Recent research in mice shows that the harmful proteins can travel between neurons, setting off a chain reaction that leads to
more sick cells and the development of symptoms.
There's the idea that we could give the cells a «booster shot» and
take sick cells that weren't functioning for a patient's vision and make them more functional again and maybe make the patient see better in an acute or short time frame.
Oxidation is also a primary means by which the body kills invaders, such as viruses and bacteria, or removes aging or
sick cells.
Microglia surround TDP -43-filled neurons and turned on genes to make proteins that help them attach to
the sick cells and induce a process called phagocytosis that envelops the mutant proteins for disposal.
Many human diseases are caused by «
sick cells» which have lost their normal electrical balance; generally via a lower ATP energy in the cell's mitochondria.