Iron activates microglia and directly stimulates indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase activity in the N171-82Q mouse model of Huntington's disease
David W. Donley, Marley Realing, Jason P. Gigley, Jonathan H. Fox
The paper shows iron activates microglia and enhances IDO1 activity in HD mice, contributing to neurodegeneration via the kynurenine pathway.
PLoS ONE · May 14, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience