Inhibition of microglial β-glucocerebrosidase hampers the microglia-mediated antioxidant and protective response in neurons

Abstract Background Homozygotic mutations in the GBA gene cause Gaucher’s disease; moreover, both patients and heterozygotic carriers have been associated with 20- to 30-fold increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. In homozygosis, these mutations impair the activity of β-glucocerebrosidase...

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Main Authors: Electra Brunialti, Alessandro Villa, Marianna Mekhaeil, Federica Mornata, Elisabetta Vegeto, Adriana Maggi, Donato A. Di Monte, Paolo Ciana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-021-02272-2