Summary: According to researchers, the expression of human amyloid beta protected against potentially lethal infections in mice, roundworms and cultured human brain cells. Source: Mass General. Human amyloid-beta acts as natural antibiotic in the brains of animal models. A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators provides additional evidence that amyloid-beta protein – whichContinue reading “Could Alzheimer’s Associated Amyloid Plaques Fight Bacterial Infections?”
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Shape of microbes matter in phagocytosis
Phagocytosis is an actin-polymerization-dependent process for the uptake of particles larger than 0.5 μm into cells. Macrophages are cells forming a part of the innate immune system, and phagocytosis is central to their immune function . Phagocytosis is an extraordinarily complex process involving both structural rearrangement (cytoskeletal and membrane) and a complex network of signalingContinue reading “Shape of microbes matter in phagocytosis”