Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Microglia and amyloid precursor protein coordinate control of transient Candida cerebritis with memory deficits

  • Yifan Wu,
  • Shuqi Du,
  • Jennifer L. Johnson,
  • Hui-Ying Tung,
  • Cameron T. Landers,
  • Yuwei Liu,
  • Brittany G. Seman,
  • Robert T. Wheeler,
  • Mauro Costa-Mattioli,
  • Farrah Kheradmand,
  • Hui Zheng,
  • David B. Corry

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07991-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The potential links between infections and neurodegenerative disorders are unclear. Here, Wu et al. present a mouse model of low-grade candidemia characterized by highly localized cerebritis, accumulation of amyloid precursor protein and beta peptides, and mild memory impairment that resolves with fungal clearance.