Eyes are able to clean themselves, just like the brain
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Sleep is an incredibly interesting state of the body, during which we restore power. Recent studies have shown that while we sleep the brain is in the truest sense of the word washes himself with the cerebrospinal fluid that maintains intracranial pressure and carries out the exchange of useful substances between blood and the brain. The reduced circulation of cerebrospinal fluid during sleep leads to memory loss and the accumulation of toxic proteins – beta-amyloid associated with Alzheimer's disease. It turned out that with the eyes is roughly the same – during sleep, they also purify themselves, and further studies may help to find a cure, one of the most common causes of blindness – glaucoma. Tell what interesting results.
How to clean eyes
According to a paper published in the journal , the body purifies itself through pseudosimplicial system limfaticheskoi. Limfatica system works just like the lymph, with the only difference that it is made of glial cells that help form the sensory endings of the neurons, thereby affecting their function. Limfatica system, as expected, working at night, during sleep.
Since limfatica system was first discovered in mice, scientists are not infallible thought of the mouse again to help us learn something about ourselves. In the study, it was discovered that limfatica system is not only in brain but also in the eyes and in the eyes of the mice did, and there is a separate “integrated cleaning system”. It is similar to limfaticheskoi works as a network, bringing debris into the lymphatic system.
it looks like the human eye under the microscope
Based on data from previous studies that the process of self-purification gets rid the brain of beta-amyloid (one of the junk proteins), details of which can be read in the article , the researchers introduced mice into the eyes of fluorescent beta-amyloid, to follow him and see what happens. Once eyes protein was captured by the optic nerve, and a few hours later, on specialized channels in the optic nerve, got into the garbage system of the body – lymph, or rather in the lymph nodes in the neck rodents. As they say in their work, the authors of the study, the analysis showed that in mice there is a highly polarized system clear the eyes, which in future will help us to better understand eye health and disease. And to always be aware of the news from the world of popular science, subscribe to .
How to treat glaucoma?
Since glaucoma develops mainly because of excessive fluid accumulation, it is likely that the reason for its development – violation in the system clear the eyes. a If so, the new research is the real medical breakthrough. Glaucoma is one of the most common reasons for complete loss of vision. In General, this is a group of diseases that affects the optic nerve and leading to changes in fields of view that usually goes with increased intraocular pressure. Intraocular pressure is highly elevated in glaucomas.
the eyes definitely have something in common with black holes
Writes , according to the authors of scientific work, the data provide a starting point for further research on how limfatica system influences the development and course of several diseases of the eye. Like the brain inside the skull, internal structures of the eye are in a confined space that requires a tight control over the homeostasis of the liquid, the scientists write in their paper.
It is Important to note that the subjects in the new study, performed laboratory mice, not people. However, in these animals is similar to the mechanisms of the eye, although on a more simplified level. In addition, the opening limfaticheskoi system in the human brain was also inspired by experiments in rodents, which again increases the likelihood that the most likely night our eyes are also clean themselves. Even more fascinating articles on how to operate different systems of the human body, read on . Subscribe to not miss anything interesting.
Recall that the eye is one of the most complex and amazing organs that have been formed over billions of years of evolution. In the past it was believed that the structure of the eye is so complex and unfathomable that is proof of God's existence. But we all know that this is so only if the nature or force of evolution is God. Anyway, we still have much to learn about how and why it hurts the body, by which we can distinguish between the colors of the spectrum and even to study the atmosphere of distant stars.
the Human eye is likely able to clean itself during sleep.
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