Engulfment of viable neurons by reactive microglia in prion diseases
Natallia Makarava, Tarek Safadi, Olga Mychko, Narayan Prasad Pandit, Kara Molesworth, Simone Baiardi, Li Zhang, Piero Parchi, Ilia V. Baskakov
The paper shows that in prion diseases, microglia engulf viable neurons during late preclinical stages, independent of the CD11b pathway, and this occurs across multiple brain regions and sCJD subtypes.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience