microglia

British

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡlɪə /

noun

one of the two types of non-nervous tissue (glia) found in the central nervous system, having macrophage activity Compare macroglia

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However, when microglia detect amyloid plaques, their defensive response can become excessive.

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Once microglia become activated and disrupt sleep, additional plaque accumulation may not necessarily produce an equivalent increase in sleep loss.

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The brain also contains specialized immune cells known as microglia.

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Together, these findings indicated that TIMP2 helps prevent microglia from shifting toward potentially damaging states.

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In others, the researchers removed the protein specifically from either microglia or neurons.

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