Maternal antibodies facilitate Amyloid-β clearance by activating Fc-receptor-Syk-mediated phagocytosis

Illouz et al vaccinated wildtype female mice against human Amyloid-β (Aβ) prior to them being bred with 5xFAD males, which model Aβ deposition, as occurs in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Down’s syndrome (DS). The resultant offspring had reduced cortical Aβ levels and milder memory deficits, up to 4 m...

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Main Authors: Tomer Illouz, Raneen Nicola, Linoy Ben-Shushan, Ravit Madar, Arya Biragyn, Eitan Okun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01851-6