Ultra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans

The study of brain clearance mechanisms is an active area of research. While we know that the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays a central role in one of the main existing clearance pathways, the exact processes for the secretion of CSF and the removal of waste products from tissue are under debate. CS...

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Autores principales: Leonie Petitclerc, Lydiane Hirschler, Jack A. Wells, David L. Thomas, Marianne A.A. van Walderveen, Mark A. van Buchem, Matthias J.P. van Osch
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1aa4f9ffc350416f93765d4156a4833b2021-11-30T04:13:42ZUltra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans1095-957210.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118755https://doaj.org/article/1aa4f9ffc350416f93765d4156a4833b2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811921010272https://doaj.org/toc/1095-9572The study of brain clearance mechanisms is an active area of research. While we know that the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays a central role in one of the main existing clearance pathways, the exact processes for the secretion of CSF and the removal of waste products from tissue are under debate. CSF is thought to be created by the exchange of water and ions from the blood, which is believed to mainly occur in the choroid plexus. This exchange has not been thoroughly studied in vivo.We propose a modified arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI sequence and image analysis to track blood water as it is transported to the CSF, and to characterize its exchange from blood to CSF. We acquired six pseudo-continuous ASL sequences with varying labeling duration (LD) and post-labeling delay (PLD) and a segmented 3D-GRASE readout with a long echo train (8 echo times (TE)) which allowed separation of the very long-T2 CSF signal. ASL signal was observed at long TEs (793 ms and higher), indicating presence of labeled water transported from blood to CSF. This signal appeared both in the CSF proximal to the choroid plexus and in the subarachnoid space surrounding the cortex. ASL signal was separated into its blood, gray matter and CSF components by fitting a triexponential function with T2s taken from literature. A two-compartment dynamic model was introduced to describe the exchange of water through time and TE. From this, a water exchange time from the blood to the CSF (Tbl->CSF) was mapped, with an order of magnitude of approximately 60 s.Leonie PetitclercLydiane HirschlerJack A. WellsDavid L. ThomasMarianne A.A. van WalderveenMark A. van BuchemMatthias J.P. van OschElsevierarticleArterial spin labelingBlood-csf barrierNeurofluidsGlymphaticsBrain clearanceWater transportNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENNeuroImage, Vol 245, Iss , Pp 118755- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Arterial spin labeling
Blood-csf barrier
Neurofluids
Glymphatics
Brain clearance
Water transport
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle Arterial spin labeling
Blood-csf barrier
Neurofluids
Glymphatics
Brain clearance
Water transport
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Leonie Petitclerc
Lydiane Hirschler
Jack A. Wells
David L. Thomas
Marianne A.A. van Walderveen
Mark A. van Buchem
Matthias J.P. van Osch
Ultra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans
description The study of brain clearance mechanisms is an active area of research. While we know that the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays a central role in one of the main existing clearance pathways, the exact processes for the secretion of CSF and the removal of waste products from tissue are under debate. CSF is thought to be created by the exchange of water and ions from the blood, which is believed to mainly occur in the choroid plexus. This exchange has not been thoroughly studied in vivo.We propose a modified arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI sequence and image analysis to track blood water as it is transported to the CSF, and to characterize its exchange from blood to CSF. We acquired six pseudo-continuous ASL sequences with varying labeling duration (LD) and post-labeling delay (PLD) and a segmented 3D-GRASE readout with a long echo train (8 echo times (TE)) which allowed separation of the very long-T2 CSF signal. ASL signal was observed at long TEs (793 ms and higher), indicating presence of labeled water transported from blood to CSF. This signal appeared both in the CSF proximal to the choroid plexus and in the subarachnoid space surrounding the cortex. ASL signal was separated into its blood, gray matter and CSF components by fitting a triexponential function with T2s taken from literature. A two-compartment dynamic model was introduced to describe the exchange of water through time and TE. From this, a water exchange time from the blood to the CSF (Tbl->CSF) was mapped, with an order of magnitude of approximately 60 s.
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author Leonie Petitclerc
Lydiane Hirschler
Jack A. Wells
David L. Thomas
Marianne A.A. van Walderveen
Mark A. van Buchem
Matthias J.P. van Osch
author_facet Leonie Petitclerc
Lydiane Hirschler
Jack A. Wells
David L. Thomas
Marianne A.A. van Walderveen
Mark A. van Buchem
Matthias J.P. van Osch
author_sort Leonie Petitclerc
title Ultra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans
title_short Ultra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans
title_full Ultra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans
title_fullStr Ultra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans
title_full_unstemmed Ultra-long-TE arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-CSF water transport in humans
title_sort ultra-long-te arterial spin labeling reveals rapid and brain-wide blood-to-csf water transport in humans
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/1aa4f9ffc350416f93765d4156a4833b
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