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A protective signal between the brain’s supporting cells in Alzheimer’s disease
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https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01870-7Abstract
In a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, interleukin-3 protein released by cells called astrocytes activates microglia, the immune cells of the brain. These then cluster around disease-associated protein aggregates and help to clear them.
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