Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis

Abstract While APP is largely neuonally expressed, Aβ amyloid is largely produced by microglia as the clearance mechanisms for damaged membranes becomes overwhelmed.

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Main Authors: John Hardy, Patrick Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13024-025-00847-8
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spelling doaj-art-b871e552f29047bdb7c5e42e28b0a1422025-08-20T03:53:13ZengBMCMolecular Neurodegeneration1750-13262025-05-012011310.1186/s13024-025-00847-8Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesisJohn Hardy0Patrick Lewis1Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of NeurologyDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of LondonAbstract While APP is largely neuonally expressed, Aβ amyloid is largely produced by microglia as the clearance mechanisms for damaged membranes becomes overwhelmed.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13024-025-00847-8
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Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis
Molecular Neurodegeneration
title Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis
title_full Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis
title_fullStr Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis
title_full_unstemmed Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis
title_short Evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed APP: a hypothesis
title_sort evidence suggesting that microglia make amyloid from neuronally expressed app a hypothesis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13024-025-00847-8
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