Overactive scavenger cells may cause neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's
Saturday, July 1, 2017 - 11:32
in Health & Medicine
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated 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 lead to neurodegeneration observed in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.