Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Extends to Peripheral Nerves
Ligocki, A. P.; Vinson, A. V.; Yachnis, A. T.; Dunn, W. A.; Smith, D. E.; Scott, E. A.; Alvarez-Castanon, J. P.; Baez, D. E.; Frisone, O. G.; Brown, G.; Pessa, J. E.; Scott, E. W.
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an aqueous solution responsible for nutrient delivery and waste removal for the central nervous system (CNS). The three-layer meningeal coverings of the CNS support CSF flow. Peripheral nerves have an analogous three-layer covering consisting of the epineurium, perineurium, and endoneurium. Peripheral axons, located in the inner endoneurium, are bathed in "endoneurial fluid" similar to CSF but of undefined origin. CSF flow in the peripheral nervous system has not been demonstrated. Here we show CSF flow extends beyond the CNS to peripheral nerves in a contiguous flowing system. Utilizing gold nanoparticles, we identified that CSF is continuous with the endoneurial fluid and reveal the endoneurial space as the likely site of CSF flow in the periphery. Nanogold distribution along entire peripheral nerves and within their axoplasm suggests CSF plays a role in nutrient delivery and waste clearance, fundamental aspects of peripheral nerve health and disease. One Sentence SummaryCerebrospinal fluid unites the nervous system by extending beyond the central nervous system into peripheral nerves.
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