Complete microglia deficiency accelerates prion disease without enhancing CNS prion accumulation
Barry Matthew Bradford, Lynne I. McGuire, David Arthur Hume, Clare Pridans, Neil Andrew Mabbott
This study shows that complete microglia deficiency accelerates CNS prion disease without increasing prion accumulation, suggesting microglia protect against astrocyte-driven pathology rather than clearing prions.
Glia · Jul 19, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience