Migration of neutrophils targeting amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

  • Sung Hoon Baik
  • , Moon Yong Cha
  • , Young Min Hyun
  • , Hansang Cho
  • , Bashar Hamza
  • , Dong Kyu Kim
  • , Sun Ho Han
  • , Heesun Choi
  • , Kyung Ho Kim
  • , Minho Moon
  • , Jeewoo Lee
  • , Minsoo Kim
  • , Daniel Irimia
  • , Inhee Mook-Jung

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Abstract

Immune responses in the brain are thought to play a role in disorders of the central nervous system, but an understanding of the process underlying how immune cells get into the brain and their fate there remains unclear. In this study, we used a 2-photon microscopy to reveal that neutrophils infiltrate brain and migrate toward amyloid plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. These findings suggest a new molecular process underlying the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1286-1292
Number of pages7
JournalNeurobiology of Aging
Volume35
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Amyloid plaques
  • Immune cells
  • Neutrophils

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