Sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease risk: are immune responses the key?
Rachel F. Buckley
Abstract
This scientific commentary refers to ‘Sex-specific effects of microglial activation on Alzheimer’s disease proteinopathy in older adults’, by Casaletto et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac257).
Topics & Concepts
DiseaseImmune systemAlzheimer's diseaseMedicinePsychologyNeuroscienceImmunologyInternal medicineAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTryptophan and brain disorders