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    Nat Neurosci. 2009 Nov;12(11):1361-3. Epub 2009 Oct 18.

    Formation and maintenance of Alzheimer's disease beta-amyloid plaques in the absence of microglia.

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    Department of Cellular Neurology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

    Abstract

    In Alzheimer's disease, microglia cluster around beta-amyloid deposits, suggesting that these cells are important for amyloid plaque formation, maintenance and/or clearance. We crossed two distinct APP transgenic mouse strains with CD11b-HSVTK mice, in which nearly complete ablation of microglia was achieved for up to 4 weeks after ganciclovir application. Neither amyloid plaque formation and maintenance nor amyloid-associated neuritic dystrophy depended on the presence of microglia.

    PMID:
    19838177
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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