Exploiting microglial and peripheral immune cell crosstalk to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Neuroinflammation is considered one of the cardinal features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Neuritic plaques composed of amyloid β and neurofibrillary tangle-laden neurons are surrounded by reactive astrocytes and microglia. Exposure of microglia, the resident myeloid cell of the CNS, to amyl...

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Main Authors: Dawling A. Dionisio-Santos, John A. Olschowka, M. Kerry O’Banion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-019-1453-0