NIH R01 · 2024
Regulation of Neuroinflammation by Meningeal Lymphatics
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The brain must maintain immunological homeostasis to prevent dysregulation and disease. Coordination of immunity in most tissues involves the drainage of antigens or antigen-presenting cells within conventional lymphatic vessels to the draining lymph nodes. In the lymph node, antigen presented to T cells, typically by dendritic cells (DCs), can initiate an immune response. Control of immune response is unique in the central nervous system as the brain parenchyma lacks conventional infiltrating lymphatic vessels and instead utilizes a combination of intra-tissue glial-dependent clearance pathways and meningeal lymphatics surrounding the brain to drain waste,…
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