Clearance of neurotoxic peptides and proteins by meningothelial cells.

This study reveals for the first time the function of MECs as scavengers of neurotoxic Aβ and α-synuclein, thereby connecting these cells to neuroprotective processes and suggesting a new mechanism and pathway for clearing neurotoxic substances from the CSF. PMID: 33068559 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33068559?dopt=Abstract

Source: Experimental Cell Research - October 14, 2020 Category: Cytology Authors: Hemion C, Li J, Kohler C, Scholl HPN, Meyer P, Killer HE, Neutzner A Tags: Exp Cell Res Source Type: research