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Lipoprotein Lipase Regulates Microglial Lipid Droplet Accumulation.
Cells - 20 Jan 2021
Loving Bailey A, Tang Maoping, Neal Mikaela C, Gorkhali Sachi, Murphy Robert, Eckel Robert H, Bruce Kimberley D
Abstract excerpt
Microglia become increasingly dysfunctional with aging and contribute to the onset of neurodegenerative disease (NDs) through defective phagocytosis, attenuated cholesterol efflux, and excessive secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Dysfunctional microglia also accumulate lipid droplets (LDs); however, the mechanism underlying increased LD load is unknown. We have previously shown that microglia lacking...
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