Is α-synuclein, Like Tau, Driven to Aggregate by the Activities of Inflammatory Microglia?

What are the important steps in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the presence of protein aggregates? These aggregates are misfolded or otherwise altered proteins that precipitate to form solid deposits. This means α-synuclein in the case of Parkinson’s disease, or amyloid-β and tau in the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, to pick the best known examples. A growing body of evidence is pointing to dysfunction and inflammation in the immune cells known as microglia, a type of macrophage resident in the central nervous system. Like macrophages elsewhere in the body, microglia are responsible for chasing down pathogens and clearing up debris. They also participate in a range of other supporting activities that assist the function of neurons. In Alzheimer’s disease, there is compelling evidence

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