Dysfunctional glymphatic system with disrupted aquaporin-4 expression pattern on astrocytes causes bacterial product accumulation in the CSF during pneumococcal meningitis
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal meningitis, inflammation of the meninges due to an infection of the Central Nervous System caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus), is the most common form of community-acquired bacterial meningitis globally. The brain is separated from the systemic circulation by the blood-brain barrier (BBB), and meningitis triggers the host immune response increasing the BBB permeability, allowing peripheral immune cells to reach the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and increasing debris pro… Show more
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