Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Sleep cycle-dependent vascular dynamics in male mice and the predicted effects on perivascular cerebrospinal fluid flow and solute transport

  • Laura Bojarskaite,
  • Alexandra Vallet,
  • Daniel M. Bjørnstad,
  • Kristin M. Gullestad Binder,
  • Céline Cunen,
  • Kjell Heuser,
  • Miroslav Kuchta,
  • Kent-Andre Mardal,
  • Rune Enger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36643-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Why fluid and solute transport in perivascular spaces is enhanced upon sleep remains elusive. Here, the authors show that each sleep cycle state displays unique perivascular dynamics, which enhances predicted fluid movement and solute transport.