The Brain's Unsung Heroes: How Microglia Cells are Shaping Alzheimer's Research!
UW researchers have unearthed pivotal insights on human microglia and their relationship with Alzheimer's disease.
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Microglia, depicted in green, adopt reactive shapes when associated with amyloid-β deposits.
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Katherine Prater, PhD, highlights the challenges with current anti-inflammatory drugs in Alzheimer's treatment.
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The ADRC research team identified three previously unknown microglia groups in the human brain.
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A specific microglia group showed signs of inflammation, hinting at a unique response to Alzheimer's stressors.
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"Our findings in human brains align perfectly with predictions from animal and in vitro cell models of Alzheimer’s,” states Prater.
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The study, titled "Human microglia show unique transcriptional changes in Alzheimer's disease," was published in Nature Aging.
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Microglia cells' response to Alzheimer's proteins is captured in the study's microscopic images.
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“The future of Alzheimer’s research is promising, and our findings are just the tip of the iceberg,” concludes Prater.
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“The future of Alzheimer’s research is promising, and our findings are just the tip of the iceberg,” concludes Prater.
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