Does impaired glymphatic clearance cause tau accumulation or result from existing tau pathology?

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Description

The authors suggest glymphatic dysfunction may ‘exacerbate or even induce’ tau accumulation, but the directionality of this relationship remains unclear. Resolving causality versus consequence is essential for determining therapeutic timing and targets.

Gap type: open_question Source paper: Impaired glymphatic function and clearance of tau in an Alzheimer’s disease model. (2020, Brain : a journal of neurology, PMID:32705145)

Evidence summary

Resolved by hypothesis h-9e9fee95: Circadian Glymphatic Entrainment via Targeted Orexin Receptor Modulation. Score: 0.860. Supporting PMIDs: 24136970, 30513028, 31852950, 34686377, 28877966.

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