International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (Jan 2012)

Traumatic Brain Injury, Microglia, and Beta Amyloid

  • Rebekah C. Mannix,
  • Michael J. Whalen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/608732
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Recently, there has been growing interest in the association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). TBI and AD share many pathologic features including chronic inflammation and the accumulation of beta amyloid (Aβ). Data from both AD and TBI studies suggest that microglia play a central role in Aβ accumulation after TBI. This paper focuses on the current research on the role of microglia response to Aβ after TBI.