PLoS Biology (Sep 2021)

Amyloid beta emerges from below the neck to disable the brain.

  • Grant Kauwe,
  • Tara E Tracy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001388
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 9
p. e3001388

Abstract

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Accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain in Alzheimer disease drives pathophysiology. A study in this issue of PLOS Biology revealed that Aβ from the liver can promote brain pathology, supporting that peripheral Aβ can contribute to neurodegeneration.