MICROGLIA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTRACELLULAR NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES OF ALZHEIMER-DISEASE

被引:83
作者
CRAS, P
KAWAI, M
SIEDLAK, S
PERRY, G
机构
[1] Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
关键词
AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; RICINUS-COMMUNIS AGGLUTININ; SENILE PLAQUE; PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT; CYTOSKELETON;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)90783-R
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
When neurons die, the filaments of neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) undergo structural and antigenic modifications. The exact mechanism of this modification is unknown, but glial cells could play an important role. Previous studies have shown that astroglial processes infiltrate extracellular NFT. In this study we use double immunolabelling to show that microglia also infiltrate extracellular NFT. Therefore, along with the previously identified astroglia, the microglia could be responsible for the modification of extracellular NFT.
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