Microglia Share Synuclein Aggregates with Each Other Via Nanotubes
When microglia get overwhelmed by α-synuclein, they pass off aggregates to unburdened neighbors. which pass fresh mitochondria back in exchange.
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When microglia get overwhelmed by α-synuclein, they pass off aggregates to unburdened neighbors. which pass fresh mitochondria back in exchange.
An analysis suggests most Medicare beneficiaries have medical conditions that would disqualify them from using the new drug; this may further limit its clinical rollout.
Microglia regurgitate tau seeds. Then they retreat into a senescent torpor. In this state, they nonetheless pump out potentially hazardous metalloproteases.
Low levels of Aβ37, 38, 40 reflect low processive activity of γ-secretase. They track with age at onset in people with autosomal-dominant mutations, and may track with cognitive decline in sporadic AD.
Well-known to the Alzheimer’s community, John Hardy is being recognized with the knighthood in the U.K’s New Year Honours.
Phospho groups at key residues, such as threonine 181, promoted phosphorylation at multiple distant sites along the protein, suggesting a regulatory role.
Adults who hit this number were half as likely as their sedentary peers to develop dementia over seven years. Power walking for 30 minutes daily cut risk by 60 percent.
Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone improved memory in a mouse model of DS, and it nudged up test scores in a pilot trial. The key? Dosing in pulses.
While the familial Swedish AD mutation spurred synaptic growth, BACE inhibition, or APP deletion, had the opposite effect.
Activating the microglial receptor also left amyloid untouched, despite prompting microglia to surround plaques.
Phospho-tau and tangles accumulated, microglia bloated with lipids, and the brain atrophied in these mice.
5xFAD mice lacking microglia develop cerebral amyloid angiopathy and amass calcium deposits. Most die by 6 months old.
A transferrin receptor binding domain helps transport the antibody across the blood-brain barrier. In the brain, it roused microglia and boosted glucose metabolism.
Without this mechanosensor, microglia slowly respond to plaques. In mice, a Piezo1 agonist bolstered plaque containment and lowered amyloid burden.
Conformers amplified from CSF of late-stage PD adopt distinct folds and trouble neurons.