Receptor–ligand interaction controls microglial chemotaxis and amelioration of Alzheimer's disease pathology
Lau S, Fu A, Ip N. Receptor–ligand interaction controls microglial chemotaxis and amelioration of Alzheimer's disease pathology. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2023, 166: 891-903. PMID: 37603311, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDanger-associated molecular patternsMicroglial chemotaxisAD pathogenesisAlzheimer's diseaseMicroglial functionRepertoire of surface receptorsHyperphosphorylated tauAlzheimer's disease pathologyAmyloid-betaMolecular machineryMicroglial receptorsReceptor-ligand interactionsPhagocytic clearanceReceptor-ligand axisMolecular patternsSurface receptorsFunctional transitionDisease pathologyChemotaxisBrain homeostasisAberrant synaptic pruningClearance activityCritical stepsReceptorsAmyloid