Opposing roles of physiological and pathological amyloid-β on synapses in live human brain slice cultures
Robert I. McGeachan, Soraya Meftah, Lewis W. Taylor, James H. Catterson, Danilo Negro, Calum Bonthron, Kristján Holt, Jane Tulloch, Jamie L. Rose, Francesco Gobbo, Ya Yin Chang, Jamie Elliott, Lauren McLay, Declan King, Imran Liaquat, , Claire S. Durrant
This study uses live human brain slice cultures to show that physiological and pathological amyloid-beta have opposing effects on synapses, with physiological levels enhancing synaptic transcripts and pathological levels causing synaptic loss.
Nature Communications · Apr 30, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience