Leon Smyth lab publications

Selected highlight publications

LCD Smyth, D Xu, SV Okar, T Dykstra, J Rustenhoven, Z Papadopoulos, K Bhasiin, MW Kim, A Drieu, T Mamuladze, S Blackburn, X Gu, MI Gaitán, G Nair, SE Storck, S Du, MA White, P Bayguinov, I Smirnov, K Dikranian, DS Reich, J Kipnis. (2024). Identification of direct connections between the dura and the brain. Nature. (627) 165-173.

JA Mazzitelli*, LCD Smyth*, KA Cross, T Dykstra, J Sun, S Du, T Mamuladze, I Smirnov, J Rustenhoven, J Kipnis. (2022) Cerebrospinal fluid regulates skull bone marrow niches via direct access through dural channels. Nature Neuroscience. (25) 5. 555-560. *Co-first authorship

LCD Smyth, D Verhaege, E Standen-Bloom, Y Wu, Y Gan, SE Storck, P Boskovic, BA Plog, T Mamuladze, JA Mazzitelli, Z Wang, DD Lee, GJ Randolph, K Schwetye, S Hu, DS Reich, DH Kelley, R Mehta, J Kipnis. (2026). Amyloidosis of bridging veins is a pathologic feature of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 233 (2):e20251860.

T Mamuladze, TH Zanelli, LCD Smyth, Y Wu, D Abramishvili, R Silva, B Imbiakha, D Verhaege, S Du, Z Papadopoulos, D Lee, SE Storck, I Smirnov, Z Dong, S Hu, MS Diamond, FA Pinho-Ribeiro, J Kipnis. (2025) Mast cells regulate brain-dura interface and CSF dynamics. Cell. 188 (1-12). IF 45.5.

LCD Smyth, J Kipnis (2025). Redefining CNS immune privilege. Nature Reviews Immunology. 25 (766-775).

Additional publications

A full list of Leon Smyth Lab publications can be viewed on PubMed.