CX3CR1 in Microglia Regulates Brain Amyloid Deposition through Selective Protofibrillar Amyloid-β Phagocytosis
Liu Z, Condello C, Schain A, Harb R, Grutzendler J. CX3CR1 in Microglia Regulates Brain Amyloid Deposition through Selective Protofibrillar Amyloid-β Phagocytosis. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 17091-17101. PMID: 21159979, PMCID: PMC3077120, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4403-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCX3CR1-deficient miceAlzheimer's diseaseAmyloid-β PhagocytosisBrain amyloid depositionLower brain levelsGreater phagocytic capacityQuantification of AβHigh proliferative rateAβ phagocytosisActivated microgliaMicroglia activationMicroglia activityAmyloid pathologyAmyloid depositionMicroglia densityBrain levelsPlaque depositionSynaptic damageChemokine receptorsDisease progressionMicrogliaTherapeutic strategiesAmyloid depositsPhagocytic capacityPhagocytic ability
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