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While blocking CP lymphangiogenesis with a VEGFR-3 inhibitor improves stroke outcome, administration of VEGF-C induced larger brain infarcts.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), antigens, and antigen-presenting cells drain from the central nervous system (CNS) into lymphatic vessels near the cribriform plate and dural meningeal lymphatics. However, the pathological roles of these lymphatic vessels surrounding the CNS during stroke are not well understood. Using a mouse model of ischemic stroke, transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO), we show that stroke induces lymphangiogenesis near the cribriform plate. Interestingly, lymphangiogenesis is restricted to lymphatic vessels at the cribriform plate and downstream cervical lymph nodes, without affecting the conserved network of lymphatic vessels in the dura. Cribriform plate lymphangiogenesis peaks at day 7 and regresses by day 14 following tMCAO and is regulated by VEGF-C\/VEGFR-3. These newly developed lymphangiogenic vessels transport CSF and immune cells to the cervical lymph nodes. Inhibition of VEGF-C\/VEGFR-3 signaling using a blocker of VEGFR-3 prevented lymphangiogenesis and led to improved stroke outcomes at earlier time points but had no effects at later time points following stroke. Administration of VEGF-C after tMCAO did not further increase post-stroke lymphangiogenesis, but instead induced larger brain infarcts. 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