Science University (protocol IP00000394). All experiments were performed in accordance with the approved guidelines and regulations. All efforts were made to minimize animal suffering and to reduce the number of animals used for the experiments.

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© 2018, Mestre et al.

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  1. Humberto Mestre
  2. Lauren M Hablitz
  3. Anna LB Xavier
  4. Weixi Feng
  5. Wenyan Zou
  6. Tinglin Pu
  7. Hiromu Monai
  8. Giridhar Murlidharan
  9. Ruth M Castellanos Rivera
  10. Matthew J Simon
  11. Martin M Pike
  12. Virginia Plá
  13. Ting Du
  14. Benjamin T Kress
  15. Xiaowen Wang
  16. Benjamin A Plog
  17. Alexander S Thrane
  18. Iben Lundgaard
  19. Yoichiro Abe
  20. Masato Yasui
  21. John H Thomas
  22. Ming Xiao
  23. Hajime Hirase
  24. Aravind Asokan
  25. Jeffrey J Iliff
  26. Maiken Nedergaard
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Aquaporin-4-dependent glymphatic solute transport in the rodent brain
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