Intravenous infusion of monocytes isolated from 2-week-old mice enhances clearance of Beta-amyloid plaques in an Alzheimer mouse model.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ) senile plaques and tau-associated neurofibrillary tangles. Other disease features include neuroinflammation and cholinergic neurodegeneration, indicating their possible importance in disease propagation. Recent studie...

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Main Authors: Lindsay A Hohsfield, Christian Humpel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4382317?pdf=render