In Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuron-Nourishing Cells Appear To Retaliate

<p>Main Category: Alzheimers / Dementia
Article Date: 24 May 2012 1:00 PDT</p>

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<p>When mind cells start oozing too most of a amyloid protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimers disease, a astrocytes that routinely uphold and strengthen them broach a self-murder package instead, researchers report.</p>

<p>Amyloid is excreted by all neurons, though rates boost with aging and dramatically accelerate in Alzheimers. Astrocytes, that broach blood, oxygen and nutrients to neurons in further to hauling off some of their garbage, get activated and delirious by extreme amyloid.</p>

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Now researchers have shown another approach astrocytes respond is by wrapping a lipid ceramide with a protein PAR-4, that exclusively can do repairs though together are a some-more deadly duo, pronounced Dr. Erhard Bieberich, b...