Virginia Plá, Erik Kroesbergen, Saiyue Deng, Michael J. Giannetto, Lauren M. Hablitz, Evan Newbold, Antonio Ladrón-de-Guevara, Tina Esmail, Ryszard Stefan Gomolka, Yuki Mori, Steven A. Goldman, Douglas H. Kelley, John H. Thomas, Maiken Nedergaard
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arising from A. Miao et al. Nature Neuroscience https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-024-01638-y (2024)
Over the past decade, multiple lines of research have shown that sleep decreases amyloid-β and tau burden compared with wakefulness, and glymphatic clearance is increased during sleep in both human and mouse brains1,2,3,4,5,6. A recent study by Miao et al.7 has questioned these findings. We here raise concerns regarding experimental methodology, analytical rigor, and theoretical and mathematical assumptions in the Miao et al.7 study. The conclusion of that study—brain clearance is reduced during sleep and anesthesia—is not supported by the data presented.
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