Hypertension and Pathogenic hAPP Independently Induce White Matter Astrocytosis and Cognitive Impairment in the Rat

Hypertension is recognized as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease, but the causal link remains undetermined. Although astrocytes and microglia play an important role in maintaining the neurovascular unit, astrocytes and microglia have been understudied in comorbid models of hypertension and Alzheime...

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Main Authors: Alexander Levit, Sonny Cheng, Olivia Hough, Qingfan Liu, Yuksel Agca, Cansu Agca, Vladimir Hachinski, Shawn N. Whitehead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2020.00082/full