Microglia prevent beta-amyloid plaque formation in the early stage of an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model with suppression of glymphatic clearance

Abstract Background Soluble beta-amyloid (Aβ) can be cleared from the brain through various mechanisms including enzymatic degradation, glial cell phagocytosis, transport across the blood-brain barrier, and glymphatic clearance. However, the relative contribution of each clearance system and their c...

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Main Authors: Weixi Feng, Yanli Zhang, Ze Wang, Hanrong Xu, Ting Wu, Charles Marshall, Junying Gao, Ming Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-020-00688-1