Cited by 5,616Sleep and Wakefulness ResearchCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

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Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain

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Abstract

Taking Out the Trash: The purpose of sleep remains mysterious. Using state-of-the-art in vivo two-photon imaging to directly compare two arousal states in the same mouse, Xie et al. (p. 373 ; see the Perspective by Herculano-Houzel ) found that metabolic waste products of neural activity were cleared out of the sleeping brain at a faster rate than during the awake state. This finding suggests a mechanistic explanation for how sleep serves a restorative function, in addition to its well-described effects on memory consolidation.

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Crossref · 10.1126/science.1241224

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    The brain lacks a conventional lymphatic system.

    “Yet despite its high metabolic rate and the fragility of neurons to toxic waste products, the brain lacks a conventional lymphatic system.”
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    The convective exchange of CSF and ISF is organized around the cerebral vasculature, with CSF influx around arteries, whereas ISF exits along veins.

    “The convective exchange of CSF and ISF is organized around the cerebral vasculature, with CSF influx around arteries, whereas ISF exits along veins.”
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    Sleep serves a vital function.

    “The conservation of sleep across all animal species suggests that sleep serves a vital function.”
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    Cited work 10.1523/jneurosci.0581-12.2012 · retraction date not known · this paper published 2013-10-18

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  1. A. Borbely I. Tobler in Brain Mechanisms of Sleep D. J. McGinty Ed. (Raven New York 1985) pp. 35–44.

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Metadata

Authors
Xie, L., Kang, H., Xu, Q., Chen, M. J., Liao, Y., Thiyagarajan, M., O’Donnell, J., Christensen, D. J., Nicholson, C., Iliff, J. J., Takano, T., Deane, R., & Nedergaard, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Rochester Medicine (US)
  • NYU Langone Health (US)
Corresponding author
  • Xie, Lulu
  • Kang, Hongyi
  • Nedergaard, Maiken
Venue
Science
Published
2013-10-18
Volume
342
Issue
6156
Pages
373-377
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2163225965
Cited by
5,411
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 656 · 2025: 664 · 2024: 528 · 2023: 541 · 2022: 466 · 2021: 462 · 2020: 457 · 2019: 371 · 2018: 310 · 2017: 308 · 2016: 239 · 2015: 243 · 2014: 142 · 2013: 18
FWCI
116.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Israel Science Foundation
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS078304, NS028642, R01NS078167, R01NS075177, NS078167, R01NS028642, NS078304))
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01DE022743)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Keywords
sleep, cerebrospinal fluid, interstitial fluid, brain waste clearance, amyloid-beta clearance, interstitial space, metabolic homeostasis, anesthesia, two-photon imaging
MeSH terms
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Animals, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Diffusion, Electroencephalography, Extracellular Space, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Receptors, Adrenergic, Sleep, Wakefulness, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Adrenergic Antagonists, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Intracellular Space, Mice

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