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SUBMITTER: Hellwig S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4586757 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hellwig Sabine S Masuch Annette A Nestel Sigrun S Katzmarski Natalie N Meyer-Luehmann Melanie M Biber Knut K
Scientific reports 20150929
The role of microglia in amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition is controversial. In the present study, an organotypic hippocampal slice culture (OHSC) system with an in vivo-like microglial-neuronal environment was used to investigate the potential contribution of microglia to Aβ plaque formation. We found that microglia ingested Aβ, thereby preventing plaque formation in OHSCs. Conversely, Aβ deposits formed rapidly in microglia-free wild-type slices. The capacity to prevent Aβ plaque formation was absent ...[more]