The Journal of Practical Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (16): 2604-2610.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2025.16.024

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Meningeal lymphatic vessles promote α-syn efflux in Parkinson's disease

Die XIAO,Jun MA,Ling QI,Zhaoxie YU,Ya'nan. LI()   

  1. College of Acupuncture and Traumatology,Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Wuhan 430000,Hubei,China
  • Received:2025-04-17 Online:2025-08-25 Published:2025-08-28
  • Contact: Ya'nan. LI E-mail:yananli2023@hbucm.edu.cn

Abstract:

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder whose core pathological feature is the abnormal accumulation of pathological α-synuclein (α-syn) in the brain, but there are rare clinical therapeutic modalities that target this. As a hot research topic in recent years, meningeal lymphatic vessels (MLVs) play an important role in central nervous system fluid (CNS) drainage, and can promote the exocytosis and clearance of metabolic wastes such as α-syn from the brain. Regulating the morphology and function of MLVs to promote α-syn exocytosis is likely to become an influential direction for future intervention in PD research and provide new approaches for the clinical therapy of PD. In this article, we will overview 3 aspects of the structure and function of MLVs, the role of MLVs in PD, and the strategy of targeting MLVs to treat PD.

Key words: Parkinson's disease, meningeal lymphatic vessels, α-synuclein

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