Glymphatic fluid transport is suppressed by the aquaporin-4 inhibitor AER-271
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Glymphatic fluid transport is suppressed by the aquaporin-4 inhibitor AER-271. / Giannetto, Michael J; Gomolka, Ryszard S; Gahn-Martinez, Daniel; Newbold, Evan J; Bork, Peter A R; Chang, Ethan; Gresser, Michael; Thompson, Trevor; Mori, Yuki; Nedergaard, Maiken.
In: Glia, Vol. 72, No. 5, 2024, p. 982-998.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Glymphatic fluid transport is suppressed by the aquaporin-4 inhibitor AER-271
AU - Giannetto, Michael J
AU - Gomolka, Ryszard S
AU - Gahn-Martinez, Daniel
AU - Newbold, Evan J
AU - Bork, Peter A R
AU - Chang, Ethan
AU - Gresser, Michael
AU - Thompson, Trevor
AU - Mori, Yuki
AU - Nedergaard, Maiken
N1 - © 2024 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The glymphatic system transports cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the brain via arterial perivascular spaces and removes interstitial fluid from the brain along perivenous spaces and white matter tracts. This directional fluid flow supports the clearance of metabolic wastes produced by the brain. Glymphatic fluid transport is facilitated by aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels, which are enriched in the astrocytic vascular endfeet comprising the outer boundary of the perivascular space. Yet, prior studies of AQP4 function have relied on genetic models, or correlated altered AQP4 expression with glymphatic flow in disease states. Herein, we sought to pharmacologically manipulate AQP4 function with the inhibitor AER-271 to assess the contribution of AQP4 to glymphatic fluid transport in mouse brain. Administration of AER-271 inhibited glymphatic influx as measured by CSF tracer infused into the cisterna magna and inhibited increases in the interstitial fluid volume as measured by diffusion-weighted MRI. Furthermore, AER-271 inhibited glymphatic efflux as assessed by an in vivo clearance assay. Importantly, AER-271 did not affect AQP4 localization to the astrocytic endfeet, nor have any effect in AQP4 deficient mice. Since acute pharmacological inhibition of AQP4 directly decreased glymphatic flow in wild-type but not in AQP4 deficient mice, we foresee AER-271 as a new tool for manipulation of the glymphatic system in rodent brain.
AB - The glymphatic system transports cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the brain via arterial perivascular spaces and removes interstitial fluid from the brain along perivenous spaces and white matter tracts. This directional fluid flow supports the clearance of metabolic wastes produced by the brain. Glymphatic fluid transport is facilitated by aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels, which are enriched in the astrocytic vascular endfeet comprising the outer boundary of the perivascular space. Yet, prior studies of AQP4 function have relied on genetic models, or correlated altered AQP4 expression with glymphatic flow in disease states. Herein, we sought to pharmacologically manipulate AQP4 function with the inhibitor AER-271 to assess the contribution of AQP4 to glymphatic fluid transport in mouse brain. Administration of AER-271 inhibited glymphatic influx as measured by CSF tracer infused into the cisterna magna and inhibited increases in the interstitial fluid volume as measured by diffusion-weighted MRI. Furthermore, AER-271 inhibited glymphatic efflux as assessed by an in vivo clearance assay. Importantly, AER-271 did not affect AQP4 localization to the astrocytic endfeet, nor have any effect in AQP4 deficient mice. Since acute pharmacological inhibition of AQP4 directly decreased glymphatic flow in wild-type but not in AQP4 deficient mice, we foresee AER-271 as a new tool for manipulation of the glymphatic system in rodent brain.
U2 - 10.1002/glia.24515
DO - 10.1002/glia.24515
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38363040
VL - 72
SP - 982
EP - 998
JO - GLIA
JF - GLIA
SN - 0894-1491
IS - 5
ER -
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