Microglia initially seed and later reshape amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease
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We demonstrate the dual role of microglia in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), initially harmful, by seeding amyloid plaques, and protective in later stages by compacting amyloid plaques. Early microglial depletion using pharmacological or genetic blockage of CSF1R reduces plaque load and associated neuritic dystrophy, while human microglia transplantation restores plaque formation, confirming their seeding role. Transplanted TREM2 R47H/R47H microglia exacerbate plaque pathology, highlighting microglia as key initiators of the amyloid pathology cascade.
