Friday, June 30, 2017

Overactive scavenger cells may cause neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's

Overactive scavenger cells may cause neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's:

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For the first time, researchers from the University of Zurich demonstrate a surprising effect of microglia, the scavenger cells of the brain: If these cells lack the TDP-43 protein, they not only remove Alzheimer’s plaques, but also synapses. This removal of synapses by these cells presumably leads to neurodegeneration observed in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.


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