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Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and b-amyloid deposits
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Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and b-amyloid deposits

by University of Chicago Medical Center Microglia in the brain of male mice with Alzheimer’s Disease have a “neurodegenerative” appearance and is associated with amyloid beta plaques in the brain (left) while treating the mice with antibiotics early in life leads to “neuroprotective” microglia and reduced amyloidosis (middle). The beneficial effects of antibiotics can be...