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Sheng J, Li Q, Liu T, Wang X. Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics along the optic nerve. Front Neurol 2022; 13:931523. [PMID: 36046631 PMCID: PMC9420993 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.931523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) plays an important role in delivering nutrients and eliminating the metabolic wastes of the central nervous system. An interrupted CSF flow could cause disorders of the brain and eyes such as Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma. This review provides an overview of the anatomy and flow pathways of the CSF system with an emphasis on the optic nerve. Imaging technologies used for visualizing the CSF dynamics and the anatomic structures associated with CSF circulation have been highlighted. Recent advances in the use of computational models to predict CSF flow patterns have been introduced. Open questions and potential mechanisms underlying CSF circulation at the optic nerves have also been discussed.
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- Jinqiao Sheng
- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- School of General Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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Fleischman D, Kaskar O, Shams R, Zhang X, Olson D, Zdanski C, Thorp BD, Kuznetsov AV, Grace L, Lee YZ. A Novel Porcine Model for the Study of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics: Development and Preliminary Results. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1137. [PMID: 31708863 PMCID: PMC6819502 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, space-flight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), and glaucoma are conditions that are among a spectrum of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-related ophthalmologic disease. This implies that local CSF pressures at the level of the optic nerve are involved to variable extent in these disease processes. However, CSF pressure measurements are problematic due to invasiveness and interpretation. The pressure measured by a lumbar puncture is likely not the same as the orbital CSF pressure. It is believed this is at least in part due to the flow restrictive properties of the optic canal. To investigate CSF flow within the orbit, a model for CSF dynamics was created using three medium-sized pigs. Contrast was administered through a lumbar subarachnoid space access. The contrast front was imaged with repeated computed tomographic (CT) imaging. Once contrast entered the orbit, rapid, sequential CT imaging was performed until the contrast reached the posterior globe. Head tilting was performed to highlight the role of gravitational dependence within the subarachnoid space.
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- David Fleischman
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Li XX, Zhang Z, Zeng HY, Wu S, Liu L, Zhang JX, Liu Q, Yang DY, Wang NL. Selective Early Glial Reactivity in the Visual Pathway Precedes Axonal Loss, Following Short-Term Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Reduction. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 59:3394-3404. [PMID: 30025070 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To examine the early glial reactivity and neuron damage in response to short-term cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFp) reduction, as compared with intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation. Methods The experiment included 54 male Sprague-Dawley rats with elevated translaminar cribrosa pressure difference (TLPD), defined as IOP minus CSFp. These rats underwent either continuous CSF drainage for 6 hours (n = 18), or unilateral IOP elevation to 40 mm Hg for 6 hours (n = 18). For control, 18 normal rats were anesthetized for 6 hours. Orthograde axonal transport was examined by intravitreal injection of 3% rhodamine-β-isothiocyanate. We also used transmission electron microscopy to display the ultrastructural features of retinal ganglion cell axons in the optic nerve head. Early glial reactivity in the retina, lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), and superior colliculus (SC) was detected by immunostaining and Western blot for the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and glutamine synthetase (GS). We also observed the glial reactivity in the inferior colliculus and hippocampus to rule out possible influences of CSF dynamics and composition. Results Anterograde staining with 3% rhodamine-β-isothiocyanate revealed decreased fluorescence intensity of the SC and LGN projected from both lower CSFp and higher IOP eyes. Transmission electron microscopy showed loss of axons from the optic nerve head in the high-IOP group, but not in the low-CSFp group. Compared with the anesthesia control group, GFAP expression was significantly increased in the retina, LGN, and SC, whereas GS expression was only increased in the retina following CSFp reduction. However, their expressions were not significantly elevated in the inferior colliculus and hippocampus. In the high-IOP group, expressions of GFAP and GS were significantly increased in the retina, LGN, and SC. Conclusions Visual system neurons may be much more sensitive than other nervous tissues. Following short-term CSFp reduction, early glial reactivity may precede axonal loss. Changes of translaminar cribrosa pressure difference in both experimental low-CSFp and high-IOP groups induce selective early glial reactivity. The neuron damage from abnormally low CSFp may be pathogenetically similar to high IOP.
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- Xiao Xia Li
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China.,Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing, China
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Xie X, Chen W, Li Z, Thomas R, Li Y, Xian J, Yang D, Wang H, Zhang S, Kang Z, Wang N. Noninvasive evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in ocular hypertension: a preliminary study. Acta Ophthalmol 2018; 96:e570-e576. [PMID: 29575652 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the orbital cerebral spinal fluid pressure (CSFP) and trans-lamina cribrosa pressure difference (TLCPD) determined noninvasively in ocular hypertensive (OH) subjects and controls. METHODS Cross-sectional observational study. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to measure orbital subarachnoid space width (OSASW). The CSFP (mm Hg) was estimated from a published formula as 17.54 × MRI derived OSASW at 15 mm behind the globe + 0.47 × body mass index + 0.13 × mean arterial blood pressure -21.52. Estimated TLCPD was calculated as IOP- CSFP. RESULTS The orbital subarachnoid space width was significantly wider (p = 0.01) in the OH group than in the control group at all three measurement locations. The MRI derived CSFP value in OH (14.9 ± 2.9 mm Hg) was significantly higher than in the normal group (12.0 ± 2.8 mm Hg; p < 0.01). The estimated TLCPD value in OH (9.0 ± 4.2 mm Hg) was significantly higher than in controls (3.6 ± 3.0 mm Hg; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION The wider OSASW and higher estimated CSFP in OH subjects suggest a higher orbital CSFP. Despite a higher orbital CSFP that could be protective, the higher TLCPD in OH may play a significant role in the risk of developing glaucoma.
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- Xiaobin Xie
- Eye Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory; Beijing China
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Xuanwu Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory; Beijing China
- Queensland Eye Institute; University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
- University of Queensland; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Radiology; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Department of Radiology; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory; Beijing China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory; Beijing China
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- Eye Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Eye Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences; Beijing China
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing China
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center; Beijing Tongren Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory; Beijing China
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Savastano A, Porfirio B, Rizzo S, Gallina P. Re: Fast circulation of cerebrospinal fluid: an alternative perspective on the protective role of high intracranial pressure in ocular hypertension. Clin Exp Optom 2016; 99:607. [PMID: 27523620 DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Alfonso Savastano
- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Dibas A, Yorio T. Glucocorticoid therapy and ocular hypertension. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 787:57-71. [PMID: 27388141 PMCID: PMC5014726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The projected number of people who will develop age-related macular degeneration in estimated at 2020 is 196 million and is expected to reach 288 million in 2040. Also, the number of people with Diabetic retinopathy will grow from 126.6 million in 2010 to 191.0 million by 2030. In addition, it is estimated that there are 2.3 million people suffering from uveitis worldwide. Because of the anti-inflammatory properties of glucocorticoids (GCs), they are often used topically and/or intravitreally to treat ocular inflammation conditions or edema associated with macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Unfortunately, ocular GC therapy can lead to severe side effects. Serious and sometimes irreversible eye damage can occur as a result of the development of GC-induced ocular hypertension causing secondary open-angle glaucoma. According to the world health organization, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world and it is estimated that 80 million will suffer from glaucoma by 2020. In the current review, mechanisms of GC-induced damage in ocular tissue, GC-resistance, and enhancing GC therapy will be discussed.
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- Adnan Dibas
- North Texas Eye Research Institute, UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
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- North Texas Eye Research Institute, UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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