Amyloid
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Think of
amyloid
plaques as a lit match.
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During the business of communicating information, in addition to releasing neurotransmitters like glutamate into the synapse, neurons also release a small peptide called
amyloid
beta.
Normally,
amyloid
beta is cleared away metabolized by microglia, the janitor cells of our brains.
While the molecular causes of Alzheimer's are still debated, most neuroscientists believe that the disease begins when
amyloid
beta begins to accumulate.
Too much is released, or not enough is cleared away, and the synapse begins to pile up with
amyloid
beta.
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