Sentences with phrase «cause microglial»
These findings suggest that female sex hormones may cause microglial activation and subsequent neuronal damage.
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Microglial cells may malfunction in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, and there is some evidence that they worsen the damage caused by a stroke.
Also worth noting is that ADEM causes an inflammatory response in the brain, primarily in the microglial cells.
Moreover, recent data also show that in response to brain damage caused by aging, amyloid deposition, demyelination, and other insults, microglial cells activate several genes, including APOE, in order to more efficiently scavenge and clear tissue debris that are very rich in cholesterol due to the natural composition of the brain, which is mostly made of fats.