• Oxana Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya
  • Dmitry Postnov
  • Anastasia Lavrova
  • Ivan Fedosov
  • Ekaterina Borisova
  • Vladimir Nikolenko
  • Thomas Penzel
  • Jurgen Kurths
  • Valery Tuchin

In this review, we discuss the crucial role of cranial and the extracranial lymphatics in keeping the central nervous system (CNS) health. We talk about the important lymphatic mechanism of removal of metabolites and toxins from the brain, which orchestrates the regenerative processes in CNS. We debate a novel knowledge about the lymphatic mechanism responsible for maintaining the balance between the exit and the entrance of molecules and cells from and into CNS. Finally, we highlight the pioneering technologies of biophotonic stimulation of lymphatic drainage function that can open a new era for the development of novel bedside, readily applicable and commercially viable technologies for the treatment of brain diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9298844
Number of pages13
JournalIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    Research areas

  • brain diseases, photostimulation of the lymphatics, The cranial and the extracranial lymphatics, NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID ABSORPTION, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, INTERSTITIAL FLUID, TRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURY, MOUSE MODEL, NITRIC-OXIDE, LEVEL LASER THERAPY, RAT MESENTERIC LYMPHATICS, CEREBRAL-BLOOD-FLOW

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